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tariff bill. and the tendency of the
members is to let new measures re-
ferred to it take the usual and ORDERLY
course. 1t is understood only two
members of the Finance Committee
are in favor Of giving the bonus bill
preference over other legislation. These
are Senators McCumber and La Fo;-
lette.
Others of the committee will not
only oppose any attempt on the part
of the bonus propagandists TO railroad
the measure through the committee,
but will insist that the certificate loan
plan be completely rewritten before
serious attention is paid to 1t.
The circumstances under which the
raid was successfully staged in the
House by Messrs. Fordney, Mondell
and Longworth did not contribute to
it's popularity among Senators. AS
result Of the mob practices several
Senators who were inclined to favor
the payment of money to war veterans
are understood to have revised their
opinions regarding it.
No Gag Rule i'm Senate.
One thing is certain, there will be no
gag rule in the Senate. no curtailment
OF the privilege of thorough discussion
of the measure and no shutting off OF
amendments as was done in the lower
house.
The fact is the certificate loan plan
framed by Messrs. Fordney and Mon
dell is regarded by Senators who have
read it as something ir the nature oil
a Legislative curiosity. One or two of
them kave described it as "a mon
strosity.' More than a score of Sena-
tors have declared their purpose TO
oppose the granting of any kind of a
bonus. Their names have appeared
in THE NEW York HERALD.
These Senator's will not only vote
against the measure but if any at
tempt is made to Jam it through the
upper house they will resort to thei,'
Senatorial prerogatives and prevent It
from even reaching vote. Their at
titude leaves no doubt of their deter
mination to rebuke any attempt to in
fluence Senatorial opinion made by
the American Legion, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars or any other organiza-
tion laying claim to political powers.
That the bonus propagandists IN
tend to resort to the methods en-
ployed to coerce members of the lower
house to vote for TIE certificate Lam
bill was established to-day.
Comment of Lobbyist.
Commenting on the passage of the
measure by the House, Edward Bettle-
heimer, legislative agent of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, said this
afternoon:
We are going to concentrate on
the Senate now and urge immediate
hearings on the bonus bill, There
can't be any dilly- -dallying because
the time is getting late and we want
our bonus before this session of Con-
gress ends. We have our best men
working on the Senate now and we
find most of the Senators very recep-
tive"
Commander MacNider of the Ameri-
can Legion in expressing his approval
Of the certificate loan bill and it's pass
age by the House said:
The overwhelming majority given
in the House shows that the Repre-
sentatives. close to the heart of the
people, realize the justness of the
measure, and in spite OF the highly
organized propaganda in opposition
know the great mass of Americans
want this debt TO the veterans paid,
and paid now Any measure which
has been twice passed by the lower
house by overwhelming majorities and
made the unfinished business of the
Senate is at once inevitable legisla-
ton"
The certificate loan bill may be "in-
evitable legislation, III the opinion OF
Commander MacNider. but that does
not appear to be the view of it held in
the Senate The one definite impress
sion formed by members of the Sen
ate is that If any bonus bill is passed
in that body it will not be the GER
tificate loan measure which was
jammed through the House in an eff
fort to win the political favor OF pro-
spective beneficiaries.
Intend TO Offer Amendments.
Several Senators who favor a bonus
have indicated their purpose to offer
amendments. One amendment certain
to be supported by large number OF
Senator's will provide for the restora-
ton Of the cash payment feature
which the House of Representatives
abandoned.
Several Senators. in fact, have been
requested by ex-service men TO in
sist that the House bill be made over
TO provide cash payments for all men
who win be entitled to Government
rratuities. There will be other mend
nents. of course--if the certificate lean
hill ever comes out of the Finance
Committee. of which there is consider
able doubt.
The first move 70 be made toward
expediting the measure will rest with
tho Finance Committee. That body
viii decide within the next two or
three days whether it will grant hear
ings to both the proponents and oppo-
nents Of the certificate loan plan. il
hearings are held IL will be some time
before the committee will be in a 20
sition 10 announce definite schedule.