Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-24
Party Lines Are Ignored by
House In Debate and
Vote
REPUBLICANS DEMUR
Fnrty-TwO Are Against Blll-N,nety
Democrats Favor and Twenty Eight
Are Opposed.

washington, March 24-By Il vote
far ~ excess of the tWo-thlrds major
i:v REQUIRED, the House late yesterday
passed the soldier bonus Dill, E}3 to
70. The bill now goes 10 the Senate,
where its fate is considered doubtful.
Party lines disappeared, both IN the
general debate on the final roll call,
a.42 Republicans, 80 Democrats ant
one Socialist supporting the bill and
II Republicans and 2S Democrats
voting against it.
The balloting followed a day of fer
vd oratorv, which in turn amused and
thrilled the packed galleries. Al times
the debate and attendant scenes ap-
preached vaudeville: again the discus
sion reflected great bitterness.
The nill was passed under a sus-
pension of the rules. a procedure Tor
bidding amendment or Il motion TO re-
commit. The Democratic side made
much Of the gag rul"' method.
During the discussion much OF the
attack wa sIeveled at the proposal to
issue to the soldiers, sailors and ma
rineS treasury certificate, upon
which they may borrow % per cent
AT banks instead Of a cash bonus. Had
opportunity to amend been allowed
the embarrassing cash bonus propo-
sition undoubtedly would have been
injected.
There were scores Of brief speeches
II was possible to allot only few
minutes 10 each speaker. All mem
brrs, however, were given permission
10 extend their remarks in the Rec
ORD" and the whole country soon Will
be flooded with canned oratory on the
soldier bonus controversy.
j legislative hostilities began as soon
as Chairman Campbell presented
from the Rules Committee the special
rule making this a suspension day"
REPRESENTATIVE Pou. Of North Caro-.
lima. ranking Democratic member OF
the committee. and Representative
Garrett, acting minority leader, were
the first to protest over being gagged.
EepresrntativcS Garrett and Pou
contendcd that the Rules Committee
has no authority to bring rule pre-
cludinn even a motion To recommlt
bill. They charged that the rule was
specifically designed to deprive the
minoritv of its right to move to send
the bill back to committee with m
struc:ions.
Sneaker Gillctt ovrrruled the point
or order. holdin" III" right of the
Rules Committee 20 report sucn a
rule. Then the oratory really got u1l-
der way, and after All hour Of nartl-
san discussion of ''gag rules the
nrnvious question on the rule was or
dcred hv vote Of 275 to 12I and the
rule itself adopted by Il vote Of 22l
to 12i.
Then started ecu" hours of debate
on the bonus hill eliminating n $40
o'rlcck. Toward the end Of it the
Chamhcr became restless and there
was much disorder members crying
"votc. vote" and otherwise intcrrupt-
mo the speakers. There was cOnSld-
cradle laughter aS speakers talked
against the noise. ard the height OF
;hc !ilarity probably was reached
,vhcn Representative H"rrick. OF
Oklahoma, was Welded one minute,
ard took the Goor. Representative
Hcrr;ck. nf ''hcauty contest fame,
Said
II am going to vote for this bill,
because il looks like If the soldier h0yS
arc to get anvthin~ they nuts get this.
Rather than sec them get nothing,
will irvn them this. Now we took care
of the 10 ncr cent plus mon. we took
car" of inc shipping interests. We
took care ri the rairoads and AL the
thor grafters"-
Here .hn laughter cut Herrlck otf
?nd be crinn"i ard looked about the
Chamber. He concluded br waving
his arms and saving he would extend
and revise his remarks.