Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-21
SENATE SUSTA|NS
. PRESIDENT IN VETO
OF SOLDIER BONUS
Compensation Act Killed,
Lacking Four of Two
Thirds Vote.
HOUSE POLLS 258 FOR
AND 81 AGAINST BILL
Harrison and Slcmp Only Nir.'
ginians in Delegation 0p.
posed TO Harding View.
FIGHT OVER FoR SESSION
New Bonus Move. However. Is E,-
pcctrd &" lie Nude Today in
Congress.
HOUSE POLLS 258 FOR
AND 81 AGAINST BILL
FIGHT OVER FOR SESSION
New Bonus Move, However, II E,-
pcctrd to lie Nude Today in
Congress.
tBy Associated Press.l


WASIIfNGTON, Sept. 2o.-rhe SOL
diers' bonus hill failed OF enact.
ment late today, the Senate sustain
ing Presidents !iardings veto.
Previously tho House had ovcrrd-
den the veto by larr. margin.
The Senate roll call showed at
yeas 10 IS nays. or four loss than
the Two thirds majority necessary
TO enact the measure without tho
Prcsidents approval. The vote IN
the House was 25S 10 81, or ntty
more than the required number.
Although IL was reported that -
new bonus bill might be introduced
tomorrow. II was certain the bonus
hSht would not be renewed at least
until the next session OF Congress,
which will begin December L.
Sennte Roll Call.
The Senate roll call follows:
To override tho veto.
Republicans: Brandcgec. Rursun,.
Capper. Colt. CummIns. Curtis.
Gooding. Hale. Harrcld Jones. u.
Washington, Kellogg. La Toilette.
Lenroot, Lodge, Mccormick. Mct,un
ber. Mclean. McNary. Nicholson. Nor
beck. Oddic. Eawson, shortriJs,.
Stanicld. Sutherland. Townscnd-amd
Watson. of lndiana-c7
Democrats: Ashurst. Rrousso-J.
culberson. Fletcher, Gerry. I!arri-
son, Helm, Hitchcock. McKcIlcr.
Ransdell. Reed. of Missouri; Huhiu.
son, Sheppard. tnmons Smrh.
Trammel and Walsh. OF Massu-
chusetts-i7. Total. ~.
To sustain the veto: Republicans:
Ball. Borah. Calder. Cameron, Dill
iinSham. Dupont. Edge. Ernst. Fern
aid. France, kcyes. Moses. Nelson.
New. Ncwberry. Pepper. Phipps. Reed.
OF Pennsylvania; smoot. sterling
and Wadsworth-2i.
Democrats: Dial. Glass. Myers.
owen. Shields. Underwood and NIL
liams-7. Total. IS.
Pairs: Caraway and Jones. New
Mexico. for Mckinley against. Har-
rison and Walsh. Montana. for:
frslinshuysen' against. Pntman
and Pomereno. for: Swanson fpre.-
enp. against. Overman and Norris.
for; Warren (present). against Ladd
and Kendrick. for: King, against.
Poindexter and Wills. for: Weller.
against Johnson and Spencer, for:
Page. against. Total. 81.
Absent and not paired: Elklns
Stanley and Watson, OF Georgia-s,
Grand total. &C.
The RON call In tho House on tho
bonus by Southeastern States fol-
lows:
Florida-To override veto: Dranx,
Clark. Smithwick: TO sustain veto.
Sears.
Georgia--To override veto: PARK
Bell, IJankford. Paired in favor OF
overriding veto: Crisp. Upshaw. Wise,
80 n-.n. brahu. NinsonI I.anscn. Alb
sent: Overstreet. Wright.
North carolina--To override v,to.
Ward. Pou. Stedman. Lyon. Hammer.
Doughton. Bulw!nk!e, Weaver. Ab-
sent: Kitchen -
South Carolina-To override veto.
Byrnes. McSwain. Paired in favor
or overriding veto: Logan. Stevenson.
veto: Dominick.
Tr" VirEininns for Bonus.
VirEinia-To override voto: Harri-
son, Democrat: Slemp. Republican,
sustain veto: Bland, Deal, Drewrv
Woods. Moore. Paired IN favor Of
sustaining veto: Montague. Hooker,
Tucker.
Tsnnessee-To override veto: Fish
or. Democrat: Reeco. Taylor C1ouas
Scott Republicans: to sustain veto;
Davis. Garrett. Democrats; Brown.
Republican. Paired In favor OF sus-
tanning veto: Hyrnc.
inc House vote on tho nrst. pas
sage OF the bonus last March % was
"'a 10 1o' or t.7s TO I. as compared
vote today compared with ~ 10 %.
by which the measure was nrst
passed on August 81
Most OF tbs House votes to su.
tain tho President were cast hv
members from Eastern and South
ern States with Western delegations
voting almost solidly for the bill.
No Changes I'm Senate
There were two changes In tho
Senate. Senator Cameron. Republican.
Arizona. who voted for tho bonus
originally. voting to sustain th,
residents veto. while Senator Mc-
kiniey. Republican. Illinois. who. I.
was announced, was favorable 20 tho
bill on the first vote, was paired
against t.
Within an hour after IN. House
acted, tho bill and the Presidents
veto message were sent to the SEN
ate.
Senator Ashurst Arizona. followed
With an argument for the bonus and
was INTERRUPTED. while the Houso
clerk delivered tho bill Tho Presi-
dent veto message then was road.
and when Senator AshurSt concluded.
senator McCumber. North Dakota. in
charge o! TIE bill. moved 10 defer
action until tomorrow.
Reed scores Veto MesSnge,
Senators Reed. @: Missouri. and
Williams. OF MissisSipp! Democrats,
led in tho discussion during which
the former accused President Hard
ins of inconsistency ia his veto Ices-
sag" inasmuch as he had referred
to Tho bonus In one instance as a
gift and "in the next line no cans
1t compensation"
Tho Presidents mcution OF tho
bonus "a class legislation also drew
criticism from Senator Reed, who
declared tho CHIEF executive coaid
have no class legisla,ioH when III
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