Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-06-17
BONUS BILL IS
BEFORE TIE SENATE
McCumber Reports Measure
and Argues for Its Passage
OUTLAY OF S3,845,659.48
Counts On Interest Payments BY
Foreign Nations To Meet IT.
Plan To Rush
Bill.

Washington. ignoring the sugges.
tons that the Treasury cannot stand
bonus drain anc hints from Admin.
istration circles that President Hard
ing will veto the measure, Senator
Porter McCumber, Republican. OF
North Dakota, reported the Soldiers
Bonus bill to the Senate. with a
lengthy report favorine It's passage
The bill puts squarely UP TO the Ad-
ninistration the payment Of soldiers
bonus from interest 70 be collected
from the British and other war debts
McCumher cited funding operations OF
the Treasury to show the Govern.
ment's financial condition IS steadily
improving
TIE bill is expected to slumber on
the senate calendar for a few DAYS
and then an effort will be made to dis.
place me tariff and rush It to passage
McCumber explained that the bill. a
modification OF that passed BY the
House, was intended to correct the
inequalities suffered hv those who per.
forced actual o.!.eys' duties and re-
cvived meager soldiers wages and ex.
cluded from lis benefits "all those who
wee given commissions while per
formn. merely cle~c cal service in the
departments" It's benefits were also
limited 10 those below HE grade OF
captain in the army or Marine Corps
and lieutenant in the navy. he stated
In discussing the application of the
foreign debt 10 the bonus McCumbei
expressed the hope that the World
War Debt Commission would make
such progress toward refund.ng the
demand obligations Of foreign coun.
tries into long Term obligations as to
secure the latter In the verv near
future" and rerder II possible for the
foreign governments 10 provide for
the immediate payment of interest
thereon" so that such interest can be
used toward defrayng the expenses"
OF the bonus
THE budget recently presented 10
the House OF Commons provides for
the installment OF interest due the
United States on the Indebtedness of
Great Britain PAYABLE November.
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