Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-21

had overriden the veto, as II was ex
pected to. In that vote 35 Republi
cans and 10 Democrats voted to sus
tain the President.
WASHINGTON. Sept, 21.-Loui
Eefbold in a special to the New
York Herald today says:
The $4,000, 5000 bonus raid or
the taxpayers OF the country finally
was>inearred in the Senate during
the deepening twilight of this idea
early autumn day.
The requiem sung by Mr.. Nc
Cumber was followed Immediately
by vote sustaining President Hard
ing's veto of the enterprise projected
by members of Congress TO win the
political support of the soldiers OF
sthe country.
Submitted to a vote Of the Senate
under the rule requiring a majority
of two-thirds. the Presidents veto
of the bonus measure was upheld,
there being only Al actual votes cast
in favor of that procedure, while 2S
Were recorded against it.
THE votes of ninety-three Of the
ninety-six Senators were accounted
for under the pairing arrangement
on the basis OF two votes to override
the veto to every one against It. on
the full vote accounted for there
were SO in favor OF overriding the
veto and 35 against ii. three Senators
being absent or unable to negotiate
pairs.
The 25 votes counted against the
bonus bill exceed by one the estimate
printed by The New York Herald.
The extra vote was contributed by
Senator Cameron (Rep.. Ariz)
Analysis of the Vote.
Three hours before the Senate ad-
ministered the death blow to the
bonus the House of Representatives
voted to override the Presidents
veto by an actual vote Of 25S to 81.
The fun vote under the pairing ar
rangement in the lower house ac-
counted for 500 to override the veto.
rs against It. 40 absent. one not
voting and seven vacancies.
The House vote developed the fact
that eight members who voted for
the bonus bin in March last changed
to support the Presidents veto OF II
today. Two Senators-Cameron and
Mckinney voted for the bonus
bill before, changed 10 the support Of
the President.
The States OF New Hampshire. |
Vermont. New York, New Jersey, |
Pennsylvania, Utah. Delaware. Nary
land and Virginia voted 100 per
cent In the Senate to support the
Presidents veto OF the bonus. OF
the eighteen Senators representing
these States. fifteen were Republi-
cans and three Democrats.
or the forty-four Senators who
actually voted to override the veto |
twenty seven were Republicans and |
seventeen Democrats. Republican |
Senators contributed twepty-one OF
the twenty EIGHT actually cast
in support OF the veto. Senator
Lodge. Republican leader OF the
upper house. voted to override
the Presidents judgment in the mat
ter. Senator Underwood. the DEM
ocratic leader. voted TO sustain tho
veto.
Ohio's Vote I'm the House
In the House of Representatives
Leader Mondell. Chair
man Fordney and Representative
Longworth, the leading members.
voted 10 override the Presidents
veto. Mr.. Garrett, the Democratic
leader, voted against Il. Eighteen of
he twenty-five Republican members
rom Ohio. the Presidents home
state voted to override his judgment
IN the bonus controversy. Mr.. Fess.
candidate for Senator. being one of
hem
The final chapter OF the scheme to
burden the people of the country
With further taxes for the benefit OF
able bodied soldiers was written
under dramatic circumstances The
Senatorial supporters of It resorted
to every parliamentary device to
stave off the defeat, which was made
by the courageous insist
ence of the President.
Failing in this undertaking, Mr..
McCumber. the arch apostle of the
bonus. Joined with Senator Reed
Dom. MOI in savagely attacking
he Presidents position. In direct
contrast to their previous insistence
or immediate action on the bonus
dcMcCumber and other sympa-
hizers made an eleventh hour at
empt to postpone consideration of
he measure until after the Con-
,ressional elections. Their failure in
his respect was chiefly due TO the
nsistence Of Senators that the bonus
gre be aid for all time to permit
hem TO return to their homes
The aanal test over the measure
anne when the bonus supporters '
nally surrendered and permitted a ,
ote. The battle over It was short, ]
harp and decisive. Headed off at
very turn, the bonus Senators who !