The Washington times., 1922-09-02
DUE To
REACH HARDING
BY NEXT WEEK
Both Advocates and Opponents
Contend That President
Will Sign It.
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service.

international News Service.
The adjusted compensation bill.
appropriating billions for american
world war veterans, will go to the
White House to meet the :est Of
Presidential action early next
week, 1t was declared today by
Congressional leaders.
On the eve of the bills consid-
Grafton in conference both bonus
advocates and Its opponents were
claiming Presidential support OF
their causes. The advocates con-
tend he would sign the bill be-
cause the Simmons amendment
provided a means Of paying the
bonus, while the opponents still
predicted a Presidential veto.
House and Senate confcrees.
meeting on both tariff and bonus.
1t was said. will lay aside the tariff
either today or Monday and take
up the bonus. An agreement with
In a few hours was predicted by
Senator McCumber Rep.) of North
Dakota, author of tho bill In its
present form. The conference re-
port, 1t was said, will he referred
to the two branches Of Congress
by Tuesday and the measure will
be sent to the White House by
Thursday unless unexpected delay
develops.
The McNary reclamation amend
ment, leaders admitted, will devel-
op the principal fight in conference.
House conferees, 1t was said. were
ready to accept the revised Senate
draft of the bill but were TO insist
upon retention OF the House recla-
nation proposal, differing slightly
from McNary's plan. A vote in
either the House or Senate will be
demanded. 1t was learned, in sup
port of whatever decision the con.
ferees reach. II the McNary plan
Is accepted, II must be confirmed
by a vote of the House while IL II Is
rejected, Western Senators will de.
mand a separate vote In that body.
A deadlock may ensue which will
lead to complete elimination Of the
project.
The Simmons amendment, how
ever, will not meet with strong OBJ
jections, according to Senator Nc.
Cumber. He declared today there
was nothing Objectionable" to the
amendment, which would authorize
tuc Use VI
debts in meeting bonus payments.
McCumber indicated this feature
would be retained In the bill.
Presidential action was still the
ssbject of conflicting reports. Sen.
ator New QRep) of Indiana, follow.
ing a conference with the President,
predicted he would veto II despite
!! the Simmons plan Of payments. At
the same time, bonus advocates de-
clared the plan would insure accep-
tance Of the bill by the President.
Although the bonus was to be
finished first in conference, Senator
McCumber declared the tariff bill
would be concluded within another
week. He credicted agreement by
the conferees on all tariff rates by
next Saturday. 1t was understood
half the bill has been completed and
the conferees are working ten hours
a day to conclude all discussions by
the end of next week.
II this schedule is maintained. the
bill will be reported out Of confer
ence by September IL and probably
go to the White House for the pres
ident's signature by September Is.
A number Of controversial issues are
yet to be acted upon and may lead
to some delay. These include sugar
rates, the embargo-like dyestuff
duties and the valuation plan. Nc
Cumber, however. predicted agree
ments would be reached on all by
next Saturday,