The New York herald., 1922-08-31
SENATE BONUS BILL
AS AMENDED FAILS
TO WIN PRESIDENT
Chamber Rejects Sales Tax
Without Even Taking
Record Vote.
ACTION CLINCHES VETO
Bursum Cash Scheme Also
Defeated, A to q, After
Bitter Debate.
VOTE TO-DAY IS PROBABLE
Williams, Borah and Others
Assail Political Cowardice
ACTION CLINCHEs VETO
VOTE TO-DAY Is PROBABLE
Williams, Borah and Others
Assail Political Cowardice
Displayed in Measure.
BY LOUIS sErBoLD.

BY LOUIS sETBOLD.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW yoRK HEaALD.
New York Hernld Bureau.
Wa ,hington. D. O.. Aug. 20.
The McCumber bill legalizing the
IS 1000, 900 900 bonus raid on the Treas
ury was perfected" by the Senate this
afternoon and probably win be put to
a vote. Tomorrow.
With complete disregard Of the
views of President Harding the Sem
ate without record vote rejected the
suggestion made by the President that
a sales tax be adopted to finance any
bonus venture.
Apparently reliable advices are that
the shabby treatment accorded to his
sales tax plan has strengthened the
Presidents determination to veto the
bonus bill. A Capitol report that he
may intervene before the Senate votes
on 1t Is not credited. although some
bonus Senator'S fear 4 move in that
direction.
The sales tax amendment. which
was offered by Senator Smoot. was
thrown out on the ground that the
Senate had no constitutional right to
initiate legislation designed to raise
revenue. The best minds" among the
bonus Senators decided 1t wouldn't do
The House Of representatives did not
even discuss the sales tax suggestion
rned@ by the President when last
March Il passed the bonus bill to
award Government cash to ablebodicd
sx-service men. -.
Reported to the. Full Senate.
As "perfected.r by the bonus SEN
ators OF both parties and reported by
the Committee Of the Whole to the
full Sepate tho McCumber I'LL was
amended in only two respects. One
change made in the bill prepared by
yr McCumber's Finance Committee
was in the form of .-iier swelling
the cost to the Government of rae
swamp and waste lancs IN eleven
yestern and Southern States.
Tho sincere supporters Of the dc
Cumber bill boldly charged to-day
that the reclamation rider was tackled
on to the bonus bill to decrease its
chances of obtaining Executive ap-
proval.
The other change made In the Nc
Cumber bill ito meet the objections
of the President and Secretary Mel
lon" was the adoption of the Sim
mons amendment directing the use OF
shadowy payments on the foreign debts
and further authorizing the Treasury
to make up any deficit from money
on hand mot otherwise appropriated
Both OF these Improvements" in the
McCumber bill make 1t absolutely cer-
tain that 1t will be disapprovcd by the
President. to whom the sponsors for
the McCumber measure intend TO rush
1t within the next week.
simmo ons Plan Less Favored.
The Governments objections to the
reclamation scheme have already been
made known. The Simmons proposal
finds even less favor. Treasury off,
cials, while declining to express pub
licly their opinion OF IL. pointed out
its impracticability In the first place
the Treasury has no money"not other
wise appropriated" Instead 1t Is faced
with deficit Of 100000. 900.
Another objection TO the Simmons
proposal Is that outside of the Senate
there Is no Information obtainable
by the Government that any of the
foreign nations intend to begin pay
ment of their obligations in the imme-
date future. with the possible excep-
tion of Great Britain.
Regardless of these considerations,
however, the Senatorial supporters OF
the McCumber scheme purpose to put
II through Tomorrow IL possibie) for
reasons that are clearly recognized as
being purely political. So confident
are Senator'S opposed to the bonus bill,
on moral as well as economic grounds,
that The President will veto K, the
fight originally planned against II has
been called off. These Senators be-
lieve the sooner the McCumber bill
gets to the President the better off
It will be for the Treasury Department
and the taxpayers OF the country.
McCumber mt the TiiIer.
The seventh day OF the debate over
the McCumber bill was mainly devoted
60 the voting down of amendments
which we're regarded with suspicion by
the supporters Of that measure and
hailed With satisfaction by Senator's
who will record their votes In opcesi-
ton to H. Senator McCurnber lin op-
position to the amendments offered
during the day declared that the bonus
bill must be steered through delicate
Continued on Pagc Six.