The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-19
REPUBLICANS OF
SENATE VOTE in
FAVOR OF BILL
Finance Committee Majority Is
Requested to Report Meas
ure by Conference.
CONSIDERATION WILL
NOT BE LONG DELAYED
Only Real Objection to House
Bill Is No Provision Made
for Financing 1t.
tsy The Assoelatsd Pr..,,

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Senats
republicans, meeting today in party
conference, voted 26 to in favor of
the passage of soldier bonus bill at
this session Of congress. The finance
committee majority was requested in
a formal resolution TO report such a
measure within a reasonable time.
Senator Watson, OF Indiana. a re-
publican member of the finance com
mittee. said the bonus bill probably
would be taken up in the senate and
put through Immediately after It was
reported. He thought its consideration
would require only a short time, but
was not so certain as to the form the
measure to be drawn by the committee
would take.
Under the present plan. the tariff
bill which is to be called up Thursday
would be laid aside temporarily for
consideration of the bonus There was
a suggestion that the means of financ-
ing the bonus might be provided for
in an amendment to the tariff bill
There is q. division of opinion among
ma jority senate leaders as to whether
the senate could attach a revenue pro-
vision to the bonus bill itself because
Of the requirement that revenue meas
ure originate in the house. The bonus
measure passed by that body carried
no means of financing. Aside from the
house bill. which was referred to it
last month. the senate committee has
before 1t the legislation which was re-
committed by the senate last July at
the request of President Harding. This
likewise has no revenue raising provi-
sion.
Only one member of the finance
committee, Senator Calder, of New
York, voted against the conference
resolution declaring for passage Of the
bonus.
After the return here Thursday Of
Chairman McCumber, of the finance
committee, majority members Of that
committee are to meet to determine
procedure on the bonus. Representa-
tives of the American legion and other
organization of the veterans of the
World war will be heard, possibly late
this week, but it is not regarded now
as likely that there will be general
hearings.
S6ndlOT ALCSuInD6A utSl tS ~ BCA AAlS
bill before the senate as soon as posi-
BILE. He and several others Of the ma
tority members are inclined to favor
the house bill with its adjusted certhi-
cate bank loan provision, but there is
considerable opposition to this meas
ure by other committeeman.
Before the committee comes to any
decision, a number of the members
plan to discuss the question with Pres
ident Harding, who has been insistent
that any bonus legislation should carry
means of financing the options pro-
posed for the veterans. The presi-
dent also has expressed a desire that
the tariff bill be given preference.
In deciding to proceed with the tar
if bin Thursday, the republican SEN
ators were agreed that every effort
should he made to hold a quorum con-
tinuously while that measure was be-
fore the senate. They anticipate
fight by the democrats and some re-
publicans, but confidence was ex
pressed that the bill could be put
through at this session of congress,
DESPITE the threatened split between
the senate and the house on ths
question Of American valuation.