Evening journal., 1922-06-20
TALK BONUS
AFTER TARIFF

(Continued from First Page.)
Mr. McCumber expressed confidence
in the Senate debate on Saturday
that the President would sign his bill
the majority of Senators held dia-
rnetrically opposite opinion.
The North Dakota Senator's as
sertion naturally disturbed the domi-
nant point of view. although there
Seems TO be actually little basis for
it. The complexities of the situa-
ton. however, are conceded TO be
sufficiently important to justify the
President moving to set at rest
Speculation as to his exact position.
Outside the Senate chamber there
does not appear to exist the least
skepticism regarding the Presidents
Z Intention to veto the MeCumber bill,
which does not provide the revenue
as suggested by him. But inside the
chamber Senators on both sides of
the bonus controversy express the
belief and hope that the President
win not hesitate definitely TO affirm
Or repudiate the confident prediction
fmade by Senator McCumber
This desire is predicted on the alb
solute confidence that a declaration
BY the President at this time would
sweep the bonus project out of the
way through passage or abandon
ment and leave the field clear for the
tariff. the ship subsidy and one OF
tw oother measures that call for ac-
ton before a reasonably early adj
iournment of Congress.
Senators both for and against the
bonus devoted rather more time to
speculation as to the Presidents in
tention than to any actual develop
nent in the bonus situation. The
members of his party in the uppec
house expressed little doubt of his
ability to settle the bonus problem
tfor them) as easily as he expert
epced in influencing the conference
decision to keep the tariff bill before |
the Senate until it is passed--or |
withdrawn.
The conference itself was more IN
feresting than important. The adop- |
ton of a resolution TO go ahead with |
the tariff did not materially change |
the legislative position of the bonus
nor dissipate the almost hystericsl
anxiety of Mr.. McCumber and some
Of his bonus associates over political
Contingencies.
Most of their apprehension .as
caused by the decision Of the Demo-
cratic Senators and perhaps a dozen
Republicans to support the motion
which Senator La Folette (Wis.) will
make to push the tariff bill aside
and bring the bonus before the Sem
ate at once. Senator La Toilette an
nounced he would make a motion TO
rush the bonus from the rear as
soon as the naval appropriation DILL
was acted on. The naval bill was
passed.
II the La Toilette motion is beaten {
some of the Democratic Senators,
notably Walsh (Mass.), Ashurst. {
tAriz.) and Harrison (Miss), will re- {
new it at frequent intervals. Prob {
ably two-thirds of the thirty-six
Democratic Senators will get behind
Mr.. La Toilette. to the embarrass-
nent of the bonus Republicans,
headed by Mr. McCumber.
To add TO the confusion Senator
Ladd, the North Dakota colleague of
Mr.. McCumber. declares that he will
call up his bonus bill for immediate
action The Ladd bill provides for a
cash bonus so per cent. paid on the |
spot by Treasury certificates nego-
liable everywhere, the amount neces-
sary to be raised by taxing banks 21a &
per cent. of their profits.
If Mr.. McCumber and the bonus I
vote against the La Fol-
lette motion the Democrats assert
that the charge made by Senator &
Walsh (Mass.) will be sustained.
Senator Walsh declared that Mr.. Nc 4
Cumber and his associates were Sc
cretly trying to defeat the bonus bill i
while proclaiming their intense en- 4
thusiasm for it. Mr.. Walsh said last Fl
night: Ell
I do not propose to allow the i
bonus to be shunted aside without at i
least a public record to show where Ell
the Senators stand on ii. Ell
"A secret vote in a secret Repub-
lican conference. which large num- 4
Der Of Senators did not attend. means
nothing. It will not fool the people
for a minute. Nobody knowns when i: