Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-21
Speaker Giuett And Chair.
man Campbell OF Rules
Committee Reach Agree
ment; Four Hours Debate
On Measure To Be AL.
lowed; 'Two-Thirds M.
jority Necessary.

Washington, March 2l.-Thc
soldiers bonus bill will be taken
up by the house Thursday under
suspension of the rules under .
plan agreed upon today at a con-
fcrcrsoc bctwecn Speaker Gillett
and Chairman Campbell of the
rules committee.
The speaker, it was said. has
agreed to entertain motion to
suspend the rules. Mr.. Campbell
said he would call q injecting OF
his committee tomorrow morn
ing at which he will ask commit
tee members to report rule
designating Thursday as suspen-
sion day with a proviso that four
hours debate on the bill shall be
provided.
TWO-THIRDs NECESSARY.
Under this procedure q two.
thirds majority would be neces-
sary to pass the bill. No amend.
mcnts would be permitted nor
would 1t be possible to make q
motion to rccommit the measure
to tho ways and means commit
tee.
Those in charge of the lesisla-
ton were confident that 1t would
receive more than the two thirds
majority. They expected the vote
TO come before adjournment
Thursday after two hours of dis
cussiOn on each side.
The rule will have to be a&reed
TO by a majority of the rules
committee and then will have to
obtain majority vote In tho
house. Proponents of the bonus.
legislation were confident that
both majorities could be obtained.
Minority Report.
Another attack on the hon1s bill
was made yesterday in a minority re.
port from ways and means committee
mem bers - Representatives Kitchen
North Carolina. the Demo cratic Lad.
er. and Oldfield. Arkansas; Crisp
Georgia; Carew. New York. and
Tague, MASSACHUSETTS, all Democrats
They characterized the certificate
bank loan plan as due bill-rain.
check borrow money bonus mode o1
and declared it was ''5r
insult to every world war veteran and
n shameful discredit to congress anc
the nation" ,
Insisting that the bonus be paid
out of taxes levied upon the big in.
comes Of millionaires and multi-mil.
lionaires.'' and 1.-The conscienceless
excessive profits of the big monopo.
listic corporation" the minorit,
charged that President Harding anG
Secretary Mellon boldly offered 6
bribe to the world war veterans tt
espouse the cause of the money pow
ers in their efforts to establish as Z
part of our revenue system the viciou.
policy of general sales tax
Favor Cash Payment.
They offer. bonus in consid cratic,
of the veteran and his friends favor
ing a sales tax said the report
They vigorously fight a bonus with
out sales tax in the hope that tn,
brave boys will be tempted to. yielt
and be willing to help the presiIen
and Mr., M,!!on and the money powe
to drive the first effective wedge un
der the established policy Of the In
come tax. founded upon the prin cipl'
OF ability to pay
we believe and insist" the rcpor
said. that the amount of none,
bonus or service credit. which con
gress concludes is justly due the vet
eran should he paid in cash on de
naand. and We protest against th'
veteran being given. as is provided b.
the pending bill. a 20 year due bill
which he can pawn with some banl
for a loan OF only one half OF th
amount which congress. by the bill
confesses the government Justly owe
him. provided Of course, he. can ge
some bank to ignore and defy the ad
ministration in its advice to the bank
not to loan a veteran a penny on sucl
due bill of certificate
"By the bill the veteran is given
scrap Of paper and to go out an
hawk it from bank to bank in TIL
hope after being. held up for hixl
rate of interest. of getting littl
cash on it, not to exceed so per cen
of what the bill confesses the govern
ment now justly owes him"