Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-19
SOLDIER BONUS
ME- EAsURE To BE-
PASSED. At THIS
SESSION, DECIDE
Senate Republicans Vote,
26 to 9, in Favor of Ac-
ton, Probably Within
Next 5 or 4 Weeks,
TARIFF BILL TO BE
SHELVED FOR PRESENT
Opinion Is Divided As to
Whether the Upper House
Shall Attach a Revenue
Raising Clause
(By The Associated Press }

Washington, April lS.-Senate
republicans, meeting today in parry
conference, voted 26 to 3, in favoc
of the passage of a soldiers bonus
bill at this session of congress. The
finance committee majority was re-
Quested in a formal resolution to
report such measure within
reasonable time" which was CON
strued by some leaders as three or
four weeks.
Senator Watson. of Indiana, a re-
publican member af the finance
committee, said the bonus bils
probably would be taken up in the
senate and put through immedi-
ately after it was reported. He
thought its consideration would re-
quire only a short time, but was not
so certain as to the form the meas
IRE to be drawn by the committee
would take.
Under the present plan the tariff
bin, which by decision of the
party conference, is to be called up
Thursday, without further delay,
would be laid aside temporarily foe
consideration Of the bonus. There
was a suggestion that the means OF
financing the bonus might be pro-
vided for in an amendment to the
tariff bill.
Division of Opinion,
There is division of opinion
among majority senate leaders as
to whether the senate could attach
a revenue provision to the bonus
bill itself because OF the require
ment that revenue measures origi-
t.. FTI1,, hnr1t1G
ure passed by that body carried no
means of financing.
Aside from the house bill which
was referred to 1t last month, the
senate committee has before it the
bonus legislation which was re-
committed by the senate last JulV
at the request of President Hard
ing This likewise has no revenue
raising provision.
Only one member OF the finance
committee, Senator Calder, OF New
York, voted against the conference
Iresolutioa declaring for passage ef
the bonus The other eight ser1a-
tors were reported to have been
Wadsworth, New York; Edge, New
Jersey; Nelson. Minnesota: Weller,
Maryland; Newberry, Michigan.
Pepper. Pennsylvania: Sterling,
South Dakota, and Moses, New
Hampshire.
Majority Members To Meet.
After the return here Thursday
of Chairman McCumber, of the
finance committee, majority mem-
bers Of that committee will meet 10
determine procedure on the bonus.
Representatives of the American
legion and other organizations or
veterans of the world war Will be
heard, possibly late this week, bur
II is not regarded now as likely thar
there will be general hearings.
Senator McCumber desires to ger
the bill before the senate as soon
as possible. He and several 9th
ers of the majority members are
inclined to favor the house bill
with its adjusted certificate bank
loan provision, but there is con-
siderable opposition to this meas
ure by committeeman, including
Senators Smoot of Utah, Watson OF
Indiana, and Calder.
Before the committee comes 10
any decision number of its mem
bers plan to discuss the question
with President Harding, who has
been insistent that any bonus leg
islation should carry a means Of
financing the options proposed for
the veterans.
Conflict of Views.
The president also has expressed
q desire that the tariff bill be
given preference, and there was
some conflict of opinion today at
the capitol as to whether the pre-
gram of proceeding with the tariff
Thursday with plan to lay it
aside later for consideration of
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