The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-08
BONUS BILL PASSED,
GOES TO CONFERENCE
Prompt Action WEI Probably Result
in Measures Early Appearance
at White House


ders' bonus bill was passed today by
the senate. It now goes to confer
ence where prompt action was ex-
pected by both senate and house
leaders.
Party lines disappeared or the roll
call, which followed four hours Of de-
bate. Announcement of the result
was greeted with applause from the
galleries which went unchecked de-
spite the violation OF senate rules.
Three opponents of the bonus weE"
present, but unable TO vote en- ac-
count Of pairs. Eight other op2oa-
ents were absent, making the total
number against the measure 33, or
one more than enough to prevent
passage over a presidential veto
provided al 96 senator's were pres
ent and voting.
On the actual roll call, however.
there was one more senator support
ing the bonus than the two thirds
majority Of those present and voting,
and two-thirds majority would be
sufficient to insure final enactment oS
the legislation even should President
Harding disapprove It, as many now
believe he will.
The rcll call follows:
For the bonus:
Republicans-Brandegee, Bursum,
Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cumn1lns,
Curtis, Gooding, Hale, Jones Wash
ington), Kellogg, La Toilette, Len
root, Lodge Mccormick, McCumber,
Mclean, McNary, Nicholson, oddie,
Rawson, Shortridge, Stanfeld, Suth-
erland, Townsend, Watson Qnd.ana)
and Willis-27.
Democrats - Ashurst, BroIsSard,
Culbertson, Fletcher, Gerry, Helm,
Hitchcock, Kendrick, McKeliar, Pitt
man, Pomerene, Ransde!l, Resd {3iis
sourD, Robinson, Sheppard, Sim
mons, Smith, Trammell, Walsh (M1s-
~sachusetts) and Walsh (MontanO-
20.
Total AZ.
Against the bonus:
Republicans-raN, Bo-ah, Calder,
Dillingham;, Edge, France, Freling
huysen, Keyes, Nelson, New, Phipp,
Reed Pennsylvania, Smoot, Ster-
ling, and Wadsworth-15.
Democrats-Dial, Glass, Myers.
Shields, Swanson, Underwood and
Williams-Total p.
Immediately after the passage Of
the measure, the senate directed tnat
it be returned to the house with a
request for conference. Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, the
Republican leader, said the house
would send it to conference tomor-
row under special rule.
The senate conferees named are
those who now are working on The
tariff bill and the house is expected
to appoint it's managers OF the tariff
measure. Since there is no serious
dispute between the two houses on
the bonus the conferees are expected
to lay aside the tariff long enough 10
agree to report on the bonus.
Four hours of debate preceded
senate action, with Senators Lodge
of Massachusetts,, the Republican
leader; Pomerene (Democrat) of
Ohio. Reed (DemocraN OF Missouri,
Sutherland (Republican) of West
Virginia, Trammell (DemocraD Of
Florida and Hehin (Democrat) of
Alabama arguing in support Of the
measure, and Senators Sterling Ire
publican) of South Dakota, Owen
,(Democrat) Of Oklahoma and Wat
son (DemocraD of Georgia, opposing
it.
Government experts estimate the
total cost of the bonus at S3,345,-
65e,4S1 on the basis of Is per cent
of the veterans electing the cert:fi-
cate plan, % 1-2 per cent the farm
and home aid and 1-2 the vocation
al training.
This total is exclusive o. any ap-
preparations that would be made Ua-
der the $3.50, 100000 land reclama-
ton provision, but under the provi-
sion that the government finally
would recover those costs. The total
of the certificate plan is placed ct
S3,364,909, ,481; farm and home aid,
S412,425, 900; vocational training.
S52.325. 700, and cash payments to
veterans receiving $50 or less, SIS
O00,Go0.