New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
Senate Chiefs
Agree on Tariff
Before Bonus
Republicans Reach Com
promise in Dispute Over
Right of Way for Vote
on Important Measures
McCumbcr Accepts Plan
Agreement Taken TO Mean
That Soldiers Aid Bill
Will Pass at This Session

r.,.. "a, T,,bnne's Washingio- Bureau
WASHINGTON. June l6.-Lowerine
legislative and political skies in the
Senate cleared in large part to-day.
Apprehensive lest forcing OF the sol
dier.' bonus bill on the Senate at this
time. thus delaying tariff and going
counter 20 the wishes Of President
Harding. would wreck the whole legis-
lativc program and have disastrous po-
litieal results. leaders. after repeated
informal conferences. effected COM
promise. IL was virtually agreed that
when the Republican Senators meet IN
conference Monday morning a resolU-
,ion will be offered by Senator Nc
Cumber. chairman OF the Finance Com
mit,ee. putting the conference on rec.
ord in favor Of keeping the tarih bill
continuously before the Senate until
h ia passed. and after that making the
bonus bill the unfinished busnets and
This resolution will be adopted.
Senator McCumbcr, under pressure
from Senators Lodge. Curtis, McNnTy
and other Republican leaders, has as
sented 70 IT, Ho will not press his
rropo,cd motion 10 take up the bonus
Bin before passing the tariff bill. Sem
ator McCumber indicated late to-day
that he would agree 10 the program
here outlined.
The fact that President IaTdlngs
desire 20 have the tarih bill acted upon
before the bonus measure was taken up
Is likely 20 prevail. together with the
victory Of the President in the Ia
vorable report Of the subsidy bill 20
the House. caused much comment here
today. Administration supporters de-
clared that these two events proved
that the Presidents leadership was
still secure.
Victory for the President
To.day's agreement among the lead
ers. who were alarmed over tho eonse-
qucnces TO the party OF n fight such as
threatened last night means that the
tariff bill in all probability. VIII be
passed a. this session. that the bonus
bin will be passed az this session un-
less the President vetocs II. and that
the Presidents leadership has not been
impaired The outcome IS q victory
for the President. for the supporters
Of the tarif bill and for the opponents
Of the bonus bill, who arc convinced
that every week Of delay on bonus
adds 10 the difficulty Of getting It into
: legislation.
Before the compromise was patched
in several Senators talked 20 Jonn
Thomas Taylor. legislative representa-
tive Of the American Legion, and he
e.
program. lie advised Senators the Lee
gion would be satisfied II the bill
passed this session.
TIE compromise arrangement 20
which the senate Republican confer
cnce will agree is by no means satisfnc-
tory 20 al the Republicans and II is
not satisfactory 20 the majority Of the
Democrats.
It is expected that strenuous efforts
will be made 20 upset IL on tho floor
of the Senate. but Senate Republican
leadera say they have enough votes
pledged 20 block any move 20 take up
the bonus until the tariff bill Is passed.
Senate Poll Fsvors Plan
Senators Curtis and MeNary made
canvassos Of the Senate to-day with
view 20 finding out how many Rerubli-
cans and how many Democrats would
oppose displacinr tariff for bonus. II
was found that forty Republicans were
prepared 70 vote in the conference in
favor Of keping the tariff 20 the front.
nine would vote for taking up bonus
ahead Of tariff and eleven we're absent
or -eommttal II wa also found
nine Democrats would vote on the floor
against displacing tariff with bonus.
This means q majority In favor ~ kccp-
ing the tariff bill before 'he Senate,
though there Is some uncertainty &c
20 how firmly q number Of the Repub-
licans in the list Of forty would stand
out II compelled 10 face one or more
roll-calls on the question q consider
ing a bonus.
Senator McCumbor. who is confront
ID the North Dakota primaries June p.
a; first refused 90 talk compromise. lie
+ felt that II he could force the bonus
I question 90 the fore 10 would he worth
many votes in -he primaries. Bur
against him the argument WAS used
+ that 20 turn down tariff for bonus
would eEt.ange business men from the
Republicans in the East and would en-
basrass some Republicans OF the West
who want the agricultural aohcGule OF
the new tariff biz adopted.
The program o. agreed 90 By most II
/ the Republican does not include Tie
/ shlr subsidy bill Presiicas Hagi.~y
wanted this put ahead O. tho D1nas
! bill. but in this respect thcrc seas
/ 20 be no int ntior in the Senate Of fol-
/ lowing his wishes.