The New York herald., 1922-03-09
BONUS BILLS DEFEAT
IN SENATE is CERTAIN;
MAY NOT BE REPORTED
If 1t Reaches Chamber Filibuster Will Ensue-Fre-
linghuysen Asks Mellon Whether Measure Can
Be Financed-Gag Rule Planned in
House to Jam Bill Through.

bonus proposition al a "fiVe way plan,
thereby implying it's acceptance.
Some ex-service men who are op-
posed to the bonus on general princi-
pies inspired by patriotic sentiments
have taken the trouble TO analyze the
plan. They declare the needy soldier
who is demanding cash bonus will
procure little actual benefit from the
operation of tie Fordney measure.
Mr.. Fordney and his associates, who
have defied the President, ignored the
advice of Secretary Mellon, swept
aside the expert analysis of Senator
Glass, the framer of the Federal Re-
serve banking system, and have failed
to become impressed with the over
whelming shower Of protests from all
classes of people will rush the bonus
bill through the House on the theory
that II will relieve them of RESPONSE
bility and will pass the buck" TO the
Senate, President Harding, Secretary
Mellon or anybody else on whose
shoulders IL can be unloaded.
.WiII Have Kept Our Promises.'
The House feels that by doing so II
will Eave kept our promises to the
boys" IL the plans OF Mr.. Fordney
and his bonus associates are realized
TIE certificate insurance plan, pro-
nounced to be worthless by men whose
judgment is authoritative. will be tor
pedoed through the House next week
and dumped upon the Senate Finance
Committee.
Members OF the Senate Finance
Committee will be less susceptible to
the stampede process successfully en-
ployed by the bonus propagandists in
the House. This fact was pretty firmly
established to-day by the comments OF
the Senate committee to which the bill
will be referred IL the House finally
sends IL along.
Unless there is a decided change or
committee the bonus raid bill will meet
its Waterloo in that body. The Senate
committee is composed of sixteen
members. ten OF whom are Republi-
cans. The chairman is Senator Nc
Cumbcr OF North Dakota. He is for
the bonus, but is not very enthusiastic
over the insurance scheme concocted
by Mr.. Fordney without provision for
paying the $4,000, 900, 900 bill
The North Dakota Senator this
afternoon expressed disappointment
over the elimination OF the cash option
feature.
1T means" he said, that under the
new plan the bonus will cost the Gov
- ffty
will get less"
smoot Defines His Position.
Senator smoot. the ranking Repub-
lican member OF the committee. said
that ~ the bonus bin passed by the
House does not carry any provision
for raising tho required revenue | viii
oppose the proposition
II happens that the Finance Com
mlttee IL largely composed OF Admin
istration" Senators. They arc dis
posed 10 follow the judgment OF the
President. who only yesterday declared
he had not changed his opinion that
unless a sales tax was adopted 10
finance bonus legislation consideration
~ II should be postponed.
In this group are Senators Watson
Ind). Calder (N. W. Frclinghuysen
~. J.). Mclean Comm. Curtis tKan)
and Dillingham; Cvt)
senator LaFoliette twlsl "a sup
posed 10 ~ for the bonus bin mainly
because tho passage OF 4 would ern-
barrass tho Administration. lie Is ab.
sent
Senator Sutherland wv Va is for
tho bonus bill Ut seems 10 he well
thought out plan" he said.
While Senator Frclinghuysen IN. ~
II inclined % follow the President. the
bonus propassndists count him ~ "a
friend" lie has not clearly defined
his position 10 date lie may 40 40
when he receives = reply 70 . letter
which he addressed 10 Secretary Mel
lon to-day asking how much money
the new Fordney bonus plan would
cost tho Government and where said
money - 70 come from
Few n any of The Elk Democratic
members ~ the Finance Committee
will support the insurance certificate
loan scheme. The Democratic position
IN that tho money r. finance any honus
legislation should come from the pay.
Continued on rage Two.