Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-21
FIGHT
MAY COME UP
IN ELECTIONS
Senate Upholds Veto; May
Become Issue in Congress
sional Elections.
New Bill May Be Prepared,
But it Can't Come Up
Till Regular Session.
lRy The Associated Press>

J.. (By The Associated Press)
Washington, Sept. 21.-For third
time the soldiers bonus legislation
has failed of enactment.
The senate late yesterday sustained
President Harding's veto of the
F'ordney- McCumber bill, the vote of
~ to % falling four short of the two
thirds majority that would have been
without the executives signature.
Five hours before the senate acted,
the house overrode the veto, 25S
to 81.
The action of the senate makes i'm
possible veterans compensation leg
islation at least until the next session
Of congress. which will begin early
in December Meantime it is the
purpose of some proponents to contin-
ue the fight and the bonus may be-
come an issue in some of the congress
sional and senatorial campaigns this
fall.
The first bonus bills were intro
duced in the house and senate early
IL, the special session Of the sixty
sixth congress. which began May 19,
1919.
The senate roll call showed a. yeas
and % nays, or four less than the
two-thirds majority necessary to en-
act the measure without the presi-
dents approval. The vote in the
house was 258 to 81, or forty more
than the required number.
Although 1t was reported that a
new bonus bill might be introduced
tomorrow, it was certain that the
bonus fight would not be renewed, at
least until the next session of con-
gress, which will begin on Dec. 4.
.,.t Senate Roll Call. :
The senate roll call follows:
To override the veto: Republicans
;-Brandegee, Bursum, Capper, Colt,
Cummins, Curtis, Gooding, Hate;
|sE4erreld: Jones Of Washington. lKel,
~ IA B,ali&tte. Lenroot, Lodye,
Mccormick. McCumber. Mclean. Nc
Nary. 4: Nicholson, Norbeck. Oddfe.
Rawson, Shortridge, Stanheld,, South
erland, Townsend and Watson of In
diana-27.
Democrats:> Ashurst, Broussard,
Culberson. Fletcher. Garry, Harri-
Ransdell. Reed. Missouri; Robinson.
Sheppard. Simmons, Smith, Trammell
and Walsh of Massachusetts-1 II.
Total, a..
To sustain the veto:
Republicans-Ball. Borah, Calder.
Cameron, Dillingham;, Dupont, Edge,
Ernest, Fernald, France, Keyes. Moses,
Nelson, New, Newberry, Pepper,
Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Smoot,
Sterling and Wadsworth-21.
Democrats Dial. Glass, Meyers,
Owen. Shields, Underwood and Will
liams-7. Total. %.
Mexico, for: Mckinley against. Har-
ris and Walsh Of Montana. for, FIRE.
linghuysen. against. Pittman and
Pomerene, for. Swanson (present)
against. Overman and Norris, for,
Warren (present) against. Ladd
and Kendrick. for. King. against.
Poindexter and Willis, for, Wheeler
against. johnson and Spencer, for,
Page against-Total, 21.
Absent and not paired, Elkins,
Stanley and Watson. Georgia-s
Grand total. 90.
West Favored Bill.
The house vote on the first passage
of the bonus last March % was 333
to 20, or ATS to 1. as compared with
|4.77 to 1 today. The senate vote to-
which the measure was first passed
on Aug. 81.
Most of the house votes to sustain
the president were cast by members
from eastern and southern states.
western delegations voting almost
solidly for the bill.
There were two changes in the SEN
ate. Senator Cameron. Republican,
Arizona, who voted for the bonus or
iginally, voting to sustain the veto
while Senator Mckinley, Republican,
Illinois. who. it was announced. was
favorable to the bill on the first vote
was paired against it.
There was only brief consideration
Of the measure in the house. In call
ing up the bill, Mr.. Mondell said 1t
had been considered for long time
and that further debate was not likely
to change single vote and was un-
necessary. Mr.. Garrett asked that
there be an hours discussion. but aft
er cries Of vote. vote" from the Re-
publican side. the majority leader
moved previous question and the roll
call was ordered. E
Announcement OF the result Of the
| voting was received in silence by both
| the membership and fairly well-filled
galleries. The same was true in the
senate.
Discussion in Senate.
Within an hour after the house act.
| ed. the bill and the presidents vett
message were sent to the senate. Dis.
cussion Of the subject there, however
had been under way for some time
! with Senator Reed, Democrat, Nilsson.
ri. supporting the measure. and Sen.
ator Williams, Democrat. Missippi
opposing it. s 4, a
! Senator Ashurst, Democrat. Arizona
followed with an argument for the
bonus and was interrupted while the
house clerk delivered the bill. The
/ presidents g veto message then wal