South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-31
HARDINC'S VETO
ON VETS BONUS
LOOMS CERTAIN
p ending Amendments Dis
posed of, Senate Expects
TO Vote Today.
PRESIDENT WN S"
Industrial Situation Said TO Be
Harding's Reason for
DisfavOr.

WASHINGTON. Aug 30-An
pending amendments to the sold
Iers bonus bill were disposed Of to-
day by the senate but whether a A.
nal vote would be reached tomoI-
row depended upon the number
and length OF speeches.
With favorable action assured the
paramount question in the minds
OF friends and foes alike was the
reception the measure would re-
ceive at the white house. There
still was no Official Vcrd from the
president but persons who discuss
ed the subject with him today said
they gained the impression that the
addition Of the land reclamation
project and ne provision for the
payment of the bonus out of the IN
terest on the foreign debt had made
the bill even more Objectionable
than it was in Its original form.
President Opposed.
Again today the possibilities Of a
veto ran through senate debate.
Sen. McCumber, republican, North
Dakota. in charge OF the measure.
commended thai as reported the pro-
posed legislation met the objections
heretofore expressed publicly by the
president. He admitted. however,
that he aid not know what new OBJ
jecuons might present themselves.
sen. Borah. republican, Idaho. an
opponent Of the bonus, disagreed
with Mr.. McCumber con;ending that
the bill ran directly counter" to
some of the executives ObjectioEs
and failed to meet others. He re-
ferred particularly 10 Mr. Harding's
request for postpOnment until in
dustrial and financial conditions had
reached o more normal state and his
dssapproval OF piece meal pay
ments TO the veterans.
Reject Changes.
Leading proponents of the bill
urged throughout the debate that
the senate refrain from loading
down" the mee ire with additional
amendments which might furnish
further grounc or a veto. All pro-
posed changes s. ere rejected by de-
cisive majOrities. First the Bursum
amendment 10 pay the veterans
half cash Immediately and the re-
down a. 10 %. Then, without a roll
call. the Smoot proposal to pay the
boys with a manufac turers' sales tax
was disagreed to-
Sen. Smoot presented and argued
at length in favor of his plan to give
each veteran a paid up life insur-
ance policy, maturing I'm twenty
years or sooner at death, but this
was rejected. Is TO 8. Before offer
ing il the Utah senator eliminated
the sales tax provision.
AS they Will vote on the final vote
party lines disappeared on the roll
calls today The Bursum amend
ment was supported by 10 republi-
cans and Il democrats and was OPP
posed by 81 republicans and Is
democrats The Smoot insurance
amendment received Is republican
and Is democratic votes with 80 re-
publicans and 16 democrats voting
in opposition.
Entitled to Bonus.
With the rejection. 30 10 s. OF an
amendment by Sen. France, repub-
lean Maryland. contemplating the
donation by the veterans OF part OF
their bonus TO the establishment OF
educational Institutions and hospit-
ais over the country the bill was
thrown open 10 general debate with
the twenty minutes limitation re-
moved Discussion was opened by
Sen. Shortridge. republican. Cali
fornia. who spoke for an hour and
a half IN support OF the measure.
Several other senators plan 20 de-
liver PREPARED addresses tomorrow.
Sen Shortrdge argued that the
government could meet the financial
charge that would be made by the
bonus end cOntended that the coun-
try owed an obligation 10 the men
who fought its battles. In this con-
necuon he pointed out that a bonus
had been paid 10 all government
civilian employees FOR several years
and that owners OF the property
drafted" by the government during
the war had been reimbursed for
their losses.