Evening star., 1922-06-19
Caucus, However, Votes to
Dispose of Both Bills at
This Session.
SOLDIER COMPENSATION
is SECOND ON PROGRAM
Will Be Made Unfinished Business
as Soon as Vote Is Taken on
Revenue Measure.

At a conference Of republican sena-
tors this morning a motion to lay
aside the tariff bill and take up the
bonus bill was defeated by vote of
80 to 9. and then, by a vote of 81 to IL,
resolution offered by Senator Nc
Cumber was adopted providing that
as soon as the vote is taken on the
passage of the tariff bill the soldiers
compensation bill shall be taken up
Immediately and made the unfinished
business and it's consideration pro-
ceeded with to the exclusion of any
other business, except when tempora
rily laid aside for matters of imme-
diate exigency, and continued the un-
finished business until it is finally dis
posed of.
1t was also resolved that both the
bills shall be pressed to their final
disposition as expeditiously as possi-
BILE and that there shall be no final ad-
journment of this Congress or any re-
cess until both these proposed meas
ures are finally disposed of.
Caucus Extends Hour.
ference at 10 o'clock and continued in
session until the Senate met at II.
After the first motion to lay aside the
tariff dill and take up the bonus had
been defeated, Chairman McCumber
of the Senate committee on finance
offered his resolution. A substitute
resolution. proposed by Senator Cur
tbs. vas eventually withdrawn and
the vote taken on the McCumber reso-
luton. 1t provided in full as follows:
whereas at conference of re-
publican members of the Senate, held
on the 18th day of April. 1922. it was
moved and carried that it is the sense
of tEejconference that the Senate pro-
ceed without further delay with the
consideration OF the tariff bill. and
that 1T is the sense of this conference
that the Senate should at this session
s'fisft XHe sfiMaiice com niittee nc re
at1ested 70 report such bill within a
reasonable time:' and
Whereas the amended soldiers
compensation bill was reported to the
Senate by the finance committee on
the Sth day of June and is now on
the Senate calendar for the action of
the Senate;
Whereas reports have been made
and circulated to the erect that the
soldiers compensation bill might be
abandoned at this session and,
Reports without Basis.
Whereas such reports are without
any foundation whatever, and the po-
sition taken by the republican con-
ference on the 18th of April has been
in no respect modified or changed.
Now therefore. for the purpose of
correcting such reports. and to re-
assure the country and the American
soldier that there has been no change
of purpose on the part of the res
publican members Of the Senate.
BE it resolved by this conference
that as soon as vote is taken on the
passage of the tariff bill the soldiers
compensation bill shall be immediate
ly taken up and made the unfinished
business and it's consideration pro-
ceeded with to the exclusion of any
other business. except when tempo
rarily laid aside for matters of i'm
mediate exigency, and continue it
finally disposed Of.
"And be it further resolved, that
both the said bills shall be pressed to
their final disposition as eXpeditiously
as possible and that there shall be no
final adjournment of this Congress or
any recess over until both these pro-
posed measures are finally disposed
Of