The Washington herald., 1922-09-01
Friends of Measure Be
lieve Veto Will Be =
Sustained. ~
PRESIDENT TO ACT
IN NEXT 2 WEEKS
Lodge SCOTS at Claim u.
S. Is Not Able to
Stand Strain.

The Senate passed the soldiers
bonus bill yesterday by. a vote OF
az to 70.
Notwithstand nding the overwheln-
ing nature Of the vote in favor OF
the bill. Il became apparent through
careful analysis OF the roll call
and the pairing" announcement
that the measure cannot be passed
over President Harding's expected
veto.
Fifteen Of those paired" or alb
sent would have cast their vote, in
favor of the bill. These added 20
the recorded vote OF az would give
the pro-bonus forces a maximum
strength OF 81. or two less than two
thirds required to override a Presl-
Dental veto.
Analysis nj Vote.
| On the other hand. twelve paired"
or absent would have voted against
the bill. These added 70 the % re-
corded IN the negative would give
the anti-bonus faction 80 votes, or
one more than the number required
TO sustain veto. The bill now goes
to conference.
Senator Cummins. OF Iowa presi-
| dent pro-tempore. announced the
appointment OF Senator McCumber.
Of North Dakota: Senator Smoot. Of
Utah: Senator Mclean. OF Connecti-
cut, Republicans. and Senator Sim
mons. of North Carolina. and SEN
ator Walsh. Of Massachusetts, Demo-
Gratis. to act as conferees on behalf
of tho Senate.
1t was predicted that the bonus
would be out OF conference and IN
the hands of President Harding
within the next two weeks
In the voting yesterday twenty
seven Republicans and twenty Dem
ocrats supported the bonus. while
atsssa aeIsta RsRssi,ssn: Rsgs assIn., and %
1 Vote An Detail
Senators supporting the bin wer.
Brandegee. Bursum. Cameron. Colt,
Toilette. Lenroot. Lodge. Meteor
mick. McCumber. Mclean. Nc
Nary. Nicholson. oddie. Raw
son. Shortridge. Stanfield. Suth-
erland. Townsend. Watson and
willis. Republicans; and Ashurst.
Broussard. Culberson. Fletcher
X.
McKellar, Pittman. Pomerene. Rams
dell. Reed. of Missouri: Robinson,
Sheppard. Simmons. Smith. Tram
NELL. Walsh, of Montana. and
Walsh, of Massachusetts, Democrat.
senators opposing the bill were
Ball, Borah. Calder. Dillingham;
Edge. France. Freliaghuysen. Keyes.
Nelson. New. Phipps. Reed, of Penn
sylvania: Smoot. Sterling and wads-
worth. Republicans: and Dial. Glass
Myers, Shields, Swanson. Under-
wood and Williams, Democrats.
The main points Of difference he,
tween the two Houses over the
bonus are formed by the amend-
ments which the Senate added Tues
day. The first was that offered by
Senator McNary. OF Oregon. Repub-
hcan, appropristing $3.50. coo 900 for
swamp and arid land reclamation
TO furnish farms for former rerv-
Ice men. The other. sponsored by
Senator Simmons, OF North Caro-
lima. Democrat. provided that in
terest or the foreign debt shall he
used to defrsy the cost Of bonus.
No serious Obstacle.
II is not believed that they will
constitute serious obstacles TO con-
ference agreement
The purpose OF the htil. as set
forth by the Finance Committee
is to give the soldier who offered
his life with the service a COM
pensation that will more nearly an
proach that OF the laborer who
remained at home secure from daa-
ger Its benefits are limited TO
those below the grade Of major IN
the army or Marine CORPS. and
lieutenant commander in the navy.
n The bill gives an adjusted serv-
y ice credit OF 81 a day for each DAYS
A service in the United States and
sl.2s for each days se-vic. oxer-
seas or ahoat. after deducting $50
which was paid to former service
men when they were being demo-
bilized. The credit cannot exceed
see5 in the case OF overseas serv-
ice and $500 in the case OF home
service.
Each veteran may take hts bonus
in one OF the following ways: 81
Plans OF Payment.
Adjusted service pay. limited 20
veterans whose credit is not more
than $50. 4
Adjusted service certificate. upon
which borrowings OF SO per cent
may be made. II is expected that
75 per cent OF the veterans win
accept this plan. T.
Vocational training aid.
Farm or home aid.
Land settlement aid
The closing OF the debate was
featured by q speech by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, Repub-
iican leader. who declared that n
was idle to say that the expenss
Of the bonus would embarrsss or
bankrupt the Treasury. -
The government f. solvent ana
can take care OF the payments o.
the soldiers bonus az n can take
care OF the payment OF the other
debts OF the United States sata
Senator Lodge. There seems 20
be great terror among nnancinf
people that by the passage of the
bill the credit OF the country win
BE- Jfstui ted But the credit OF
this country has been rising stead
my and all OF the government bonds
| ere at or above par. I believe. Il
am not alarmed over the credit ct
the country-nor the possible pafs,i-