The New York herald., 1922-09-21
McCumber Starts to Fill
buster and Then Attacks
Chief Executive.
RAIDERS WIN IN HOUSE
Roll Call Is 258 to 81 Against
President-Action Within
Forty Minutes.
ny LOUIS sEIBoLD.
| Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
/ Washington. ID. c., Sent. 20. z


Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 20.
The $4,000, 100000 bonus raid on the
taxpayers Of the country finally was
inferred in the Senate during the
deepening twilight OF this ideal early
autumn day
The requiem sung by Mr.. McCum-
ber was followed Immediately by
vote sustaining President Harding's
veto of the enterprise projected by
members of Congress to win the pets
cal support OF the soldiers OF M
country.
Submitted TO a vote of the s sg
under the rule requiring a ma
of two-thirds. the Presidents VI
the bonus measure was upheld, tna
being only "A actual votes ca
favor of that procedure, while 2s
recorded against 1t.
The votes OF ninety-three O.
ninety-six Senators were acccae
for under the pairing arrangems HN
esbasis OF two votes to oyerrlG
veto 10 every one against IL. q =
full vote accounted for there
5S in favor OF overriding the
and 50 against it. three Senator's
absent Or unable to negotiate p
The 25 votes counted again; Ge
bonus bill exceed by one the esl
printed by THE New York HERafb.
The extra vote was contributed by
Senator Cameron (Rep., Ariz)
Analysis of the Vote.
Three hours before the Senate ad-
ministered the death blow to the bonus
the House OF Representatives voted
to override the Presidents veto by an
actual vote OF 25s to 54 The fl { gct
under the pairing arrangement FITS
lower house accounted for 3o6 to
ride the veto, IS against 1t. 43 ent.
one not voting and seven vacano
The House vote developed III ~
that eight members who voted [
bonus bill in March last cham J.
support the Presidents veto of
day. Two Senators-Cameror
McKinley-who voted for the
bin before, changed to the supp II
the President.
The states of New Hampshire --
mort. New York, New Jersey,
sylvania Utah. Delaware, Man md
and Virginia voted 100 per cent in tho
Senate 10 support the Presidents veto
OF the bonus. OF the eighteen Sena-
tors representing these States fifteen
were Republicans and three Demo-
Gratis
OF the forty-four Senator's who actu-
ally voted to override the veto twenty
seven were Republicans and seventeen
Democrats. Republican Senators COO
tributed twenty-onc OF the twenty
eight actually cast in support or tho
veto. Senator Lodge. Republican
leader Of the upper house, voted 10
override the Presidents judgment in
the matter. Senator Underwood. thc
Democratic leader voted to sustain
tho veto.
OhIo's Vote In the House.
lii the House OF Representatives
Republican Leader Mondell. Chairman
| Fordney and Representative Long
worth. the leading members. voted 70
override the Presidents veto. NJ.
Garrett. the Democratic leader, voted
against it, Eighteen OF the twenty
two Republican members from Ohio.
the Presidents homo tate. voted to
override his Judgment III the bonu !
controversy. Mr. Fess. candidate for
Senator. being one Of them.
The final chapter Of the SO
burden the people Of the count
further ta.es for the benefit
bodied soldiers was written un,
matte circumstances The Sc 81
supporters Of Il resortad to eve
liamentary device TO stave OFF Ue
feet, which was made newt
the courageous nsistence
| President.
Falling In this undertaken
McCumber the arch apostle
bonus. joined with Senator
| (Dem.. MOI III savagely attacki1s
Presidents position, In dlrec u-
I trast 10 their previous insistef gaN
/ immediate action on the bon If
McCumber and other synpa
made an eleventh hour atten tN
postpone consideration Of the m
until after the Congressional ele aH
Their failure III this respect
chiefly due to tho insistcncc of
ators that the bonus ogre be w