Evening star., 1922-11-10
SAY. .SENATORSL0ST
SEATS OVER BONUS
Defeat of Soldiers Compen-
sation Bill Given as Cause
for Upsets.
WILL URGE BILL AGAIN
New Measure Can Be Passed De.
spite Veto, Legion Men
Believe.

Proponents of the soldiers bonus
dent and which failed to pass over
the Presidents veto in the Senate.
today are declaring that opposition
to the bill was responsible in large
part for the defeat of senators last
Tuesday who voted against the bill.
They insist that the bill Is to be
taken up again when the new Con-
become q law. Should tho President
veto the measure when 1t Is presented
to him during the next Congress the
proponents Of the bill say it will be
passed over lis veto. They do not
hope to get further action on the
bonus bill at the coming session of
Congress, both because Of the short
mains practically intact until March
and might be expected to sustain
another presidential veto.
VIII Renew Fight.
Vice Chairman John Thomas Taylor
Of the national legislative committee Of
the American Legion. which has backed
the soldiers bonus bill to the limit. de-
clared today that the fight would be re-
newed promptly in the new Congress-.
Undoubtedly tho stand taken by SEN
ators in opposition to the bonus bill had
a great deal to do with their defeat in
the recent election" said Mr.. Taylor.
The people believe that Justice should
be done the former service men,"
Mr.. Taylor mentioned particularly the
defeat Of Senators Calder Of New York.
Frelinghuysen Of New Jersey and du
Pont Of Delaware, all Of whom voted or
were paired against the bonus bill. when
the veto Of the President was sustained
by the Senate.
To override the Presidential veto. q
two-thirds vote of the Senate was
necessary. The House passed the bill,
Notwithstanding the presidential dis
approval, by an overwhelming vote.
But in the Senate the vote stood ~ to
%. which was less than the neces-
sary two-thirds. and the bill failed.
OF the senators who were up for
reelection last Tuesday who voted
against the bonus bill. Senators
Calder Of New York. du Pont of Della
ware. and France Of Maryland we're
defeated. Senator Frelinghuysen Of
New Jersey. who was paired against
the bin. was defeated d. also; Senator'S
both voted against the bonus bill, and
they were reelected. But, say tho
proponents of the bonus bill. they
were running on the republican
ticket in q roek-ribbed republican
state. Senator Swanson OF Virginia.
democrat was paired against the
bill, and he, too. was reelected. but
in state that always goes demo-
cratic.
Vote Ii Recalled.
Senator's who were reelected who
voted for the bill include 'Ashurst,
Arizona: Gerry. Rhode Island: La Fol-
lette. Wisconsin; Lodge. Massachu-
sets; Mclean. Connecticut: Reed, Mis-
souri,, and Campbell. Florida
Senators who voted for the bonu,
bill. but who failed Of reelection. in
clude Hitchcock, Nebraska Kellogg,
Minnesota; Sutherland. West vir-
sinia, and Townsend. Michigan.
Senators who were paired for the
bill and who were reelected include
Pittman, Nevada, and Kendrick,
Wyoming.
Senators who were paired for the
bill ana VINO were not Reelected In
clude Senator Pomerene. Ohio, and
Poindexter. Warrington.
Senators paired against the bill who
were reelected include Senator King.
Utah.
It is interesting to note that in the
next Congress four senators who were
against the bill and who either were
defeated in the primaries or failed In
seeking reelection will not be MEM
bers Of the Senate. and their SUCCESSORS
may vote for the bill. They are SEN
Page, Vermont, and Williams, Missis-
sippi. v
It appears from q survey Of the vote.
therefore, that the bonus bill may have
more strength In the next Congress,
and that the narrow margin by which II
host In the Senate may be wiped out
unless there In . change In sentiment
Of these who supported the bin.