The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-03-29
HOUSE: PASSES
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
Bill Passes House by Big
Majority
NOW GOES
TO THE SENATE

Soldier Bonus Bill Passes National
House OF Representatives and Now
Goes to Senate. South Carolina
Representatives with One Exception
Vote Aye.
Washington, March 23.-The $1,000
100000 soldiers bonus bill was passed
tonight by the house by an over
whcming majority. It now goes to
the senate, where its fate is regarded
as uncertain.
The vote was 333 to 70, or 64 more
than the two-thirds majority ncccs-
sary for passage Of the measure un-
der the parliamentary procedure Sc
lected by Republican leaders for the
oxl rcssed purpose of pr .ven.ing the
Democrats from offering a motion to
recommit
Party lines disappeared both in the
general debate and On the final roll
call, 243 Republicans, 80 Democrats
and one Socialist supporting the bill
and AZ Republicans and 2S Democrats
voting against it. AS passed by the
house the bonus bill would provide for
immediate cash payments to veterans
whose adjusted service paw would not
exceed $50, and would give the other
veterans the option Of these four
plans
Adjusted service certificates, with
provisions authorizing loans by banks
in the first three years after next
October /, and by the government
thereafter; the certificates to run for
20 years and to have face value at
maturity Of the amount OF the adjusted
service credit at the rate Of $1.00 per
day for domestic service and $1.25 per
day for foreign service, increased by
25 per cent, plus interest at the rate
Of 1-2 per cent, compounded annu-
ally.
Vocational training paid after Jan
uary 1, 1923, at the rate Of $1.75 day,
however, 40 per cent Of the adjusted
service credit.
Farm and Home Aid
Farm and home aid under which
veterans may purchase or improve
farms or homes would be, paid after
judy t. 1923, a sum equal to their ad-
justed service credit increased by 25
per cent
Land settlement under which lands
would be reclaimed under the super
vision Of special board and farm
units established for sale to the vet
erans at a price fixed by the boaro,
less the amount Of the adjusted SER
vice credit due the purchasers.
In only two important particulars
does this measure differ from the one
passed by the house two years ago
and that was shelved in the senate
last July. The original casn bonus
option was eliminated and the bank
loan provision Of the adjusted service
certificate title substituted
Not since the war days had the
house galleries been jammcd as they
were today from the time Speaker
fGilletts gavel fell at II a. M, until
the last vote had been cast as the
shades of evening gathered. And not
in many years had such scenes been
enacted on the floor, where there tie
quently was an rDr0ar with alternate
applause, laughter and tears. =.
Like the house itself, the galleries
were pro-bonus and supporters OF the
bill were frequently applauded. But the
greatest applause was not for pro-
ponent, but an opponent, the members
and many OF the spectators rising and
rendering an ovation to "Uncle joe
Cannon as the grlzzled holder Of the
American record for length of legis-
latiye service arose in the day to de-
liver q two minute speech in which
he declared that the men who served
in the World War owed that service to
their country.
Five Hours OF Discussion
In ali there was slightly more than
Ave hours OF discussion with 75 OF
the 435 members taking part In 1t
transcripts Of their remarks would
all about two ordinary sized news
papers. Many of them were On theii
feet only a minute or two or three
but the house gave unanimous con
sent for all members to extend thei,
N ~, a ,,tr % e., Tho CONVERSATIONAL RECORD