The Washington times., 1922-05-31
SENATE To 'BONUSB|L[
GET FIGHT |S0ROERED
ON FRAUDS RE PORTED.
Senate Finance Committee
Votes 9 to 4 to Get Measure
Out on Floor.
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Ending the long stagnation that
has existed in the bonus situa-
ton, the powerful Senate Finance
Committee this morning voted,
o to 4, to report the McCumber
bonus bill to the Senate and press
for early passage.
The four who voted against re-
porting the measure were Repub-
licans-Calder Of New York,
Frelinghuysen Of New Jersey,
Smoot of Utah, and Dillingham;
of Vermont. The first two are
candidates for reelection this
year.
Voting to Report BIN.
The three Democrats on the COM
mittee Joined with six Republicans
in forcing the bill out. Voting for
reporting the bill were:
Observation-Disclosures OF North
Dakota, Curtis OF Kansas, Watson
OF Indiana, La Toilette OF Wisconsin.
Sutherland of West Virginia, and
Mclean OF Connecticut.
Democrats-Gerry Of Rhode Island,
Walsh Of Massachusetts. - Sim
mons Of North Carolina.
Senate leaders were confident the
McCumber bill will be accepted by
the Senate, and ultimately by the
House, with 436 members UP for
reelection this year, is getting
restive over the delay on the bonus,
and when 1t comes down to confer
ences the Senate leaders believe the
House will not bubble over the side
tracking of the Fordney bill. but
will accept the McCumber measure
as the best thing available.
The McCumber bill today, how
ever, prescribed no methods of rails
ing the money to meet the cost OF
the bill, a point which bonus oppo-
nents considered highly significant
In view Of President Hardings re-
peatedly Announced position, that a
bonus bill to gain Executive sane
ton must contain methods Of raising
the revenue.
Land Provision Dropped.
The committee eliminated the land
settlement Of the provision Of the
House bill, but accepted the provis.
ion Of the Fordney bill for the issu.
ing Of adjusted insurance certificates
which veterans could use as col.
lateral in obtaining loans from ma
tional banks.
The face value Of these certifi.
Gates would be computed on the
basis of $1.25 day for overseas
service and 81 a Gay for service
within the United States, with re.
spective limits of 1925 and $500. The
committee estimated that veterans
who elected to receive this form Of
compensation would receive three
times more money than II they took
cash. Direct payments would only
be made under the revised bonus
bill to those veterans who are en-.
titled to less than $50. The bill still
carries provisions for vocational
training aid.
Senator Simmons, ranking Demo.
cratic member of the committee, de-
clared the Democrats voted for Nc
Cumber's measure merely to get
the bonus question before the Sen
ate"
"Camouflage," Simmons Says.
The McCumber bill Is as much n
camouflage as the Fordney BILL"
Simmons said. The minority voted
for 1t to get the bonus bill out Of
the committee room. We expect to
offer numerous amendments in the
Senate In an effort to improve the
measure.
THE McCumber bill will serve as
a basis, we hope. for bonus meas
ure which will take better care of
the soldier than any Of the measures
proposed thus far .....
The committees action in report
ing the bonus renewed the majority
row over the question Of displacins
the tariff In order to rush the bonus
through. Senator McCumber urged
the tariff be laid aside until the
bonus was passed.
Opposed to this step were Sena-
tors Lodge, Curtis, Watson and
other Republican leaders, who de-
clared they would insist upon the
tariff being disposed of first, and
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