Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-21
BONUS MEASURE TO
BE ADOPTED BY
HOUSE THIS WEEK
CONTINUED rom rage one)


was represented as fayorlng this
procedure. Others opposed such
a plan, however, arguing that this
would open up the whole bill TO
change. Mr.. Lineberger finally
agreed not to press for a confer
ence and after further discussion
it was decided to leave until to-
morrow the final decision by the
speaker as to procedure.
Those at the Conference.
Attending the White House con-
ference, which lasted nearly two
hours, were Mr. Mondell Chair
man Fordney of the ways and
means committee, Chairman Camp
bell of the rules committee; Chair
man Towner of the house confer
ence: Chairman Fess of the con-
gresslonal committee; Representa-
tive Longworth of Ohio. They laid
the whole situation before the
president, emphasizing the change
that had been made in the bill
since the presidents last letter tuI
Mr.. Fordney suggesting a sales tax
or postpOnement of the legislation.
The president was represented as
giving no indication one way or
another as to his views on the bill
and as desiring to be left freq TO
pass Judgment on it when il
reached the White House. lie was
quoted as saying that he had not
had an opportunity to study all of
its provisions as fully as he might
wish; also that he thought the re-
sponsbility was with congress at
this time.
When the White House callers
got on the floor of the house they
were surrounded by groups of
members eager to learn at once
what the president had said about
the bill. Representative Garner,
OF Texas, ranking democrat on the
WAYS and means committee. also
sought to get public information as
to what transpired at the White
House. asking unanimous consent
that Mr.. Mondell have two min
utes In which to open the store
house of his information" on that
subject and also on the matter of
when the bill would come up. Rep
resentative Campbell demanded the
regular order, however, and the
speaker sustained him.
Garner Seeks Information.
"I think we ought to have some
information concerning the ques-
ton when we are going to take up
this bonus bill" said Mr.. Garner.
1.-THE chair thinks that is a rea-
sonable request and will say that
no one will be recognized to bring
that up today" replied Mr.. Gillett,
thus giving the house official in
| formation of his decision.
Mr., Garner asked the speaker Il
he had any information as to when
the bill would be taken up and
when answered in the negative. de-
clared:
'"The storehouse is either locked
Iup or gone dry. don't know
which"
Other Callers.
Aside from the committee OF
house leaders. President Harding
discussed the bonus bill today with
several other members of the
house. His callers included Rep
Iresentatives Treadway of Massa-
chusctts and Tilson of Connecticut,
of the house ways and means COM
mittee. who have presented minor
| ty views opposing the measure,
and Representative Mills of New
York, newly appointed member
of that committee. who favors
tax on purchases.
Representative Wood, republ-
can, Indiana. who recently COM
pleted Il speech making tour in the
middle west, also was White
| House caller He said he had
| found that the people wanted to
! know what taxes they would have
/ to pay when the bonus bill was en-
acted and added that the president
| did not seem displeased when given
| this information.
Minority Report.
Another attack on the bonus Dill
was made today in a minority re-
| port from ways and means com
nittee members - Representatives
| Kftchin. North Carolina, the demo-
cratic leader; and Oldfield, Arkan-
sas; Crisp, Georgia; Carew. New
York, and Tague, Massachusetts,
all democrats. They characterized
! the bank loan as due blll-faln-
! check borrow money bonus mode
of payment" and declared 1t was
an insult to every world war Veter-
an and shameful discredlt TO con-
gress and the nation"
Insisting that the borus ne
paid out OF taxes levied on "big
incomes of miliionaircs ana
multi-millionaires," and tine
conscicnccIess, excessive prof.
its of the big monopolistic cor
porations." the minority
charged that President Hard
inr and Secretary Mellon
"boIdIy offer q bribe To the
world war veterans to cspouse
the cause Of the money power
in their efforts to establish as
4 a part of our revenue system
the vicious policy of a general
sales tax
"They offer bonus In consid
Grafton of the veteran and his
friends favoring a sales tax" SAID
the report. "They vigorously figh
bonus without sales tax, in tn
hope that the brave boys VIII d.
! tempted to yield and be willing U
!, help the president and Mr.. Melloi
and the money power TO drive TN
+, first effective wedge under the es
tablished policy of the income tax
founded upon the principle of abil
ity to pay"
Attack loan Clause.
The report said the proposition
in the bill for bank loans was alb
soluteIy "a gold brick" In view o
the attitude of the comptroller 0
the currency. and added:
$50 we are presented with tn
shameful spectacle of the part
= that alb. rted the war, divided ou
country's war associates. disgrace
the peace. deluged the people, de
ceiyed the veteran. deserted tn
wounded. relieved the profiteer. re
duced the millionaire's income ta'
repealed the excess profits tax o
the profiteers and which still main nan,
tains a blasphemous, bibulous boot