New-York tribune., 1922-03-22
Program Adopted for To-
morrow Will Shut OFF
All Attempts to Tack
Amendments to Bill
Advocates Claim
Two-thirds Vote
Predict so Or 90 Oppo-
nents Out of 43O; Allow
Four Hours Argument
From The 7,r{hpna,s Wnsh1nnto,, a.u.n.

From This Trfbpne's Washington, Bueou
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The GER
tlfcate plan soldiers bonus bill will
be disposed Of by the House Of Repre-
sentatives and sent to the Senate late
Thursday under an agreement reached
to-day between Speaker Gillett, Ma
Jorlty Floor Leader Mondell and Chair
man Campbell of the Rules Committee.
Only four hours debate will be per
mltted under the plan, and all posi-
b1lity Of amendment will be throttled
by suspending the rules.
The Speaker yielded to the Mondell-
Fordney demand for the gag rule this
morning after being convinced that
more than majority Of the House
would support that method of proceed
ure. He had held out against them be-
cause of doubt that the number of
members backing the Ways and Means
Committee's program for forcing the
Dill through greatly exceeded those
opposed to it,
Two Methods Considered
There were two ways by which the
bill could be taken up" explained Mr..
Glllett. "The first was to bring in a
special rule making it in order and pre-
venting all amendments. THIS. how
ever, would, Of course. permit a motion
TO recommlt. The other method is to
make Thursday a special suspension
day, preceding all amendments and call
ing tor straight vote of passage or
rejection. ! told them to-day I would
be agreeable to either plan"
Despite the fact that the bill will
require total of two-thirds of the
mem bership to pass the BILL Mr.. Mon
dell IS fully confident it will be ap-
proved, with many votes to spare. Of
the probable 490 who will vote not more
than rs, according to the most
generous estimates, will be against it.
Inc general estimate of the opposi-
tlon's strength runs from so to so.
Adoption of the special rule, which
Will be drawn up at a meeting of the
Rules Committee tomorrow morning.
may be had by a majority vote. Al
though only very short time, prob
ably not more than one hour, will be
given for debate on accepting the rule.
that vote will undoubtedly cause the
leaders some anxiety.
1t is expected, in view of the report
of the Democratic members Of the
Ways and Means Committee, which
describes the bill as gold brick" and
demands that the cost be paid through
re-enactment of the higher income sur
taxes and revival of the excess profits
tax, that the minority will vote soldly
against the gag rule. There are also
several small elements on the majority
side of the House which will vote for
the. bill, but may oppose the rule for
I. i
strength, it is admitted, may make the
close, but the Mondell supporters say
they are confident they can muster the
needed margin to put it over.
Suspension Only Obstacle to Bill
Once the suspension is disposed of,
the bill will be secure and the final
vote on passage but formaity, it is
conceded The four hours general de-
bate on the measure itself will be di-
and the opposition, and because of the
large number of members desiring to
be heard they will each be given but
few minutes to talk. 1t is planned
to set the convening time an hour in
advance and begin consideration at II
o'clock in order that the final vote may
be had not later than o'clock
Although there has been some de-
mand for Republican caucus on the
bonus bill before it is brought up on
the floor, the leaders do not intend to
permit it unless their hands should be
forced tomorrow, which is regarded
as unlikely. They feel that they will
be better able to send the bill to the
Senate as it now stands if the rank
and file is not called in prior to it's
presentation on the floor. They are
declared to be frankly fearful of new
complications and will not sanction
any sort of parliamentary move that
might put obstacles on the clear road
they reached to-day.