The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-12
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POLITICIANS WONDERING WHAT
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May Be Vetoed by President Harding
Unless Means Of Raising Revenue
Are Notwithstanding ct Delay
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Washington. Washington politi-
clans, and especially members of the
house of representatives and those SEN
ators who will come up for reelection
soon, are trying hard to determine
what effect the passage Of an ex-serv-
Ice mans bonus bill will haYe at the
polls next November. ~. y" =
There are men here, Republicans
and Democrats, who say the passage
and the signing of the bonus bill will
have no effect on the election-that
the thing is six of one and half a doz-
en- of the other so far as vote attract
ling or vote repelling is concerned.
The Republican majority in the SELL
ate decided in a caucus the other day
that d soldiers bonus bill shall be
presented and sanctioned by the upper
house at this session. There are some
prominent senators of both sides Of
the chamber who will speak so strong
ly In debate against the measure that
it liz said to be possible their argu-
ments may offset any good which the
bonus advocates expect to find in the
voting field next autumn.
The bonus measure probably more
markedly than the navy bill will test
the stick-to-opinion qualities of Pres
ident Harding.@ He does not like the
bonus measure as the house passed it
because it left uncertain the means Of
raising a revenue to meet the pay
ments. It is still believed he will veto
any bill which does not carry with
ht sales tax provision for raising of
the money, unless there is some pro-
vision in the tariff measure to do the
Same thing. The house is against the
tariff suggestion.f~ ''<' ~ S''''
The senate today does not seem to
be able to give definite opinion as to
the best means Of procedure along
money-raising lines. OF course the
upper house Is handicapped in revenue
action because under the constitution
all revenue-producing legislation must
originate In the house OF representa-
|tives. rAAs's =, 49, \
Passage'of Bonus Bill Is Certain.
1t Is certain today, however that
some kind Of bonus measure will
pass congress at this session. Of
course, as already has been Unlimited,
what will happen to it when it reaches
the White House remains to be seen.
There are some Republican senators,
mostly easternens, but with two or
three westernerstamong them, who are
opposed to the bonus and who will
speak against it even though they
may be induced for party reasons later
to vote for it. These senators dO'nOt
believe that bonus legislation will help
the Republican cause ut the polls, and
there are some Democratic senators
who do not believe that If the RelIlb-
Ilicnn majority should decide not to
pass the bonus bill it would hurt the
party in the election; but of course,
naturally, the Democrats who hold
this view are not voicing it publicly.
The tariff and the bonus are COM
in no 1ynAYa.
ing Of the senate. 1t is not yet decided
definitely whether the tariff will be
Iside-tracked for week or SO in order
that the bonus measure may be given
consideration. but it Is intlmated that
some Republican senators will not
weep If the tariff bill shall fail to be-
come law at this session of congress.
Tariff May Be Delayed in Conference.
1t is believed to be possible that the
tariff may 60 over until the next SEES
tfrain from passing the house measure
much amended, but because there is
n chance that after the bin goes to the
conference committee of the two
houses to straighten out the differ
,ences Of opinion, congress may quit-I
and let the bill stay in conference UNI
It'll the next session.
Not by any moulding Of imagination
or of thought can the bonus bill be.
called PARTY measure except in so
fur as it is in legislative form the
child Of representatives of the Repub-
llcan party. Most Of the Democrats,
showed willingness to vote for 1t,
i'm the form in which it appeared I'M
the house, and probably will vote for