Smyrna times., 1922-09-27
SOLDIERS BONUS DEAD AFTER
LIVELY BATTLE IN CONGRESS
BY MAJORITY OF FOUR
SUSTAINS PRESIDENTS VETO
Delaware's Three Members of Con
gress, Senators Ball and dupont and
Congressman Layton, Opposed

the bonus for this season of Congress
by sustaining President Harding's
veto, Al to %. Delaware's three mem
bers of Congress, Senator Ball, Sen
ator DUPONT and Congressman Lay
ton, opposed the Bonus at this time
voted to sustain the veto of the Pres
ident. Mr.. Harding was sustained by
margin of four votes. The bonus
supporters found themselves deserted
at the last minute by three more SEN
atOrs than they had conceded would
change front. AS was expected and
predicted the Harding veto message
with its forebodings of financial dis
aster for the country if the bonus
were insisted on now was accepted by
enough pro-bonus Senators to give the
anti-bonus forces more than the re-
quired one-third of those voting. The
100000 bonus raid on the tax
payers of the country finally was in
tered in the Senate during the deep
ening twilight of this ideal early au-
tumn day. The requiem sung by Mr..
McCumber was followed Immediately
by vote sustaining President Hard
ing's veto of the enterprise projected
by members of Congress to win the
political support of the soldiers of the
country. Submitted to a vote of the
| Senate under the rule requiring a ma
jority of two-thirds, the Presidents
veto of the bonus measure was upheld
The votes of ninety-three of the nine
ty-siX Senators were accounted for
under the pairing arrangement on the
basis of two votes to override the veto
to every one against it. On the full
vote accounted for there were SO in
favor of overriding the veto and 35
against it, three Senators being alb
sent or unable to negotiate pairs. The
25 votes counted against the bonus bill
exceed by one the estimate printed by
The New York Herald. The extra
vote was contributed by Senator Cam
eron (Rep., Ariz.)
Analysis of the Vote in Both Houses
Three hours before the Senate adj
ministered the death blow to the bon
US the House of Representatives voted
to override the Presidents veto 0y an
actual vote of 258 to 54. The full
vote under the pairing arrangement in
the lower house accounted for 306 tC
override the veto, 78 against it, 43 alb
sent, one not voting and seven vacan.
cieS. The House vote developed the
fact that eight members who voteC
for the bonus bill in March last chang
ed to support the Presidents veto Of
it. Two Senators-Cameron and Nc
Kinley-who voted for the bonus bill
before, changed to the support of tn,
President. The States of New Hamp
shire, Vermont, New York, New Jer
sey, Pennsylvania, Utah, Delaware
Maryland and Virginia voted 100 pc
cent in the Senate to support tn,
Presidents veto of the bonus. OF tn,
eighteen Senators representing thes,
States fifteen were Republicans ant
three Democrats. Of the forty-fou
Senators who actually voted to over
ride the veto twenty-seven were Re
Ipublicans and seventeen Democrats
Republican Senators contributed TWEEN
ty-one of the twenty-eight actuall
cast in support of the veto. Senate
Lodge, Republican leader of the uppe
house, voted to override the Presi
dents judgment in the matter. Sen
ator Underwood, the Democratic lead
er, voted to sustain the veto.
OhiO's Vote in House, Against Veto
In the House of Representative
Republican Leader Mondell, Chairma
FOrdney and Representative Long
worth, the leading members, voted t
! override the Presidents veto. Nj
: Garrett, the Democratic leader, vote
against it. Eighteen of the twenty
two Republican members from Ohit
the Presidents home State voted t
override his judgment in the bonu
controversy, Mr.. Fess, candidate fo
Senator, being one of them. The fiji
al chapter of the scheme to burden tn
people of the country with furthe
taxes for the benefit of able-bodie
soldiers was written under dramat
circumstances. The Senatorial SUI
porters of it resorted to every parli;
mentary device to stave off the defei
which was made inevitable by IL
courageous insistence of the Presidel
Failing in this undertaking, Mr.. NJ
Cumber, the arch apostle of the bonl
, Joined with Senator Reed (Dem., Mo.
J in savagely attacking the President
position. In direct contrast to the
= previous insistence for immediate a
ton on the bonus McCumber ar
other sympathizers made as elevent
; hour attempt to postpone consider
y tion of the measure until after Il
Congressional elections. Their failu
in this respect was chiefly due to Il
insistence of Senators that the BON
ogre be laid for all time to perm
: trem to return to their homes.