The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-18
SPEAKER CILLETT
BACK AT CAPITOL
OPEN TO ARGUMENT
Question of Permitting Bonus
Bill to Be Called Up Under
Suspension of Rules.
BRINGS NO MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Democrats Divided as to Wheth-
er There Should Be a Minor
ity Report Handed in.
(sy Ths AssoeIatsd Prsasl

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Devel-
opments today IN the soldiers bonus
situation includeds
The return TO Washington OF Speak-
er Gillett with the announcement that
he was open to argument" as TO
permitting the bonus bin TO be called
up in the house next Monday under q
suspension of the rules,
An unexpected visit to the capitol
by Representative Kitchen OF North
Carolina. the democratic house leader.
who urged his party members on the
ways and means committee TO submit
a minority report opposing certain
features Of the bonus measure.
An attack on Secretary Mellon,
Comptroller OF the Currency Crissing-
err Wall street and others, delivered in
the house by Representative FTear. re-
publican, Wisconsin.
An announcement by Representative
Treadway Of Massachusetts that he
and Representative Tilson Of Connecti-
cut, both republican members OF the
ways and means committee, would
submit joint minority views on the
bonus bill.
a disclaimer by Secretary Mellon in
a letter to Representative F'rear, that
he had attempted in any Of his letters
regarding the bonus legislation to "ar-
que the merits OF the soldie6 bonus"
Returning this evening from trip
to Florida with President Harding.
Speaker Gillett told newspaper CORE
spondents he had brought no message
on the bonus for house leaders from
the president. lie said ne was stlll OF
the opinion expressed before he de-
parted for Florida, that the bonus
measure should not be taken up under
a suspension of the rules but added
that he would not make a finsl decision
until after he had conferred with his
friends.
Chairman Fordney OF the ways and
means committee, and other republic
an house leaders, expected to confer
with the speaker at the capitol carly
tomorrow. II Mr.. Giuett refuses TO
entertain a motion on Monday to suE
pend tho rules-and there appeared TO
be a growing belief at the capitol to
day that he would-thers was a pos
sibility that the house republicans
would hold q party conference tomoF-
row night to discuss procedure IN
handling the btu under a special rule.
The conference by Representative
Kitchen with the democratic members
OF the ways and means COMMITTEES de-
veloped difference Of opinions among
those members as to whether there
should be a minority report Repre-
sentative Garner Of Texas declared h4
would not Sign such report Repre-
sentative OIddeId Of Arkansas declared
minority report would be nled ans
It would be signed by some denocratA
who voted Tor the bin.
AS now contemplated by ME. Kttclxsn
and others favorable 70 the plan. -
report would be to declare against the
bank loan provision Of the ad3Ustea
service certificate and in favor oE tna
original cash bonus provision The TO
cational training and. home and taud
aid titles did not meetsEtth 0n9eSttGn
IN the conference called ty 1ff.
KftChin.
The Gsmocratfc leader, WHO hsg
been absent from congress for uezr9y
a year on account of NJ health. did nat
appear on the floor. he went direct
to his office. where prominent demo~
crats were invited TO meet him re
remained at the capitol for an honf
or more, but aside from those who eon-
rerred with him few members OF ths
house knew that he was In Washing