The New York herald., 1922-09-15
Debate Is Listless and Per-
functory, as Opponents
Are Sure of Veto.
GOES TO SENATE TO-DAY
Will Lie on Table in Upper
Chamber Until Tariff Is
Disposed Of.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Srecidl Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Washington. ID. c.. Sept. IA.
Without a record vote the House to-
day accepted the conference report of
the bonus bill. which provides for
SIS 5000, 900, 900 raid on the Treasury for
all ex-service men. Less than two
hours were consumed by the House In
disposing of the conference report and
the debate was listless and perfume
tory.
Anti-bonus members were given no
chance to record their opposition. as
the gag rule was applied by the leaders
more effectively than on March %,
when the bill passed the House. Then
there were six hours of general de-
bate, half Of which was accorded the
opponents of the measure. To-day, by
clever tactics, Chairman Fordney Of
the Ways and Means Committee sue
ceeded in getting an agreement limit
ing the debate to one hour.
Bar Opposing Speeches.
To prevent the possibility of an up
heaval against the measure as was the
case against the conference report on
the tariff bill. Mr.. Fordney did not give
any of the time for the debate TO the
anti-bcnus members. He doled out the
privileges for Ave minute speeches on
the Republican side and he was sure
that permission was granted for speeches
only to members whose sincere support
CT the bill was unquest!oned.
The time allotted for the debate to
the Democratic side was turned over to
Representative Carew IN. Y.), stanch
bonus advocate. who followed Chairman
Fordney's lead in granting members the
privilege to discuss the bill. He, too,
rnly called upon members in favor of g.
bonus.
The fact that the anti-bonus men,
bers--seventy registered their opposi-
tion TO the raid on March 23-made no
protest against the high handed pro-
ceedings caused some comment. In
quiry. however. developed the fact that
!. the anti-bonus members are convinced
Mt the measure will never become eff
-sz1ive. since they feel sure the Presi-
dent will veto 1t and that the Senate
will sustain him. Several Of them ex-
planned also that they we're reserving
their ammunition to fight the discred-
tied measure should an effort be made
in the House to override the Presidents
veto. They are confident that their
forces win be greatly augmented should
that occasion arise.
The only spirit injected In the debate
was the futile effort OF Floor Leader
Mondell to have the measure sent back
10 conference on a point OF order. He
made the contention that the conferees
exceeded their authority in striking out
of the bill all reclamation plans and
land settlement schemes. He argued
that the land settlement option In the
House bill and the McNary reclamation
amendment adopted by the Senate "are
Identical in their general plan and ulti-
mate purpose"
Representatives Tilson (Conn.). Mills
IN. W. Green Uowa) and others took
issue with Mr.. Mondell on that point.
Mr.. Tilson declared the Senate substi-
tute was an entirely different proposition
from the land settlement proposal in the
House bill. Mr.. Mills argued that the
Senate amendment was a reclamation