Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-03-24

Party lines disappeared both in
the general debate and on the firal
troll call, 242 republicans, 80 denlo-
Gratis and one socialist supporting
the bill and AZ republicans and Is
democrats voting against it.
House In An Uproar.
AS the house approached a vote
on the soldiers honus bill. it fte'
quently was in an uproar with
Choruses of vote, vote,' from both
sides every time a member rose to
give views. Speaker Gillett nG 4
difficulty in maintaining a senb-
lance of order.
The crowds in the galleries aiG
those waiting outside the doors
hung on to the last. The house
floor was crowded with members,
many of whom milled around as
the last minute speeches were in
progress.
In the early stages of the roll
call, the ratio of votes in favor of
tho bonus was five to one. Only
nine of the first fifty members vCt-
ing cast ballots against the bill.
SiXty-Seven Speeches.
The four hours discussion was
brought to a close by Representa-
tive Green, Iowa, the ranking re-
publican on the ways and means
committee, who vigorously sup
ported the ill. There had been a
total of siXty-seven speeches by
members, about equally divided be-
tween opponents and proponents
AS passed by the house, the bonus
bill would provide for immediate
cash payments to veterans whose
adjusted service pay would not ei-
ceed $50, and would give to other
veterans the option of these -four
plans:
Adjusted service certificates, with
provisions authorizing loans by
banks in the first three years after
next October first, and by the gov
ernment thereafter; the certificates
TO run for twenty years and to have
a face value at maturity Of tfe
amount of the adjusted service
credit at the rate of 81 q day for
domestic service and $1.25 a day
for foreign service, increased by
25 per cent. plus interest at rhe
rate of Az per cent compounded
annually
vocational Training Aid.
Vocational training aid after
January 1, 1928, at the rate of $l.75
a day, the total payments not to
exceed, however, 140 per cent of
the adjusted service credit.
Farm and home aid under which
veterans who purchase or improve
farms or homes would be paid after
July !, 1928, sum equal to their
adjusted service credit increased by
% per cent
Land settlement, under which
lands would be reclaimed under the
supervision of a special board ana
farm units established for sale to
the veterans at price fixed ny
the board TESS the amount OF the
adjusted service credit due the pur-
chasers.
In only two important particu-
lars does this measure differ from
the one passed by the house two
years ago and that shelved In the
senate last July. The original cash
bonus option was eliminated and
the bank loan provision of the ad
justed service certificate title sub
stituted.
Galleries damned.
NOl SlliCt lllt wal ddyo lldu lliN
house galleries been jammed as
they were today from the time
Speaker Gilletts gavel fell at | a.
M, until the last vote had been
cast as the shades of evening en-
veloped the capitol. And not in
many years had such scenes been
enacted on the floor, where fire.
quently there was an uproar with
alternate applause, laughter and
jeers.
Like the house itself. the CALLER
les were pro-bonus and support
ers of the bill were frequently APP
plauded despite the infringement
Of the rules which this entailed.
But the. greatest applause was
not for proponent, but an OPP
ponent the members and many of
the spectators rising and rendering
an ovation to "Uncle Joe" Cannon
as the grizzled holder of the Amer
lean record for length OF legisla-
tive service arose late in the day to
deliver a two minute speech in