The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02
SENATE BONUS
MAY Be BEATEN
Upper Solons Will Not
Prove as Easy as
the Congressman

l1.da designed 20 stp impede The sen.
U'u into failrUaduE the bonus raid
.. uub.l. treasury viii fail
IN. mlt tbuds employed tu frizhtcu
Uw4i members of thv iyWey hDusa
VIII be met br 70 rouukU despite tho
IHuf tUaf come senators apparently
Hf' n4 susceptible Zoo the demaudA Uf
fU. nuuus raiders Ha tho majority
i'H ntur7 300 the other wing ut the
capitol
N.ruu ug OBJ, senate before ad
'uuuu.ut viii depend entirely ON
developments resulting from au ,f-
fort io redeem individual prumls's
tu o.. service Wuu during the last
.ampatyu. bs also upon other factors
lu tho situation that did not exist
Iu the lower house
o. is quite certain that any bul
passed POS the senate propusiuE the
payment Of cash Eratuities or prom
i9auty notes tn bonus claimants. win
not hr The measure "iammcd
through the huusc ~ preventative
hy mob process. That document
haas l,N. 10 au'. friends iu the sem
ate. though o. has some supporters.
Bili Iinds M Defenders.
tN"u The senators who ara com
mittod 'u voting for bonus bill IT,
tered uu word ut defense NJ the
mutD.uiu 1--WE part scheme ,m-
hror'd iu tuu biU now before IN"
tinauuo committee. ~ be- pronounced
umutrutisr. badly constructed I'M
possible Of execution nud rejecting
ttil" D,dlt uu Its trainers
Senatorial opinion appears to be
that the house measure win need %
lot of editing before 10 is taken NJ.
For ono thing the absurd mnd set
tlemuut Joker is generally trowuod
upon. The treasury department
pointed out that this feature of ,ho
suhrmo would cost the government
5000. 100000 N carried out
Chairman McCumbcr Of the H.
nance committee. who ls fu. bonus
htll. su,d that the Visionary laud
scheme should aud probably would
be removed from tho measure
There .s mo Justification fog 10,
In my opinion he said "tudor
the provisions Of tho bin, the bone
nciarlos of tho adjusted c1mpcnsa-
ton must select their options within
three years. ~ VIII require 10
years to sct up The reclamation
scheme and prepare tho redeemed
lands for settlement
Concur IN Chnirmnn's opinion.
Others ut the committee concur In
the opinion of their chairman. Fur
thcr than this they express disap-
proyal of other features of the house
bill naturally beginning with tho
certificate loan plan. which Secre-
tHry Mellon, Comptroller Crissinger,
Federal Governor Harding and sem
ator Carter Glass. the creator Of the
federal reserve system, have united
In declaring to hC absurd and uu-
workable.
Several mem hers Of tho finance
committee undoubtedly will propose
the restoration of the cash feature
abandoned 10y the house. Others Will
insist upon the adoption OF the yales
tax MS recommended by President
Harding Two or three members Of
the committee are Withholding their
views untll they can discuss the sub
tcct moro fully with President
Harding
From authoritative sources IL Is
learned that Senators who are in
favor Of the bonus, those opposed 10
II and those not having declared
themselves one way or tho other are
disposed to follow the lead Of the
administration on the subject. They
refuse 10 accept the vague and in
direct statements made by Repre-
sentntivos Mondcll Fordney and
Longworth during the house debate
that the president will accept and
approve the certificate loan bin
passed by the house.
President II Deciding Factor.
Conflicting predictions regarding
the attitude or the president wero
circulated during the preparation
and consideration Of the bill In the
house Senators whose attentions
have been Ccutcred on the intcrna-
tional treaties arc Inclined to accept
statements Of this character as en-
tirely uuwlrautod, They agree that
the Views OF tho president viii play
a prominent nud decisive part In tho
consideration OF bonus legislation In
the senate. But some OF them said
today they would not accept any In
direct versions OF tho presidents
position.
II ls the purpose OF several sCua-
tors who desire to carry out the
policies Of the administration 10 ap-
peat tu the president for guidance.
They have assumed that Secretary
Mellon has spoken for the admins
tratiuu u replying to requests for
AAl'' ilANNA'I 90 f' Nll' tll'hA VI All'
certificate loan plan ON the finances
OF tho country Tho secretary re-
nllod to such requests by declaring
that passage of tho house bin would
result In financial disaster In this
opinion he was supported by Comp
trullcr CrIssiugcr and Governor
Harding.
Senators who have not reached
any conclusion regarding the bonus
do not believe Secretary Mellon
would have taken the position that
the bonus ruid would expose the
country TO undesirable financial
consequences without the approval
OF the president They are. there
fore, inclined 10 believe that tho
clear and definite statements OF the
secretary more accurately reflect the
views of the president than the
vague and intangible versions Eus-
siped among the members OF the
lower house
The opinion was expressed 10y Sow
eral senators that the senate would