The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-12
CONFEREES' REPORT
MAKES BONUS more
CERTAIN OF A VETO
Simmons's Foreign Debt
and McNary's Reclamation
Schemes Taken Out.
NO FINANCING PLAN
North Carolina Senator Says
Presidents .Disapproval
Is Invited.
NO FINANCING PLAN
ONLY FEINT OF BATTLE
House Gets Amended Measure
To-day-Smoot and Garner
Refuse to Sign.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Sept. IL.
The McNary reclamation feature and
the Simmons amendment providing for
the payment of the $4,000, Oo0, 600 raid
out of the foreign loan, were stricken
out of the McCumber bonus bill by the
conferees to-day.
The McNary project involved an ap-
preparation of $35O.00O, 900 to develop
arid and swampy lands in eleven West
ern and Southwestern States. These
improvements were to be made in
State or privately owned land at the
expense of the entire people, and the
war veterans were to have the option
OF entry and settlement.
After making minor changes the con-
ferees voted to approve the amended
measure. and it will be reported to the
House tomorrow. Under the rule It
will lie on the table for one day and
the tariff bill is disposed Of
Senator Smoot (Utah), one of the SEN
ate conferees, refused to sign the port
as did Representative Garner (Texas) ,
both of whom voted against the bonus
raid when the measure was passed. Rep
resentative Collier (Miss), another
House conferee. was not present. Those
signing the report were: Senator'S Nc
Cumber On. d., Simmons IN. ca.
Walsh tMass), and Mclean Conn.
and Representatives Fordney< mich.
Longworth (Ohio). and Green Iowa)
Senator simmons's Comment.
They just made II easy for the PresI-
dent TO veto the BILL was the comment
OF senator Simmons upon leaving the
conference room. by the elimination
Of my proposal to pay the bonus by u.s.
Ing the interest on the foreign debt, the
conferees have invited a veto by the
President. The President can now
rightfully say this measure comes to
me with no provision for the payment
of the obligation and will be forced to
veto IL, since ] imposed the condition
that the bill must provide a source of
revenue TO meet my approval"
Asked IL he would make fight upon
the floor of the Senate for the reinser-
ton of his amendment when the con-
ference report Is brought up, Senator
Simmons said:
1T all depends upon how the McNary
forces feel about the rejection of their
plan. II they will join forces with me
1t might be worth While to make a
fight, otherwise 1t wound appear to be
useless"
Senator Simmons asserted that "only
feint of battle" was made by the
Senate conferees for the retention OF
the Senate amendments, and he enter
tains no hope that the President will
sign the bill In its present form. The
North Carolina Senator believes that
word has been sent to the majority con-
ferees to eliminate both the McNary
amendment and the proposal to pay the
bonus by the use of the foreign loan.
The President has fully made up his
mind TO veto the bill. he added. and the
Administration leaders feel that it would
be very unpopular thing to give the
McNary reclamation project "A black
eye by vetoing q measure of which IL
was a part.
McCumber Drops Prophecy.
Senator McCumber, who has sponsored
the bonus bill through thick and thin
and who has always been optimistic
about its fate. In commenting to-day
ON the measure. said: Il am not maxi
ing any more promises or prophecies"
1t seems that at last he has seen the
handwriting on the wall and has been
convinced that the President Is stand
ing like wall against the raid.
After telling of the elimination OF the
Senate amendments-the McNary recla-
nation project and the plan OF financing
the bonus obligation by using the for
eign loan-Senator McCumber told of,
the other changes made by the conferees
In the bill. They were:
The veteran must make application
for the adjusted compensation on or
before January /, 1928. In the House
bill the limit was six months after
the passage OF the bill. while In the
Senate bill no time limit was inn
posed.
The land and farm settlement was
changed so that the veteran Is given
a straight credit Of SIPS per day for
each days service at home or abroad.
In the amended Senate bill there
was graduated scale OF credit
starting at 81 per day and reaching
S1.40 per day in 1928, depending
upon the time the veteran applied for
that benefit.
Senator Walsh (Mass.) was much
disappointed when the conferees agreed
to strike out the Simmons amendment.
He Is absolutely sincere In his support
OF the bonus and feels that the elimlna-
tion OF the Simmons amendment will
likely sound it's death knell