Evening star., 1922-03-20
PRESIDENT REFUSES
TO APPROVE BONUS
COMPROMISE BILL
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democrat on the ways and means
committee. asked unanimous consent
for Mr.. Mondell to tell the House
when the bonus bill would be taken
up. Representative Campbell, repub-
lican, Kansas, demanded the previous
order. shutting off the request. Later.
however, Mr.. Garner asked Speaker
Gillett for information about the
bonus and was told that no one would
be recognized to bring it up TO-DAY.
Mr.. Garner then wanted to know
when it would be called up.
ut is not within my province to say
when 1t will come up" replied the
Speaker.
ut looks like the storehouse OF in
formation either has been locked up
or has gone dry" responded the
Texas member.
LeadeA May Press Plans.
Speaker Gillett's refusal to let the
sion Of the rules did not cause the
leaders to abandon wholly their
plan for such procedure. They dis
bringing In a special rule to make
Thursday or some other day later in
the week suspension of rules day. The
carrying out of this plan depended
on the Speakers views.
IT seemed fairly certain that the
bonus measure would not come up
tomorrow. The Army appropriation
bill still is before the Honse and it
is planned to resume it's consideration
tomorrow. 1t was possible, however.
that this plan would be changed at
the conference of leaders called for
late today.
Representative Lineberger of Cal
ifornia, a former service man. who
called today at the White House.
handed to Representative Mondell the
list of tho names of House members
signing a petition for conference of
He said, however. that he had not yet
determined whether he would insist
on the conference, adding that he
would have another talk with Mr.. Mon
dell before making up his mind finally.
Plans of leadeps for suspension Of
the rules to bring UP the bonus bill
having been disrupted. the House re-
mained in session only so minutes.
Representative Wood, republican. of
Indiana, reporting to the President
today on the sentiment he encounter
ed during his recent speechmak ing
tour in the middle west, said he told
the President that the great mass of
the people he encountered were alb
solutely opposed to the bonus bill in
its present form. The people wanted
to know what taxes they would have
to pay when the bonus Is enacted, he
not seem displeased at his informa-
tion.,
Minority Attack ON Bonus.
An attack on the bonus measure was
made In minority views which were
made public yesterday by Representa-
tives Treadway of Massachusetts, and
Tilson of Connecticut. republican mem-
hers of the ways and means committee.
They declared their belief that the bill,
harm to the people Of the country. the
veterans themselves and their families
included, than it will do good to the
individual beneficiaries."
The committeeman centered their at
tack principally on the bank loan pro-
vision of the adjusted service certifi-
cate title and the land settlement title.
They asserted that the loan scheme
seems to us just about as unsound
economically and unfortunate from
every point of view at this particular
time as could possibly be devised"
offers untold opportunity for reckless
expenditure; - Is dangerous at the
worst and uncertain ut the best" and
they added that there is q firmly Krund-
cd belief In the minds of many that this
provision has been saddled upon this
carrying through Congress on the
sturdy backs Of the veterans . measure
so fraught with dangerous possibili-
ties and uncertainties that II would re-
cetve scant support If forced to stand
alone In the open pfeo1an on ,s 3Hat fSa
provision has been disapproved by
] high fiscal officers Of the government
the committeeman asserted that "a
! serious defect in the bill was the
! entire lack of amortization. taxation
or refunding for anticipated payment
of the large sum the government VIII
owe in three years, when the bank
loan period would expire and the
veterans holding certificates would
be authorized to borrow direct from
the government. They estimated that
at that time the Treasury would have
to provide $500. 100000 for advances tc
banks on unpaid loans made to veter'
Date Classea ~ significant"
Attention is called" says the re.
port, "to the Significance OF the dat<
the Certificates are to bear. namely
Of clerks and the best expert assist.
| ance possible. comparatively few Ger.
| tifioates could be issued by that time
| and it would be at least six months
before any large number could be pu'
out. The reason for the date, there
J fore. of the operation of the bill a.
October l next, one month prior tt
/, election, is very apparent"
| I'm estimating the political effect
| of the support of this BILL" the repor
continued, lit would seem that 4 ranE
| injusice is being done the intelligence
and patriotism of the ex-service men
| It seems to be assumed that because
| each individual veteran is to receiv,
q shkht pscuniary reward, therefor,
he and hts friends will. In return, 70
ward those who vote 1t and punisl
these who do net regaFdlese Of wis
| country ~ . whole may ~. We ~
siteys this Il. unjust and uAtruas