The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31

Washington, d. c.. March "a
The four billion dollar soldiers
bonus bill was passed last night by
the house by an overwhelming ma
jority. 1t now goes 10 the senate
where its fate is regarded as I'M
certain ..
Party lines disappeared both in
the general debate and on the final
roll call 24S republicans. 81 demo
Gratis and one socialist supporting
the bill. and 43 republicans and &c
democrats voting against 1t.
The vote was 333 to 20, or 81
more than the two thirds majority
necessary for passage of the meas
| ure under the parliamentary proce-
dure selected by republican leaders
for the expressed purpose of pre-
venting the democrats from Offering
motion to recommit.
Attacked Minority Report.
A vigorous attack on the minor.
ity report on the bill signed by rep.
| resentative Kitchin of North Caro-
lima, the democratic leader, and four
other democrats, was made by rep
resentative~ Longworth, Republican,
Ohio. He declared he had never
seen such a cheap, SO wantonly
vulgar and disgraceful report as
this
Mr.. Longworth said that he dis
| liked to besmirch the congressional
record with such language, but that
he did want to read so the country
might know about one sentence in
the report. He proceeded to read
In NH nh hne Io,.
| Harvey at London, was described
as the "blasphemous, bibulous boot
Ticker at the court of st. James.
The reading was greeted with
applause from the democratic side
| led by Representative London. So
cialist, New York.
In the early stages of the roll call
the ratio of votes in favor Of the
bonus was five to one. Only nine
of the first so members voting cast
ballots against the bill.
Crowds In Galleries.
The crowds in the galleries and
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 pro-
gress.
The four hours discussion was
/ brought to close at 6:07 o'clock
by Representative Green, Iowa. The
ranking republican on the ways
and means committee, who vigor-
ously supported the bill there had
been a total of 81 speeches by mem
bers about equally divided between
opponents and proponents.
Ovation For Cannon.
Uncle Joe" Cannot was given an
ovation by the house and the gal
lery crowds when he arose to OPP
pose the bill. All the members stood
up and applauded as did many of the
spectators. The former speaker de-
the country in the world war lowed
that service" and warned Congress
that there would be demands for
service pensions as there bad been
after every war.
Characterizing the bill as "ho-
kus pokus'' Representative London
said he had never witnessed a
greater farce than that enacted to
day in the house. The bonus, he
said, was proposition to pay the
veteran for "the highest service a
man render-to fight for his coun-
try"
Representative Macarthur, republi-
can, Oregon, told the house that
while he had voted for the original
bonus bill, he could not support this
one as the American people could
not now stand the additional taxes
W hich would result from enactment
OF the legislation.
"The country is staggering under
an enormous burden Of indebted
ness" he said, land further taxa
ton now or in the immediate future
means more unemployment, more
industrial depression and more eco
pomic disorder"
Bill As 1t Has Passed.
/ AS passed by the house. the bonus