The Washington herald., 1922-09-21
House Decisively
Overrides President,
258 to 54.
ACT TO ADJOURN
TOMORROW AT 2
Special Session in No.
vember Likely-Coal
Bill Passed.

President Harding's veto was
sustained in the Senate yesterday
by a vote Of 2S to A after it had
been overriden in the House by
the decisive majority of 25S to 81.
Re-enforced by the detection OF
Senator Mckinley of Illinois. and
Senator Cameron, of Arizona, both
Republicans. and aided by the alb.
sence of three impaired" support,
forces mustered more than they
needed to uphold the President.
Seyenty-two Senators were pres.
ent and voting. To have obtained
the necessary two-thirds to over
ride the Presidents veto. the bonus
advocates would have had to cast
As votes. They fell four short OF
the mark.
a three-years' struggle to enact II
into law came with dramatic swift
ness.
House Reputation s to L.
Immediately after convening, the
House. without debate. proceeded to
vote on the question of passing the
bill over Mr.. Hardirg's objection
The resolution was an emphatic and
overwhelming reputation OF the
Executives veto. The vote was
nearly ive TO one, exactly the same
ratio by which the bill passed
several months ago. The measure
was then rushed to the Senate
where after q few hours debate it
was killed.
Only two changes in the Senate
line up were brought about by
President Harding's veto. An
nouncement was made that Senator
Mckinley now in Europe, IL pres
ent would have voted to sustain
the President. He was paired with
Senator Caraway. Of Arkansas. and
Senator Jones. OF New Mexico
Democrat. who. II present would
have voted to override the veto
Senator Cameron who favored the
bill when It passed the Senate
several weeks ago. was on hand to
cast his vote in favor of the veto
Thirty-1ve Republicans and
nineteen Democrats voted to sus-
tain the veto in the House while
1873 Republicans and sixty-nine
Democrats voted to override it,
President Harding's support came
largely from the East. He received
some aid from the Southern Demo
Gratis. In the House. only seven
votes were cast in favor Of the veto
by Republicans from States west of
the AIleCneny Mountains and north
Of the Mason and Dixon line.
The Vote In Detail.
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killed the bonus was as follows:
To sustain the vetOI
Repub'icIn>-BnII. BOrah. Calder
Cameron. Dillingham;. DUPONT. Edge
Ernst FernaId. France. Reyes
Hoses. Nelson. Nev. Newberry. Pep
per. PhiPPS. Reed of Pennsylvania
Smoot. sterling and wadsworth.
Democrats - Dial. Glass. Myers
Owen. shields. Underwood and
Williams.
To override the veto:
TrpEbIicans-Brand Bursum.
CnDpcr, Colt. CUmmins, Curtis, Good
in2. Hale. IIarTrId. Jones of Wash
ingtOn, Kellogg. La Toilette, Lem
root. Lodge. Mccormick. MCCumber
Mclean. HcNary. Nicholson. Nor
beck. Oddic. Rnwson. ShOrtrIdGe.
>tapfcId. Sutherland, Townsend and
Watson Of Indiana.
Democrats -Ashurst, BrOussard
CuIberSOn. Fletcher, Gerry. Hnrri-
son, HefTlin, Hitchcock, Mcclellan
RanSdeII, Reed Of Missouri, Robin
SON. sheppard, simmons. smith
TrnmmeII and Walsh of Massachu-
scttS.
Reed ASSaiIs President.
senator Reed. OF Missouri. bit
,orly assailed the Presidents veto
message.
The President" he said. "is al,
ways a humUrist. unconsciously
perhaps. but always a humOrist
He cells this class legislation. At
this very moment he is prepared tC
sign tne tariff bill which sticks tn,
hand Of the prufitcer into the pocket
Of every American.
1T taxes everything from the
swaddling clothes of the baby to the
lining Of the coffin in which old age
is laid away. Why cant we have
some Legislation for the class that
sd - line Of battle in the
world VAR"
The galleries burst into loud ap-
pIause and doOrkeepers were busy
Julius II. Barnes. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
states. sent to President Harding a
telegram saying:
Every Uninjured veteran should
hank you that his patriotic service
j. not stamped with the dollar mark
Every disabled veteran should
thank Won that by this action better
Gaze and support are assured to
him
House to Adjourn Tomorrow.
The House, after overriding the
veto. agreed to adjourn sine die at
. o'clock tomorrow. The Senate.
having passed The coal commission
bill without Il record vote, immedi-
ateIy following its action on the
bonus veto now hOpes to quit about
the same time.
Despite a marked disinclination
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