New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Republicans Yield in Part
TO Harding and Refuse
TO Put Veterans Bill
Ahead for McCumber
Ship Act Ignored;
Its Chances Poor
Program To BE Rushed
WithoutRecess; ;FoesCall
In Absentecs for Fight

PROM The TribsHe's Wcshis0ioA BYredu
WASHINGTON. June 10 Senate Re-
publieans in conference to-day adopted
a resolution offered by Senator Nc
Cumbcr under which the tariff bill will
be kept under practically continuous
consideration until passed. and after
that the bonus bill will be taken up
and passed. Both bills, according 10
the resolution, arc 70 be pressed 20
passage as eSpeditiously as possible,
and there is TO be no adjournment Of
the session and no recess until they
are disposed OF.
The conference thus carried cut the
wishes OF President Harding in op-
position 20 displacement OF the tariff
bill by the bonus bill, but IL took no
action whatever on ship subsidy and
gave no consideration TO this Admins
tration measure which the President
desires 10 have acted on by the Senate
ahead OF the bonus.
Vote Is 27 TO II
Senator Mecumber's resolution was
adopted By a vote Of q 10 IL. lndica-
iions ore that the program as mapped
out by the conference will be followed
However. it will not be followed with
out struggle on the floor of the
Senate. Strenuous efforts will be made
by the Democrats and part OF the Re-
publicans 10 force the bonus bill 10
passage ahead Of the tariff. but the
Senate Republican leaders insist that
they have the votes in sight to prevent
this.
Senate Democrats conferred this
afternoon after the conference Of the
Republicans. They decided 20 allow
Senator La Toilette 20 go ahead and
offer his motion 10 lay aside the tnrin
bill and take up the bonus. They also
decided 20 send out kilograms 10 call
in all the absentees. Twenty-seven OF
the thirty-six Democrats are expected
10 vote for .hs Ia Toilette motion. but
the efnvasses Of the Republican leaders
indicrte thsre will not be enough ne.
publicans aligning with the Democrats
10 force the motion 20 passage.
Insures Tariff Passage
To-day's Republican conference ae-
tion is generally regarded as insuring
passage OF a tariff bill this session.
when II will be passed by the Senate
is indefinite. In voting for the Nc
cumbcr resolution 20 pass tariff first
and follow il with the bonus, Sena-
tors McCumbcr and Lenroot both did
20 with the reservation that II the
tariff bill is not passed by August 10
they will seek 20 force consideration
uf the bonus bill.
To-day's action, moreover. seems 70
make bonus legislation a certainty un-
loss a veto should be interposed. Sena-
tor McCumber in debate Saturday
twice made the prediction the Prcsl-
dent would sign the bonus bill.
So far as ship subsidy legislation
Is concerned. there is no doubt It's
prospects have been dimmed by the
decision Of the conference. II is gem
erally viewed rs improbable that Con
gress, after II passes both the tariff
bin and the bonus bill, will remain In
session long enough 10 pass the sub
sidy bill.
Senator Edge. Of New Jersey. Re-
publican. in the conference this morn
ing warned against declaring for
passage Of the bonus bill this
session and urged that the wishes
OF President Harding be followed. lie
told the Republican Senators that
President Harding was "the best asset
Of the Republican party and that they
ought not 20 throw away this asset By
Going ahead with the bonus bill con-
trary 10 his wishes and thus striSias
at his leadership.
Bonus Priority Beaten
Senator MeCumber set the bail roll
ing in the conference by offering mo-
tion in favor Of laying aside the tarih
hill and taking up the bonus bill. This
was beaten, 80 TO y. The nine VINO
voted 10 displacc the tariff bill for the
bonus bill were Senator'S MeCumoer:
Lenroo,, Kellogg, Capper Jones, OF
Washington. Towns md. Nicholson
Sutherland and Norbeek.
Senator Curtis then presented a mo,
tion in favor Of keeping the tarit Dill
before the Senate. until passed ana
then passing the bonus bill.
Senator McCumber offered the same
proposition in the form OF a resoiu-
tion with several whcreases, and ~
was adopted after Senator Curtis Win
drew his motion. The vote for the
McCumber resolution was q 20 IL.
The eleven who voted against Il were
Senators Edge. Dillingham;, Ernst,
Brandegee. Phipps, Nelson. Fernald,
Wadsworth. Calder. Newberry and
Warren. These Senators are looked
upon as opposed to bonus Legislation,
although Senator Brandegee bases his
vote on the proposition that he Old NOT
,og.rd II as wise for the conference 10