Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADER
To CONFER WITH HARDING
ON BONUS MIDDLE TONIGHT.


WASHINGTON. March Is. The
soldiers bonus muddle is to be re-
ferred to President Harding again.
Representative Mondell OF wyom-
ing. the Republican house leader,
announced today that he had re-
quested a conference with the execu-
tive for tomorrow evening after the
return of Mr.. Harding from Florida.
He said he would be accompanied to
the White House by such other mem
bers Of the house handling the bonus
legislation as the President might
wish to consult.
The specific purpose OF the pro-
posed conference was not disclosed
by Mr. Mondell, but it was reported
that he would seek to obtain the
Presidents views on the compromise
bill with its bank loan provision in
lieu OF cash bonus, as well as his
opinion as to whether the measure
should be called UP Monday under
suspension of the rules as most house
leaders desire. Mr. Mondell's an
rlouncement followed a conference
between Speaker Gillett and n Re-
publican house leaders arranged prl-
marily to discuss the question of pro-
GilIett announced afterwards that he
would not make UP his mind before
Monday morning as to whether he
would entertain a motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill. Such
motion would block all amendments
and also prevent motion to recon-
NIT the bill with instructions to the
ways and means committee.
The conference in the speakers Of
flee lasted more than an hour and
was behind closed doors MINOR
dell was delegated as official spokex-
man and made this statement:
I'VE discussed the question OF the
bonus in all its phases, fully, freely,
rood naturedly, but did not reach
any definite conclusion or make any
definite arrangement.
Chairman Fordney Of the ways and
means committee. said he had moth
ing to add to that statement.
i want to call up the bill just as
soon as possible he said. ITS
going to be passed quickly. don't
think we will change the crossing OF
a TT or the dotting Of an T. We have
a good bill"
Representative Lineberger Of Cali
fornia. former service man who
holds a petition bearing sufficient
signatures Of house majority men,
bers to ensure the calling of a party
conference, for next Tuesday eve
ming, attended the conference with
the speaker. He also had a long
talk with Mr.. Mondell, but declined
to say what had transpired.
Withhold Petition
Mr.. Lineberger is withholding the
presentation of his petition to Chair
man Towner of the house Republican
organization, explaining that he
hoped it would be possible to achieve
without a conference the things that
he and other signers of the petition
expected to accomplish through q
party meeting. When he circulated
the petition he said it was the pur-
pose to have the whole question
threshed out by the Republican mem
bership.
Besides Mr. Mondell and Mr. Line
berger. those comforting with Speak
er Gillett were Representative Fess
OF Ohio, chairman OF the Republican
congressional committee; Chairman
Campbell, of the rules committee;
Chairman Tincher OF the agricultural
committee; Representative Walsh of
Massachusetts,. speaker pro tempore;
Chairman Madden of the appropria-
tion committee; Representative
ToWner Of Iowa, Representative
Woodruff of Michigan, former SER
vice man; Representative Mann OF
Illinois and Representative Dunn,
New York, Nolan, California: Sand
ers, Indiana and Anderson, Minneso-
Ia. all members of the Republican
steering committee.
Members Of the ways and means
committee present were Fordney,
Michigan; Green, Iowa; Longworth,
Ohio; Hawley. Oregon: Treadway,
Massachusetts: Tilson, Connecticut;
Copley, Illinois; Mott. New York;
Frear, Wisconsin; Young. North Da-
kota; Timberlake. Colorado: Hadley,
Washington and Chandler. Okla
homa.
Preparation OF minority reports on
the bonus bill by both Democratic
and Republican members OF the ways
and means committee went ahead to-
day but they will not be presented
until Monday.
Representative Kitchin OF North
Carolina the Democratic house lead
er. who appeared Unexpectedly at the
capitol yesterday for the first time
in nearly a year. and other Demo
Gratis, were writing a report opposing
the bank loan provision. Represent
atives Treadway snd Tilson were
preparing 4. joint report for the Re
publican minority.