Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-29
FINAL VOTE MAY
Be TAKEN TODAY
IN UPPER HOUSE
ON BONUS BILL
Senate Debate Centers
Largely on the Land Re-
Clamation Amendment
Offered by M'Nary,
NICHOLSON ATTACKS
MEASURES OPPONENTS
United States Steel Corpo-
ration and the Standard
Oil Company Are Men,
toned Particularly,
BY The Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. 28.--Senate
debate today on the soldiers bonus
bill centered largely on the land
reclamation amendment offered by
Senator McNary. republican, Ore
gon, but that nor either of the other
amendments came to a vote.
The unanimous consent agree
ment limiting discussion on amend
ments to twenty minutes to each
senator will become operative to-
morrow and leaders were hopeful
that a final vote on the bill itself
could be had before adjournment.
In the discussion today Senators
Wadsworth, of New York. and Ster-
ling, of South Dakota, republicans,
voiced their opposition to the
bonus, although Senator Sterling
supported the reclamation project.
Senators Nicholson, republican.
Colorado, and Heflin, democrat.
Alabama, supported the bill, the
former also arguing in favor of the
McNary amendment.
Attacks big Business"
Senator Nicholson attacked the
business men opposing the bonus,
mentioning particularly the United
States Steel corporation and the
Standard Oil company. He charged
that the latter company profited
through 'unconscionable prices
charged during the war and de-
clared that it ih-became Judge E.
III. Gary, chairman Of the board Of
the steel corporation, to oppose
adjusted compensation for the vet
Grams when his company had made
great profits during the war.
Senator Wadsworth was particu-
larly vigorous in his attack on the
measure. He declared that the
bonus could be financed only
through taxes now or later and
that the American people had
reached limit in the burden they
could bear. Also he argued that
the veterans themselves, their
wives and their children would
have to work but the harder in the
years to come 4 to pay back the
money the FORMER soldiers received
which, he contended, would be in
sufficient to afford any lasting BEN
efits.
The New York senator argued
that the measure could not be
properly termed an adjusted COM
pensation" bill, because it pro-
posed to treat all men alike, no
natter what their pay in war time,
and whether they needed assist
ance. Attacking the bank loan pro-
vision, he asserted that this was an
/, vitation from the government to
sclf.respecting men to borrow from
the banks and then repudiate their
notes, leaving to the government
the payment of the sums borrowed.
McNary's Amendment.
In presenting hfs reclamation
amendment, Senator McNary told
the senate that it afforded an OPP
portunity for congress to, do "a
great thing in empire building" by
reclaiming arid lands in the west
and swamp and cut over lands in
the south and east. He argued
also that it would give opportunity
to veterans desiring to get back to
the land, to acquire homesteads
with government aid and operate to
maintain much-needed balance
between the rural and urban pop
ulation.
The reclamation plan, received
the support also of several senators
from the west and south and was
unopposed in the debate. Senators
Ransdell, Louisiana, and Fletcher.
Florida, democrats, pictured the
benefits that would accrue in their
states while Senators Walsh, OF
Montana, and Pittman, Nevada,
democrats. Joined Senator McNary
in reviewing the benefits that
had resulted from the enactment of
the basic reclamation law in 1902.