The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-01
BONUS BILL PASSED;
GOES TO CONFERENCE

Washington, Sept. 1.-The soldiers
bonus bill was sent to conference
today by the house under special rule
Washington, Aug. 31.-By a vote o1
AZ to % the $4,000, 100000 soldiers
bonus bill was passed today by the
senate. It now goes to conference
where prompt action was expected by
both senate and house leaders.
Party lines disappeared on the roll
call, which followed four hours of de-
bate. Announcement of the result
was greeted with applause from the
galleries which went unchecked de.
spite the violation of senate rules.
Three opponents Of the bonus were
present, but unable to vote on account
Of pairs. Eight other opponents were
absent, making the total number
against the measure 33, or one more
than enough to prevent passage over
presidential veto provided all 90
senator's were present and voting.
On the actual roll call, however,
there was one more senator support
ing the bonus than the two-thirds
majority of those present and voting,
and two-thirds majority would be
sufficient to insure final enactment of
the legislation even should President
Harding disapprove it, as many now
believe he will.
The roll call follows:
For the bonus:
Republicans - Brandegee, Bursum,
Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins,
Curtis, Gooding, Hale, Jones wash
ington), Kellogg, La Toilette, Len
root, Lodge, Mccormick, McCumber.
Mclean, McNary, Nicholson Oddie,
Rawson, Shortridge, Stanfield, Suth-
erland, Townsend, Watson (Indiana), },
AMI Willis-27.
Democrats - Asheurst, Broussard,
Culberson, Fletcher. Gerry, Hefin,
Hitchcock, Ke1drick, McKellar, Pitt
man, Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed (Mis-
souri), Robinson, Sheppard, Simmons,
Smith, Trammell, Walsh (Massachu-
setts) and Walsh (Montana)-2O.
Total Al.
Against the bonus:
J Republicans - Ball Borah, Calder,
Dillingham;, Edge, France, Freling-
huysen, Keyes, Nelson, New. Phipp,
Reed (Pennsylvania), Smoot, Sterling
ard Wadsworth--15. s..ss's q
Democrats = Dial, Glass, Myers,
Shields, Swanson, Underwood and
Williams-total %.
Immediately after the passage If
the measure, the senate directed that
it be returned to the house with re-
quest for a conference. kepresenta-
tive Mondell Of Wyoming, the Re-
publican leader, said the house would
send it to conference tomorrow un-
der a special rule.
The senate conferees named are
those who now are working on the
tariff bill and the house is expected
to appoint it's managers Of the tariff
measure. Since there is no serious
dispute between the two houses on the
bonus the conferees are expected to
lay aside the tariff long enough to
agree to a report on the bonus.
Four hours of debate preceded SEN
ate action, with Senators Lodge of
Massachusetts, the Republican lead
er; Pomerene (Democrat) of Ohio,
Reed (Democrat) Of Missouri. Suth-
erland (Republican) Of West Vir-
ginia, Trammell (Democrat) of Flori-
da and Hefin (Democrat) Of Alabama
arguing in support of the measure,
and Senators Sterling (Republican)
South Dakota, Owen (Democrat) of
Oklahoma and Watson (Democrat) of
Georgia, opposing it.
Government experts estimate the
total cost of the bonus at $685.
659, ,481 on the basis of rs per cent
of the veterans electing the certificate
plan, % 1-2 per cent the farm and
home aid and 1-2 per cent vocational
training.
This total is exclusive OF any ap-
preparations that would be made un-
der the $3.50 100000 land reclamation
provision, but under the provision
that the government finally would re-
cover those costs. The total of the
certificate plan is placed at $3,364,-
909,481; farm and home aid, $412,-
425,000; vocational training, $52 1926
600, and cash payments to veterans
receiving $50 or less, $16,000,000.