The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-21
ENATE KILLS SOLDIERS BONUS BILL
ritish BLow Bv Sea. Land and Air Is Planned
Vote in Upper House A to 3S Four Less Than the Neces
sary Two Thirds Maority-House, on The Other Hand,
Rejected Veto, 25S TO 81, or Fifty More Than the Re-
quired Number-AD West Virglnlans Voted Against the
Veto-Elkins and Echols Absent.

The House vote on ,he first passage
OF the bonus last March -. WAS 1888
to 20. or 4.15 10 as compared with 40,
10 l today. The Senate today compared
with 47 to 80. by which the measure was
first passed on August 81.
Most Of the House votes 20 sustain
the President were cast by members
from eastern and Southern state. with
western delegations voting almost Solid
ly for the bill.
TWO Changes In Senate.
There We're two changes IN the Sem
ate. Senator Cameron. Republican. Ari-
/ zcna. who voted for the bonus origin
ally. voting 10 sustain the veto. while
Senator Mckinley Republican. Illinois,
who. II was announced. was favorable
To- the bill on the first vote was paired
against il.
There was only brief consideration
of the measure in the House. Ia call
=, ing up the bill. Mr.. Mondell said II
had been considered for long time.
and that further debate was not likely
10 change single vote and was un-
necessary. Mr.. Garrett asked that there
| be an hours discussion. but after cries
OF vote. vote" from the Republican
side the majority leader moved the
previous question and the roll call was
ordered.
, Announcement Of the result of ths
voting was received in silence by both
the membership and the fairly we'll
filled galleries. The same was true IN
the Senate.
The Senate Debate.
Within an hour after the House act
ed the bill and the presidents veto
IN rho Spnltp Dis
cusson on the subject three. How
ever. had been under way for Some
time. with Senator Reed. Democrat,
Missouri. supporting the measure. ana
Senator Williams, Democrat. MiSSls-
s!ppi. opposing Il.
Senator AShurst. Democrat. Arizona,
followed with an argument for the
bonus, and was interrupted while the
House clerk delivered the bill. The
presidents veto message then was
read, and when Senator Ashurst con-
Guided, Senator McCumber. Republican,
North Dakota in charge OF the bill.
moved to defer action until tomorrow.
This brought a point OF order from
Senator Underwood. OF Alabama. the
Democratic. leader. who declared this
would fix. lime fo- consideration or
the bill. and that this could be done
ONLY OS a TWO UliJpliNS. ScN-
eral senator's urged that there be no
deiay, hut Senator McCumber express
cd the opinion that If the matter went
over until tomorrow some senator's IA
yorah!e to the bonus who were absent
might return.
Bees Wall Street Plot
Tho finance committee chairman n
rally withdrew mis- motion and Senator
~
Of the bonus and against what he has
termed the deflat!on policy Of that fed,
cral reserve board. He charged that
Wall Street had promoted propa-
randa against the bonus.
while the Alabama senator was talk
inr leaders agreed 20 have 4 vote before
night, and the debate was closed by
senator McCumber who warned that
the bonus question could not be settled
finally until II has been settled N oc-
cord with the Judgment OF the great
majority OF congress.
While the power tn destroy II today
may be in existence" he said, that
power will not continue IN existence In
nv Judgment IN the next few years. I
am Inclined 10 say that this issue will
live"
The North Dakota senator scored alb
sent senator's favorable to the bonus
and iuveighed acains: tho pairing OF
senator's. explaining that II required
:wo senator's favorable 10 Tho bill to
pair one unfavorabe - 4. He asserted
that he could not bring h's conscience
- ":rade two votes 70 one" on a ques-
:ion on which III" country had "cX-
pressed Itself so earnestly"
Declaring tha; he had faith N tho
rerSua Siveness OF numbers. Senator
MCCumher said he wished senator's IA
vora bic TO tho bonus werc IN Washing
ton instead Of being in Hong Kong or
on the Pacific ocean"