Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-19

SUDDENLY GET
THINGS MOVING
Word From Back Home Show
to Senate Trend of Future
Events.
PEOPLE DISSATISFIED

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger. :
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Republicanfj
In the Senate have set in motion psrtyi
machinery to expedite the Administra- ?
tons legislative program. In the hFsts
conference since President Harding a +
White House dinners exhorted congres I
sionaI leaders to concerted and efricieu
action, they have brought about al
agreement for immediate considerations
Of the foreign debt refunding bin andI
the soldier bonus" bill
The action symb0lizes the response of
Congress to manifestations Of dissatis
faction with their work reported frOmI
! various parts Of the country. Such Lead
ers as John T. Adams, chairman Of the,
Republican national committee, havei
plainly voiced to leaders here the imper-i
alive necessity for a show Of actioDl
such as will make plain to the people 0! 7
the country the achievements Of the Re
publican party. In the House, Rep
resentative Graham Of Philadelphia, haN
warned members Of the disseminate
of discomfort with regard to the wor
Of Congress. Representative Madden
Illinois, chairman OF the Appropriation 81
Committee, has urged the time has con q
for making clear to the country the woT -
done by the party.
SENATE CONFERENCE -
BECOMES ACTIVE. rs
The conference Of Senate Republican Hk
resulted in the adoption Of two resol Is.
tions offered by Senator McCumber III
North Dakota, chairman Of the Finance5
Committee. TO take up the foreign debit
refunding bin first and the bonus" legis
lation second. The first. resolution We Il
said to have been adopted unanimously
o-, ? h. =
jority."
In taking this action, the conference
understood that the debt refunding bill 4
should he passed first and separately
without any effort to attach the "bonusit
legislation to II. Senator Borah Oh
Idaho. bOlted the meeting after stating
he could not support the debt refundin kz
bill with the restriction Of the prov 81
sion for semi-annuaI payment OF intere II
eliminated. He also said his opposite II
to q cash bonus" for soldiers was -
ready well known.
WILL DISCUSS
BONUS" BILL
There was scheduled another meetii -
OF Republicans today when vario -
means of raising a bonus" are to a.
discussed. In the first gathering, sena-
tor Edge Of New Jersey advocated thsI
sales tax for raising the bonus" buts
his views were understood to have been$
opposed By Republicans who believe
the country is against any further di I
rect taxation.
Utilization Of a four billion dollar bond
issue on the British debt, supported ..
such leaders as Senator Lodge o: .IasE
sachusetts, IS the plan for paying tn +
bonus now most widely considered.
The plan IS expected to be worked out
by Republican leaders in further con
ferences and TO be incorporated IN the
bonus bin by the Ways and Meang1
Committee Of the House, This commit
tee is expected to proceed with Tbonus"
legislation as soon as the refu2ding bill
gets out Of the way.
Democratic leaders said they intended
TO fIibusrer against the debt funding
bill although there were certain features
Of it to which they objected and desired
tc set their position before the country.
Copyright, 1922. by Public Ledger Com
pany.