Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-21
VETO SUSTAINED
BY SENATE, BONUS
DEAD FOR SESSION
Lower House Overwhelmingly
Votes 10 Override Presidents
opp6sltlon to Measure.


bin was killed In tho Senate late yes
ter1ay afternoon.
The supporters Of tho bill failed by
four votes to Get the two-thirds ma
jority necessary to override President
Harding's veto. The vote was ~ TO
-
several hours earlier In the day the
Hocss overrode tho Presidential veto
overwhelmingly. The victory OF the
bonus men In that branch was fore
surprise at tho size OF II. The vote
WINS cbs to 81
ono OF the most interesting features
OF the nght was that In both houses
President Harding WAS deserted by
tho Republican fioor leaders and sup
ported by the Democratic chieftnins.
senator Lodge and Representative
Mondcli voted to ovcyridc the veto.
Senator Underwood and Representa-
tive Garrett to sustain II.
Most ~ the day I'm the Senate was
occupied with vehement debate on
the Presidents message ana the Bonus
bin itself. with Senator Reed. Demo-
crat. OF Missouri. leading an onslaught
In behalf u tho bonus mon. and Scna-
tor Williams. Democrat. OF Mississippi,
making the principal speech in defense
e the veto message.
Senator McCumber. Republican. OF
North Dakota. attacked the figures In
the veto message just before the vote
was taken. Recognizing that the bonus
WINS beaten. no intimated there would
be another House bill and another
President in due time. Earlier. he had
said that he wanted n vote before this
session of Congress adjourns so that
Senators running for reelection may
be held Accountable TO their people
Senator Ashurst. Democrat. OF Ari-
IONA. and Senator Helm. Democrat. Of
Alabama. also spoke in support OF the
bonus.
Throughout the day the bonus advo-
Gates wero aware that they We're
beaten. Ahou, 4 o'clock they planned
10 defer the vote until today In the
hope that one or two Senators would
come over TO them and that they
would be able to break the two-for-ons
pair arrangement. Under that two
bonus Senators We're paired with one
anui-honus Senator. because n two.
thirds or two-for-one) majority wa,
necessary 20 pass the bill over tn,
veto.
Senator McCumhcr moved 10 defet
the vote until today and frnnkl,
stated his purpose. There WAS som,
discussion as 10 whether a two-third,
majority would be needed to carry tn,
motion. Senator Helm intsrjects<
that n Senator McCumber wanted the
vote To 80 over there were enough
bonus mon present to talk until moor
tomorrow and prevent a vote until
that timN Senator McCumber theY
withdrew his motion.
OF the ~ Senators who voted Z,
override the veto. % were Republican,
Including most OF the old guard" an,
Administration leaders. There wer
II Democrats. OF the IS who voted 4
sustain the veto. there were 81 Re
ruhlicans, including Senator Franc,
~ Maryland. Seven Democrats aide
them.
senator Weller, Of Maryland. wa
paired in support Of the veto. in nc
cordance with instructions wired sew
eral days ago by him to Senate
Curtis. the Republican whip. Tn
bonus advocates paired with him wer
Senators Willis md Poindexter. Their
were six other pairs OF one We,
Senator against two bonus Senator
aud three absentees. Senators Elkin
Stanley and Watson, OF Georgia, WI
were not paired.
The party lineup in the House We
a. follows; To override the veto; n,
pubiicans. ISIS; Democrats. CO: 10 81,
tain the veto. IS Republicans and
Democrats. Meyer London, Sociali
member, voted to override.
Heed speech Brings Applause.
Senator Reeds defense OF the bon,
and attack on the Presidents MESA.
was made early In the day. and STIR,
The bonus advocates TO such an g,
tent th"t when he reached his peror
uon, Senator Robinson. Democrat.
Arkansas. in total disregard CT II
rules OF the Senate. led a brisk rou,
sf applause on the floor and in Il
galleries. a few minutes later. Sen
Tor Williams barbcd wit had the bon,
men squirting and the anti-bon
people smiling broadly.
Attacking the Presidents MESA
on the ground OF inconsistency. in IN
" spoke OF the bonus as inadeoua
ana az the same time held that I,
finances OF the country do not ius,i
payment Of Il. Senator Rsed 60
ihaae bitter onslaught on Mr.. Har
ihss charge that the bonus is ella
legislation. lie wove into his arg
nent scornful discussion of 1,
nense benefits he held to have be
gwen certain classes by the Repub
can Congress-. with the synpathv
inc President, in the Fordnsx- n,
cumber Tarin bin finally passed y,
terday.
compares Effect 10 Two Bjus.
Ihe latter part OF his speech was
verbal deadly parallel" of the ~.
legislation charge against the Dor
and OF provisions OF the tariff bill.
Class lcsislation"--ho said b,tinc
and BIN has Just been PASSED
which the sugar that goes into the q
Zee at breakfast throughout the 90,
Wy n taxed Tor the enrichment
small class. Glass legislation--
The benefit Of a class you have J,
put tax on the bingham that
women wear in their kitchen. CT
lssisiation--and you have taxed
poor mans socks for the benefit OF
cotton manufacturers. Class legis
ton--and you have put a tax even
swaddeiing clothes for the benefit
"A class"
lie argued that the men who ofre
themselves in the World War az ,
diers stayed home 10 make