Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-30
PROVISION MADE
To NANCE THE
SOLDIERS BONUS
Interest on Foreign Debt
Is to Be Used; Smith
M'Nary ReCla m alton
Amendment Agreed to.
BY the Associated Press.

Washington, Aug, 29.-Without
"a record vote the senate approved
today the use of the interest on the
foreign debt in financing the SOL
diers' bonus. Also it substituted the
Smtth-McNary $3.50, 100000 reclaim
alton bill for the land settlement
option in the house measure. Then
it quit for the day with a final vote
on the bonus measure at least one
land perhaps two or three days dis
tant.
The amendment authorizing the
payment of the bonus charge with
the interest on the $1,000. ,00G
owed the United states by the al
Ilied nations was proposed by Sem
Iator Simmons, democrat, Of North
Carolina. He and Senator Reed,
democrat, of Missouri, and other
members urged it as means. not
only of meeting President Hard
Iirgs requirement that the bill carry
a means of financing, but also of
siencing the talk about the can
collation. of the foreign debt.
Roll Call Demanded.
A roll call on the proposal was
demanded at first, but this demand
was withdrawn, presumably be-
cause of the apprehension of lead
erS that a quorum could not be op-
tanned at the then late hour. A di-
vision was had instead, thirty-three
senators signifying their approval
of the amendment, and one, Senator
! New. republican, of Indiana. his
disapproval.
| The Smith Nary reclamation
amendment was agreed to by vote
of forty-three to twenty-six. Party
| lines disappeared on the roll call
ltwenty-three republicans and twen-
ity democrats supporting the amend
ment and eighteen republicans and
eight democrats opposing 1t. All
of the senators from the far west
ern states voted for the proposal
land all of those from the New
England states voted against it.
The Smith McNary amendment
would provide for the reclaming ol
arid lands in the west through irri'
cation and swamp lands in the
south and other sections by drain
lage. the work to be done under the
direction of the secretary Of the in
terror, through federal and state
cooperation. Veterans of the worlt
war. the Spanish-American wal
land the Philippine insurrectior
would be given first opportunity tt
obtain homesteads and also II
working on the various projects.
Opposition Is Voiced.
Opposition to the amendmen
was voiced by Senators McCumber
Republican, of North Dakota, II
charge of the bonus; Lenroot, re
publican, Wisconsin, and Robinson
democrat, of Arkansas. The charg
was made that opponents OF tn
bonus were supporting this amend
ment in the hope that it would fur
nish an added reason for the presi
dent to veto the bonus. Also it wa
lcontended that the reclamation
project was important enough t
stand on it's own merits, without
as Senator Lenroot expressed Il
"being taken into court on tn
backs Of the ex-service men"
Senator McNary, republican
Oregon, who proposed the recla
nation feature, told Senator Nc
Cumber that the bill would stan'
a better chance of executive ap
proval with his amendment at
tached than it would without ii
The same argument was advanced
by a number of other senators
some OF whom declared that Mr.
Harding has given his approval t
the reclamation plan.
Bonus Is Discussed.
interviewer with the debate OF
the reclamation feature was dis
cussion of the bonus itself, witt
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