Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-01
No CONCL USION
ARRIVED At ON
SOLDIER BONUS
FORDNEY AYERS
House Ways and Means
Committee Spends Three
Hours in Conference,
Which Is Without Results
FINANCIAL QUESTION
IS FULLY DISCUSSED
Debate Is Said to Have
Waxed Acrimonious at
Tines May Reach Some
Kind of Agreement Today

washington rep. 20, -- HOUSE
ways and means committee, repub-
leans, spent three hours today try
ing to reconcile their differences
over the soldiers bonus, but with
out success. After they had adj
iourned until tomorrow. Chairman
Fordney announced that he had
been authorized TO say that the
committee has arrived at no con-
cluson."
"There is nothing to be given to
the newspapers today" he added.
1t was understood there was a
general discussion of the whole
question OF finances, acrimonious
at times, and that at the finish the
situation wa1 just where il was be-
fore the special committee
tentatively agreed upon q special
tax program which subsequently
was disapproved by President
Harding.
Some Favor Postponcmcnt.
Some committeeman were hope
| full that there would be some kind
of a conclusion tomorrow 1t was
said that the possibilities included
a postponement of the whole ques-
ton for "A month in the belief that
j the delay would serve to clear the
atmosphere, but several members
were understood to look upon such
program with disfavor.
/ The discussion today was report
ed TO have revolved largely around
the proposition to write into the
bill some kind of a financing pro-
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| dent views at least half way Tho
sales tax suggested by the presi-
dent and rejected by the special
subcommittee last week by an
overwhelming vote was not pressed
particularly. 1t was said, and the
impression is out that some mem
bers had in mind a special tax
program.
Sales tax proponents were un-
derstood to be hopeful that this
program would be worked around
to the sales tax, but leaders Of the
agricultural bloc will oppose thar
They take the position that the
bonus can be financed out OF pro-
ceeds from the refunded British
debt.
hIAAhbl NNo isNratbh
As the republican committeeman
were assembling to resume cons.d-
GRAFTON of the bonus, Hanford Mac
Nider national commander of the
American Legion, and John |
Thomas Taylor, vice chairman Of |
the legion's legislative committee, |
discussed the bonus situation with |.
President Harding at the White |
House They said afterward that |
they were perfectly satisfied"
with the results of the conference /
and expressed confidence that !
there would be no delay in the en-
actment of the adjusted compen-
sation legislation. They added |
that the president was heart and |
SOUL with the legion and UNDER
stood its position fully.
At the White House, it was said |
that President Harding, in his talk /
with the legion officials, had SIM !
ply referred to his recent letter to |
Fordney of the house
ways and means committee, OUT
lining his position on the bonus
as favoring sales tax to raise the
funds with which to finance II, or
else postponement of such legisla-
ton.
Tho following statement was is
sued at the White House on the
1.-THE president made no COM
mitment except that in his letter
TO Chairman Fordney. which eX-
pressed an attitude which remains
unchanged. He proposed no fur
-her statement and has none 10
make"