Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-19
BONUS MIDDLE i
AGAIN REFERRED
TO White HOUSE
Republican House Leader
Will Discuss Situation
With President.
MAJORITY MEMBERS
IN LONG CONFERENCE
Speaker Cillelt Declines 10
Announce Procedure He
Will Enforce.
FoRDNEY STANDS PAT on BILL
Ways and MeanS Chairman Asserts
VIII Not he Slightest Altern-
zion In Measure.
MAJORITY MEMBERS
IN LONG CONFERENCE
roRDNEf STANDS PAT on BILL
Ways and Means Chairman Asserts
VIII Not he Slightest Altern-
zion In Measure.
tBy Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON. March 1s.-The
soldiers bonus muddle is to be re-,
;erred to President Harding again.
Representative Mondell. OF wy
oming. the Republican House leader,
announced today that he had re-
duested r conference with the cxecu-
tive for tomorrow evening after tho
return Of AR. Harding from Flor
Ida He said he would be accompa-
MED to the White House by such
other members OF the House handling
the bonus legislation as the Presi-
dent might wish to consult.
The specific purpose OF the pro-
posed conference was not disclosed
by Mr.. Mondeli, but 1t was reported
that he would seek to obtain the
PRESIDENTS views on the compromise
Dill with it's bank loan provision in
lieu OF cash bonus as we'll as his
opinion as to whether the measure
should he called up Monday under
suspension of tho rules. as most
House leaders desire.
Conference IL Held.
Mr.. Mondcil,s announcement fol-
lowed u conference between Speaker
Ciiilett and twenty-seyen Republican
House leaders arranged primarily to
discuss the procedure In considering
the bill. Mr.. Gillett announced ar
forwards that he would not make
up his mind before Monday morning.
az to whether he would eptsstatn q
motion TO suspend the rules and PASS
the btHsSse Such q motion would blocis
NJ amcndnisIts. and also prsycrt d
motion 2to3resoihmit the b,il with In =
structions 10 the Ways anu Means,
Committee.
The conference in the Speakers
office lasted for moro than an hour
and was behind closed doors. Mr..
Mondeli was delegated as official
spokesman and made this statements:
We discussed the question OF tho
bonus in all It's phases. fully, freely.
Sood-naturedly, but did not reach
an! definite conclusion or make any
definite arrangement
VIII Make No Changes.
Chairman Fordney. OF the WAVE
and Means Committee. said he had
nothing to add to that statement.
u want to call up the bin JUS, a.
soon as possible" he said. ITS go
ing 10 be passed quickly. don't
tn'nk we will change the crossing
OF I or the dotting OF an ~ we
have Il good bill"
Representative jLinebercer- nf cal
norma. n former service man, who
holds petition bearing sufficient
number OF signatures of House ma
JoritE members to insure the calling
OF party conference for next Tues.
DAY evening. had a long talk with
Mr.. Mondell. 6usg destined to saw
what had TRANSFERRED. ~
Mr.. Lineberger is wfthholdfnr tba
presentation OF his petition to Chair,
man Towner. OF the House Renuali-
can organization. explaining that he
hoped 1t would be possible to acb,ey.
without a conference the things that
ne ana other signers of the petition
expected to accomplish through
party meeting. When he circulated
the petition he said 1t was the nI.-
rose TO have the whole bonus oyss-
lion threshed out by the Republica,
membership.
besides Mr.. Mondeil and Mr. line
berger, those comforting with speaL-
ef Giiiett were Representative Fess
or ONO. chairman OF the Republican,
congressional Committee; Chairman
Campbell. OF the Rules Committee.
Chairman Tincher. OF the Aericul
tural Committee: Representative
Walsh. o: Massachusetts. Speaker pro
G,ontinun,I 81 I5nor- y