The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-24
House Will See That 1t
Is Not Shelved-May
Be Referred To FL
nance Committee for
Changes - Difference
of Opinion Regarding
Harding Attitude

Washington. March "a. - Passed by
The House late Yesterday by vote
of 81 to 20. The soldiers bonus bill
was made ready for the Senate to-
day
What would happen to il there was
regarded as prCbematical. but the.
house proponents proposed to use ev-+
cry effort to prevent it from being
shelved as was the original bonus
measure.
In the long debate which preceded
the final vote in the house, some
speakers predicted that the Senate
would kill the bill. while others .ap-
rarently We're not over optimistic as
to the chances of its passage in its.
present form. Whatever its ultinl-
ate fate. it appeared fairly certain
that the bill would slumber for quite
while at the other end of the cap
itol where already the calendar is,
congested with treaties and annual
supply bills with the permanent cal
endar tariff bill yet to be reported.
There were those who belived that
the Senate finance committee to
which the bill would be referred to
in the natural course which might
make some sharp changes. Some
administration officials were said Ia
look for the Senate to pass a meas.
ure to provide means for financing
the bonus. but they were not prepar-
ed to predict whether the means
would be taxes or the use of foreign
bonds.
President Harding has been repre-
Sented as looking with favor OH the
financing of the legislation with re-
funded foreign bonds, provided they
were in hand before the bonus bill
was passed While the measure
was in the making by the house ways
and means committee, the executive
according to some members of that
comittee. suggested a delay of nine
ty davs in the belief that the treasury
would by then be in possession of
some of the British bonds.
There was some discussion in the
House yesterday as to whether the
President would approve the bill in
its present form. with Il conflict im
the opinions expressed. Represen-
tative Longworth. republican, Ohio.
said that while he would not presume
TO speak for the executive. he had
reason to believe that Mr.. Harding
would sign the House measure if it
reached him without change. On the
other hand Representative Snyder.
republican. New York. who said that
he had talked with Mr.. Harding last
week. declared he would be exceed
ingly surprised" if the executive
signed it.
Washington. March 24-Confidence
1.
the general approval of the service
men was expressed by landlord Nc
Nider national commander of the
American Legion.
The overwhelming majority given
the adjusted compensation bill in the
house yesterday" said Mr.. McNider
in a formal statement, shows that the
representatives. close to the hearts of
the people realize the justice of the
measure and in spite of highly organ
lied propaganda. in opposition now
the great mass of Americans want the
debt to the veterans paid and paid
now
while the bill adopted differs in
some respects from the original five
fold measure drawn by the American
Legion at the request of congress.
am confident it will meet with the
general approval of former service
men and women. who have confidence
in the integrity and Judgment of the.
ways and means committee.
amy measure which has been twice
passed by the lower House by such
overwhelming majorities, and once
made the unfinished business of the
Senate is inevitable legislation"