Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-21
BONUS Bill TO
PASS IN HOUSE
this v EEK
Present Plans to Give Mea-
sure Right Of Way
Thursday
SHOWN TO HARDING
President Declines to Comment on
Measure-Prpspects OF Enactment
Growing DINNER 1t Is Said.

Washington. March 2l.-Despite
Presidential opposition TO the Sold
er Bonus bill! framed by the Ways
and Means Committee. il became
arrarrnt late Yesterday that the
House intneds to pass that bill be-
fore the end of the week.
The program is that the Bonus
bill shall have the right of way un-
der suspension Of the rules. on
Thursday. ~
Except for the decision of the
House leaders to put through their
Bonus bill. with its certificate plan
of payment. the Presidents views to
the contrary Notwithstanding, the
situation was as badly muddled as
ever last night.
The entire day had been devoted
70 conferences and whispered con-
versations The powwowS began
carly Yesterday morning when pub
lie delegation called on the President
and presented the compromise bill
as drawn during his absence IN
Florida.
President Harding is reported to
have been not overly pleased tnat
the House leaders, after Disregard
inc his advice. had again brought
their bonus troubles to the White
House. He declined 10 make any
recommendation whatever. lie dld
not say he would either veto or ap-
prove the new Bonus bill. and it IS
understood he was not asked that
question.
It is generally believed that the
President will veto the measure
should it reach him in its present
form. However nobody really eX-
poets such bill to go through the
Senate and get 10 the White House.
Indications are that the measure will
90 through the House, accompanied
by much shouting and SHOW Of So
licitudc for the soldier, and that
will be the end of it. Prospects TOR
actua! legislation on the bonus this
session are constantly growing DIM
mer.
All afternoon the Republican
leaders of the House mulled over
ways to put the measure through
without facing the embarrassment of
q motion to rccOmmit o. 70 amend
The only way that the bill may be
| iammcd through in its present form,
cncountcring either d motion 70 re-
commit or TO amend--which would
project the dangerous cash bonus
! proposals under Suspenion Of the
| rules.
The tentative plan now is that on
Thursday the Rules Committee shall
report rule making that day an
extra Suspension day"
Speaker Giilet5 was unwilling to
recognize anyone to move 10 suspend
the rules today. Il regular suspension
day. but after further conference IS
said to have tacitiy promised recog-
| milton Thursday if the Rules Com
mitce will designate that day for
suspension.
I The alternative plan is to have the
| Rules Committee report a special
rule giving the Bonus bill privileged
status. although not on the suspcn-
sion calendar. However. under such
rule at least one motion to re-
| commit must nc allowed. and this
motion is feared because it will give
| opportunity for proposals on a cash
! bonus, Il sales tax. 4 revival of the
excess profits taxeS--the latter being
the pet hobby Of number of Demo-
crats--and other embarrassing Sug-
gcstions no; now in the bill, and
upon which the House leaders do not
| want 20 be forced to vote.