Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-09-15
ONE FEATURE MAY
DELAY BONUS BILL
REPUBLICANS ARE DETERMINE ED
TO LAY BONUS BEFORE THE
PRESIDENT.
BARRIER FROM THE FIRST
Conferees in Senate as Firmly OPP
posed to Reclamation as House
Conferees For it-VitalIy AZ
fects the West.

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Washington-The reclamation feat
ure of the bonus bill stands out as a
serious stumbling block In the way of
an early agreement by the house and
senate confer9es on that measure,
which republican leaders have deter
mined to pass and lay before the pres
ident as a prerequisite to adjournment.
The magnitude of this matter was to
obtain adjusted compensation for the
veterans reclamation has been an OBJ
stacle that could not be negotiated. A
herculean effort will be necessary
now.
President Wilson and Secretary OF
the Interior Lane Immediately follow
ing the armistice, suggested a plan for
reclamation that was pressed during
the winter of 1888. 1t finally died
as a result of the republican f~ilibuster
that held up several appropriation bills
March 4.
When the bonus bill was presented
in the first republican congress a rec
lamation feature was carried. The re-
publicans got into several squabbles
over the matter in their c~aucuses and
the bill was killed.
Thereupon the measure was resur'
| rected in the 9th congress in virtually
it's present form. 1t gave considera'
| Bile trouble in the house. Finally in
the senate a provision was lncorpor-
ated after much controversy and the
fight between house and senate con-
ferees will center largely around it.
Reports indicate that the republican
conferees of the senate are as firmly
opposed to reclamation as the house
conferees are for it.
Politically, it means more to repre-
sentatives than it does to senators
Most of the western members nave
virtually pledged themselves for rec
lamation Legislation.
Not only are the states with arif
lands interested, but every other state
where movements have been under
wav for reclamation of arid, cutoyer o.
swamp lands.
Charges have been made that an!
reclamation legislation will redount
to the benefit of land holding com
NAMES more than to the veterans.
: President Harding has been appeal
ed to by delegations of westerners al
, this wear to use his influence in be
half of the Smith-McNary bill. Tn
west especially is concerned over 1t IL
: asmuch as farmers have contende
l that an expansion of dry land develop
ment was necessary.
: The bonus bill is the only big MEAS
ure in the way of adjournment, GU
r side. of course, the coal relief bi$s,
to which little or no controversy is al
g ticipated in conference.
There will be n more approprl
s ton bill to cover deficiencies. Tn
most important estimate pending
for funds with which to set in motto
the mixed claims commission, the or
it alton of which follows the treaty n
d gotiated with Germany for settiemel
p of alien property claims
10 Members will find it useless to
V. tempt to have congress consider al
l. other measures. The leaders have q
r. cided that the present is not the TN
to take up any controversial leglsl
ton. They do not want to run u
/" risk of a%ntagonizing any Il on t
n eve of election,
at The democrats concluded sever
days ago their enegies would be wa
ne ed trying to have congress accept
offer of Henry Ford for Muscle Shoa
The %anti-lynching bill is said to
n sleeping its last sleep in the sena
with nc prospect that 1t may
aroused.
at Leaders do not intend to take
er, either the bill requested by the pre-
an dent to enable the federal governmt
ITS to apply punishment to those "
lynch aliens. This was provided for
1t what was known as the kellogg D
d. and was included partly in the al
ne lynehing bill.
o. An attempt is to be made to anne
the corrupt practices act to requ
oomnaign reports for this election.