Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-01
THE SOLDIER BONUS
LEGISLATION PASSES
THE LOWER HOUSE
supporters Include 2l2 Republicans,
90 Democrats, Socialist.

80 Democrats, I Socialist.
Washington, March 23.-Thc $4,000.
100000; 900 soldiers bonus bill was
passed tonight by the House by an
overwhelming majority. 1t now goes
TO the Senate. where it's fate is REGARD
ed as uncertain.
The vote Was 1913 to 20 or siXty.four
more than two.thirds majority ncces-
Sary for passage OF the measure UNI
der the parliamentary procedure select
ed by Republican leaders for thu, OK
pressed purpose Of preventing the Dem
02rats from Offering Il motion to recon
nit.
Party lines disappeared both in the
general debate and on the final roll
call. 2iS Republicans, 80 Democrats
and | Socialist supporting the bill ami
~ Republicans and Is Democrats vol-
ing against it.
POLITICS FREQUENTLY INJECTED
Politics were injected into the do
bate several times during the day and
resulted in some warm exchanges Re
preventative POu. Democrat, North
Carolina. dccricd what he characterize
ed as the efforts of the majority to
make the bonus II partisan Issue. " ale
Representatives Campbell Republican,
Kansas. and Longworth Republican
OHIO. aSSnilcd the minority report Oh
Inc bill tiled by Representative Kitth
in OF North Carolina. the Democratic
leader who is absent from Congress
because Of illness and four other Dem
"crats OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
DENOUNCES HARVEY REFERENCE
Mr.. Longworh declared that the
reference in the minority report 10
Ambassador Harvey at London as the
"hlasphcmous. bibulons hootlickcr at
the Court OF st. James," was "moSt
diSCraccfully vulgar" He charactcr,G
cd the whole report rs Cheap. wanton
ly. vulgar and disgracrful.
As the debate dragged along late in
the day. many members began to mani
fest impatiencc and towards the las;
some Of the speakers had difficulty IN
getting a hearing because Of the repeat
cd and loud demands for n vote Speak
'er Gillett had trouble at times in main
tanning order despite liberal use OF
the gavel.
UPHOLDS SUSPENSION; OF RULES
At the outset Of the day Democratic
leaders sought to upset the majority
program to have the bill considered
under a suspension Of the rules. hut
Speaker Gillctt over-ruled the point Of
order that the resolution making this
a special suspension Of the rules day
was in violation of the House rules.
There followed m hours debate on
the resolution hut most of the talk
was about the bonus bill itself.
As passed Ivy the House. the bon;s
hill would provide for immediate cash
payments to veterans whose adjusted
service pay would not exceed $50 and
would give to other veterans the option
of these four plans
Adjusted service certificates. with
provisions authorizing loans by banks
in the first three years after next OCto
Der |. and by the government there
after: the certificates to run for TWEEN
" wears and to have n face value at
maturity Of the amount OF the adjust cd
service credit at the rate OF 81 a day:
l,.s' a -,
foreign service. increased by 25 nnr
cent Mus interest at the rate Of 4 1-2
per cent compounded annually. I;
VOCATIONAL TRAINING AID
Vocational training aid after jan
uary /. 1928 at the rate Of $l.75 day
the total payments not to exceed now
ever, 40 per cent Of the adjusted sew
ice credit.
Farm and home aid under which vet
Grams who purchase or improve farms /
or homes would be paid after July !
1928 sum equal to their adjusted serv
ice credit increased by 25 per cent.
Land settlement under which land !
would be reclaimed under the super
vision Of a special board, and farm {
units established for sale to the vetcr +,
ans ut price fixed by the BOARD less
the amount Of the adjusted service
credit due the purchasers.
In only two important particulars.
does this measure differ from the one
passed by the House two years ago.
and that shclve in the Senate last |
July. The original cash bonus option
was eliminated and the bank loan pro
vision of the adjusted service ctrtifi-
rat es title substituted.
HOUSE GALLERIES JAMMED
Not since the war days had the
House galleries been jammed rs they
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