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seems finally to have been settled by
the objections made known by the
President 10 Senator Watson. This
was indicated by canvass of the Re-
publican members of the Finance Com
mittee. Yesterday the ten majority
members of the committee were divided
on basis of six TO four in favor of
the House bill Following Senator
Watson's statement OF the Presidents
position the lineup showed Senators
McCumber and LaFolette alone insist
ing upon the acceptance of the House
measure. That 1t will be discarded
seems TO be the opinion of the great
! majority OF Senators.
Just what the next maneuver of the
bonus Senator'S will be 1t is difficult
to predict. They probably will insist
on carrying out the decision of the Re-
publican conference yesterday to pass
bonus BILL although twenty-five of
the Republican Senators did not at
tend that function and nine of those
present voted against the resolution
| requesting the Finance Committee to
report "a bonus bill" to be passed by
this session Of Congress.
Senator McCumber, who faces de-
feat in North Dakota, has just re-
turned from campaigning. The hide
bound bonus Senators. who are fearful
| of the questionable influence of the
American Legion, will urge him to go
to the White House TO appeal to the
President TO accept the certificate
loan bill and save his friends in the
| "a lafa
| the bonus claimants.
/ Even the most ardent of the candi-
dates do not expect he will be success
full in the undertaking. Some of them
expressed complete disapproval of the
Presidents act in reaffirming his posi-
ton on the bonus on the eve of the
| hearings on the House bill in the
Finance Committee.
Hearings on Bonus Project.
These hearings were to begin to-
| morrow 1t is doubtful, however,
whether the bonus supporters will feel
In the mood for starting them at pres
| ent They had invited Commander
MacNider of the American Legion to
appear and answer some pertinent
| questions regarding his organization
and the extent of the demand among
the members for the bonus. Mr.. Mac
Nider left Washington tonight with
the understanding that he would get
forty-eight hours notice of the time
when his presence will be required
Criticism of the President In com
/ rnunicating his views TO Senator Wat
son to-day was wholly unjustified.
The President never has intruded his
opinions regarding pending legislation
unless invited TO do So. Mr. Fordney
and other members of the House WAYS
and Means Committee appealed to the
President to suggest a feasible way
for financing the bonus raid. The
President in replying suggested the
sales tax or postponement of the legis-
lation. The House ignored both sug-
gestions. During the debate on the
bill in the lower chamber Messrs
Fordney, Mondell. Longworth and
Fess, responsible Republican leaders,
declared he would sign the certificate
loan bill
Senator Watson appealed TO the
President to-day on the part of him
self and other Republican associates in
the Finance Committee for similar ad-
vice. The President did not hesitate
to give 1t. While the bonus Senators
who arc concerned only in winning
votes took umbrage at the character
OF the information obtained by Sena-
tor watson. the great majority of Re-
publican Senators hailed it with salts
faction.
Intrenched Back OF President.
They described it as "refecting the
sound and reasonable Judgment OF the