The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

Party lines disappeared both in
 the general debate and on the
 final roll cali. 242 republicans,
 00 democrats and 1 socialist sup
 porting the bill and 52 republi-
 cans and 2S democrats voting
 against it.
 As passed by the House. the bonus bill 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:
 What BnI Provides
 Adjusted service certificates, with provisions authorizing loans by banks in the first three years after next October l. and by the government thereafter; the certificates to run for 20 years and to have a face value at maturity of the amount or the adjusted service credit at the rate Of $l day for domestic service and SIPS day for foreign service in- creased by 25 per cent plus interest at the rate of 41s. per cent com- pounded annually.
 Vocational training aid after Jan- uary l, 1923 at the rate of S1.75 q day the total payments not to ex- eeed, however, l4o per cent of the adjusted service credit
 Farm and home aid under which veterans who purchase or improve farms or homes would be paid after July 1, 1928, a sum equal to their adjusted service credit increased by 25 per cent
 Land settlement under which lands would be reclaimed under the super- vision of a special board and farm mDffa pGfah1i chad ga Ia fA Ho xf.as erans at q price fixed by the hoard less the amount of the adjusted ser vice credit due the purchasers
 Cash Bonus EIiIainated
 In only two important particulars does this measure differ from the one passed by the House two years ago and that was shelyeG in the Senate last July. The original cash bonus option was eliminated and the bank loan provision of the ad- justed service certificate title sub- stituted.
 Not since the war days had the House galleries been jammed as xhssss. were today iron the tune sp4fker Gfiletts gavel felt dt II a. Iii. Ansil the last vote had been cast as the shades of evening cnveioped tiie cap itol And not in many yflrs had such scenes been enacted op the floor where there frequently WIS an up- roar with alternate appla SC, laugh ter and jeers.
 Like the House itself. Ihe galleries were pro-bonus and supporters of the bill were frequently applaudsd despite the infringement of the rules which this entailed. But the greatest applause was not for proponent. but an opponent. the members and many of the spectators rising and rendering an ovation to Uncle Joe" Cannon as the grizzled holder of the American record for length of legis- lative service arose late in the day to deliver a two minute speech in which he declared that the men who served in the World war owed that service to their country.
 Seventy in Debate
 In all there was slightly more than five hours of discussion with 7J of the 435 members taking part in it. Transcripts of their remarks would fill about two ordinary sized news papers. Many of them were on their feet only minute or two or three but the House gave unanimous cor- sent for all members to extend tn air remarks in the congressional record during the next few days and edi- tions of that volume during that time promised to be exceedingly bulky
 Arguments against the bill were more frequent than those in its.favor. due to the fact that many democrats who announced that they would sup port it, vigorously attacked some uf its provisions and the ways and means committee for failure to pro vide means of financing the bonus In the course of the debate the meas ure was referred to as a gold hricte ftboQ7IsH hill ahalfta-
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