The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-09-28
KILLS SOLDIERS
BONUS MEASURE
Senate Chamber Roll Call Results
A to 27, Four Short Of
Enough to Override Veto.
HOUSE GOES OVER VETO
Repasses Legislation 25s to 81, Which
Is so More Than Requised Two
thirds Renewal OF Fight is Not
Expected Until December.

Washington.-Th soldiers bonus
bill failed of enactment, the senate
sustaining President Harding's veto.
Previously the house had overridden
the veto by large margin.
3 The senate roll call showed A yeas
: to 2S nays, or four less than the two
thirds majority necessary to enact the
measure without the Presidents ap-
proval The vote in the house was
25S to 54, or so more than the required
number.
Although it was reported that new
bonus bill might be introduced, 1t was
certain that the bonus fight would
not be renewed. at least until the next
session of Congress, which will begin
on December A.
The senate roll call follows:
To Override the Veto
Republicans Brandegee, Bursum,
Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Good
ing, Hale. Harreld, Jones, of Washing
ton; kellogg, LaFollette Lenroot,
Lodge. McCorm. TX, McCumber, Me-
Lean. McNary, Nicholson, Norbeck,
Oddie. Rawson, Shortridge, StanfieId,
Sutherland, Townsend and Watson of
Indiana.
Democrats - Ashurst, Broussard.
Culberson, Fletcher, Gerry, Harrison.
Hefiin, Hitchcock, Mcclellan, Ransdell,
Reed, of Missouri; Robinson, Shep-
pard. Simmons. Smith, Trammel and
Walsh. Of Massachusetts-17. Total,
Al.
To Sustain the Veto
RepublicansBall, Borah, Calder,
Cameron. Dillingham;, DUPONT, Edge,
Ernst. Fernald. France, Keyes. Moses,
Nelson, New. Newberry. Pepper.
Phipps. Reed, Pennsylvania; smoot,
Sterling and Wadsworth-21.
Democrats Dial, Glass, Myers,
owen. Shields. Underwood and VIII
liams,-7. Total, %.
Pairs.
.Caraway and Jones, New Mexico,
for; Mckinley, against.
Harris and Walsh, Montana, for;
Frelinghuysen. against.
Pittman and Pomerene, for; Swan
son (present), against
Ladd and Kendrick, for; King
against.
Poindexter and willis, for; Weller.
against.
johnson and spenser, for; Page.
against
Total. 81
Absent and Not Paired
Elkins. Stanley and Watson. OF
Georgia 3
The house vote on the first passage
of the bonus .ast March % was 333 to
10. or ATS to 1. as compared with At
to wednesday. The senate vote COM
pared with AZ to %, by which the
measure was first passed on August 81
Most of the house votes to sustain
fhe President were cast by members
from eastern and southern states, with
western delegations voting almost sol
Idly for the bill.
There were two changes In the SEN
ate. Senator Cameron. Republican. Ari-
zona. who voted for the bonus origin
ally. voting to sustain the veto. while
Senator Mckinley, Republican, Illinois,
who. 1t was announced, was favorable
10 the hili on the first vote, was paired
against IL.
There was only brief consideration
OF the measure in the house. In call
ing no the bill, Republican Leader
Mopdell said it. had been considered
for long time and that further de-
bate was not likely to change single
vote and was unnecessary. Garrett
asked that there be an hours discus
sion. hut after the cries of vote, vote'
from the Republican side, the majority
leader moved the previous question
and the roll call was ordered.
Within an hour after the house acted
the bill and the Presidents veto mes
sage were sent to the senate. Dis
cussions of the subject there, however.
had been under way for some time.
with Senator Reed. Democrat, Mis-
souri,, supporting the measure. and
Senator Williams, Democrat, Missis-
sippi, opposing II.
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