New-York tribune., 1922-03-24
oeventy-fve Speeches in
-Four Hours Cause No
Changes in Line-Up as
Predicted by Leaders
Minority Report
Holly Attacked
Opposition TO Proposal
Democratic CIaptrap,'
Rep. Campbell Asserts

7 TOM nc ITtDN0NS VC9s.irQtDH bureau
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The
House Of Representatives, by a vote
Of 333 to 70, passed the compromise
soldiers bonus bill tonight, under
the gag rule preventing amendment
after four hours of debate. 1t goes
Immediately TO the Senate Senator
McCumber, chairman of the Finance
Committee, announced just before
the House vote that he would see the
President on the bonus legislation as
soon as possible, and predicted that
his committee would report out
bonus measure at an early date.
Final action on the measure thac
has occupied the House since the be-
ginning Of the present session came
amid tumultuous scenes at the close
of an oratorical field day. AS Chair
man Fordney of the Ways and Means
Committee summed up in the last OF
about seventy-fve short speeches
which had been delivered after Il
o'clock this morning in chamber
packed with weary members and
spectators. all order was drowned in
din of shouts of "Vote!" "Votep'
and "Louder!" "Louderr'
No Surprises in Vote
Of the seventy members who voted
against the bonus bill forty-two we're
Republicans and twenty-eight were
Democrats. Their total was almost
exactly that predicted by leaders.
"Aunt Alice" Robertson, of Okla
homa, the only woman Representa-
titve, was listed among the opposi-
ton on the majority side. There
were 242 Republicans, 80 Democrats
and the one Socialist member who
voted for the bill.
For an hour before the House met
all the galleries were filed TO more
than capacity. There We're a very few
not more than dozen-men in uni A
form scattered through the crowds N
which were made up largely of women, Y
many of whom brought their luncheons
and stayed until adjournment
The interest of members in the pro-
ceedings on the floor, however, was
not held as closely as that Of the gal
leries. With almost the full member
ship present at the start at least haif
the seats were unoccupied at 4 O'Clock
Virtually all returned a few minutes
before the voting hour.
The entire debate was marked by 4
lack of discussion by the proponents
of the bill of the various features o.
explanations of its workings The only
efforts along these lines came no.
tioeably from its opponents.
Speakers in support of the measure
confined themselves for the most part
to oratory, and there were frequens
and similar phrases.
Gag Rule Easily Carried
The only test of strength which was
expected TO be at all close came an
hour after the House convened. when
the motion TO adopt the gag rule was
put by Speaker Gillett. 1t was carried
of 221 to 121.
Chairman Campbell of the Rules
Committee presented the special reso-
luton carrying the gag rule immedi-
ately after the convocation at II O'Clock
and Minority Floor Leader Fiuis J.
Garrett a moment later opened the at
tack by seeking to block the resolution
with point of order. He contended
! that the bill should be considered on
one of the regular suspension days. the
next of which would be one week FROM
| next Monday. The sole purpose of the
resolution, he charged, was to prevent
a motion to recommit the bill should
| it be found unsatisfactory by the
| House.
Representative Simeon D Fess, Of
| Ohio, chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee. declared ths
| House had the right to fix any day rs
| a suspension day. He was followed by
! Mr.. Campbell, who said he would "not
! engage IN the sort of quibbling the
minority has been indulging in as in
dicated in the character of the minor
ity report" Chairman Campbell con-
! tended the right was clearly within the
/ powers of the House and was sustained
by Speaker Gillett, who overruled the
point of order.
Fess Opens Discussion
The first discussion of the bonus h;Ji
itself was. launched by Representative
Fess, who in a short speech opening
the hours debate on the adoption OF
Citc gag IOio pOlIteu CUT tHdS tu&
measure put no immediate burden upon
the Treasury and left three years be-.
fore there would be drain on the gov
ernment Golfers.
"If only for the fact that we did not
conscript every one but left behind
those we call profteers, who were paid
great fortunes on war contracts while
the soldiers were paid but $50 month
on one-sided contracts, we should pass
this bill, and ! therefore shall vote for
it," said Mr.. Fess.
Calling the measure a bonus bill Is
a "misnomer," declared Representative
Edward P Pou. Democrat, of North
Carolina, minority member of the
Rules Committee. who followed NJ
Fess.
The question, he said, Should not be-
a party issue. 1t is a debt owed by
i all TO the men wh@~fought for and
saved civilization. Sgret that it aaa