The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
BONUS MEASURE BECOMES ORDER OF
 BUSINESS, 52 TO 8
(Centinued From Paee one.l


 ter Underwood Of Alsbamns &eznS-
 cratic leader and an opponent of
 the bonus. was sustafneA ana the
 tvvO-thirds vote provision was
 withdrawn.
 After long discussion the motion was further modified so that A mo- tion to proceed to the consideration of the bonus would be in order at any time. Some opponents of the bonus supported this motion, but eight of them cast their votes against it. They were Dial. King. Myers. Williams, Deems. Edge, France, Pepper and Wadsworth, republicans. Several op- penents were absent.
 Charges Fall Fast
 Charges flew thick and fast during the debate. They included asser- tions that the delay in acting on the bonus was for the purpose of killing 1t; that those who made millions out of tho war were behind an organized and extensive propaganda to defeat the measure and that the republican ma jority were planning to use the bonus As club over the heads of oppo- nents of the tariff measure to shorten debate on that bill.
 In offering his motion to displace the tariff. Senator Walsh stated this was the third time there had been an effort to postpone action and by that means kill the bill"
 Senator Mccumber, republican. North Dakota. in charge of the lssislation, replied by reading the resolution adopted yesterday by the republican conference and specifying that the bonus be made the unfinished e d business of the Senate after action on the tariff. Hs declared this was assurance there would be definite Action at this session of Congress.
 Senator Watson of Indiana cut off further discussion for the time be- ing in his motion to lay the Walsh motion on the table but after the roll call on that. the storm broke in earnest.
 Senator Robinson, democrat, Ar kansas, charged in the course of a long address that the object. of to- days proceedings was to prevent passage of the bonus at this session, adding that the bill was being made the football of contemptible politics"
 Flight Inevitable
 This bill is not going to be dis- posed of by unanimous consent" Senator Robinson continued Its going to be fight and the sooner the fight is on tn esooner 1t will be passed"
 Senator Robinson criticised
 President Harding for appearing
 before the Senate a year ago to
 ask recommittaI of the first
 bonus measure recftinE that 1t
 was just q year ago today that
 the Senate finance committee re-
 ported the firat measure. He
 said Presfdent Hardtng's act was
 unprecedented, and Senator Wat
 son. democrat. Georgia, said
 King Charles hnd acted
 similarly "as the first act that
 led his head to the guilIotine,"
 and predicted that President
 Hardin9's "hesd also will fall
 when the people set . chance at
 hfm.D
 Senator Robinson also served notice that he would seek soon to force another vote on supplantine the tariff with the bonus adding that he proposed to make 1t fight to the finish. Discussing the repub- 1ican conference action he declared there was not unanimity of opinion as to what had been done.
 Not Bound by Vote
 The republican caucus acted 27 to |11," he continued. But outside of that meeting were many of the best men on the republican side and mono of those either in or out will admit they were bound by the vote"
 Senator Heflin. democrat, AIn-
 bama, attacked the majority for
 deissins action. declaring that
 Wall street was behind the move
 for delay In the hepe that the
 Dill could be killed meantime by
 propaganda which the senator
 charged was being conducted by
 the @war richs" He also att
 tackled metrorolitaa newspapers
 opposing the bonus and declared
 that somc of the papers in oppo-
 sition were "subsfdixed."
 The two democratic senators were attacked by Senator Lenroot. repub- lican, Wisconsin, who declared that they delayed final disposition of the bonus bill by tho time they had talk en up In discussing 1t.
 Senator Watson of Indiana then offered his motion to make the bonus the special order of business after passage of the tariff and Sem ator Ashurst. democrat, Arizona. JaknYCu lntO AhS AiaJ WAth A dCAhahN that there be an understanding that once the bonus was taken up 1t should not be displaced by the ship subsidy or any other Dill. Senator Berah, republican, Idaho. said he would not consent to any such agree fnent.
 Launching into an attack on tho bonus bill, Senator Williams. demo- erat, Mississippi. declared this was a measure to commercialize pa- triotism. He asserted that tho American soldiers in the war could be rewarded only In honor.
 "The man not worthy of being rewarded in honor" he said. lis not worthy of being rewarded at all"
 WiIliams' Charge
 Senator williams charged that If the bonus could be laid out for over six months 1t would have less votes in the Senate becase then the cleo tions would be over"
 "This bill, he asserted. will receive 90 per cent more votes before tho elections than 1t would after elec- tions and you all know It."
 This drew fiery reply from Sem ator Ashurst who declare there had to be a stop to the impunginE of tho motivca of senators supportins the compensation measure. Delay Means Death Senator Simons, democrat. North Carolina, declared that a delay ot weeks or Months in Senate action on the bonus might mean It's death explaining that there was the most insidious propaganda against the bonus ever seen in this country" 7 Holding that passage of the bonul would require only a short time Senator Pittman, democrat, Arizona asked unanimous consent that there be a final vote on the measure be- fore C o'clock this evening. but Senator wadsworth. republican. New York, objected. After some fur. ther discussion the Watson motion