Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-19
MondeIl Announces That He
Has Requested a Confer
enCe With Chief ExeCu-
tive for This Evening.
PURPOSE OF FARLEY
Is NOT DISCLOSED
GiIIett to Make Up His Mind
Monday Whether He viii
Suspend the Rules and
Pass the Measure.

soldlefS ponus muddIe Is TO be re-
ferred to President Harding again.
Representative Mondell of WyO-
ming, the republican house leader,
announced today that he had re-
quested a conference with the exc
cutive for tomorrow evening after
the return of Mr.. Harding from
! Florida. He said he would be ac-
companied to the White House oy
such ot'Ier members of the hOuae
; handling the bonus legislation as
the president might wish to con-
suit.
Bank Loan Provision,
The specific purpose OF the pro-
posed conference was not disclosed
by Mr.. Mondell. but it was report
ed that he would seek to obtain
the presidents views on the com
promise bill with its bank los
provision in lieu of cash bonus, as
well as his opinion as to whether
| the measure should be called up
Monday under a suspension of the
rules as most mousse leaders desire.
Mr. Mondelrs announcement fol-
lowed a conference between Speak
er Gillett and twenty-seven repub-
lican house leaders arranged pri-
marily to discuss the question of
procedure in considering the bill
Mr.. Gillett announced afterwards
| that he would not make up his
mind before Monday morning as
to whether he would entertain
motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill. Such a motion would
block all amendments and also
prevent a motion to recommit the
| bin with Instructions to the ways
| and means committee.
Mondeil's Statement,
The conference in the speakers
office lasted more than an hour
and was behind closed doors. Mr..
MondelI was delegated as official
spokesman ana maze this state
ment:
1--WE discussed the question of
| the bonus IN ali its phases fully,
freely, good naturedly, but did not
lreach any definite conclusion or
make any definite arrangement"
Chairman Fordney of the ways
land means committee. said he had
nothing to add to that statement.
At want to call up the bill lust
as soon as possible" he said, "It's
going to be passed quickly. | don't
think he will change the crossing
of a f. or the dotting of an t.
owe have good bill"
Iincbprgcr Is silent.
Commemorative Lineberger of
California. a former service man.
who holds n petition bearing suffi-
cient SIGNATURES of house majority
members to insure the calling of
na,,t,, conference for next Tuesday
nvanino attended the conference
with tho sneaker. He also had a
Tong talk with Mr.. Mondell, but de
Lived IN sav what had transpired
NJ Tinaberger is Withholding
.,o W. nrnsnntation Of his petition
80 Cboirn,an Towner of the house
rcr,,biinan organization, explain
ing that he hoped it would he
noesihIe 10 achieve without con-
~ forenca tbe things that he and
otber signers of the petition ex-
nocted 10 ACCOMPLISH through
nartv meeting. When he circu-
lated the petition he said it was
tbe rmrnose to have the whole
honue question threshed out by
tbe renuhlIcan membership Be-
sides Mr., MondeIl and Mr.. Line
herper those comforting with
sneaker Gillett were Representa-
five Fess of ohio. chairman of the
ren,blican congressional commit.
too, chairman Compbpll of the
rules committee. Chairman Tinch-
on, of the agricultural committee;
poDresentatiye Walsh of Massa-
cI,nsn+ts sneaker pro tempore.
chairman Madden of the appro-
nriation committee. Representa-
tive Towner of Iowa, Representa-
five Woodruff of Michigan. a for
ner service man. Representative
Mann of Illinois pnd Representa-
tivos Dunn. New York: Nolan.
California. Sanders, Indiana and
anderson Minnesota all members
of the republican steering com
rnittee
means committee Hf,nhin present eae 1o,ep Were