The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-18
EFFORT WILL BE
MADE TO CALL UP
BILL NEXT WEEK
Debate Yesterday Causes SEN
ate TO Fail to Dispose of
Mhe Naval Bill.
WALSH SAYS MAJORITY
NOT BEHIND MEASURE
Soldiers Will Know Who Are
Their Friends the Sen
atOr Declared.
tBy The Associated PrssN

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE sol
diers bonus fight broke unexpectedly
IN the senate today when democratic
senators attacked the reported COM
promise agreement OF republican lead
ers not to call up the measure next
Monday but to have 1t follow the
tariff bill For two hours the party
leaders clashed but with no effect ex
cept for additional indication that the
republican plan would prevail Open
declarations however, that an effort
would be made In any event to call up
the bin next week, and the situation
was further complicated by failure of
the senate today to dispose of the
naval BILL which went over until Mon
day largely because Of today's pro-
tracted discussion of the bonus.
The senate fray followed conferences
between President Harding and re-
publicans a (which the president was
assured that Mondays conference OF
the republican senators would result
ia holding the tariff before the senate
but with . declaration the bonus BIZ
should be passed before congrebs ad
5ellrnR.
That the president would sign the
bin II passed and that it undoubtedly
would be passed before adjournment,
was stated during the senate debate
by Chairman McCumber of the senate
nnanee committee IN charge OF both /
the tariff and bonus measures.
The senate debate was enlivened
by charge by Senator Walsh, dem
ocrat, Massachusetts,. that an honest |
majority" Of the senate was not be-
hind the bonus bill and that a group
of senators processing to favor it were
-ducking and lodging" and seeking
10 avoid going on record Senator
Ashurst democrat, Arizona. who in
Rtiated the discussion, demanded early
action on the bonus measure and pre-
dicted its defeat II It should not be |
put ahead Of the tariff. Congress /
would adjour natter disposing of the !
tariff bilL said Senator Ashurst.
Senator McCumber was asked point /
blank py Senator Asnurst whether he /
fptended to carry out his plan. an
nounced June 8, to call up the bonus
Dill and lay aside temporarily the tar /
afr measure within ten days or so. I
Interruptions Of other senators pre- /
vented Senator McCumber from reply
Ing Immediately. but later senator
MeCumber ia lengthy statement in
behalf Of the bonus. said he would
be content If the republican confer
ence Monday would renew definitely
what he Ssid was the pledge Of the
party in power to pass the bin before
adjournment.
Wen understand Monday definite
ly'', said Senator NkGCumber, pounding
his desk with his fist, ''whether we're
going to keep faith I believe that we
viii. 1t is my duty to put the tariff
bill through 1t also Is my duty to
see that this other bin (the bonus)
goes through. and ] am going to see
20 Il that they do so through, and /
there Wfu Be no adjournment OF this
session until they do 60 through"
Senator Borah. republican, Idaho,
said the republican conference decision I
ala not bind individual senators. and i
that he had not attended the confer
encs wffa declared for passage Of the
bonps bfl1
Senator MoCumber said rumors were 1
current that some democratic senators /
sngtAdaa 70 filibuster against the 1
bcnn oin ia order TO delay the tariff 4
measure e the bonus should be put /
aheAa bat 5enQtor Aphurst denied /
that any fllbustsr would be attempted. |
Concluding the senate fray, Senator I
Waish cg Massachusetts, said 1t was
tins 70 be honest and frank" Point
ing out that the bonus question has /
been before congress three years. with |
ewo bills reported out, Senator Walsh |
said there was a minority in favor OF
the BILL o minority against II, and /
another group OF senator's who are
dodgins and duelcing against going on
record"
The soldiers we'll know who are
their friends, Senator Walsh warned.