Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-25

N'ohtinuea from FIRST BaSe.)
wisconsin,. Copciy. Illinois; Tread
way. assachusctts: Timberlakc, Coll
orado. and Chandler. Oklahoma MIR.
Chandler was absent, but Chairman
Fordney voted his proxy.
Close Vote ON Reporting BiII.
on the ballot 10 report out II bill
Without any revenue provision. the
subcommittee WAS said to have di-
N!dei as follows
in favor ot-f'ordncy. Frcar. Cop
10y. Timbcrlakc and Chandler.
AgaInst-i.onEw Dacharach.
Treadway and Watson.
Four members OF ,ie subcommittee
were reported To have favored a
further posiponcmert OF bonus lcgis-
lation in the hcliel that in time the
problem would solve Itself. Post
iVnement is opposed. however. by "a
iiS majority OF the committee and
also by many memhc-s OF the House
Chairman Fordncy .vltcratcd that Il
bonus bill would h- passed at this
session, and other committeeman en-
pressed the same view.
Some supporters OF sales tax cx-
pressed the view today that rrcsi-
dent Harding might again take II
hand in the bonus controversy. They
thought II wls the present intention
Of the committee To report out lec;is-
lation based on the proceeds of tho
refunded foreign debts and said the
President had expressed disapproval
Of such legislation.
Wage Fight on SnIcx Tax.
Leaders pf Nh. JInnsn a,
opposing n sales tax waged visor-
Gus campaign against this form OF
levy before the subcommittee met to-
day TO resume its consideration OF
tic financing problem. They said the
ranks OF opponents had been swcllcd
considerably within the past two days.
and that whatever doubt there might
!avc been about the result of the
issue IN the House had been removed.
II became known today that Rep
lcscntativcs Frear and Dickinson. OF
Iowa. ari Woodruff, Of Michigan
called on Chairman Fordncy late yes
tcTday ana frankly laid before him
the whole situation, placing cmpha-
SIS on it's political aspects. They were
understood to have contcudcd that Il
sales tax would cause general dis
satisfaction throughout the country,
would make the soldiers bonus cx-
trcmely unpopular with the people
and might result In political up
hcavals In many normally solid Re
publican districts.
Put Finding Fund Up To Mellon.
Those favoring the passage OF a
bonus bill without any provision for
'aising the revenue. said such lcg;s-
l'tion could he followed by another
bill giving the Secretary OF the Treas
Dry authority To use proceeds from
tEc refunded foreign bonds in paying
the bonus. They said the cNpccta-
ton now was that some, at least, of
tho foreign bonds would he in hand
by June or July. and that money
could lie realized on them before the
cash payments 10 the former service
men would become due.
Special machinery for paying the
bonus will have to be set up in the
War Department. II was said, with 4
large staff OF clerks necessary to
examine the service records of the
men to determine the exact amounts
that each is To receive. Because of
the magnitude OF the task that would
confront the department.. some doubt
was expressed today that the cash
payments could be started next Oc-
totcr !. the date fixed In the bonus
bill as amended. Inquiry as TO this
is 10 Ice made OF the department be-
fore the measure finally Is approved.
Noses Attacks IIonus.
While the House committee was
wrestling with the bonus problem,
the subject was brought up on the
floor of the Senate by Senator Moses.
Republican,, New Hampshire. who an
ncunced his opposition to the ad-
justed compensation legislation even
with a sales tax attached. The New
Hampshire Senator's position was at
tackled from the Democratic side.
with Senator Helm, of Alabama,
leading the assault.