The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
Mcclellan Joined By HefIin Leads Fight Against Plan Adopted By American
 Commission
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lle pollaS WOulunt cost nearly as much as if this proposed subsidy 50 Great Britain goes through I would infinitely prefer to vote for a bonus to our soldiers than to give this sub l sidy te Great Britain"
 l This subsidy to Great Britain" l retorted Senator Glass, lis figment l or the imagination of the senator l from Tennessee. l have come to the conclusion that the senator thinks that because the American debt com mission has proposed settlement different from that provided in the act passed by congress, it is expe- dient to twist the lions tail"
 Sees Reflection on Taft
 The incident involved Senators Heflin and Wadsworth, following a fiery speech by the former appealing for an American stand on the debt funding. After Senator McKellar had read from Waukegan, Ill, news paper reports that Ambassador liar vey and Chief Justice Taft, at Lon don dinner. had promised Great Britain a settlement upon a per cent interest basis, Senator Heflin asked Senator Wadsworth If he believed Taft represented Wall street?" Sen ator Wadswcrth said this reflected upon MT. Taft. but this point was not pressed.
 After statements by Senator lief lin that he thought" the funding ar arrangement proposal came from the British representatives and that the republican party had promised debt cancellation in 1920 MT. Heflin said that Wall streets interests had fought the soldiers bonus and had iagitated for debt cancellation. Sen ator Lenroot asked what Alabama had granted as B soldiers bonus and Senator Wadsworth also asked;
 Where was Alabama?"
 Being robbed by New York" Sen ator Heflin replied, referring to all legged deflation of cotton prices by the New York cotton exchange.
 Senator Heflin then made his statement that he represented the American people and not the bond sharks and big financiers of Wall street"
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader. interrupted, de- lelaring Senator Heflin had trans gressed the rules and had made an improper reflection upon Senator Wadsworth. Senate shorthand re- porters were called and read the rec ord. Senator Robinson contended wig lorously that the words of Senator Heflin did not violate the rule, Sem ator Heflin taking his seat by order of the chair during the reading of the record. Senator Robinson said that the words of MT. Heflin only should be considered and not the en- tire situation and what had gone be- fore.
 q think the inference was plain" Senator Lodge insisted
 After considerable argument, Vice President Coolidge ruled that MT Heflin had offended. If MT. Heflin's words only were considered MT. Cool idge said he might rule that the rule had not been violated
 But the context, the attitude of the senator from Alabama and the expressions that went before" he said, give the chair the~opinion tha, they did contain implication of con duct unworthy of a senator and vio- lated the rule"
 Senator Robinson appealed from the ruling, but the hour was so late that quorum could not be obtained and after vacating the proceedings the affair went over until tomorrow for settlement.
 Commission Approves.
 The American debt funding com mission reached virtual agreement late today with Sir Auckland Geddes l AHc DiiAioH cIlbaSSduOI, acting IOt his government. on the program fol funding Great Britains wartime debt to the United Sttaes. Only the mechanics of working detailS of the program, accepted fin principle" yes terday by the British cabinet, re- maned to be disposed of tonight and official spokesmen for the American commission emphasized that disposi- tion of those details undoubtedly would be completed at a meeting of the commission with the British ann bassador tomorrow.
 The hope was expressed that final action would be taken and the com missions recommendation submitted to the President Saturday so that he in turn, would be ready early next week to transmit them to the Con gress for action which would convert the tentative settlement into an ac- complished fact and mark the first adjustment of any of the World war international debts. z Members of the committee declined to discuss more than briefly the pro cedure likely to be asked of Congress in ratifying the agreement. but in dicafons appeared strongly to favor action by Congress on Legislation specifically embodying the British terms and emitting further changes in the foreign debt funding act.
 Meanwhile, obstacles already have begun to loom for the measure de signed to ratify the settlement what ever its form. The soldier bonus ad vocates have begun to discuss tack ing a bonus amendment to the debt settlement bill or resolution. and. it was said, have gone so far as tc count noses in the House to deter mine whether they could override the Speaker, if he should rule that sucr an amendment was out of order. Rep resentative Fish. republican, New York, has made known that he in tends to offer such an amendment and was said to be prepared to wage a fight on the floor of the House Ii necessary.
 Offsetting Interest Charges.
 Treasury officials whose attention was called to the Tennessee senator s remarks reiterated that 1t had been the position of the American commis- sion throughout the negotiations to reach an agreement by which this government would receive in inter est from the British government amounts that would virtually offsel it's own interest charges on like amounts of borrowed capital.
 II Congressional leaders have begun to lay plans to meet the gathering storm and half dozen of them have conferred with the President on HI the situation. The President has been informed of the status in each house, and 1t was indicated in high