The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-03-27
SOLDIER BONUS
PASSES HOUSE
ENOUGH Votes Given Measure to
Override Possible Veto by
President.
ALL AMENDMENTS BARRED
Rules Suspended, Cutting Debate to
Forty Minutes and Preventing
Observation-Disclosures Brings Pro-
tests of Farce and Gag Rule

Washington The house the third
time in four years, passed a soldier
bonus bill The vote was 355 to 81.
and was taken after forty minutes
debate
Twenty speakers took the floor dur
ing the brief period, however. advo-
Gates of full cash payment option
assailing the rule under which the
bill was taken up. which limited de-
bate and prevented the offering Of
amendments. Orchards" of both par
ties declared against the measur on
principle, while proponents argued it
was a measure which could become
law
The measure provides for paid up
twenty year endowment life insur-
ance policies and cash payments to
veterans entitled to not more than
$50 in adjusted service credit. Pro
visions of the old bill for vocational
training and farm or home aid are
eliminated.
what different from payment GER
tificates proposed in the old bill and
because of these changes the meas
ure faces IN involved situation in the
senate Members of that body have
asked time to study the new bill,
while others already have prepared
different proposals. The finance COM
mittee to which the measure will be
referred. is now occupied with the
tax reduction bill.
Chairman Green of the ways and
means committee, who introduced the
bill, reminded the house during the
short debate preceding the vote that
the two previous measures had not
been enacted into law, for reason
known to all" and insisted this meas
ure will and must become law"
When asked by Representative
Bankhead Democrat, Alabama,
whether he had conferred with Presi-
dent Coolidge, as to the prospects for
the bill becoming law, Mr.. Green re-
piled that he had not and added that
he did not know the Presidents atti-
tude toward the measure. The old
bill, after passing the house and SEN
ate was vetoed by President Harding.
The vote showed eighty-two more
than the two-thirds necessary to pass
bill over veto.
Although veterans. particularly on
| the Democratic side, bitterly assailed
| the measure because it failed to
carry an option for full cash pay
ments, only twenty Democrats and
! thirty-four Republicans voted against
it. Analysis of the vote showed lit
| Democrats, IT'S Republicans. and the
three Independents voting for the
measure Four. members voted pres
ent and nine did not vote.
Those voting against the measure
were:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New Jer-
sey; Aldrich, Rhode Island; Bacon,
New York; Butler, Pennsylvania;
Burton, Ohio; Clarke. New York:
Fem, Connecticut; Freeman, Con-
necticut; Clifford, Massachusetts: Ma
gee, Pennsylvania; Magee. New
York; Merritt. Connecticut; Mills.
New York; Moores, Indiana; Nelson,
Maine; Newman, Minnesota; Parker.
New York; Perkins, New Jersey;
Phillips. Pennsylvania; Seger, New
Jersey: Snyuer, New York; TEN pie.
Pennsylvania; Tilson, Connecticut;
Tinkham. Massa chusetts; Treadway.
Massachusetts; Underhill, Massacnu-
sets; Wainwright, New York; Ward.
New York Watson, Pennsylvania:
Williams, Texas; Winston, Massa-
chusetts- thirty-fve.
Democrats-Bland. Virginia; Box.
Texas; Boyce, Delaware; Brown. New
Jersey; Byrns. Tennessee; Collier,
Mississippi; Corning. New York; Da-
Wis, Tennessee; Deal. Virginia; Dom
mick: South Carolina: Drewry Vir-
1 ginia; Garrett, Tennessee; Garner,
Texas; Hooker. Virginia; Humphreys.
Virginia; Lanham, Texas; Montague.
Virginia; Moore Virginia; WoodIum.
Virginia-uineteen