Show 2 fAIL TO SECURE I II I I APPROVAL FROM I THE PRESIDENT 1 Harding Declines to Offer Any Recommendation Regarding Regarding Re Re- garding the Compromise t I I Soldier Bonus Bona M Measure asur J I HOUSE LEADERS FAIL IN THEIR EFFORTS I I Preparations Are Going F Forward Forward For For- orv or- or ward v rd in House for Presentation Presentation Presentation Pre Pre- Pre Pre- of Bill as I Agreed on by Committee I WASHINGTON March 20 Republican can house leaders today failed to secure se secure se- se cure presidential approval of ot the compromise compromise com com- cpm cpm- promise soldiers' soldiers bonus bill but went event ahead with plans to put the m measure asure through the house hous Speaker Gillett re refused refused refused re- re fused to permit the measure to bebr be br brought up today under a suspension i r of ot the rules however and a special ruie rule will b be nece necessary sary for its tion Leaders were to confer late today as asto ast asto t to pro procedure and the time that honse house consideration of tho the bonus would begin be be- be gin Representative Mondell l of Wyoming and nd four other house members were closeted with the president at the White House this morning for nearly two wo hours Upon leaving the executives executive's office Mr Ur Mondell Issued this In writing FULLY PRESENTED The legislative situation relating to the bonus bill was full fully pre presented to the president with detailed explanation of the provisions which remove the menace of excessive drafts on the treasury In the Immediate future and void wold any program of added taxation The president went vent over the entire situation situation situation sit sit- with an appraisal of commitments commitments commitments commit commit- ments made He advised the committee commit commit- tee that the legislation Is a responsibility responsibility of congress and In view of ot ex expressions expressions expressions ex- ex previously made he did not think It essential to offer any Speaker Gillett also had an appointment appointment appoint appoint- i ment with the president but because of the length of the conference apPoint I between Mr Harding and the house leaders the speaker had to return to the capitol to I preside over ver the house session without seeing the executive Upon reaching the capitol the speaker met with the house leaders and made known to them his decision not to recognize Chairman I Fordney today for a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill While at the White House Mr Mondell Mondell Mondell Mon Mon- dell and other members of the house housa committee went over the whole bonus situation with the president who was understood to have given no sion slon of his views on the compromise measure with its bank loan provision In lieu of the original cash proposal NO RECOMMENDATION The president was quoted as having said that he preferred not to make any recommendation Administration officers who have discussed the bonus with the president were under the Impression that the tha executive had not changed his mind with regard to the legislation These officers were of the opinion that the compromise measure would not be passed by the senate that the measure either would be held up there or so changed that cash would be available to the veterans desiring It and the cost would be financed either by taxes or orthe orthe orthe the sale of bonds When the house met today Representative Representative Representative Garner of Texas ranking Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat on on the ways and means committee commit commit- tee asked unanimous consent for Mr Mondell to tell the house when the bonus bonus' bill would be taken up Representative Representative Representative Campbell Republican Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas demanded the previous order shutting shutting shut shut- ting Ung off the request Later however Mr Garner asked Speaker Gillett for Information about the bonus and was told that no one would be recognized to bring It up today I |