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Show G. O. P. TO SPEED BONUS ACTION I A A 6 I SENATORS TO GIVE SECOND I j PLACE TO BILL J 'Debt Refunding Measure to I Be Pressed First By l I Majority m BONUS COMES NEXT ft Opposition to Adjusted m , Compensation Seems to Be Snowed Under m & WA8HINOTON, Jan. 18. DecusloS JR- I to press first the allied debt refund- Ing bill md next a soldiers bonus btU I was reported today by Republlrnn sen- M5' atora In their first conference of this Kpf, session of runnrw A second con-'(ferencc con-'(ferencc was called for 2 o'clock te IK, discuss details of the measures. Opposition to a soldiers' bonus bill 1L loped, bi I ' -i.s .-nnonnced offl-Lclally offl-Lclally thai the motion to place this !W . I n 'iid In the list, wns car- jH led bj larg majority." Ellmln- ' ! n m e coroiolttee of tho )Wk h requirement In the allied debt bill for eml:annua1 payment of interest on Lhi epted from the t-1 foreign debtor nations also was dls- aH !nt declal "i on this featurs lelof the bill was deferred x. It was reported that the vote In f-0r f-0r ol tht ! ot a bonus bill was 1 ;.. tWO Allh SCVr. ' opi.onrnm o, h such legislation withholding their .otes. while the confer, nee did not iJB approve the pending bill, some Ro- i t lie measure to passed undoubtedly would follow w general principles of the measure iefore the finance committee Treasu y experts v. -re said today to on a memorandum for submltt 'f Mellon to con- fortl the racts of the atlon which bears on the subject of soldiers' bonus. Si i-our Mellon. I was said to- day, has not, altered his views that soldlei compensation legislation shoubl await the arrival of betteV In-dustrlal In-dustrlal conditions. 1 Wi He Mr. Mellon may present var ions means of raising revenue, it was H n ol be!i v 1 b h!?h officials that the H , ., ry would recommend a specific plan fo o defray the expenses of ; soldiers' bonus. |