The New York herald., 1922-09-20
ing the estimate as to the probable
vote agreed TO hY both sides.

ing the estimate as to the probable
vote agreed to by both sides.
4 A member of Senators who expressed
their determination to vote to override
the Presidential veto appear now 10
be wavering on the bordef line. fol-
lowing the reading OF the message in
the House and their own perusal Of
the document. copies Of which were
sent to the Senate. In any event,
there does not exist the slightest un-
easiness on the part of the supporters
of the President or hope In the bonus
camp that the decision of that body
! will be otherwise than is indicated to-
night.
The President first made officially
known the fact that he had disap-
proved the bonus bill to the news
paper correspondents Immediately
after the Cabinet meeting to-day. He
then announced that he had prepared.
and later in the afternoon would
transmit to Congress. message on
the measure. IT is not the practice
OF Presidents to send messages %
Congress on bills meeting the approval
of the Administration.
His announcement that he would
send a message on the bonus bill pre-
pared the supporters and opponents OF
the McCumber bill for the coming of
the Presidents executive secretary to
the House two hours later When the
message was handed down by the
Speaker for the Clerk to read there
were about two-thlrds of the members
of the House present.
The members on both sides listened
in silence during the reading of the
document.
Scanning of the Faces.
The faces Of some Of the readers, in
cluding Mr.. Fordney, Mr.. Mondell Mr..
Longworth and some of the more ar
dent bonus supporters, provided an
interesting study. 1t was quite ap-
parent that these men did not like the
document.
Uncle Joe Cannon and Minority
Leader Garrett, who consistently op-
posed the bonus. were visibly pleased.
The veteran Illinois statesman was
doubled up in his chair like a jack
knife with cigar between his teeth
anu SIlHItd utIlSlNtly at SOulc VI
disconsolate colleagues. He acted as
cheer leader" when the clerk had
read the closing period of the Presi-l
dents message. He brought his frail
hands together with a resounding
smack and about one third OF the
members present on both sides OF the
chamber emulated his example.
Representatives opposed to the
bonus said afterward that many of
their associates who had voted for the
passage of the measure joined in the
applause. thereby indicating their de-
termination to support the President
on the final test. Under the ordinary
legislative processes prevailing in the
House "a veto message would have been
taken up at once and disposed OF.
Message to BE Taken Up To-day.
Mr.. Mondell thereupon moved that
the Presidents message be made the
special business Immediately after the
reading of the journal Tomorrow This
order of procedure was adopted.
Democratic leader Garrett said he
had no objection to this plan If no at
tempt was made to prevent debate Of
lllt DlCSS1EC- IlOilQtu utIidl Co
that the message would be open to
debate. With perfectly serious
countenance Mr.. Mondell who brought
in gag rule" to prevent debate on
the bonus bill a few months ago, de-
clared that members should have a
little time to consider the Presidents
message in order that they might be
in n position to discuss 1t in debate.
The Senate was engaged in putting
the final touches to the tariff bill and
paid no official attention to the Presi-
dents message.
Comment on the veto message
among House members was conspicu-
Gus by the lack of enthusiasm on the
part of bonus supporters and COM
mensurate degree OF satisfaction
among those who have opposed the
scheme. Speaker Gillett declined to
make any statement of his views re-
garding the message. Chairman Ford
ney limited his observation to the
succinct statement Il shall vote to
override the Presidents veto" Mr..
Mondell declined to express any opin-
ion. as also did Representative Long
worth.
i Representative bdCnaraCn thep.,
n. j.. in whose State sentiment is
opposed TO the bonus, announced that
he would vote to override the veto be-
cause he was not convinced by the
Presidents argument concerning the
lack OF finances to take care Of the
bonus"
Representative John Philip Hill
(Rep.. Md ammo inced that he was
very disappointed at the action OF the
I President and declared that he would
also vote 10 override the veto.
Antis Are Elnted.
Representatives who voted against
the bonus were very much elated over
the Presidents message. Most of them
declared 1t was even stronger and
more convincing than we hoped for"
The comment of Uncle Joe Cannon
was that 1T is fine message, straight
from the shoulder and should con-
vince members OF this body who think
the soldier vote is worth having that
the Presidents position is absolutely
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