Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-19
HARDING WILL USE
VIGOROUS TERMS
IN VETO MESSAGE
Congress Failure to Fl.
nance Compensation Act
to Be Emphasized.
SENATE is EXPECTED
TO SUSTAIN PRESIDENT
Friends of Bonus Lack One
Vote for Overriding
Executive.
WHITE HOUSE TO ACT TODAY
10th Virginia Senators Among Those
Expected to Poll Against
Passage.
By Clayton WhitchiiI.

ih!tc! News staff Cores pondcnt.
WASHINGTON. Sept. l3.-preside e mt
Harding. having conveyed to the
American Legion his displeasuro
with the present soldier bonus bill.
may be expected to veto /, prompt
closes jus; enough votes to sustain
the veto.
Administration leaders, after confer
ring with the Pcesidcn. at the
White House. predict that he will
send vigorous" veto message to
Congress. possibly Tuesday.
Antibonus Senators now feel GER
tain OF gathering enough votes to
sustain the veto since Senator Curtis,
Republican floor leader. has received
telegram from Senator Weller just
arrived in Los Angeles. from a
juHket to Japan. asking that he be
paired as sustaining a veto. The
latest addition. allows thir,vfour
votes, 10 sustain, leaving s!xty-two
votes 70 override the vcto--or one
less vote than the necessary two
thirds majority.
i;stinnte Itnsed on BonuS BIn Vote.
This calculation presupposes at
tendance OF the full complement of
ninety-si1 Senators. 1t is based on
the roll call OF August 81, when tho
bonus passed the Senate. together
with an analysis of pairs. Thus the
following Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. to,alinS thirty-four may bo
counted Oh to sustain tho veto:
Republicans-Ball, Borah, Calder
Dillingham;, DUPONT, Edge. Ernst,
Fernaid, France. Frciinghuyscn.
Reyes. Moses, Nelson. New. New
berry. Page, Pepper. Phipps. Reed
Of Pennsylvania. Smoot. Sterling
Wadswogth. Warren and Weller.
Democrats-Dial. Glass. King
Meyers. Owen. Shields. Swanson. I'm
derwood and Williams. and possibly
Watson Of Georgia
House To override Veto.
inc House Is expected to override
the veto, but If the Senate sustains
the veto. that action would prevent
the b!ll from becoming law.
While tho unofficial poll Is based
on ideal conditions. nevertheless. nm
tibonus Senator'S feel that a pro.
portionatc number Will bo absen,
from either side. or tnat those alb
sent VIII be paired. \ two-thirds
majority OF those Senators of Con.
sFessnen present and voting Is sufr-
cieht TO sustain or override a veto
Although the precise contcn, n,
the Presidents veto message has not
ne'h oiSnis"d 10 Senate leaders.
heFeT'hc!esS' II is expected to point
out that. while the present cost of
the bonus to the government woulJ
not h" 80 great. the eventual drain
on the nations finances would no
enormous. Furthermore, it wo,,ia
likely point out that the measure "a
adopted by House and Senate CON
;ainS no revenue raising provisions
Gives Views 10 LcgIonnaire,.
harding Is understood to have ey-
pressed these sentiments to thu,
American Legion today, when n dele.
cation Of iegionnaircs headed by
Commander lIantord Il. MacNidor
wai'"i upon the President n, The
White House urging him to a.t f.-
vorahly ON the measure.
IF benefit to the veterans co,
cerned ~ provided now" MacNiier
told Harding. mo great pension sys-
tenn except for the disabled will no
necessary during the coming yesrs
to meet the handicap. Immediat.
adjustment will save the nation bl-
lions of dollars and restore the faitb
of those sorely tried by what tbav
feel to be national ingratitude and
injustice"