Evening star., 1922-09-20
HOUSE 0vERR|DES
BONUS VETO WITH
30 SPARE VOTES
Vote Without Debate on SOL
der Bill Stands 258
to 81.

The House passed the soldiers bonus
bill today over President Harding S
veto.
The vote was 25S to 81, or so more
than the necessary two-thirds ma
jority.
Without debate. the House proceed
ed with the vote.
Mondell Asks Haste.
When the veto message was taken
up Representative Mondell OF wy
oming, the republican leader. told the
House the questions involved in the
LEGISLATION had been considered for
long time; that members had had op-
portunity to study the President 8
veto message, and that he doubted
if any votes would be changed or
anything gained by extended debate.
Announcing that he, unlike the
majority leader. proposed to stand
Representative Garrett of Tennessee,
the democratic leader. suggested that
there be an hours discussion. Thls
was met with cries of vote, vote,
from the republican side and Mr.
Mondell moved the previous ques..
ton which was adopted and the roll
call was started.
Senate May Delay Vote.
The time of Senate action was in
definite. Some favored the final tes'
of strength Immediately after the
House voted, but others. and these
included several of the republican
leader, counseled delay until tomor-
row. 1t was their view that, with the
bonus issue disposed of, it would De
difficult to keep a quorum for actloii
on important matters awaiting ae-
cision before adjournment OF con-
greSs.
Informal canvasses of the Senate
membership were said to have dis-
closed a lineup of thirty-four. or
two more than the one-third neces-
sary to sustain the veto. Two other
senators were counted as doubtful.
The expectation was that about nj
teen senators favorable to the bonus
would be absent, with only three OF
four of the opponents away
A final appeal 20 Congress to enac,
the bonus was made by Hanford
MacNider, national commander Oh the
American Legion.
"It is our firm belief" he said in
formal statement, that the economic
rehabilitation of the veteran Is Sc
necessary to the welfare of the coun-
try that immediate passage of this
bill should not be delayed.
Confident Of Victory.
"The splendid stand Of those men
in the House and in the Senate VINO
have fought so hard for the service
men gives us confidence and assur-
arces that they will sustain a cause
they believe to be just
Action on the vetoed bonus bill was
postponed in the House until todas
on the suggestion of House Leader
, Mondell that action should be delayed
to allow absent members an oppor-
tunity to return.
While close attention was given
during the reading Of the veto mes
sage in the House yesterday, there
was only scattering applause, mostly
from the republican side.
In his message to the House Presi.
dent Harding based his veto of the
bonus largely on the ground of the
failure of Congress to provide a
method of financing and the conse.
ouent heavy drain it would prove or
the Treasury. He made 1T clear that
the interest on the foreign debt could
not be relied upon. asserting that even
taking into account such payments as
were likely to be received from that
source the Treasury faced deficit OF
$3.50 .000, 900 this fiscal year and ar
even further shortage in the succeed.
ing year.
Would Cancel Economy.
The President declared that enact.
ment of the measure would wipe out
the result Of the administrations
economy program and would entail
further borrowings by the Treasury
eyery one Of which. he added, threat.
ened higher interest and delayed the
adiustment to stable government
financing and the diminution of fed.
eral taxes to the defennstble cost OF
government.