New-York tribune., 1922-09-16
Vote ON Conferees' Report
Is SO 10 II; Presidents
Veto Expected Doubtful
if 1t Can Be Overridden
McCulnber Bids
Friends Stand By
Legion Chief in Capital
and Confident; Has Been
Heard at White House
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-By a vote
Of 3s TO II, or little more than two
10 one, the Senate late to-day adopted
the conference report on the soldiers
bonus bill. The report already has
been adopted by the House and the
bill, after the formality of receiving
the signatures of the Speaker of the
House and the President pro temporc
Of the Senate, will be sent to the Presi-
dent 1t will probably reach the
White House late tomorrow afternoon.
Senators close to the White House
fatty asserted to-day that veto was
certain. Moreover. they said the veto
would be prompt and the President
would not keep Congress long in sus-
pense about it.
On the question whether the veto
would be sustained, there were con-
ficting assertions by the friends and
the opponents of the bonus. Several
Senators opposed to the measure, in
cluding Senators Underwood, New and
+ SNleIQSf fDdQe d canvass OIL Cne SltQA-
tion this afternoon. They counted
more than enough Senators who will
vote, they feel assured, to sustain q
veto. Thirtythree is the minimum
number needed to sustain Veto
McCumber Hopeful
But while the opponents of the veto
say they have the votes in sight to
sustain the President if he stands out
Io(f, 10
charge, of the measure, declared on the
floor that if the Senator'S who wanted
to do something for the soldier would
stay "on the job there were enough
votes in the two Houses "to make this
a law" Senator McCumber's remarks
were looked on as serving notice to all
the bonus supporters to hold them
selves in readiness to vote to override
veto.
Tc add to the doubt and uncertainty
Of the situation. there are still some
Senator'S close to the President who
Insist he has not made np his mind.
Iie,,f srsnt Colonel Han ~ Ssaes jslef.
commander of the American Legion,ysis
IN Washington to await the zero nour
On the bill, and he has lately expressed
70 friends confidence the President will
sign the measure. Lieutenant Colonel
AacNider has conferred with the Pres
isent recently. To-day he conferred
with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
and sought to meet his objections.
In the course of long drawn-out de-
bate over the conference report centet-
ing about the McNary reclamation
amendment and parliamentary techni-
calities incident to its elimination in
conference, there were repeated refar-
ences t. a prospective veto.
Harrison Jeers
Senator Harrison declared the "word
has been passed down the line" that the
President intended 20 veto the bill. He
charged that Republicans in getting
rid of the McNary reclamation amend
ment were seeking to make it easy for
the President to veto it.
Senator Harrison catechized Senator
McCumber about the action of the
President and Senator McCumber said
ne hoped the President would sign T..
senator McCumber took the view thay
the President would be more likely to
veto the bill with the McNary amend
ment than without it. When asked il
ne thought the veto could be overrid-
zen Senator McCumber said:
;, The vote in the Senate was more
shan to I. In the House it was over
to l. If those, Senators who want
TO help out the alGiers will remain
mere on the job "a re are enough votes
IN the two houses to make this a law, >,
me roll call on the conferees, re-
port follows.