Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-19
LEADERS EXPECT
PRESIDENT WILL
VETO SOLDIERS
BONUS MEASURE
Some of Mr. Harding's Ad-
visers Say His Message
to Congress Practically
Has Been Completed,
WILL ADVISE HOUSE
TODAY, IS BELIEF
A Delegation Representing
Veterans Organizations
Calls at White House in
Interest of Bill,

Washington, Sept. 1S-Veto of
the soldiers bonus bill by President
Harding was expected generally to-
night by congressional leaders and
administration officers. Some of
Mr.. Hardings advisers said his
message practically had been com
pleted and they looked for him
send it to the house tomorrow -.
Leaders in congress were mai
plans with veto in mind. II
house it was the intention to del~
action until Wednesday so as to
keep a working quorum on hand
for disposition tomorrow of i'm
portant conference reports on other
measures.
MarsbalinS Forces.
A senate vote might be deferred
until Thursday, depending largely
upon the hour of the house vote.
Meantime, however both opponents
and proponents We're marshalinS
their forces with indications thai
the roll call would show the larg-
est attendance of senators in
months.
Headed by Hanford MacNider, ma
tional commander Of the American
legion, a delegation representing
various veterans organizations,
called at the White House today to
make final request of the presi-
dent that he sign the bonus meas
ure. Some members of the dele
cation said the president had not
stated whether he would approve
the measure" while others said
they gathered the impression that
the executive would veto the bill
now before him.
Commander MacNider told Mr..
Harding that 'we have no threats
to make politically" but that the
organizations hoped that the Will
the American people, as expressed
by the action of congress, will be
carried out"
Some members of the delegation
quoted the president as saying that
he would be glad to see a bonus
measure enacted into law if he were
convinced that II would not entail
q i greater cost 10 the government
than $10,000,O00, 900 and would
take care of the able bodied vete-
rams for all time. They said, he
added, however, his belief tina.
there would be an ultimate outlay
of $4,000, 100000.
Foes RedoubIe Efforts.
Apparently convinced that the
house would vote by a large ma
jority to override a veto. senate
foes of the bonus redoubled their
efforts today to obtain a safe mar
gin there. They claimed thirty
four senators as certain with the
probability that by the time vote
came, this number would be in
creased to thirty-siX, or four more
than the one-third necessary to sus-
tain a veto.
All doubt as to the position OF
Senator Weller, republican, OF
Maryland, was removed with re-
ceipt of telegram from that
senator at Los Angeles, to Senator
Curtis. of Kansas. republican vice
chairman, asking that in the event
of veto he be paired in favor oil
sustaining the president.
This added one to the thirty
three who we're announced oppo-
nents of the bonus at the time OF
its passage by the senate. In ad-
dition, friends Of the president
claimed one other vote as certain,
Efforts were made to get pairs for
this senator and Senator Weller.
which would mean the tying up OF
four senators favorable to the
bonus, as on a two-thirds majority
vote two senator's for are necessary
to pair one against.
Present expectations are that
fifteen senators favorable to over
riding a veto will be absent with
only four or possibly five of the
opponents.