Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
EARLY VOTE FORCED
ON INSURANCE PLAN
FOR SERVICE MEN
Small Majority in Upper
House Makes Law of
Compensation Act

WASHINGTz !, May 19.-The sen.
ate today overrode President Cool
idge's veto Of the soldier bonus bill.
The Vote was SO to IS to over
throw the veto.
The measure now automatically
becomes law the house having TAXI
en- similar action.
Several Republican organization
leaders joined with a strong Dem
ocratic lineup in upsetting the veto
on a vote which was in doubt until
the last minute.
This was two more than the neces.
sary two-thrds' majority.
Last Minute Rally
President Coolidge himself madf
an eleventh hour effort to stem this
tide of support for the bill. He sum.
moned seven Republicans favorina
it to the White House, but was UNI
able to SWING over enough votes I'd
accomplish it's defeat
Thirty Republicans. q Democrats
and two Farmer-labor senators voted
to override the veto. Seventeen Re
publicans and nine Democrats vots
ed to sustain the president.
The Roll Call
The roll call follows:
10 over ride the veto:
Republicans: Brandegee, Brook
hart, Bursum, Cameron, Capper
Cummins, Curtis, Dale, Elkins. Fess,
Howell, Johnson of California; Jones,
Lodge, Mclean, McNary, Norbeckl
Norric n56io Cbort,iJey o Cno,,onr.
Stanfeld, Warren and Willis-30.
Broussard, Caraway, Copeland, Dill,
Ferris, Fletcher, George, Gerry, Har
ris, Heflin, Jones, of New Mexic0
Kendrick, Mcclellan, Mayfield, Nicely.
Overnian, Pittman Ralston, Robins
son, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith,
Trammel, Walsh, Of Montana; and
Wheeler-27.
Farmer-Labor: Johnson, of Min.
nesota; Chipstead-2.
Total SO.
Against ovrriding the veto:
Republicans: Ball, Borah, Colt.
Edge, Ernst, Ternald. Greene, Keyes,
Mckinley, Moses, Pepper, Phipps.
Reed of PENNSYLVANIA, Smoot, Sterl.
ing, Wadsworth and Weller-17.
Democrats: Bayard, Bruce, DIAL
Edwards, Glass, King, Shields, Swan.
son and UNDERWORLD.
Total 26
BY unanimous consent, the bill
was taken up few minutes after
o'clock on motion of Senator Curtis,
Republican,, Kansas.
Senator Reed; Republican, Pennsyl.i
vania, asked unanimous consent that
vote be postponed until Saturday
by Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Ariz.
ona, blocked the proposal with i
formal objection.
Less than dozen senators were
absent when actual consideration OF
the bill began with the reading OF
the presidents veto message.
Opponents rallied and fought for
time today as the measure anproach
ed its final test.
Seven Republican senator's who
have been numbered as friends OF
the bill were called to the White
House and eXhorted by President
Coolidge to vote to sustain his veto.
Afterward Senator Reed. Of Penn
sylvania, in charge of the anti-bonus
forces. declared the situation Ger
tainly is looking brighter" and made
overtures to delay for week the
final vote.
Nevertheless, the supporters OF
the bill remained steadfast In their
demand of roll call which would
override the president and make tina
bonus insurance plan law.
Those attending the White HOUSE
conference were Senators Harreld,
Oklahoma; Phipps, Colorado; Ster.
ling. South Dakota; Mckinley, II.
linois; Cameron, Arizona; Dale. Yer.
mont, and Keyes, New Hampshire.
The flood of messages to senators
on the bill continued undated. A
letter from the World War Veterans.
with headquarters in Chicago, in.
dorsing the veto Of President Cool.
idge, was made public here. The
letter termed the proposed bonus an
''insult to the veterans which should
be more properly labeled the Loan
Sharks Emergency Act"
Chairman Smoot, of the senate
finance committee, conferred with
the president later and Senator Ken.
drick, Democrat, Wyoming, who
called at the executive Offices, was
taken by Secretary. Slemp to the
White House to see the president.
The bill automatically becomes
law. It provides for paid-up zO-year
endowment insurance policies for
veterans and cash payments to those
not entitled to more than $50 in adj
justed service credit.
The senate upheld President Har-
ding's veto of the soldier bonus bill
in 1922 by vote of IA to %. four
less than the required two-thirds ma
jority Twenty-four Of the senators
\ who then voted against the bin or
were paired against it are present
in congress now.
The present bill passed the senate
recently by vote oe 81 to IT, The
veto of President Coolidge was over
ridden by the house Saturday, 31S
to IS, or 50 votes more than the re-
quired ma jority.