Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-25
new VET BILL
NOW PROPOSED
House Republicans Come
To Support of Hoover
With Compromise

WASHINGTON, June 25-tPl-
The house republican leadership to-
cay came to the support Of Presi-
den Hoover IL his difficulties with
congress over the World War vet
Grams compensation bill and threw
its strength behind a plan TO en-
acs q measure suitable TO the chief
executive.
Assured Of enough votes to sustain
the expected veto Of the pending
johnson bill which was passed BY
the senate over Mr.. Hoover's out
spoken objections. the party chief
tai7s planned to adopt a ON
promise measure, voting upon i on
Saturday or Monday.
This program was arranged az a
conference following a caucus last
night IN which l54 Republicans,
more than the needed one-third OF
the house membership, agreed 70
anl.old the chief executives veto,
administration leaders in the sem
ate have little hope Of sustaining
tie veto there
The conference was attended by
Speaker LongwOrth, majority lead
er Tllsou Chairman Smell OF the
ru.ec committee. and Chairman
johnson OF the World Wa veterans
c1rmittee. A statement was issued
summing up the program to be
followed. IL called for:
Concurrence today in the senate's
amendments 70 the Johnson bill.
"A vote sustaining the Presidents
veto, within an hour after the meas
ure e returned 20 congress.
"A passage soon thereafter Of the
Swck biz under a suspension OF
the rules.
Cost Feared
The SWick bill is a compromise
measure. similar 10 that proposed
in the senate, by Reed Of Pennsyl-
vaaia with the administrations APP
prevail.
johnson estimated 10 would cost
frcyr S35, ZOO, 600 10 s50.000,000 dur
ing the next fiscal year. as COM
parec with sl02. 000, 900 estimated
as the cost under the pending
measure. The outlay under the lat
Ter was the source OF Of Mi.
Koover's principal objections as he
sad IL threatened a deficit and an
increased tax rate.
II was estimated also that the
Swick bill would affect approx
Dately 1000, 900 veterans as COM
pared with 100000 under the john
sen till. The President had termed
the latter discriminatory and IN
fan saying il would not reach all
the veterans entitled 10 relief.
Nj. Hoover also objected to the
provisions ~ the pending measure
which would extend until 1880 the
time limit III which disabilities
eviaencing themselves shall be pre-
suuned to have been incurred IN the
service and subject 70 compensation
en- that basis. The SWick bill makes
no change In the presumptive clause
OF the present law, leaving the
limit AT 1925.
What Bill Provides
The bill provides that any World
War veteran who served ninety
GAYS Or was discharged in less time
for disability incurred in line Of
duty, and who suffers. now or later,
from disabilities OF a permanent
character not the result OF vicious
habits, shall receive a pension Of
from $50 TO $50 a month. The
amount would vary In accordance
With the decree of disability.
A veteran SO helpless as to re-
cure the attendance Of another
person would be granted a MAXIM
I'm pension O. S72 a month. Widows
would receive $50 a month with So
additional for each child under six
teen years OF age.
After the house has approved the
SyIck measure, II must 60 to the
senate for consideration there. The
prediction OF q vote in the house
on Saturday or Monday was con-
tineent upon the ouickness with
which Mr. Hoover returns the pend
ing measure 70 congress.