Evening star., 1930-06-25
VETERAN BILL SENT
HOOVER AS HOUSE
c. 0. P. BACKS VETO
Leaders Approve Senate
Amendment to Speed
Up Action.
SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT
ASSURED BY MANAGERS
Compromise Measure Satisfactory
to Administration to Be Passed
- Before Adjournment.
BY c. GOULD LINCOLN.

The veterans bill, denounced by the
President as discriminatory and un-
sound and likely to cause a deficit ir
the Treasury, was sent to the Presi-
dent this afternoon for his approval OF
disapproval after the House had CON-
pleted action on 1t.
With arrival of the bin at the White
House, plans went ahead for Secretary
Mellon and Director General Hines OF
the Veterans Bureau to consider it
They were ready to renew their ad-
verse criticism.
In accordance with a plan made by
si1a Republicans Of the House in con-
ference last night, Representative Royal
johnson of South Dakota, chairman OF
the House committee on World War
veterans legislation, asked unanimous
consent to take from the Speakers
table the veterans bill and to concur
in the Senate amendments soon after
the House met at noon today.
His request was granted without de-
lay.
The bill was signed by Speaker Long
worth and soon afterward by Vice
President Curtis 1t was then sent to
the White House.
Quick Veto Expected.
The understanding among the Re-
publican leaders of the House is that
the President viii complete the draft
of his veto message tonight and send
the bill back to the House tomorrow.
After the House has acted on the veto
and in the event the veto is sustained
as it Is expected it viii be, Representa-
tive johnson will Immediately offer g.
compromise bill and move to suspend
the rules so that it may be passed.
The Republican leaders insisted to-
day that more than a sufncient num-
Der of Republican members of the
House would vote to sustain the presi-
Dental veto. In that event, the bill
will die. The plan Of the Republican
leaders of the House, however, calls
for the immediate introduction Of new
bill, compromise measure, designed to
meet the objections of President Hoo
yer and at the same time grant relief
to many disabled World War veterans
who are believed to be entitled to such
relief. The Republicans have pledged
themselves to remain in session until
such bill shall have been passed and
approved by the President.
It takes one more than one-third the
membership of the House to sustain a
presidential veto, or 146. The Repub-
iicans claim that they have minimum
of 154 votes in the House to sustain
the veto OF the President. The prompt
disposition of the bill in the House to-
day in accordance with the plan worked
out by the majority of the House last
night is believed to indicate that they
have a substantial number OF votes IN
excess of 154 to sustain the veto.
Believes Conference Futile.
When Mr.. johnson was recognized by
p-
quest for unanimous consent to take
up the veterans bill and concur in the
Senate amendments. He said that he
was content that nothing could be
gained by sending the bill to conference
and that the best method OF dealing
with 1t was to concur in the Senate
amendments.
Representative Rankin of Mississippi
Democrat, reserving the right to object
asked If the majority leader, Represent.
ative TiIson, of Connecticut, would tel
the House whether this request was ir
accordance with the plan adopted al
the Republican conference last night
Mr.. Tilson replied that the confer
ence last night was a party conference
and that he had not been authorized
to make any statement to the House re-
garding the deliberations of the con-
ference. This raised q laugh.
Rankin Accedes to Request.
Demand for regular order" by Rep
resentative johnson, brought retort
from Mr.. Rankin to the effect thai
'the Republicans seem to be getting
, nervous over there"
Mr.. Rankin said that he would moi
object to the request of Mr.. johnson
and added that he was in favor OF the
passage of the bill and its enactment
into law as it had been passed by tht
Senate.
Statements were issued by Majorit.
Leader Tilson and by Representative
Rankin commenting upon last night
caucus. Mr.. Tilson said:
"It is a matter of great satisfaction
that the Republicans called together q
take counsel with each other have takes
this view, that the proposed bill is no
only too liberal to a special class OF vet
eran, but it Is also discrimination,
against a much larger class Of equal!
worthy and needy veterans.
THE proposed substitute is in effec
a very moderate pension bill for actua
disability. regardless of its origin. Tn,
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