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-R-
The house republican leadership to-
day came to the support Of Presi-
den Hoover III his difficulties with
congress over the World War vet
Grams compensation bill and threw
its strength behind a plan TO en-
act 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
talas planned TO adopt a COM
promise measure, voting upon II on
Saturday or Monday.
This program was arranged at a
conference following a caucus last
night in which 154 Republicans.
more than the needed one-third Of
the house membership, agreed TO
uphold the chief executives veto.
administration leaders in the sem
ate have little hope Of sustaining
tie veto there.
The conference vas attended by
Speaker Longworth, majority lead
er Tllscn Chairman Smell Of the
Tu.eE committee and Chairman
johnson OF the World War veterans
co71mittee. A statement was issued
summing up the program 70 be
followed 10 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 II returned to congress.
A passage soon thereafter Of the
Swick bill under a suspension OF
the rules.
Cost Feared
The Swick bill Is a compromise
measure, similar to that proposed
in the senate, by Reed Of Pennsyl-
tania with the administrations APP
proval.
johnson estimated il would cost
fro5r s35. 900 600 to $50, 1000 900 dur
Ing the next fiscal year. as COM
pareT with S102, 900 900 estimated
as the cost under the pending
measure. The outlay under the lat
Ter was the source OF one Of Mr..
Koover's principal objections as he
sad IL threatened a deficit and an
increased tax rate.
II was estimated also that the
Sw.ck bill would affect approx
-lately 1000, 900 veterans as COM
pared with 400, 900 under the John
son kill. The President had termed
the latter discriminatory and I'M
fan saying 1t would not reach ali
the veterans entitled TO relief.
Mr.. Hoover also objected to the
provisions Of the pending measure
which would extend until 1880 the
time limit IN which disabilities
e%vioencing themselves shall be pre-
suned 10 have been incurred in the
service and subject to compensation
On 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
ANANs dll0 VIII GAAA0A1s INV ~ A0NN@f
from disabilities of a permanent
character not the result Of vicious
habits, shall receive a pension Of
from $40 10 $50 a month. The
amount would vary in accordance
With the degree Of disability.
A. veteran SO helpless as TO re-
ouire the attendance Of another
person would be granted a MAXIM
I'm pension OF STD a month. Widows
would receive $50 a month with IS
additional for each child under six
teen years OF age.
After the house has approved the
Svlck measure, Il must go TO the
senate for consideration there. The
prediction Of a vote In the house
on Saturday or Monday was IN
tineent upon the uuickness With
which Mr. Hoover returns the pend
ing measure 70 congress.