Evening star., 1930-06-24
BILL RETURNED TO HOUSE.
Prompt Acceptance of Senate Amend
ments Regarded as Probable.

Prompt Acceptance of Senate Amend
ments Regarded as Probable.
By the Associated Press.
Prompt approval of Senate amend
ments by the House was forecast today
for the World War veterans compensa-
ton bill
The. measure, greatly modified, but
still highly objectionable to the admin
istration and the basis of predictions
of higher tax rates, was returned to the
House today for action on the changes
of the Senate.
In advance of President Hoover's
veto, which congressional leaders re-
Rarded as certain, in view of his state
ment of Sunday, the sponsors of the
measure were aligning their forces to
pass the bill over the Chief Executives
disapproval
Administration spokesmen held but
little hope of sustaining the expected
veto in the Senate, but were more op-
timistic with regard to the House. A
two-thirds vote of both branches of
Congress is necessary to override a
presidential veto.
Passed by Senate, Sc to 6.
The bill was passed by the Senate
but ballots, all Republican, cast
against the measure and 66 in its favor.
Those who opposed it were Bingham
and Walcott Of Connecticut, Gillett Of
Massachusetts,, Hastings of Delaware,
Reed of Pennsylvania and Watson Of
Indiana, the majority leader.
Moses of New Hampshire and
Grundy of Pennsylvania were paired
against the bill and Smoot of Utah
nlYncAH II hraf a1Y1ahln IN
AL three are Republicans
AS passed by the Senate. the meas
ure would liberalize existing veterans
law and extend compensation up to
500 a month to disabled ex-service
men. In addition, it woulJ provide
that disabilities becoming manifest TO
10 per cent degree before January /,
1880, shall be presumed to have been
incurred in the service and to merit
compensation on that basis. The
present presumptive limit is January
]. 1925.
Would Last Three Years.
The bill also adds a long list of
diseases to these covered by the pre-
sumptive clause. It would compensate
veterans at SO a month while receiv-
ing hospital treatment for diseases and
injuries not received in line of duty,
and give their wives $50 a month if
is one child and S6 additional if there
Is more than one child.
The operation of the measure would
be limited to three years, with Con-
greSs studying the veterans problem
in the meanwhile and subsequently
adopting additional legislation.
The stand of the administration was
Tounoly criticized by both Republicans
and Democrats in the. debate which
preceded the roll call. Substitute pro-
posalS offered by Reed and Bingham
were rejected without record votes.
Many Regulars for Bill.
Thirty-three Republicans, including
many administration regulars: the
lone Farmer.Labor Senator from Min
nesota, Shipstead, and 80 Democrats
voted for the bill.
Senators Shortrdige, Republican, OF
California and George, Democrat, OF
Georgia led the fight for the bill re-
ported by the finance committee and as
finally passed Shortridge said he
feared "the man I supported IN the
White House has been misled" regard
ing the bill and contested the Presi-
dents statement that the measure
would cost $102 100000 the first year
He contended 1t would cost only STA
100000.
Leading an assault on FIR. Mellon
Senator La Toilette, Republican, Wis
consin, belittled claims that Treasury
deficit would result unless taxes were
increased following enactment of the
veterans measure.
~ venture the assertion" La FollettG