Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-01
Admitted by Administration
Leaders as Hope for Ac-
ton Today Wanes.
CONFERENCE is LIKELY
IF AMENDMENT PASSES
Veterans Relief Bill Situation
Raises Doubt Over Adjourn
ment Before July 4.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Walsh-Connally amendment to
the World War veterans pension bill,
increasing the compensation to be
made disabled veterans, is likely to be
adopted, it was admitted by administra-
ton leaders in the Senate today.
This amendment, which would make
the rate of payment to the disabled vet
Grams of the World War the same as
the rate paid Spanish war veterans, is
expected to be adopted with a margin
of or votes. Its adoption will be
opposed by administration Senators and
by the President.
The pension bill, it is expected, will
be sent to conference between the two
houses If the WalSh-C onnally amend
ment is written into the measure by the
Senate. What sort of a compromise
could be worked out in conference was a
mere matter of conjecture today. Some
of the Senators expressed the opinion
that in the end the Senate might have
to yield If the House conferees stood out
against this amendment.
Hope for Vote Today Wanes.
Hope of final action on the veterans
bill in the Senate today grew DINNER
after the session opened at noon. A
number of Senators announced their
desire to speak on the veterans BILL
thereby delaying a vote Senate leaders
discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of seeking
unanimous consent to vote at or 3
O'Clock tomorrow on the bill and all
amendments.
The situation in the Senate IN con-
uection with the veterans biz today
raised a serious doubt as to the pos
Slbllity of an adjournment Of Congress
before July 4. Unless the disposition Of
the veterans bill and the District yap-
preparations bill can be expedited, it
looks now as though Congress win be
in session next week.
The WalSh-Connally amendment to
the veterans bill would increase the
maximum rate of payment to disabled
veterans from $40 to $50 per month
and the minimum rate from So to $40.
La Toilette Takes Floor.
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin, a
member Of the Finance Committee,
the floor soon after the Senate met
today and delivered strong plea for
increasing the rate of payment to the
World War veterans who would benefit
under the pending bill.
The Senate took up the legislation
yesterday, with Senator Watson of In
diana, the majority leader, urging speedy
action. Walsh and Connally led the
fight for adoption of the Democratic
figures and were opposed in debate by
Reed of Pennsylvania and FeSS of
Ohio, Republicans.
Reed Pleads for House Bill.
Reed, who offered substitute for the
Johnson Rankin bill, which was vetoed
by President Hoover, pleaded for the
passage of the House bill.
Il hope for the sake Of getting some
thing for our veterans" he said, I'VE will
stand by the rates in the bill" This
remark was regarded as significant in
view of his conference with President
Hoover on veterans legislation.
He estimated the cost of the Walsh
Connally proposal would be $50 ,000, 900
In the fiscal year beginning today and
that 1t would run as high as $167 ,000,-
600 in 1885. The cost of the House rates,
he said, would be $31 900 900 this year
and $50 900 900 in 1885.
Walsh said the higher rates would end
agitation among the veterans and make
any additional relief unnecessary for
II years. He estimated the amendment
would provide for 63s, 900 veterans with
In three years.