Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
HOOVER MAY DELAY
BONUS VETO UNTIL
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Represented as Feeling No
Action Is Necessary at
Once on Measure.
LITTLE DOUBT REMAINS
OF HIS FINAL DECISION
Senate Approval by u to IL and
House Sentiment Held to As
sure Repassage.

It is doubtful if President Hoover acts
on the World War veterans loan bill
before next Tuesday or Wednesday. He
was represented today by White House
authority as seeing no occasion for I'M
due haste on his part.
Despite speculation current in the
Capital today to the effect that Mr..
Hoover is going to follow the example
set by the House and Senate in their
consideration of the bonus bill, by hur-
rying matters, Mr.. Hoover has given
the Impression to those with whom he
discussed the subject today that he will
likely take at least four or five days, If
not longer, for the study of this impor-
tant legislation before acting.
Signing of the bill by Speaker Long
worth and Vice President Curtis to-
day, was the fast formality before the
measure was taken to the Presi-
dent. The Senate passed 1t last eve
ming, ~ to H. Only four more mem
bill by pairing.
The President received the bill at ITO
O'Clock this afternoon. The measure
was taken from the Capitol to the
White House by Mrs. Geraldine H.
Davies, a clerk of the Enrolled BIS
Committee of the House. The bill was
Immediately taken to Mr.. Hoover's ONCE
by one of his secretaries.
Veto Is Expected.
Both House and Senate expected to
get the bill back for vote upon the
presidential rejection. The sponsors
were confident on the showing already
made, that the two-thirds needed to
override a veto would be available in
either branch. When the House passed
it Monday the vote was 1863 to 80.
When Congress passed the compensa-
ton act now in force over Coolidge
veto in 1924, the House voted 3l3 to
70, the Senate SO to 26.
The belief about the White House is
that Mr.. Hoover will let this bill follow
the course of all other important bills
before acting upon 1t. In other words,
he will refer it to both the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Administrator
of Veterans Affairs for their respective
opinions, especially regarding certain
details before he acts.
His veto seems certain, although he
has not yet said so for publication and
his associates at the White House de-
clined today to say so for him. These
latter, however, by inference, gave
every indication that the President has
not changed his original opinion about
the legislation and that despite the
overwhelming votes in the House and
Senate and the certainty OF ms veto
being overridden, he will veto the bill
Just the same.
Made Intention Evident.
This was made evident in his recent
letter to Senator Smoot of Utah, chair
man of the Senate Finance Commit
tee, In which he expressed his disap-
proval of the principle involved and
cited what he believes the unsoundness
of the economic feature. This letter is
looked upon as sufficient assurance that
the bonus loan bill will be acted upon
adversely by the Executive. Moreover,
Mr.. Hoover is known to have expressed
himself unhesitatingly in this respect
TO friends and congressional leaders
within the past few days.
Those who are looking for quick
reply from the President point cut
that there is no reason for any delay or
hesitancy on Mr.. Hoover's part; that
he is familiar with the provisions cf
this legislation: that he has already
made up his mind, and that there IS
every reason why he should act i'm
mediately and get this legislation out
of the way In this connection, 1t was
pointed out also, that no amendments
have been made to the bill or other
changes resorted TO since it passed the
House earlier in the week, and that
therefore there is no good reason why
the President should feel called upon
to give any great length of time to the
study of the bill unless he has changed
his mind within the past few days.
If the pending measure is made law
the 3,400, 900 eX-Service men holding
adjusted compensation certificates will
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