Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-15
Immediate Cash Payment of
S2,40O, 10000 Certifi.
Gates Is Approved in Bal.
Iot-VeteranS Win Move.
THOMAS WILL PRESS
FOR PROMPT ACTION
Senate May Dispense With Usual
Procedure to Enable Quick Deci.
slon-Presidential Veto Awaits
Measure in Event Upper Cham
Der Gives Approval.

immediate cash payment of the
$4,000, 100000 soldiers bonus GER
tificates was approved today by
the House.
The vote was 209 to It's.
The measure now goes to the
Senate, where leaders claim
enough votes for rejection. Presi-
dent Hoover has promised a veto
If the legislation reaches the
White House.
The Patman bill passed by the House
would redeem bonus certificates at their
face value in new Treasury notes dis
trlbuted to the veterans through the
Federal Reserve Banks.
Thomas to Ask Quick Vote.
Senator Thomas, Democrat. Okla
homa, planned to ask for an immediate
vote in the Senate. It would REQUIRE
unanimous consent to dispense with
the usual procedure of referring the
Gil to committee but leaders indi-
Gated they would accept the suggestion.
Before final approval. the measure
was amended to provide an equal issue
OF Government BONDS TO be used for
retiring the currency if the dollar be-
came too cheap.
Former service men packed the gal
lerles as the vote was taken II repre-
sented one step toward victory in their
| demand for the bonus legislation.
Debate Terminated.
In an effort to speed action on the leg
iSlation, the House on converting today
agreed to terminate further debate and
proceed at once to the consideration of
proposed amendments.
The request to dispense with the re-
manning two hours general debate was
made by Representative Ragon. Demo-
crat, of Arkansas, an advocate of the
bill, after an agreement between pro-
ponents and opponents.
Ragon said he thought it fitting that,
since Representative Eslick, Democrat,
discussion yesterday all debate should
be ended with his remarks.
1t was agreed on both sides that more
debate would not change vote. Rep
resentative Crisp, Democrat, OF Georgia,
said We all know the bill is going to
pass and I believe, therefore, it should
pass as soon as possible
AS has been the case every day this
week, the galleries we're filled with
host of veterans from the bonus en-
campment.
Within few minutes an effort to at
tach a or-reVenue amendment to
70 h thrHlOh
liamentary ruling that the subject was
not in order.
Representative Bankhead, Democrat.
of Alabama, who was in the chair, de-
livered the ruling on an amendment
| offered by Representative Cochran,
Democrat. of Missouri.
The points of order were raised by
Representative Blanton. Democrat. Of
Texas. and Rankin, Democrat. Of Mis-
! sissippi prohibltionists and bonus
sponsors, who contended the beer plan
was not germane. Cochran argued to
the contrary but lost the decision.
The Cochran amendment was identi-
cal with the beer bill recently voted
down by the House. 1t proposed tax
of 3 Fer cent on 2.75 per cent beer
Meanwhile, in the Senate, creation OF
a standing committee on veterans af-
| fairs was blocked for the second time as
! neDDeTS exhausted III Qepdte the IlIllc
! allotted for consideration of the ques-
| ton. Before laying aside the resolu-
luton. introduced by Senator Brookhart
Republican of Iowa. the Senate voted,
80 to 80, to delay formation of the group
J until the next session.
Advocates were urging immediate
| formation, apparently so the bonus bill.
when it comes from the House, could
be taken up by the new committee in
stead Of going to the Finance Committee
where a cold reception is expected.
! Celler Proposal Loses.
On a viva voce vote, the House
defeated an amendment by Represent
alive Celler. Democrat. Of New York.
! to pay the present accrued value instead
of the face value of the bonus GER
tificates.
Representative Kleberg. Democrat. OF
| Texas then offered another beer-for-
revenue amendment. Like Cochran's,
! 1t was ruled out of order