Evening star., 1933-06-02
Suspends Rules to Vote on
TrammeII Plan for IS Per
Cent Cut Limit.
FIRST MAJOR DEFEAT
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Byrnes Estimates Amendment
Would Increase Soldiers Pay
ments $190,O0O,0Oo.

first major defeat in the Senate to-
day when an amendment offered by
Democratic Leader Robinson to
limit the reduction Of World War
veterans compensation to Is per
cent was rejected, 81 to rs. The
amendment was substitute for
motion by Senator Trammell to
limit the reductions to is per cent.
Senator Connally, Democrat of
Texas. Immediately offered a sub
stitute amendment limiting the re-
duction of pensions of veterans of
all wars to 25 per cent.
Overturning the administration forces
twice, the Senate today suspend
ed its rules to permit considera-
ton of the Trammell amendment to
the independent Offices bill limiting to
IS per cent any cut in compensation
Of veterans with service-connected
disabilities.
The vote suSpending the rules was
SO to 21.
It was the first major defeat for the
administration in the Senate.
Immediately afterward the admins
tration forces suffered second defeat
on veterans compensation, originally
slated for so per cent reduction, after
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
amendment to limit the reduction In
the compensation for wounded
veterans to 25 per cent.
This was defeated, 81 to rs, after a
sharp debate.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat. of South
Carolina, in charge Of the supply bill,
estimated the Trammell amendment
would bring an increase of $3.50, ,000, 600
in veterans compensation, now total
ing in the bill $23l, 100000.
Substitute Amendment.
Adoption of the Trammeli amend
ment would be virtually q repeal Of the
economy act. affecting veterans COM
pensation," Floor Leader Robinson as
serted in Offering his amendment.
This amendment was offered as a
substitute for the Trammell amendment
and q similar motion by Senator Gut
ting of New Mexico. Senator Robinson,
Republican, Of Indiana previously had
moved to increase the Tramnel amend
ment from is to 25 per cent. The ad-
ministration amendment, it was stated,
would have brought an increase In vet
erans' compensation to approximately
SAC, 900 900.
The roll call vote suspending the rules
to clear the way for consideration of
the Trammell amendment follows:
To suspend the rules:
Democrats AShhIIYet paPhraan
Black. Bone, Bulkley, Mrs Caraway,
Connally, Copeland, Costigan, Duffy,
Erickson, Fletcher, George, Gore, Loner-
gan, Long, McCarran, McGill, Mcclellan,
Nicely, Overton, Pope, Reynolds, Russell,
Stephens, Thomas of Utah, Trammell,
Van Nuys, Walsh and Wheeler. Total
80.
Republicans-Austin, Barbour. Borah,
Capper, Carey, Couzens, Cutting, Dick
inson, Frazier, Goldsborough, Hale, Hat
field, Hebert, johnson, Kean, Keyes,
McNary, Metcalf, Norris, Patterson,
Reed, Robinson Of Indiana, Schall, Stei-
wer, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott
ana White. Total-28.
Shipstead.
Total to suspend the rules-59.
AgainSt-Democrats, Bratton, Brown,
Bulow, Byrd, Byrnes, Clark, Coolidge,
Dieterich, Glass, Harrison, Hayden,
Kendrick, King, Lewis, Robinson, Ar
kansas; Sheppard, Thomas, Oklahoma; !;
Thompson. Tydings and Wagner. Total.
20. Republicans, Fess. 1. Total
against, 81.
This being more than the two-thirds
majority required to suspend the rules
made the Trammell amendment in
order.
The movement for adoption Of the
C1rfffyrr he iv1lr1GtIYc
earlier when Senator Byrnes issued
statement accepting the proposal.
Presidents Revision.
Byrnes said the revisions ordered by
President Roosevelt in the cuts an
nounced recently by the Veterans Ad-
Ininistration would provide for the same
amount of additional funds as provided
by the amendment and therefore he
had no objection to it.
The independent Offices measure car
ries appropriations of 1921, $780, 900 for
pensions for veterans Of all wars, This
a decrease of 1851. .000,0 under the
current funds
A breakdown of the total sum
compiled by the Veterans AdminiStra-
ton shows only $64, ,902 900 has been
allotted to the World War combat
wounded. a decrease of $156, 900
under the present 1unoS ana neceSSl-
tating an average of so per cent cut in
the pensions OF this class.
In the event the Senate favors the
Cutting amendment, the appropris-
tions for the combat wounded Of the
World War still would be $4,000, 900
under the recommendation Of the Ma
tional Economy League, leader in
the campaign to bring about drastic
revision in the veterans pension sys-
tenn.
Resumes Speech.
Senator Trammell, Democrat, of Flor
ida, today resumed his speech on his
amendment offered yesterday limiting
the combatant veterans to is per cent
reduction. He assailed the American
Veterans Association for advocating In
full-page advertisement in Wash
iIgton newspaper the abusive facts
that exist, In reducing this class Of
compensation"
Senator Hatfield, Republican, of West
Virginia, urged that veterans whose dis
abilities are presumed TO have occurred
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