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Senators from $4,000 to $500; those
of the Vice President and Speaker from
SIS. 1000 to Sl2,750.
Immediately upon enactment the SAL
ary cuts would become effective, run
ming until June 80, 1884; the veterans
reductions would take effect in three
months and remain permanent. Con-
gress reserving the right to make FUR
ther slashes after two years.
Veteran Has Faith.
After the Senate passed the bill Ma
tional Comdr. Louis A. johnson Of the
American Legion issued a statement,
saying his organization had every faith
in the discretion. fairness and justice
with which the President will deal with
the veterans"
johnson pointed out that the legis-
lation Is "fraught with gravest conse-
quences to the disabled veteran, in
volving as 1t does, In many instances,
the need for compassion and mercy
THE President needs the support OF
every loyal American. and today I am
calling upon the 10,709 Legion posts
and our 1000 900 members throughout
our great organization to uphold the
pledge that I have made as the ma
tional commander Of the American
Legion.
be held by every Legion post, where IT
will officially express by resolution such
loyalty and utmost help"
Passed Last Night
Senate approval of the bill came
shortly after 9 o'clock last night a1ter
three days and two nights OF furious
debate. The House had passed the bill
last Saturday by 266 to 1873.
On the final roll call in the Senate
Senator Hayden. Democrat, of Arizona,
asked to be excused from voting be
cause of pledges I made to my con-
stituents."
Huey Long, one Of the four OF his
party to oppose it on final passage. re-
piled an emphatic mo, sir" when his
name was called.
Many of those who voted for the bill
asserted they did so only because OF
the urgent necessity to maintain the
Government credit"-as reads the
title of the measure-and in normal
times would not have approved of such
grant of power to the President.
Most Of the opponents on final pas
sage expressed doubt as to its consti-
tutionality. Clark. for instance, con-
tended it involved an "abdication" OF
legislative power by Congress to the
executive branch.
Amendment after amendment was
call. Several called for fiat cuts OF
is or Is per cent in the veterans
benefits.
One or two amendments to exempt
lower-paid civil employees Of the Gov
ernment from the IS per cent reduc-
ton also were defeated.
Amendments Adopted.
Among the important amendments
adopted we're the following:
BY Walsh, Democrat. Of Massa-
chusetts-To prevent removal from the
rolls Of any veterans of the World and
Spanish American Wars suffering from
disabilities directly traceable to war
service, but still permitting the Presi-
dent to change the rates in these
groups.
BY Black, Democrat, Of Alabama-To
prevent interference with judgments
which may hereafter be rendered on
insurance claims pending in suits yet
to be decided Git is estimated this will
cut about $5,000000 a year from the
proposed economies).
BY Dill, Democrat of Washington
To bar removal from the pension rolls
of Spanish War veterans
over 81 years of age. but allowing the
President to change their rates.
BY Copeland. Democrat of New
Yorls-To permit domiciliary care to
all veterans suffering from tubercular
or neuro-psychiatric ailments not trace
able to war service.
BY Black-To permit the President,
II he deems it necessary. to provide
hospital treatment as well as domicil-
iary care to non-service connected dis
abilities
During the evening, Senator La
Toilette, Republican of Wisconsin, lost
| two amendments-one to provide an
increase in Federal employees pay If
the cost of living rose above the 1928
base. and another to exempt from the
is per cent pay cut civilian workers
receiving 1000 or less. The latter
was rejected Al to 80.
The Wisconsin Senator estimated
10000 workers were in the class below
81 900.
Barkley, Democrat of Kentucky. op-
posed the amendment to exempt them
saying mo island of safety" should be
| created for any group.
Senator Dill, one of the last speakers
before the vote, said he would vote
for the bill because he had conf
dence In the President
Soldier Held Pawn.
He, like many others, however, said
the veterans were being Disseminated
against as compared with the Federal
| workers
I'VE tear up the pension laws" he
asserted, yet when We come to the civil
employees of the Government we say
we'll cut you by 50 much per cent