Evening star., 1933-06-03
Rainey Finds lust as Much
Revolt in Lower Branch
Over SIaSheS.
LEADERS TO CONFER
WITH WHITE HOUSE
If President Opposes Action, Eff
forts Will Be Made to Com
promise, They Say.

The Connally amendment to the in
dependent offices bill, increasing vet
erans' appropriations by $4,000, 900.
viii be acceptable in the House, admin
istration leaders forecast today on the
eve of the measure being resubnitted
for appointment of conferees.
Both Speaker Rainey and Floor
Leader Byrnes admitted "the House
was j. st as much in revolt as the SEN
ate" in regard to veterans legislation.
I'VE will, of course. confer with
President Roosevelt as to his wishes in
the matter" Speaker Rainey said. 'If
the President viii not stand for the
increase in this appropriation, we will
then attempt to reach a compromise"
Hints President Knows.
Both leaders said they had not COM
municated with the President since
the passage of the amendment yester-
day. However, Byrnes intimated Mr..
Roosevelt was well aware of the revolt
in the House.
Neither Byrnes nor Rainey would
forecast Just what would happen If the
President decided to veto the indepen-
dent offices bill because of the increase
in veterans appropriations.
Rainey said there might be some
modification" of the Senate amend
ment, reducing cuts in veterans bene-
fits to a maximum Of 25 per cent, and
he presumed "an effort will be made to
get in touch with the President to learn
his views on it."
Amendment Adopted.
Following bitter attack upon the
national economy act, giving President
Roosevelt sweeping powers to reduce
veterans pensions, the Senate late yes
terday adopted a compromised amend
ment to the independent offices bill
limiting the Presidents powers to cut
combat wounded pensions of the World
and Spanish-American Wars to 25 per
cent.
After easing the veterans cuts, the
Senate passed the independent offices
measure and today it was on its way
back to the House for the appointment
Of conferees.
BY single vote cast by Vice Presi-
dent Garner to break a tie, the amend
ment offered by Senator Connally,
- i
vote was 43 to 42. Approval came after
the administration had suffered its first
two major defeats in the Senate.
An amendment by Floor Leader Joe
Robinson to limit the cuts to 25 per
cent only to the combat-wounded OF
the World War was rejected. This
vote followed Senate approval of
motion by Senator Trammell, Democrat,
Of Florida, to suspend the rules to per-
NIT consideration of an amendment
limiting World War cuts to is per cent.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of South
Carolina, in charge of the independent
offices bill, estimated the Connolly
amendment, which was substituted by
the administration for the Trammell
amendment, preventing vote on the
latter, would require another $6F ,000,000
for Spanish American veterans and
$105, 600, 900 more for World War vet
Grams.
The bill as it passed the House car
ried an appropriation for pensions and
compensationS for veterans of all wars
OF 1921, 100000, reduction of $780,
100000 under the 1884 bill vetoed by
President Hoover. Veterans of the
World War we're allotted $103, 1856, 900 Of
the total sum, and Spanish-American
veterans were granted $41, $50, 900.
Figures Revealed.
One week ago The Star revealed the
secret official breakdown figures of the
Veterans Administration, showing that
the combat-wounded veterans of the
World War were slated for cuts averag-
ing so per cent
The Hoover bill would have allowed
the Veterans Administration to carry
on its rolls 100000 combat wounded and
service-connected by presumption cases,
requiring an expenditure of $221, ,728, 600
or $48.54 month per veteran. The
Roosevelt bill limited the number of
cases to 225, 800, requiring only an ex-
penditure of S64 100000 or $23.95
month per veteran.
The 40 per cent reduction in the
number of cases was brought about by
eliminating from the rolls all veterans
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