Evening star., 1933-06-15
FAVOR CONFERENCE
ON VETERAN ISSUE
House Democrats for Roose-
welt Program Plus Spanish
War Amendment.
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the budget director, estimated $780,
900 900 increase, but at heart was the
question of keeping on benefit rolls
veterans whose present ailments nave
no connection whatever with their MILL
tary service.
Roll Call on Substitute.
The roll call vote on the Steiwer-
Cutting proposal follows:
For the substitute:
Republicans: Austin, Barbour, Borah,
Capper, Carey, Cutting, Dale. Davis.
Dickinson, Fess, Frazier, GoldSborough,
Hale, Hastings, Hatfield, Hebert, john
son, Kean, La Toilette, McNary, Met
calf, Norris. Nye, Reed, Robinson OF
Indiana, schall. Steiwer, Townsend,
Vandenberg, Walcott and White-31.
Democrats: Black, Bone, Brown,
Bulkley. Caraway, Copeland, Costigan,
Hayden, Lonergan, Long, McAdoo, NC
Carran, Nicely, Overton, Reynolds,
Thomas of Oklahoma, Trammell, Walsh
and Wheeler-19. Farmer-Labor; Ship
stead-1.
Grand total for: 81.
Democrats against: Adams, Ashurst,
Bachman, Bailey, Bankhead. Barkley,
Bratton, Bulow, Byrd, Byrnes, Clark,
Connally, Dieterich, Dill, Duffy, Erick-
son, Fletcher, George, Glass. Gore,
Harrison, Kendrick, King, Lewis, Logan,
McGill, McKellar, Murphy Pope, Rob-
inson of Arkansas, Russell, Sheppard,
Smith, Stephens, Thomas OF otan; n
Thompson, Tydings, Van Nuys and
Wagner-39.
Before the vote direct warning
had been given the Senate to take
the compromise offered by the admins
tration or prepare itself for veto.
Floor Leader Robinson informed the
Senate he spoke with the authority
of President Roosevelt in warning that
q veto awaited the Independent ofnces
bill II 1t went to the White House
with a more liberal veterans provision.
Through other sources word OF such
an impending action had been brought
to Senators before, but this was the
first definite and authoritative an
nouncement that had been made on
the floor during the long debate.
Appeals for Compromise.
Robinson added that the two-thirds
vote to pass the measure over the
Presidents disapproval could not be
mustered and appealed to Senators to
be ''praticar' and accept the admin
istration's compromise. Otherwise. he
said, Congress might 60 around In
circles and after month be back
where 1t started.
Previously Senator Connally, Demo-
crat, of Texas, who was the author OF
the original liberalizing amendment
that caused all the trouble. had said
that he would vote against the Steiwer-
Cutting substitute. Connally SAID IL
would be better to accept the presi-
Dental compromise than to have the
substitute vetoed and leave the vet
erans in the same situation they were
in originally.
Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsyl-
vania, soon after Robinson concluded,
asserted 1--WE are expected to vote against
our convictions because the White House
whip has cracked" adding I'VE weren't
sent here to vote that way.
1--WE can add this amendment to
continuing resolution and they've got TO
come back to U.S." Reed said. In the
long run in this contest, Congress will
win"
Citing Tuesday night 43-to-31 test
vote against the administrators forces,
Reed said change of five of the 81
to the other side would override a veto.
Senator johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, objected to the threat OF veto,
contending mo man on earth can say
to me must do something I think is
wrong"
yet" he continued, "I yield to no
man in respect and affection Tor the
President and.I threw political career
to the winds last year to support him
for election"
Senator Glass of Virginia, former
Democratic Secretary Of the Treasury,
then took the floor against the substi-
tute.
IT resent the suggestion OF the Sen
ator from Pennsylvania that those Sen
ators who may exercise their right to
vote against the Steiwer-Cutting propo-
sition are under a LASH" Glass said,
shaking his finger at Reed, toward
whom he turned.
1--WE seen the lash welded here and
it's covered the back of the Senator
from Pennsylvania" he went on.
Can the Senator name one time?"
interrupted Reed, rising.
"Oh. yes, can name several" shot
back Glass.
I'm going to vote my convictions and
courage" Glass went on, land I as
sumo other Senators here are going to-"
Scores "Raids on Treasury"
He said he felt no man who wouldn't
fight for his country was worth being
in it, and continued:
When a man comes out of the war
without wounds, he shouldn't be en-
titled to a raid on the Treasury"
Turning again to Reed, he remarked:
THE first speech of the Senator from
Pennsylvania I heard in this body was
against the bonus"
Voice choking, Glass went on:
II had two boys in the front line
trenches and one Of them was nearly
killed. had nephew badly gassed.
I had sister in the hospitals in France
and two daughters in hospitals here.
"I wouldn't want ever to speak to
one of them If they joined in the raid
on the Federal Treasury by those
who've never suffered any disability.
1T Is commercializing patriotism
which we roll under our tongue"
Shortly before a vote on the main
point at issue, the Senate adopted an
amendment to the House veterans
compromise, limiting to 25 per cent re-
ductions in benefits to Spanish-Ameri-
can veterans of more than 62 years.
The amendment, offered by Senator
Dill, Democrat of Washington, was ap-
proved without a record vote.