Evening star., 1934-03-12
Debate Is Begun Following
Members Vote, 313 to
1O4-ApprovaI Over Veto
Held improbable.
FISH AND PATMAN
LEAD OPPOSING CAMPS
Approval Conceded by Admins
tration Chiefs on Roll Call.
Senates Attitude Unknown.
veterans Bloc Sees Chances of
Reelection Bolstered by Record.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BY more than a tWo-thirds VOTE
mat necessary to override presiden-
tlal veto-the House TODAY approved
immediate consideration of the Pat
man cash bonus bill. The roll call
vote was 3l3 to l04.
Immediate consideration of the 50
10000, 600 measure got underway after
II was agreed that two hours of debate
be equally divided between the pro
ponents and opponents
Representative Fish, Republican. OF
New York controlled the opposing
hour and Representative Patman,
Democrat. of Texas that for those
VINO favor paying the bonus with
United States notes
everybody knows what the result
Is going to be and We might as well
90 1t here and now" said Cannon.
Democrat, Of Wisconsin.
The only reason this debate is
wanted is because some members
want to get their names in the Con-
gresslonal Record tomorrow"
Majority Leaders Silent.
1t was noticeable during the debate
on the motion to consider the bill
that none of the Democratic leaders
spoke in opposition.
Representative Isabella GreenUav.
Democrat. of Arizona, close friend
OF the Roosevelts voted for considera-
ton.
Representative Byrns of Tennessee.
the Democratic leader, voted against.
Chairman Doughton. Democrat. of
North Carolina. of the Ways and
Means Committee voted to discharge
his own group and bring the bill be-
fore the House
The Senate attitude toward the
proposal is not clear.
White House veto has been prom.
lsed II the legislation is enacted.
House leaders said bonus advocates
could not enlist a two-thirds major
lty to pass it over a veto.
Petition Forces Vote.
The vote was forced by l45 petit
tioners, 1t was the elimination of
efforts of the veterans bloc to put
the House on record. and welcomed
by many members in the light OF this
being an election year.
The veterans bloc. exultant and
confident. formed its lines to jam
the Patman bill through. Leaders of
both parties conceded the bloc prob
ably would succeed.
Even opponents of the Patman bill
conceded only a last-minute rally of
Democratic administration followers
and Republicans who are opposed to
the issuance of the "greenbacks"
could prevent passage.
A hundred optimistic advocates
Democrats, Republicans and Farmer
Laborites-met yesterday in executive
session for two hours.
Emerging. Representative Patman.
Democrat. of Texas, leader of the
group, said:
We feel confident we will get
much more than a majority vote of
the House.
Decide on Support.
The group. included in the las
signerS of the Lundeen petition on
the bill, decided to support the Pat
jecting proposed amendments to alter
the method of payment.
The measure provides that the ad-
justed service certificates, slated to
mature in l945. be paid by United
States notes, and that the currency
be maintained on parity with other
monies.
Although certificates valued at So
$50, 100000 were issued to about s.
100000 veterans, approximately ST.
$50 100000 has been borrowed under
the so per cent loan act passed in
1881.
Leaders of both parties let it be
known that the bonus was not a party
issue and conceded probable passage
Speaker Rainey said. however, that
even if the Senate approved it, Con-
gress could not pass it over a presi-
dental veto. This would require a
two-thirdS vote.