Evening star., 1934-03-29
153 MILLION ADDED
.T0PAY ROLL Of us.
17-Month Increase Tabu-
lated After Senate Beats
Veto, So to 27.
Continued From First Page.)

tCOIlllTuSu fTOIu flISI rage
! into detailed analysis of the flgures,
contending the cost would be found to
! be much less.
| The per cent pay restoration Tor
! the balance of the present fiscal year,
! for Government workers throughout
the United States, is estimated at
about SGT 100000. For the fiscal year
beginning July !. when the restora-
ton becomes 10 per cent, the cost Is
est mated at S126, 100000. The Budget
! Bureau, however, had recommended
half of this increase for the year pe-
ginning July l, or $4,000 600.
Veterans to Get S1O3. 100000.
The veterans amendments in the
law as passed are estimated at Sl9,-
I 1928. 500 for the three months begin
ming April / and about $4,000. .ooo
| for the year beginning July /, or ap-
proximately Sl03 100000.
For seven hours yesterday the op-
! posing forces in the Senate kept up
! a steady barrage of oratory for and
| against the passage of the measure
Notwithstanding the veto.
| Leading Democrats, including Rob-
inson of Arkansas. Harrison of Mis-
| sissippi, Glass of Virginia. TydlngS OF
| Maryland. Bailey of North Carolina
and Stephens of Mississippi, defended
the Presidents action in vetoing the
bill and elaborated on the arguments
/ the Chief Executive had used in dis
approving the measure.
On the other side, Senators Cut
| ting of New Mexico. SteiWer of Ore
gon and Robinson of Indiana led the
debate in support of overriding the
Veto
Most of the discussion related TO
the war veterans provisions. but oc-
casion"lly speaker would argue
| briefly against the pay restoration
amendment. Each time this hap
/ pened Senator McCarran, Democrat,
of Nevada would rise in defense OF
the equity of giving back to Govern
ment employees a part of their pay
/ cut Senator McCarran led the
original fight for full pay restoration.
and his presence in the Senate yes
| terday was a story in itself.
| MCSaTTah Races mere.
The Nevada Senator had gone to
Maine Monday to address a Demo-
cratic State convention. and when ne
got word Tuesday night in Bangor
| that the House had overturned the
! veto and that the issue would be de-
cided in the Senate the next day nc
, started a race toward Washington
! By using the automobile. the railroad
and an airplane, he reached the Sen
ate chamber shortly after , O'Clock,
IN time not only to vote, but to take
/ part in the debate.
Senator Norbeck, Republican, OF
South Dakota, who has been i'll for
/ the past two months. came to the
] Senate from his home yesterday to
register his vote.
Although there we're three votes
| more than needed on the rou call to
! pass the BILL this number included
/ several Democrats who seldom vote
against the administration. Through
out the day, both SIDES to ,he contro-
versy were claiming privately they
would win by two or three votes. The
close division was evidenced through
i out the day by the fact that here and
| there in the Senate chamber men,
| bers could be seen studying roll calls
and trying to figure out what the final
count would be-
! Twenty-nine Democrats joined with
/ thirty-three Republicans and the one
Farmer-Laborite in favor of overrid-
ing the veto. The twenty-seven votes
/ to sustain the veto were all Demo-
cratic.
Galleries Give Cheer.
! When the vote was announced by
+ Vice President Garner, cheers broK e
| from the crowded galleries, and Sena-
tors began an exodus from the cham
! bPr. where most of them had re-
mained constantly throughout the
| day.
In the course of the debate. Sena-
/ tor Long, Democrat, of Louisiana, sug-
gested that the pending question was
| not a party matter. but an economic
issue. Senator Robinson of Indiana.
| joined in declaring there was no par
| tiSanship in the matter. At this
| point, laughter in the galleries caused
the presiding officer to issue a warn
ing against demonstrations.
Nearly all the debate during the
| last two hours came from Democratic
| leaders. who tried to rally their COL
leagues in support of the adminstra- =
ton. Earlier IN the afternoon Ma
! iority Leader Robinson of Arkansas
concluded a speech by declaring he
was appealing to the Senate to give
/ the Executive veto the weight and
| force to which 1t is entitled ana to
| give the Executive that fair treat
ment and fair measure of cooper
alton to which BY reason of his great
services he is entitled"
Asks Confidence Be Saved.
AS the debate drew to a close. SEN
ator Byrnes, Democrat. of South
Carolina. who had charge of the bill
! throughout the long period of its con-
slderation since January. appealed to
! his colleagues to remember all that
! President Roosevelt has accomplished
since his inauguration toward bring
ing the country out of the depression
He contended the change that has
taken place resulted from confidence
in the leadership of President Roose-
welt and said he was unwilling to do
anything to impair that confidence.
| Senator Glass. Democrat, of Vir-
ginla also vigorously defended the
Presidents veto message. Pointing
out that he has disagreed with the
President on some questions, the Vir-
ginian asserted he was supporting the
President in his veto message because
he believes the President is right.