The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-28
VETERANS wing IS
SEEKING TO UPSET
ROOSEVELT ACTION
Both Sides Muster Strenath as
Administration Worries
Over Outcome
TWO THIRDS VOTE NEEDED
House Bolts Presidents Lead
Tuesday to Override Veto,
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washington, March 28.-(H-sena-
tor Robinson, the Democratic leader,
attempted to rally administration
forces In the senate Wednesday to
uphold President Roosevelt's veto Of
veterans appropriations with IN IS
sertion that the government should
not discriminate against . citizen be.
cause he did not wear . uniform.
Washington, March 28.-R-Tho
powerful veterans wing In tho senate
fought Wednesday to blast President
Roosevelt's veto Of the bill which
would add . quarter billion to tho
budget for ex-soldierS and federal
pay.
Quietly and privately administra.
ton leaders predicted the veto would
be upheld with votes to spare" But
the predictions were not made pub
licly.
Both sides checked overnight on
their votes. With an eye to the blow
dealt the veto Tuesday by = runaway
house that mingled cheers and jeers
with its votes, both senate factions
were hopeful.
The house must have gone Wild"
was the way one Democratic senator
described the 80 to u vote which
over-rode the veto IN that branch.
With q two-third majority required
to re-pass the measure over tho veto.
administration forces needed only %
senate votes to uphold the executive.
On q roll call late Tuesday tho I'd.
ministration mustered - for IN ad-
journment to prevent action On the
veto message Immediately after It was
received from the house.
Thirty-four senators voted against
the adjournment, which was fought
by Senator'S Clark Oem.. MOI ana
Long (Dem., La.
Democrats Bolt Leader
Two hundred and nine Democrats
Joined 81 Republicans and four
Farmer-Labor members Ii voting In
the house to override the veto. OF
the presidents u supporters, 10 were
Democrats and two Republicans.
In overriding the veto, the housa
stood pat on the bill, which calls for
permanent restoration to the rolls OF
20 600 World War veterans whose dis
abilities were presumed to have had
service origin before the economy
act. They would get Is per cent OF
tier former compensation.
1t also provides for restoring thou.
sands Of Spanish War vet
Grams who were eliminated from thu
rolls because they could not prove
their injuries were connected with
the service. They also would ret rs
per cent Of their former pay.
President Roosevelt. in his veto
message, strenuously objected to the
permanent angles Of these provisions,
He forthwith issued regulations re-
storing both classes Of veterans at Is
per cent-the figure named In the blu
but requiring that their cases be re.
viewed by the veterans board OF an
peals. II disabilities are proved Ia
be non-service connected they would
be dropped.
Should the senate duplicate the
house action and override the veto,
the executives new regulations, how
ever. would be superseded by the new
law.
Would Mean Huge Sum
II the same principle were applied
to World War veterans at the SANG
rate as provided for Spanish War
veterans, the president said, the an.
nual and continuing charge upon the
people Of the country by 1910 would
amount to more than $3.50. 900 900 for
that item alone.
The Spanish War class commanded
sympathy" he said, but added many
abuses have crept into the laws grant
ing them belefits.''
The president said he had added
Sill. 1000 to appropriations for vet
Grams by regulations issued since the
economy act was passed and would
not hesitate to make further changes
III the principles Of justice demand
them"
Roosevelt objected to the bills i'm.
mediately restoring 5 per cent, Or
about 5000. 900, Of the l5-per-cent
pay cut, saying 1t was IN .unwtoe.
precedent and would involve serious
administration difficulties"
Sinclair and Lemke. N. D., voted to
override the veto.