Evening star., 1935-05-20
President Receives House
Group, but Gives No Evil
dence of Changing Plans.
LEGION ASKS VETERANS
TO B0MBARD SENATORS
Joint Session to Receive Chief Ex-
ecutive's Message Set for
1890 Wednesday.
BY the Associated Press.

presidential veto, the House Bonus Bill
Steering Committee today presented
to President Roosevelt a 12-page ar
gument for the Patman currency in
flation bonus bill, but Mr.. Roosevelt
gave no indication of any change in
his determination to reject the meas
ure as forcibly as possible.
Instead, the Chief Executive set
aside the afternoon to put the finish
ing touches on his veto message.
Representative Patman, Democrat,
of Texas, author Of the bill, accom-
panied the Steering Committee to the
White House and outlined the points
in the mimeographed statement left
with the President.
1t began with the declaration that
two points could be shown:
81. That each veteran who holds an
adjusted service certificate is entitled
to an amount at this time equivalent
to the full face or maturity value Of
the certificate, although it is payable
January l, 1945.
%. That such payment can be
made without detriment to the coun-
try and without impairing in any
way sound monetary system"
"Godsend to Country"
The statement continued:
I'VE believe that the country Is
convinced, after a thorough under
standing of the question among the
veterans and non-veterans, that this
debt is really past due, although pay
able in the future. and that it can be
paid according to our proposal not
only without detriment to the coun-
try, but in a way that such payment
would be Godsend to the country"
The party leaders said the Presi-
dent received them courteously, but
there was no indication whatever of
any change in his attitudef
Congressional leaders, meanwhile.
agreed 70 hear the President deliver
his veto message at 1890 Wednesday.
and the House without a roll call vote
adopted a resolution setting the joint
HouSe-Senate session at that hour.
Steiwer Is Opposed.
When Senator Robinson, the Demo-
cratic leader, called the House reso-
luton up in the Senate, however, Sem
ator SteiWer. Republican, of Oregon,
blocked immediate consideration of it
by parliamentary maneuver IMAM
imous consent was required for con-
sideration of the resolution out of
order, and Steiwer objected without
explanation. It's consideration later,
however, was taken for granted.
Steiwer. asserting he would force a
al
per men he was opposed to the Joint
session to receive President Roosevelt's
veto because it was against the Con-
stitution"
THE Constitution doesn't contem-
plate that the President should par
ticipate in legislative matters" Steiwer
said. Il see no reason why the Senate
should be there. 1t is not involved
unless the House overrides the veto"
The Steering Committees call was
made shortly after publication of an
American Legion appeal to veterans
to lombard II Senators with tele-
grams in an effort to get the Senate
to override President Roosevelt's veto
OF the Patman bill.
Pins Hopes on Two Senators.
The Legion pinned its hope of over
riding a presidential veto on win
ming and holding at least two of these
IL Senators:
Democrats-Clark (Missouri), Cool
idge Massachusetts,. Dieterich Qlli-
nois), Gore (Oklahoma), Murphy
(1owa), Pittman tNevada) and Pope
Udaho).
Republicans - Austin VERMONT.
Davis (Pennsylvania), McNary (Ore-
gon), Townsend CDelaware) and White
CMaine).
Some of these Senators voted for
the Patman bill and some against it.
1T would SEEM" said the Legion
circular, that the final answer lies
IN how two of the IL Senators vote
on the question of overriding the
veto. for If Senate votes run accord
ing to our recapitulation, the admin
lstration needs only two of these
votes to attain the 80 necessary to
sustain veto"
In anticipation of a possible back
fire from any of the IL Senators on
its list, Legion Official said:
To any one who feels we have mis-
Juoged MIN, you can say that If
they're right they won't mind: if they
aren't, they'd better put the shoe on"
Resurrection Is Seen.
Meanwhile certain administration
leaders in Congress predicted the
bonus issue would be resurrected in
swift and surprising fashion after the
expected defeat of the Patman bill
They claimed 40 or Al votes in the
Senate to sustain the veto message
which President Roosevelt is to de-
liver in person against the Patman
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