Evening star., 1935-05-22
Roosevelt H'ss
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Personal Appeal
Now Faces Test
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(Tert OF peto message Page A-5J
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


BY a vote of 322 to 98-far more
than the necessary two-thirds-the
House today overrode President Roose-
velt's veto of the Patman "greenback
soldiers bonus bill
The announcement of the victory
of the Patman bill despite the disap-
proval of the President was greeted
with cheers in the House chamber.
The bill now goes to the Senate,
which is expected to act promptly on
the veto. The expectation is that
the veto will be sustained in the Sen
ate and that the Patman bill will
fail to become law. In that event.
early work on compromise partial
bonus payment was expected.
On the original passage of the Pat
man bill in the House the vote was
o18 to 80.
Byrns Votes No.
When the roll call was practically
completed Speaker Byrns asked to
have his name called. He voted no"
The action of the House in over
riding the veto was no surprise. 1t
followed almost Immediately after
President Roosevelt had delivered his
veto message in person to the House
at a Joint session of the House and
Senate in the House chamber
The echo of the cheers for the
President had scarcely died away be-
fore the members of the House were
hard at work overriding his veto.
The President took this unprece-
dented course to emphasize his oppo-
sition to legislation which he warned
Congress might lead to disastrous in
hation He told Congress, too, that
the Patman bill provided for imme-
diate payment of money not due the
World War veterans until 1915; that
the actual debt of the Government to
the veterans under the settlement
made with the veterans. when the
bonus bill became law, was 81 $780,
100000 less than the Patman bill pro-
posed to pay.
The veto message was delivered pri-
marily to the House, as provided in
the Constitution, which calls for re-
turn of vetoed bills to the House in
which they originate. But after ad-
dressing himself to the House, the
President said:
And I am glad that the Senate by
coming here in joint session gives me
opportunity to give my reasons in
person to the other House of Con-
sress."
Atmosphere Tense.
The President spoke to an audience
that filled the House chamber, both
floor and galleries. The atmosphere
was tense with interest in what the
President had to say in opposition to
bonus bill that had passed the House
by more than 312-to-1 vote.
When the President came into the
chamber. he was greeted with great
applause and cheers, even by mem
bers who were planning to vote to
override his veto.
1t was noticeable that the Senators
and members of the House listened
with great intentness as the President
read his veto message. The message
by pre-arrangement was broadcast
throughout the Nation by radio.
Secret Service Alert.
AS the chaplain, Rev. James Shera
delivered the opening
prayer in the House, secret service
men and plain clothes detectives
looked carefully over the crowd. One
was in the press gallery, directly be-
hind and above where the President
spoke.
The President first went to the
Office of Speaker Byrns, where he
chatted with members of the cabinet
who had preceded him.
President Roosevelt set out in much
detail and with great emphasis his
reasons for opposing the Patman bill.
The Patman bill calls for the pay
ment of the bonus, amounting to
about $2,200.000,000. with Treasury
notes, "greenbacks." The President
said the bill states that the payment
Of certificates will not create an addi-
tional debt" This, he said, raises a
fundamental question of sound
finance"
He predicted that by meeting
claim of one group "by this deceptive
ly easy method of payment there will
be raised similar demands for the
payment of the claims of other groups.
1T is easy to see," continued the
President, "the ultimate result of meet
ing recurring demands by the issuance
OF Treasury notes. 1t invites an
ultimate reckoning in uncomfortable
prices and in the destruction of the
value of savings, that will strike most
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