The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-30
SENATE VOTES TO SUPPORT
CHIEF EXECUTIVES VOTE
Issue Shows No Signs of Dying and
Harrison or VinsOn Measures
May Come Up

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his warning Of disastrous conse-
quences," a band of 40 Senators
Thursday, May %, killed the infla-
tionary Patman bonus bill-only to
find the whole bonus issue immedi-
ately resurrected on both sides of the
Capitol.
The vote to override the Chief
Executives veto was 81 to 40. Not
only did this fall short of the neces-
sary two-thirds, but the Patmanites
lost in strength from the original
55-to-33 vote for passage of the
$4,000, 100000 new currency issue.
Administration forces mustered
nine votes more than they needed,
despite the overwhelming margin by
which the House on Wednesday pass
ed the bill-322 to SO, in the face of
the Presidents dramatic personal
appearance.
Galleries Packed
The momentous vote came at the
end of nearly five hours of debate
before galleries so packed with spec
tators that even senator's wives had
to sit on the steps in the aisles.
Khaki-clad veterans were sprinkled
through the throngt and in promi
nent gallery seat directly facing the
vice presidents dais was Louis Ward,
personal representative Of the Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin, whose address
condemning the Roosevelt veto had
deluged the Senate with kilograms to
override the President.
Far from conceding themselves
beaten, cash-bonus forces immediate
ly started new moves to obtain legis-
lation at this session of Congress.
Their leaders, however, were badly
divided as to the best course of
strategy.
Offers New Scheme
No sooner was the outcome of the.
vote announced by Vice President
Garner, than Senator Clark, Demo-
crat of Missouri, served notice of a
motion to suspend the rules to add a
new bonus bill to the pending $780,
100000 naval appropriation measure.
Clark's move had only partial sup
port from the bonus forces. Others
wished to wait and attempt to add
the Patman bill to some more vital
administration measure such as the
NRA-extension bill or the social Sc
curity program. Still others felt the
best course would be to start all over
again with the Vinson bill as separ-
ate legislation.
In fact, even before the Senate had
voted, the once-defeated Vinson meas
ure, which calls for full and immedi-
ate cash payment of the bonus, but
allows more orthodox means of rails
ing the money, was reintroduced in
the House by Representative Fenerty,
Republican of Pennsylvania.
Clark expressed confidence, how
ever, that he could pick up some votes
for his bill by providing alternate
methods of financing. His bill would
direct cash payment of the bonus, but
the President could issue new money,
as in the Patman bill, borrow as I'M
der the Vinson plan, or use the
$4,880, 100000 work-relief fund.
State Senators Divided
Senator Reynolds who voted to
override the veto, while his colleague,
Senator Bailey, was voting to sustain
the President, said after the senate
vote had been recordd that he would
introduce joint resolution to pay
the bonus on the installment basis
during the next 18 months, or two
years. The North Carolina senator
added that he had some ideas on the
subject of how the money could be
raised, and this phase Of the proposal
will receive attention in the resolu-
ton now being formulated. Senator
Reynolds said his plan would call for
the payment of the bonus in full, but
if he finds it necessary to look for
any of the more than two billion dol
lars by tax increases the proposal
would have to originate in the house,
which body must take the initiative in
tax legislation.
Senator Bailey thinks it quite like
ly that the Harrison compromise bill
will be brought forward again, and
his inclination has been to look upon
this method of paying the bonus with
approval because, among other con-
siderations, the President has evinced
willingness to sign such bill.