Evening star., 1935-04-25
HARRISON BONUS
PLAN VOTED OUT,
OTHERS REJECTED
ConnaIIy Affixes Clause to
Provide Cash in Place
of Bonds.
NO RECORD BALLOT
AS BILL is REPORTED
Vinson and Patman Measures Are
Turned Down, IL to s and
Is to 4.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Harrison bonus compromise
liberalized to provide cash instead OF
bonds. was approved today by the Sen
ate Finance Committee after the two
full-cash-payment proposals had been
overwhelmingly rejected.
The compromise, for which admin
istration support is claimed. was voted
out by the committee without rec
ord vote after an hour and hall
executive session.
Previously. the committee had voted
II to 8, to substitute the compromise
plan for the Vinson cash-payment
BILL after the Vinson proposal had
been substituted by a 13-to-4 vote fol
the inflationary Patman bill passed
by the House
The major change in the Harrison
bill was an amendment by Senator
Connally, Democrat, of Texas, which
was supported by Chairman Harri-
their adjusted service certificates for
cash instead Of negotiable bonds as
originally proposed.
$3.50 900, 900 Needed.
The amendment was adopted with
out a record vote. Preliminary esti-
mates we're that it would require about
$3.50 100000 in cash. but the total
would depend entirely upon how
many veterans wanted to hold their
certificates until maturity.
I'D a
committee would permit the President
in his discretion to pay the cost OF
the measure out of the recently en-
acted s4,880, 100000 work-relief fund
This amendment by Senator Gore
Democrat, Of Oklahoma carried by q
vote of IL to Z.
Chairman Harrison predicted. how
ever. President Roosevelt would
never in the world" take advantage
OF it.
The committee also adopted ar
amendment by Senator Harrison t
permit veterans to apply for adjusted
service certificates until January 2
1887. This would be an extension
OF two years. The original period ex'
pired last January.
Two proposals to refund or cut
veterans against their certificates wert
rejected. An amendment by Senator
Barkley, Democrat, of Kentucky tt
refund all interest on loans since
1881 was beaten. IA to S. A pro.
posal by Senator Connally to cut dowr
the interest to 2 per cent was de.
feated. IL to 7.
Policy Declaration Refused.
Before reporting the bill, the com.
mittee overwhelmingly rejected ar
amendment by Senator Black. Demo.
crat, of Alabama to eliminate the pro-
posed declaration of policy against
a future pension law for World Wal
veterans. Another amendment by
Senator Gore to refund the World
War debts and pay the bonus out o.
them was rejected, II to 7.
BY its swift action today the com
mittee disposed of an issue which ha'
been gathering strength in Congress.
since before the session began. 1t.
action. however. merely transfers tht
OdtGlC W tliC 0CIldGC "llcIt
it has been concluded from the frs
that the veterans issue finally woule
be settled.
Sentiment for the cash-payment
plan is known to be proportionally
stronger in the Senate than in tn,
committee. but administration leader.
were confident the Harrison bill woulc
be the final choice of the Senate.
Harrison Immediately introduced
the compromise measure in the Sen.
ate.
Patman Bill Beaten.
The committee began its delibera.
tions today by taking up the Patmar
bill, which passed the House by ar
overwhelming vote. The first motion
by Senators Clark, Democrat, of Mis-.
souri, and George. Democrat, of Geor.
gia, was to substitute the Vinson bill
for the Patman measure.
The vote, 13 to 4, follows:
For the Vinson bill: King, Walsh
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