Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
cash BONUS HOPES
WANE AFTER VETO
Leaders Split on New Bill
to Insure Payment
at Present.
BY the Associated Press.

ny Iuo hoSOCidLcO ETeSS.
Cash bonus forces, somewhat dis
couraged and disorganized by the
size of the Senate vote sustaining
President RooSevelt's veto of the Pat
man bill, counted on their strong
majorities In both Houses Of Con-
gress today for eventual victory.
The decisive defeat of the Patman
bill, even by a minority vote, took
the wind out of the bonus move
ment, temporarily at least Several
new proposals were advanced i'm
mediately, but the leaders waited to
get their breath before plunging into
q new drive.
Confident predictions were issued
by the veterans chieftains, forecast
ing the bonus would be paid, but there
was q noticeable drop in enthusiasm
among legislators over the prospects
for achieving 1t at this session of
Congress
Several Senators, both for and
against the bonus, took the view the
Senate vote yesterday sustaining the
President killed the prospects for full
cash payment this session. The 54-
to-40 vote In favor of the new cur
rency bill fell 9 votes short of the
two-thirds necessary TO override a
veto. Several Senators predicted there
would be no bonus legislation this
session unless the veterans forces were
willing to accept something like the
Harrison compromise.
Majority Vote Cited.
On the other hand, the Patmanite
forces pointed out that even in the
face of President Roosevelt's unpre-
cedented personal appearance against
the bill it had mustered a majority
Of IA votes in the Senate and a vote
Of more than to l in the House.
They commended such majorities
could not be blocked long.
In view of divided opinions within
the bonus camp over strategy, Senator
Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, virtually
decided not to press for action on his
attempt to attach to the pending Navy
bill a rider calling for cash payment
He indicated, however. he would offer
his plan later in the session. 1t would
permit the President to finance the
bonus by borrowing. by using work
relief money or by issuing new money
The defeat in the Senate left the
bonus forces in conflict. One group
wanted to start all over again with
the Vinson bill for full cash payment
on the theory it could be passed over
presidential veto. This bill would
leave the method of financing to the
Government. But many of the bonus
leaders were as much interested in the
monetary issue as the bonus question
and wanted to push the Patman bill
again.
They could offer it as an amend
ment to some vital administration
measure, such as the N. r. A. extern
sion bill or the social security program,
and there were indications this course
might be followed. But some indicated
they realized they could not muster
full strength on any proposal to put
the bonus as a rider" on another bill.
Party Seen Jeopardized.
Already administration leaders have
moved to forestall such an attempt.
Even before the vote yesterday, Chair
man Harrison of the Senate Finance
Committee pleaded with Democrats
not to be party to the strategy and
warned it might jeopardize the party
CONTROL of the Government.
Harrison and other administration
leaders were making no effort to work
out a compromise on the bonus issue.
II WAS understood they were ready