Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
Active in Hope of Overriding
Veto as President Calls
Farley.
FINANCIAL ADVISERS
TO SEE ROOSEVELT
Morgenthau and Hines Visit
White House This Afternoon.
Thomas Wants Delay.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


While President Roosevelt arranged
a bonus conference with his financial
advisors, Senate supporters of the
Patman "greenback" soldiers bonus
bill turned thumbs down today on the
movement for a compromise.
They plan, they said, to go through
with the Patman bill and hope to
override a veto of that measure if
President Roosevelt disapproves it.
The President had arranged to con-
fer with Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau and Veterans Admins
traitor Frank T. Hines on the Patman
bill in midafternoon, preparatory to a
veto
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma.
Senator Long Of Louisiana, Senator
McCarran of Nevada and Senator
Borah of Idaho were all declared by
Senator Long to be against any COM
promise along the line advanced by
Senator Clark of Missouri.
Thomas Plans Delay.
In the meantime Senator Thomas
of Oklahoma, who held up the Pat
man bill yesterday by entering mo-
ton TO reconsider the vote by which
it was passed Tuesday, plans to pre-
vent any further action on the bonus
bill until next week. He said he
would take this course so as to prevent
a return of the Patman bill with a
presidential veto to Congress until
after a new Senator could be ap-
pointed by the Governor of New
Mexico to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the late Senator Cutting.
THE new Senator from New Mex
ico," said Senator Thomas, will stand
with us in favor of the Patman bill.
Furthermore, there are several Sena-
tors away from Washington who
would vote to override a veto and l
want them all to be mere before such
vote is taken"
When the Senate met today Sena-
tor Thomas of Oklahoma made two
more motions for reconsideration OF
votes on the soldiers bonus. One Of
these was to reconsider the vote by
which the Patman bill was ordered
impressed. The second was to open
up the Patman bill again to amend
ments. He explained he took this
course merely to be in position to do
anything he wished.
Il believe the Patman bill is
stronger today than at any time in
the past" said Senator Thomas.
When the proper time comes expect
to withdraw the motion to reconsider
by which the bill was passed. If there
is objection to my Withdrawing 1t we
can vote down the motion or lay it
on the table"
Supporters Active.
Desperate efforts are being made by
the supporters of the Patman bill to
win over Senators who voted against
the passage on Tuesday, so that they
will vote to override a veto Of the
Patman bill. kilograms were sent
yesterday by National Comdr. Frank
N Belgrano, of the American Legion,
to Legion officials in all the States,
urging them to get busy and have
messages sent to the President urging
him not to veto the Patman bill and
to members of Congress asking them
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one.
Father Charles E. Coughlin of
Detroit, has begun to come forward
in support of the Patman bill and has
threatened to build a backfire under
Senators who voted against the bill,
among them Senator Buckley of Ohio.
Because of the parliamentary stu
alton which has developed in the
Senate there seems no way to dis
pose of the bonus bill for several days
unless Senator Thomas and his group
are willing to let the bill proceed on
its way to the White House.
Notwithstanding the plans made by
Senate supporters of the Patman bill,
there are no indications as yet Of any
break in the lines against the Pat
man bill and in favor of overriding a
veto. On the other hand there is
the chance that some of the Senators
who voted for the Patman bill will
be unwilling to go to the length Of
voting to override a veto. There are
at least three or four of these SEN
| ators who are not yet ready to vote
against the President on such an
issue.