Evening star., 1935-05-23
SENATE EXPECTED
TO SUSTAIN VETO
35 Votes UNFOLDING Presi'
dent on Bonus Seen as
Final Test NearS.
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that the effect of the bill on the coun-
try will be great and beneficial"
Borah said he had been told that
"up to a million ex-soldiers are on the
dole today" ,
IF these veterans are held to theil
contracts, it would be rule applied
to no one else by the Government,
the Idaho Senator added.
McAdoo Defends Bill.
Senator McAdoo, Democrat, of Cali
fornia. who was Secretary OF the
Treasury in the Wilson adminlstra-
ton, also supported the bill IN a
speech in which he insisted 1t was
not inflationary. He called atten-
ton to the Presidents attack on the
bill on the ground it was class legls-
lation and designed to beneft q
minority" The Californian said
Congress for long time has been
legislating for minorities. He men
toned the processing tax on cotton
as an example.
When Senator McAdoo'S 80 minutes
were up. he asked unanimous consent
to speak for minutes longer, put
objection was raised by Senator Har-
rison. Democrat, of Mississippi.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, OF Mas
sachusetts. was the first speaker to
declare his intention of voting to
sustain the veto. He maintained that
one man is responsible for the man
cial policy of the administration in
its drive for recovery, and that man
Is the President.
Whether many of the other Senators
supporting the President will join IN
the debate depends on the develop
ments. according to Chairman Harrl-
son of the Finance Committee. II
speeches made by those fayorlng tht
bill were such as to demand an answer
Harrison indicated administration
hackers would take the floor.
In announcing receipt of the 1.0O(
messages by the White House, Stepher
Early of the presidential secretarla'
said that one of the interesting things
about them was that many veterans
stated that the Presidents speech
changed their positions.
He estimated about IS veterans hao
telegraphed they now were against th'
Patman bill, although they previously
had favored it.
Galleries Filled Early.
As the Senate met at 10 am, tive
hours earlier than usual, so as to speed
final vote. kilograms for the Patmar
bill were received at the Capitol II
large numbers.
Telegraph company officials reported
that Father Charles E. Coughlin's ap
peal In New York last night to floot
the Senate with kilograms for the bill
was bearing fruit.
The messages are coming in likt
faindropS." one official said. He re-
fused to estimate the total.
The debate was opened by Senator
Thomas, the Senate's most active par
ticipant in the fight for the Patmar
bill. 1t was Thomas who was largel!
instrumental yesterday in delaying th'
vote on the veto.
Reminding his colleagues OF Wha'
happened politically to large number
of Senators who voted against bonus
bill in 1882, the Oklahoman said they
have Joined the list Of unknown anc
forgotten men"
Thomas did not devote much time
10 answering detailed arguments IN
the Presidents veto message, except
in one or two instances. The Presl-
dents point that immediate cash pay
ment would be to the advantage OF
able bodied veterans at the expense
of disabled ex-service men was chal-
lenged by Thomas, who took the
opposite view.
Cites Mortality Figures.
Thomas argued that 100000 World
War veterans have died since the
armistice, and that, according to
mortality tables, $4,000 more will
have died before the certificates be-
come due in 1945.
Which class is not likely to be here
In 1882" he inquired. Answering his
own question, he then predicted the
ble-bodied veterans of today will still
be here, whereas most of those who
we're wounded or gaSSed will not BE-
He reasoned, therefore, that waiting
until 1945 would be to the detrlment
of the disabled men and to the ad-
vantage of the able-bodied.
Turning to the political effect Of the
bonus issue, Thomas said that since
1882. "a Senate seats have been voted
on by the people and almost so per
cent of the Senators who voted against
the bonus bill at that time have been
replaced in the two subsequent cleo
tions. He said there were % of these
senatorial seats that have changed
since that time.
where is the President who
threatened to veto the bill three years
ago before it was passed." Thomas
continued.
Asked by Senator Long, Democrat,
of Louisiana, to whom he was refer
ring, Senator Thomas replied he had
reference to former President Hoover,
and to % former Senators who voted
against the bonus in 1882.
One of the arguments OF Sen
ator Thomas in favor of immedl-
ate cash payment under the Pat
man bill rather than in 1945 was
that every dollar of the compensation
promised the veterans in the adjusted
service certificate already has lost 40
per cent of its value, measured IN
terms of gold.
Attacking the currency expansion
features of the Patman bill, Senator
Dieterich said ne was in favor OF pay
ment of the bonus, but not by an
tnfationary method. Questioned by
Long, Dietericn said he voted for the
Patman bill when he was member
Of the House in 1882, but contended