Evening star., 1935-05-08

; The President declined to comment
on the bonus bill, saying that it had
not yet reached him. He did say,
however, with a broad smile that his
message in reply to the bonus bill
would be made in a comparatively
short time. He said he would not take
advantage Of the 10 days allowed him
in which to act upon bills in this
case. He left a strong impression
that he will veto the measure without
delay, once it reaches him.
No Need for Conference.
The Patman bonus bill, which
passed the Senate late yesterday by
vote of SIS to 80, will be ready to
send to the White House as soon as
it has been signed by the Speaker Of
the House and the Vice President.
Since the Senate passed the bill in
the same form in which it came from
the House, there is no need Of a. con-
ference on the measure between the
houses.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla
homa, an ardent supporter of bonus
legislation, and particularly a sup
porter of the Patman bill, entered q
motion as soon as the Senate met to-
day to reconsider the vote by which
the Patman bill passed the Senate
yesterday.
The Thomas motion was left with
out action. He explained later in an
interview that he had submitted the
motion in order to delay sending the
Patman bill to the White House.
"A number of friends of the Patman
bill are out of the city," said Senator
Thomas. After learning that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had indicated at his
press conference today ne intended
to veto the bill promptly, I deter
mined that the bill should not be
rushed to the White House, vetoed
there and then sent back Immediately
to the House and Senate for action
on the Veto"
Intends to Delay Bill.
Senator Thomas said he did not
propose to hold up the Patman bill
indefinitely. but that he did intend to
delay the bill until its friends in the
Senate can be here.
Senator Thomas expressed the hope
that in the end the Patman bill would
become law. He said an effort would
be made to obtain a sufficient vote
in the Senate to override veto.
Senator Robinson, the Democratic
leader of the Senate, and Senator
Harrison, chairman of the Finance
Committee, both said they did not
know how soon the motion to recon-
slider would be disposed of. They indi-
Gated, however, that if it ever came 10
a vote, they would support the mo-
ton.
1t is not Senator Thomas inten-
tion, however, to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was passed. He
made it clear that he had entered
the motion only to prevent q too
speedy veto Of the bill by the Presi-
dent. Just when the motion to recon-
slider will be disposed of is uncer-
tain. While it is pending the bill
cannot be sent to the President.
House May Override Veto.
Speaker Byrns of the House said
today he believed the House would
override the veto of the Patman bill.
The measure originally passed the
House by a vote of 318 to 80 on
March %. At the same time the
Speaker predicted the Senate would
sustain the veto.
Strenuous efforts will be made by
the supporters Of the bill to persuade
the President to approve the measure
when it actually reaches him. And
equally strenuous efforts will be made
to prevail upon some Of the Senator's
who voted against the bill yesterday
to vote for the measure if it Is vetoed.
That these efforts will be successful
does not appear in the cards. The
vote by which the Patman bill passed
the Senate was short of two-thirds
and there is no reason to believe that
any of the 81 Democrats or IL Re-
publicans who voted against the
will shift their position, or
that Senator Tydings, who was paired
against 1t, will do so.
Payment In ~Greenbacks."
The Patman bill calls for the pay.
ment of the soldiers bonus with
United States Treasury notes-"green-
backs" 1t Is estimated that 1t would
money to pay of all the veterans.
The Vinson, bill, sponsored by the
American Legion, which would have
appropriated money from the Treas
ury without the issuance Of new
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