Evening star., 1935-05-23
Galleries Crowded as Final
Argument Is Conducted
Under Rigid Time Limit
to Hasten Decision.
BORAH REVERSES PAST
POSITION ON MEASURE
Speaks in Its Favor on Ground
of Nations Need for More Cur
rency-Backers Prepare to At
tach Payment Plan as Rider
to Other Legislation.
BULLETIN.

DN NUtt VI ~ W o1' VIZ
Senate today sustained Presi-
dent Roosevelt's veto of the
Patman soldiers bonus bill.
The action of the Senate
killed this particular bill.
Supporters of immediate
cash payment of the bonus
planned to offer other bonus
measures as amendments to
the naval appropriation bill or
the A. A. A. bill Immediately.
The Senate originally had
passed the Patman bill. IS to
33. Senator Pope of Idaho
was the only member to
switch his vote.
The roll call:
To Override the Veto.
Democrats-Adams, Bachman, Bank
head. BiIbo. Black. Bone. BuIow,
Byrnes, Caraway. Clark, Copeland,
Costigan, Donahey, Duffy, George,
Hatch, Lewis, Logan, Long. Maloney,
McAdoo, McCarran. McGill, McKellar,
Minton, Moore, Murphy, Murray.
NeeIy, Overton, Reynolds, Russell.
SchweIIenbach. Sheppard, Smith.
Thomas, Oklahoma: Thomas, Utah;
TrammelI, Truman, Van Nuys, Wheeler.
Total, IL.
Republicans-B0rah, Capper, Carey,
Davis, Dickinson. Frazier, Gibson
Norris. Nye, SchalI, Stiewer. Total. IL.
Progressive-La Toilette. Total. /.
Farmer er-Labor-Shipstead Total, l.
Grand total, 54.
To Sustain the Veto.
Observation-Disclosures, Bailey. Bari
ley, Brown, Bulkley, Burke, Byrd
Chavez, Connally, Coolidge. Deiterich,
Fletcher, Gerry. Glass, Gore. Guhey.
Harrison. Hayden, King, Lonergan.
O'Mahoney, Pittman, Pope, Radcliffe
Robinson, Tydings, Wagner Walsh
Total. 2S.
Republicans TO sustain: Austin,
Barbour, Couzens, Hale, Hastings,
johnson. Keyes. McNary. Metcalf,
Townsend, Vandenberg, and White;
total. IL.
Grand total. 40.
Senator Norbeck, Republican, South
Dakota, was the only absentee. He
was announced as favOring to over
ride the veto.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Early action sustaining President
Roosevelt's veto of the Patnan SOL
diers' bonus bill was looked for this
afternoon by administration leaders
as the Senate pushed toward a vote
which will decide whether the measure
is to become law or be rejected. Prac-
tically all of the bills supporters con-
ceded defeat.
AS the Senate debate progressed the
White House announced Mr.. Roose-
welt had received more than 1000
messages in response to his veto
which was speedily overridden yester-
day by the House, 322 to 9S. Only 80
of these messages opposed the presi-
Dental stand.
The prospect of an early vote was
enhanced by the statement OF Sena-
tor Thomas. Democrat, of Oklahoma,
leader of the Patmanites. that there
was no disposition among his forces
for delay He said he expected action
on the veto this afternoon,
Thomas opened debate shortly after
10 am. under the unanimous consent
agreement entered into yesterday,
whereby each Senator who wishes to
speak is limited to one Commute
interval.
Veterans in Galleries.
Only one Senator, Norbeck, Repub-
lican, of South Dakota, was absent
when the debate opened. The galleries
were crowded and there we're many
veterans-some in khaki-sprinkled
among the throng.
After Thomas concluded his speech
by asserting that when 80 per cent
of the Congress and the country is
in favor of legislation it is impossible
to prevent it." the debate for the
administration forces was opened by
Senator Dieterich. Democrat, of ILL
nois
Contending the issue had been mis-
understood" the Illinois Senator, who
rarely participates in debate, said
the bonus was only incidental to the
monetary provisions of the Patman
u16dSuIc. 11C al SOC0 bAldb A4OO LlOAC
than Of the 322 members of the
House who voted to override the veto
understood the monetary provisions
of the bill.
Borah Supports ELL.
Senator Borah. Republican, Of
Idaho, whose opposition to the pay
ment of the bonus in the past was
quoted by the President in his veto
message, next took the floor in sup
port of the bill.
II offer no apology" he said. "for
believing that this country needs
larger volume Of currency. 1t is for
that reason I believe this bill har-
monies with the interest of the en-
tire country. I realize its impor-
lance to the veterans. But I believe
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