Evening star., 1935-05-12
Three Democratic Senators
May Switch Vote to
Uphold Veto.
0'MAH0NEYS BALLOT
ADDS TO OPPOSITION
Appointment of Chavez, Backing
Bill as Passed, Replaces
Loss of Cutting.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The forces in the Senate ready to
sustain a presidential veto of the
Patman "greenback" soldiers bonus
bill has gained, rather than lost
strength. it appeared last night.
Senator O'Mahoney of wyoming,
Democrat, who was absent and un-
paired when the vote on the Patman
bill was taken in the Senate last Tues
day, Is ready to vote to sustain the
President if he vetoes the bill. There
are at least three other Democratic
Senators. all Of whom voted for the
Patman bill. who are seriously con-
sidering voting to sustain a veto, it was
learned. Indeed. one of these Sena-
tors has said privately that he will
so vote.
When the vote was taken in the
Senate, SO Senators voted against
passage Of the Patman bill. and one
Senator, Tydings Of Maryland, was
paired against it. If Senator
O'Mahoney votes with this group
against overriding the presidential
veto, IS Senators would be so aligned,
three votes more than enough to sus-
tain the presidential veto now
expected.
Patman Group Wins.
The Patman bill group gained one
adherent yesterday, when Gov. Ting
ley OF New Mexico, Democrat. ap-
pointed former Representative Chavez,
also a Democrat, to fill the vacancy
in the Senate caused by the death Of
the late Senator Bronson Cutting, Re-
publican. 1t has been confidently
predicted that Chavez viii vote for
the Patman bill. This, however, is no
real gain, because Senator Cutting,
had he lived. was expected to vote to
override a veto of the Patman bill.
Chavez, it Is said, will come immedi-
ately to Washington and be here in
time to vote on the veto of the bill,
If it comes.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma said
yesterday he was planning to with
draw his three motions for recon-
sideration Of the votes by which the
Patman bill was passed and amended
early this week." possibly Tuesday.
Such a move would allow the Patman
bill to go forward to the White House
without further delay. The motions to
reconsider were made for the purpose
Of holding up a presidential veto un-
til Senator Cuttings place could be
filled and until pressure by the veter-
ans organizations and by Father
Charles E. Coughlin Of Detroit could
be brought to bear on members Of the
Senate. Father Coughlin is expected
to deal with the bonus bill in radio
address tonight. Although a request
to withdraw the motions to reconsider
would require unanimous consent Of
the Senate, If that were not obtain
able, then motion to lay the motions
en- the table could be made, which
would, If adopted, end the tangle.
Borah Urges Speed.
Senator Borah of Idaho, Republican,
a supporter Of the Patman bill, be-
lieves that more Is to be gained by
pressing the campaign for the bill now
than by delaying the measure in the
Senate longer. An idea that the bill
was to be held up indefinitely would,
he maintains, detract from the force
anu cuLIluSldolu VI LL1c uIlNc AUI IL4c
passage of the bill over a presidential
veto.
The Idaho Senator. in a statement
issued last night, said some imitation
of the currency was needed-that
limited policy of cheap and abundant
money" would be of benefit to the
country. He pointed to the course
pursued by Great Britain.
There was only one matter OF
controversy before the Senate on the
bonus question, and that was how the
payment is to be made" said Senator
Borah.
1.-THE administration bill, the Vim
son bill and the Patman bill all pro-
ceeded upon the theory that the pay
ment was to be made and to be made
in the immediate future. The con-
troversy was whether we would issue
more tax-exempt interest-bearing
bonds or whether we would issue
Treasury notes Of the Government
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