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voted to sustain the Presidents dis
approval Of the Patman bill voted to
override the bond-payment veto.
They were:
Democrats-Ashurst, Bailey, Bark
ley, Chavez, Coolidge. Dieterich, Gore,
Guffey, Harrison, Lonergan, O'Ma-
honey, Pittman, Pope. Radcliffe, Rob-
inson and Walsh-l6.
Republicans-Austin, Barbour, Nc
Nary, Metcalf and White-5
Appropriation $2,237, 100000.
The new law merely authorizes an
appropriation of $2,237 100000 and
makes available 1884, 4,000.0 900 already
in the bonus certificate fund to pay
the bonus 1945 maturity value in
$50 cashable bonds. An actual appro-
priation will have to be made later In
some regular supply bill.
President Roosevelt did not men,
tion taxes in his brief veto message,
but said his objections were the same
now as they were last May when, he
vetoed the Patman infiationary-pay-
ment measure. Then, he declared
failure by Congress to provide addi-
tional taxes" to pay the bonus would
''in itself and by itself alone warrant
disapproval" of the measure.
Only a brief debate preceded the
Senate's action. Senator Hastings.
Republican, Of Delaware, chided the
Democratic leaders for deserting the
President at crucial hour He said
the Democrats had voted for many
measures which the President de-
manded, even though they did not
like them.
Il beg of you" said Hastings, mot
to desert your great leader now, when
he is right"
Hastings Backs Veto.
Speaking in support OF the veto.
Hastings said the Secretary OF the
Treasury had warned the Senate FL
nance Committee the Government
would need another billion dollars
during the present fiscal year and
$4,000 100000 more than the budget
estimates for the next fiscal year. He
said such expenditures would bring
the national debt up to more than
$36 .000. 900 900 in the next fiscal year.
Il have been accused Of many
things" said the Delaware Senator.
when 1 have opposed the President.
This is the one time know that the
President is right
II should think that he would be
in tears when he f1nds the vast ma
jority of the Democrats in the Senate
voting against him. What has put the
President on the same side as the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States, the National Economy League
and the Liberty League in this fight?
I wonder if it Is true that the indus
trial autocrats now have control Of
this administration?
did entrenched greed have any
thing to do with this veto message?
OF course not. I'll say 1t, even II
the Democratic leaders in the Senate
will not.
If it had been . Republican Presi-
dent who had returned this bonus
bill with . veto, you Democrats would
have shouted that the interests and
the Liberty League controlled him.
It makes q lot Of difference who Is
in the White House some times"
AS soon as the Senate met, Senator
King, Democrat. Of Utah, an oppon-
ent Of the bonus bill. insisted on
having read to the Senate the veto
message of last May when Mr.. Roose-
welt disapproved the Patman inflation-
ary honus bill. At that time the Sen
ate sustained the Presidents veto.
The veto message sent to the Cap
itol last Friday disapproving the new
baby bond bill, was read first. In his
message the President had referred
members Of Congress to his earlier
veto Of the Patman measure.
Given Deep Consideration.
At the conclusion Of the reading
Of the message, Senator Lewis. said
it was apparent the President had
given deep consideration to the sub
ject. He said Mr.. Roosevelt had been
actuated by the noblest purposes in
carrying out what he considered to be
his duty.
Senator King asked the Illinois Sem
ator whether the arguments used by
the President would prevail on him to
vote to sustain the veto.
Lewis replied that as the President
had been guided by his conscience. so
would he be guided by his own con-
science.
Before the debate opened. Senator