Evening star., 1936-01-11
Objective in Negotiations
Is Measure Roosevelt
Might Sign.
STATEMENT PROMISE
INDICATES AGREEMENT
Harrison Announces Finance
Group to Begin Consideration Of
Legislation Next Week.
BACKGROUND

4HC g6St SuSCCSoJht Oouuo Ostt
tDas passed in 1924 oUer Coolidge
peto. 1t propided payment in 1s45.
Among first immediate payment
bills ,Oas that offered BY the late
Senator Caraway. Democrat, OF
Arkansas, in 1881. 1t died in
committee file.
In 1882 the House Ways and
Means Committee disapproDed 20
immediate payment bills. Later in
the year the House passed the Pat
man bill, despite adverse commit
tee report.
In 1884 House passed Patman
bill. ichich died in Senate COM
mittee. Senate rejected three
bonus proposals offered as riders to
other legislation. Patman bill
carried House and Senate last
year. petoed by President, repassed
by House. but killed by Senate,
iOhich poted, 81 to 40. to Override.
BY the Associated Press.
Senate leaders were negotiating in
strictest secrecy today in an effort to
work out substitute for the cash
bonus bill which swept through the
House yesterday. Their aim was a
that President Roosevelt
might sign.
Little hint Of the trend Of the ne
gotiations came from those involved,
but the promise Of statement Mon
day indicated an agreement was not
far of.
Chips in the game of give and take
were the nine votes by which the
Senate last year sustained President
Roosevelt's veto Of the Patman cash
bonus bill. Administration leaders
were using those votes to force some
concessions in the fiat cash payment
bill which the House passed yesterday,
356-59.
Senators Are Wooed.
On the other hand, bonus leaders
were trying to negotiate an arrange
ment which would win over enough
Of those Senators to pass a bill over
the Presidents veto, if his consent
to something in the nature of a cash
payment bill could not be obtained.
Chairman Harrison announced the
Senate Finance Committee would meet
Monday to begin consideration of the
bonus bill passed by the House. Here
the measure will meet its most serious
congressional hurdle.
The Finance Committee always has
been more conservative than the Sen
ate itself. which. in turn, has been
less friendly to the bonus than the
House.
Last year the Finance Committee
approved the Harrison compromise for
partial payment of the bonus, but the
Senate rejected its recommendation
and passed the Patman bill Regard
less of the outcome of the current ne
gotiations, leaders expect the Finance
Committee to report something short
of full cash payment.
Byrnes-Steiwer Bill Basis.
The basis of the compromise nego-
tiations Is the Byrnes-Steiw bill
which would cash the bonus in 1885
or give 98 per cent cash this Spring
Administration spokesmen were un-
derstood to be asking for bond pay
ment plan which would lessen the
drain on the Treasury. The bonds
would be cashable, but the veterans
would be encouraged to hold them by
an interest arrangement.
Senator Robinson. Democratic lead.
er, and Harrison were negotiating fol
the administration. Their contact
with the bonus leaders was through
Senator Byrnes. Democrat. of South
Carolina, usually an administration
stalwart, but full cash payment ad.
vocate.
Byrnes was comforting with Senator
Steiwer, Republican, of Oregon, CO.
author with him of the SO per cent
payment plan, and Senator Clark
Democrat, of Missouri. Heads of the
three major veterans organization.
which have agreed upon the measure
passed by the House we're also in or
the negotiations.
Outside of the negotiations, bui
watchful, was Senator Thomas, Demo
crat, of Oklahoma. long leader ir
the bonus drive and also an advocate
of cheaper money.
Thomas Scores House Bill.
Thomas denounced the House bill
as Chamber of Commerce resolu-
tion" which recommends payment
but doesn't provide the money. He
said he would offer substitute in the
Senate actually appropriating the
money and raising funds for it.
Thomas forecast the Senate would
(See BONUS, Page 2.)