Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-09 | Page 1 | Patman Bill Leaders Turn down Proposal to Compromise Issue

Patman Bill Leaders Turn Down Proposal To Compromise Issue Roosevelt Calls and Hines Hines' to White House Conference as Veto Impends By Associated Press WASHINGTON Ma May 9 9 While While President Roosevelt called in his financial advisers today to discuss the bonus situation senate supporters supporters sup supporters porters of or the Patman Palman bill announced there would be no compromise compromise compro compro- mise and they would submit the inflationary measure to the president d dent nt a as it passed the senate Tuesday Mr Roosevelt summoned Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- I tary and Frank T. T Hines the veterans' veterans administrator for a conference to go over the Patman measure preparatory preparatory preparatory tory to a veto Senators who led the fight for tor the Palman Paiman measure providing for lor payment payment pay pay- ment meat of the bonus with o of ot v ne new currency said they had rejected proposals for lor a compromise to make the currency issue optional with the president This had been proposed by Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors tom Clark D. D Mo and Gore D. D Okla as a means of gaining more votes in an effort cHort to pass pass the bill over a n presidential veto Patman bill supporters decided however to stand on the pr present sent measure At the same time Se Senator Thomas Thoma D. D Okla OkJa senate leader of the Palman bill bUt forces entered d motions that would permit him to change his mind later Inter and ask for fol reconsideration of ot the vote He said I IS he was making the move as a precautionary precautionary pre pre- S cautionary step only and had no intention intention in in- in S at the present time of going through with it I HI think the bill biJl is strongest in its present shape the Oklahoman told L newspaper men Asked if it he lie had L Lenough enough votes to pass the measure over a veto Thomas said We Ve are trying to get them We Ve haven't got them now But Bul we cant can't get an any more votes by reconsider S ing If It we get gel one vote we will lose three I A few moments later Senator S Long D D. La came out of ot the senate senate senate sen sen- S ate chamber to tell teU newspaper men men L he had conferred with Thomas and I Senator B Borah Borab rah Ht R. R Id Idaho ho and was vas ready to announce that they would not c Compromise He returned a minute or two later to say th that t Senator Sep Sen ator McCarran D. D Nev concurred L with them