Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-24 | Page 1 | New Hope Raised for Vets' Bonus

New ew Hope e Raised for Vets Vets' t Bonus HOUSE ROUSE CHIEF ASSERTS VETO MAY NOT COME COMEI I Speaker Byrns Sees Possibility for Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Ac Ac- Bill I By ASS Associated Press WASHINGTON Dec 24 24 speaker eaker Byrns said today he iwa awa aw a possibility that a com com- romise ornise bonus bill might be out which would be acceptable to the ion on He Be would not say there was wasa a probability 1 i really have hopes ho he told re- re It be beJano belone and possibly can lone iono if some of those advocating tome me of these bills are in a compromising com corn promising spirit But if it every man olds out for his bill I bill I dont don't know Byrns Byrm repeated a n hope that the jonus enus onus would be disposed of early the path for r other legis- legis and adjournment in May Avoids Major aJor Bills As far as he knows he said the presidents president's promise of a breathing pell sun still holds and no major legis- legis not already in sight will be Of course Byrns said we c lever ever know what might be placed placeda a n our laps But I r shall be bo very nuch disappointed if there is any- any hing bIng besides routine matters Tho The speaker who had lunch with President Roosevelt last Saturday Aid ald he did not know whether the president would veto any typo type of onus Jonus bill bUl that might pass con con- gressI gress rezsI ess I 1 think from the attitude of the president he would be inclined to vait Raft and see sec what congress does does hat kind of bill it puts on his lesk That some effort is being made madey by 01 y leading Democrats to develop a a. alii that would be acceptable to the Byrns readily conAt con- con eded At present there are aro three principal pal ial plans in the tho field and revisions for all ail are reported under consider consider- They are The Patman bill bm to pay off oft the adjusted service certificates certificates Immediately with new money It failed of enactment by t Continued on Pare fate Three I r Column Four BONUS HOPES ARE REVIVED Continued from Page Pace One On a n narrow margin last session when the senate upheld a veto Veterans Divided The Vinson plan for immediate payment through methods left to the discretion of the government It missed house passage by three votes The Byrnes bill to provide provide provide pro pro- vide payment in full tull by the t tr ury in 1938 with about 97 per cent payment should the certificates be cashed at once The Patman bill was supported b by the Veterans f r Foreign n Wars the Vinson bill by the American le legion ion The organizations now are arc areto attempting to center their strength behind one piece of legislation Under tinder present law the certificates do not mature until 1945