HOUSE PASSES BONUS BILL OVER PRESIDENT'S VETO
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On May 17, 1924, the United States House of Representatives passed the Soldiers Bonus Bill* over President Calvin Coolidge's veto.
According to Dale Van Every of The Seattle Star, the vote was 313 to 78, 53 more than the two-thirds required of those members "present and voting."
Avery writes...
"The measure now goes to the senate, where it will be taken up Monday or Tuesday."
*World War Adjusted Compensation Act, a.k.a. Bonus Act, passed on May 19 1924, granted a benefit to veterans of American military service in WWI.
The bill provided for limited benefits in the short term & was replaced in 1936 by the Adjusted Compensation Payment Act which issued US Treasury bonds in place of the service certificates. The bonds were redeemable at any time.
SOURCE
"Bonus Passed Over Veto," by Dale Van Every, The Seattle Star, May 17, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
