Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Followed the Senate in overriding (298-to-14) the President's veto of the Spanish War pensions bill...
...past few years indicates, however, that it will take a considerable amount of courage to reduce any rate in the face of a strong sectional interest. Judging from recent polls of newspaper editors, as well as the practically unanimous verdict of the economists against the bill, a Presidential veto would command the enthusiastic support of the nation. But if the veto power is not exercised, the country will expect to see Mr. Hoover use the flexible provision in a statesmanlike and scientific...
Whirlwinds of condemnation of the whole Hawley-Smoot Tariff Bill continued to blow through the public press. President Hoover was implored to use his veto power. Potent businessmen were quoted at length on the economic evils that would follow in the law's wake. Editorial writers blazed away at it in long double-leaded leaders. The basic economic argument was as follows...
...Last week 1,028 professional economists in a joint appeal asked President Hoover to veto the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill (see p. 17). Among their reasons: 1) Increased domestic prices; 2) Damaged export trade; 3) Foreign reprisals...
Export Depenture. To help eliminate this hard-fought Senate provision from the bill whereby farmers would be guaranteed a bonus on their exported commodities, Republican Leader Tilson flipped out a letter from President Hoover, read into it a threat of veto for the whole measure unless the debenture plan was killed...