Post by Diarist on Mar 8, 2017 5:38:29 GMT 1
President Roosevelt sent a short handwritten message saying he would not sign the Adjusted Compensation Payment Bill, explaining that it only differed in two respects from the bill he had already vetoed at the last session. Prior to this note, Theodore Roosevelt had been the last president to write a veto message by hand. The House promptly took a vote and overrode the presidential veto by a count of 324 to 61.
Source: "Senate Votes Bonus Monday". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 25, 1936. p. 1.
Source: "Senate Votes Bonus Monday". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 25, 1936. p. 1.