The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14
Final Vote of the House of
Representatives Yester-
day Was Unanimous
$4,000 MAXIMUM
AS WILSON DEMANDED
AS the Bill Went. to the Senate Privates
and Officers and Their Dependents
Stand on Exactly the Same Basis -
No Gift Insurance.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Il. - In sub
stantially the form in which it was first
though it increased compen-
sation for death or disability incurred
in line of duty, the administration s col
diers and sailors insurance and com
pcnsation bill was adopted by the house
yesterday by a unanimous vote. In the
final vote $40 members were registered
as favoring the measure.
BY a vote of Ia to n the house in
sisted upon the original insurance of
10000, although the committee which
reported the measure cut this figure in
half This was a personal victory for
President Wilson
The premium required is IS per S. 900
Of insurance, which represents the ordi-
nary commercial rate of insurance in
peace time, less about So per 81 900
overhead expenses. The government
through the bureau of war risk insur-
Gncc assumes the overhead or admins
trative costs
Determined attempts to provide for
an outright gift of insurance to men in
the army and navy failed by large mar
gins. Representative Igoe of Missouri
offered an amendment providing for
| the gift of $4,000 in insurance to every
man in the army and navy. Others
| offered amendments changing this fig
iure to s. 600 and 5000 All were de
! fcated. The Igoe amendment was lost
| by vote of "A to 49,
As the bill went to the senate pri.
Yates and officers and their dependents
stand on exactly the same basis. Upon
enlistment under the provisions of the
bill a soldier or sailor would be entitled
to take out from 81, 900 to $4,000 worth
of optional insurance at approximately
SIS per $1,000 His dependents would bt
entitled to allotments from the govern
ment of from s. to $50 month and al
equal amount up to $l5 a month from
his pay.
Il Death or total disability resulting, tn,
dependents of any person in the military
or naval service, including women mem
bers of the nurse corps, would be en-
TITLED to compensation ranging from so
to SO a month and the insurance.
4 In ease of total disability the impure,
persons would be paid from $40 to so
per month. The other rates are:
Widow, $50; one child, $40; two chill
, dren, $3.50, and an additional S. 70
each child up to four.
One motherless child, $40; two, $40
three, $40, and SO additional for eac
child mp to five.
A widowed mother would receive SIS
i. a month and no family allowance woul
+. exceed S15 a month. Under the origina
draft Of the bill the compensation 70
officers dependents might have gone a
. high as $500 month.
A widow S compensation would ceas
upon her remarriage and a dependen
) child S would cease at Is years of age
Monthly benefits to soldier or sailC
in case of total disability would be q
/, follows:
If he has neither wife nor child Twin.
: $40; wife, SO; wife and one child, So
!. two or more children, So; no wife bl
one child, $50, and so for each add
tional child; dependent widowed mothe
J. SO additional
t Injured men requiring a nurse S cal
+ Ewould receive an additional $40 montl
e w. fH
t A man losing both feet, hands or ey,
would be entitled automatically to 81
Z a month.
8 Opinions differ as to the cost of appl
ing the measure. The first year appr
: priation is $l76,00O,O00, but it is d
clared by some that this will not |
2 nearly enough