New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
Practically All Committee
Amendments to House
Measure Accepted
Permanent Plan Urged
Suggestion to Pay Rent for
Officers Families
Is Rejected

WASHINGTON. Oct 3.-An agree
ment 10 vote on the soldiers and sail
ors' war risk insurance bill and amend
ments not later than p. m. to-morro"
was adopted to-day by the Senate
Practically all of to-day was devoted
to explanation Of the bill by Senator
Williams, who i, In charge OF 'ne
measure. and debate over the adviss-
buitv of continuing the insurance plan
after the war. Senator Weeks oppose'
this feature Of the bill, and Senator
Snoot introduced an amendment pro-
vidipg for turning over to private com
nani.s all insurance policies held ny
enlisted men. the government paying
the difference IN cost.
Another amendment BY the Utah SEN
ator would establish the same family
allowances as were operative during
the Spanish American War.
The Senate declined TO accept an
amendment introiuc By Senator New,
Of Indiana, sppropristing $50, Ooo,ooo
with which 10 pay the rent OF famihes
and other dependents of oflcers no"
on active duty.
Committee Amendments Accepted
All committee amendments TO the
House bill were accepted, except one
reducing the maximum amount OF IN
surance 10 d man from $40 900 TO $500
on which there will be vote to-
morrow.
The bill. which will abolish the pres
ent pension system. 40 far as this wal
is concerned. provides the following
four classes Of benefits:
/. Provision for .he payment OF com
pulsory allowances 10 dependents Of
soldiers and sailors.
2 Provision for a supplementary al
lowance by the government to these
dependents; -. .o.. =,
death and disability compenshtions by
the government 10 soldiers and sailors
or their dependents
T. Provision permitting soldiers and
sailors. including orticerS. 10 purchase
insurance from the government at q
rate which probably will be IS thou
sand
Under the bill a soldier on foreign
service receiving s33 a month would
allot not less than 5000 of mis- pay Il
his family. II he has wife and two
children the government would ado
| $3.50 to that allowance, making tota
Of $40 a month for the support of hi:
family during his absence.
I The monthly compulsory allotment
: by soldier to his dependents is not
to exceed one-half his pay nor less
than sl5 n month. In addition to thl:
he may voluntarily allot &c much more
of his pay "a he desires
For Soldiers Without Dependents
A soldier having no dependents may
be required to deposit a certain part OF
his pay, TO be held on deposit for him
by the government until the end Of the
war at per cent interest In the event
Of his death this money would go Il
any beneficiary the soldier may have
designated, or, in case Of no beneficiary
having been designated, 70 his estate.
experimenting this allowance, the
government by the terms of the bill
would pay another dependency allow.
snce during service, starting from No
vtmber l, 1917. as follows:
Glass A. In the case OF man ia
his wife (including former wife
divorced) and 20 his child or children
! "a II there be wife, but no child
$40. (B) II there be wife and
one child, $50. CO II there be a wife
and two children, $3.50, with S. g
month additional for each additions,
child. CO If there be no wife, but one
child, SIS. (E) II there be no wife, bu,
two children, $3.50. 81 If there be nc
wife, but three children, $50. GO II
there be no wife, but four children, $50
with So month additional for each ad
ditional child.
Glass B. In the case Of man OF
woman, to a grandchild, a parent
brother or sister:
90 If there be one parent, $40.
OBJ II there be two parents, 500.
"(C) For each grandchild, brother
sister and additional parent, So.
in the case of a woman, to a child or
children:
I'D If there be one child. IS.
"tE) If there be two children, 1880
"(F) If there be three children. 500
"(G) II there be four children. 500
with So month additional for each ad.
ditionsl child"