Arizona republican., 1917-09-14
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-The ad- ministration's soldiers and sailors in surance bill, amended So as to eaualize the allowances of the dependents of en- listed men and officers passed the house tonight.
 The vote was 319 to 0, Representa- lives Platt of New York and Hersey of Maine. changing negative votes to aye before the result was announced amid thunderous applause.
 AS the bill went to the senate tonight, priVates and officers and their depen- dents stands on exactly the same basis. Benefits and allowances now provided for are slightly higher than those orig inally proposed as the minimum TOT privates by the committee and consid- erably lower than the maximum amounts which officers and their de- pendents would have received.
 President Wilson scored personal victory in the adoption Al to " of an amendment raising from S5 600 to $lO,- G09 the maximum amount of optional insurance policies that the government would issue to all men in the service. The original draft of the bill carried Sl0.000 but it was stricken out in com- mittee.
 The mildness of the attack of oppon-
  surance section caused surprise. This fight however, will be carried to the senate by the insurance companies, 1t is understood.
 The main purpose of the bill is to' provide as a substitute for the present pension law as it would apply to men engaged in this war, a new system of allotments and compensat1ons which will take care of depedents of the soiz dier and rehabilitatc men upon their retupsl from the war.
 TTnon enlistment under the provisions of the bill, soldier or sailor would Is entitled to take out from Sl,000 to $l0,- GOO optional insurance at approximate lv s8 per $1 900 His dependents would be entitled to allotments from the gov- ernment of from $5 to $50 per month and an equal amount up to Sla per month from his pay.
 Death or disability. resulting, the de- pendents of any person in the military or naval service, including women members of the nurse corps, would be entitled to compensation ranging from S2O to $70 per month and the insuran""
 Tn case of total disability the injured persons would be paid from $40 to $100 per month
 Elimination of the committee com pensation provisions came uneXpected- ly. No serious opposition to them was promised until Representative Black o1 Texas, suddenly began assailing the salary basis proposal as a most un- democratic thing to impose upon al army fighting for democracy. Ht quickly won supporters and his pro posal to equalize the benefits of al classes was adopted almost unanimous Representative Alexander of Missour onnoSed the Black amendment m f ground that a family should benefi from the death or disability of thel support in accordance with his earn ing capacity.
 A widows compensation would ceas' npon her marriage and a dependen child's would cease at IS years of age
 Monthly benefits to a soldier o sailor in case of total disability, would be as follows:
 If he has neither wife nor child liv ing, $40; wife, 55; wife and one child s65; two or more children, $75: n, wife but one child, $50 and s10 addi tional for each child up to two; de pendent widowed mother SEQ addi tional
 Injured men requiring nurse car would receive an additional $2 monthly.
 A man losing both feet, hands 0
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