Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-16
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Special to The Bulletin

NllISIdil 1lS 4OA strict economy in ali other things, the | majority in congress are pretty well | in accord to give the bonus bill the | right of way.
 The outlook at this moment is for | a bonus that will run up into the 1 billions. One of the latest plans sug- | gested comes from the ways and | means committee to which the task | of formulating a workable bonus plan has been delegated. The committee has not yet made any official state
 ment but there is good reason to be- 1 lieve a special bond issue will be re- l to every soldier, sailor and marine who 1 took part in the world war This is | the opinion of a number of members | of the ways and means committee | which is now conducting hearings ofl 1 the 100 or more bills introduced in l congress. The hearings will continue | several weeks longer. Congressman l Tilson Of the third Connecticut dis l trict is member of the committee. l It is understood that Chairman l Fordney and a majority of the com I mittee are leaning strongly towards a twenty year bond that will have writ ten into it the name, of the individual
 service man, and possibly his war ]
 will be made negotiable for a per I-iod of several years in order to dis
 courage and prevent getting them in the hands of scalperS or sold for
 Whatever they might bring at quick sale.
 J The committee hopes to work out
 plan whereby the bond will be. held as nations testimonial to be preserv-
 ed as a family treasure, and that after
 the coupons have all been clipped, the bond itself will be cancelled but allow ? ed to remain with former service men : as permanent certificate of honor, g to be handed down through genera t tions as evidence of the service render I ed the country in the hour of the world crisis.
 a MT. Fofdney has assurances from s many members of congress that such bond issue would be acceptable to
 them.
 While a number of bills introduced for a bonus call for home sites and y farm grants, and floor leader Mondell = is especially anxious the bonus take 0 that form, there is a growing indica- :. tion no land proposition will be report f ed out by the committee.
 s It is too early to make predictions s on the amount of bonus that will be
 Il lIlS Sptt1d1 BO11Q pldl = Is adopted, but there is reason to be- ? lieve a bond will be issued to eacf e soldier, sailor and marine for one dol n lar for every day from the date of en- ,e listment to the dateN of discharge. II it computing the amount dedication le may be made of the $e0 already pait ,d as bonus. although there seems tt
 be a strong feeling that the new bonu
 should be made without such deduc ie ton. The war department has fur . nished congress with an estimate tha er the one dollar a day plan, deductins Id the s60 already paid, would amount t,
 s1,42o, 100000.
 Senator Bfandegee lead the figh
 against the modified reservation t 1e article x and spoke his mind righ -d freely. Here are few of the high qs lights he flung at his colleagues an je the democratic senators on the othe ts side of the middle aisle who were edg '7 ing oh the mild reseryationists with " sort of Come on in, the waters fine ga sort of argument.
 It Said MT. Brandegee:- am sick C re this tip toeing around. I do not SC y. why we have not the courage either t ot ratify it or to decline to ratify it. Ho1 -e. will men unpredjudiced by party pass lie ion and having in their hearts onl [ l tHS uIlSuliIGq CdI6HT O1 INelF EcOunIf ne and their flag look on this piece ( ne legerdemain? It is mere device an 10 the good faith in which it is offere ca is simply an effort to get four nor e. votes on the ground that it has nc he changed the principle. That goo he faith consists of the utter bewildel
 ment of those three or four senator +o who by the canoufage and maze words are to be fooled into voting f. ho it. God forefend that this nation sheul ie' ever write such a miserable subtel sW fuge into a great international guai to anty of good faith. *it is ow pitable exhibition for senators to sper In days in an effort to contrive a s d. of weasel words so adjusted that the his may slip through the senate and g ne a few more votes, for the purpose "A. meaning one thing to this section
 senators, and another thing to al Io other section of senators and .thil ad thing to the president and a four id thing to our partners in the leasu lot Is that the talk of honest men? It he publicly avowed here that there is no change but simply a new form o,l words designed to catch few mo ,ss votes under an interpretation plac ny on it" MT. Brandegee f1ayed u Jus sparingly the men who had broug ,an about this condition and said it " nat the duty of the irreconcilable to s his that only foreeful reserya lions we TO- adopted, to lessen the danger to t m- United States in case the treaty shou jim at least De ratlned. And 1t looks ,ke if MT, Brandegee's warning would needed.
 It is difficult for those who ha
 near view of-the situation to undt
 stand how reports are circulated
 the effect that the President is soon oks resume his daily pastime of golf ing is not yet out of his wheel chair,
 been able to take but few short ali
 mobile rides, has not yet received s it long list of waiting d1plomates a was so tdi as cdh pe dsscertaiheu, IS
 room and under the care of speciali: is o,,ia+;or t,ot Ia i.a,,ly luhilors III ting tion bv s,,dde11v o,ras~irS sen
 floor of the senate and persona
 :. speak his mind on the league of
 or tions but thus far there is nothing
 as substantiate the rumor and but persons here believe he would
 physically able to do so
 Slhs A bill which is of direct interest TOT every citizen of Connecticut was pa live ed in the house of renresenta tives
 Friday. This bill is known as
 Nolan bill and has also been knc 1ade as the patent office life saving bill t be provides for an increase in the fc rof- of the Patent Office and also for
 creased salaries so that skilled
 aminers may be retained in the of Ia ve and thus improve the quality of