Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
VOTEONMEASURE IS 333 TO 70:
EVERY EFFORT Will. BE MADE TO
KEEP SENATE FROM Shell LVlNClT
Party Line. Disappear On
Final Roll Call; Option OF
Four Plans Given Men
Who Receive Over Mini
mum OF $50; Senate Com
mittee May Make Change.

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mittee May Make Change.
Washington, March 24.-Passed
by the house late yesterday by a vote
of 333 to 70. the soldiers bonus bill
was made ready today for the SEN
ate. What would happen to it there
was regarded as problematical, but
house proponents proposed to use
every effort to prevent it from being
shelved as was the original bonus
measure.
In long debate which precede the
final vote in the house, some speak
ers predicted that the senate would
kill the bill, while others apparently
were not over optimistic as to the
chances Of its passage in it's present
form. Whatever it's ultimate fate, It
appeared fairly certain that the bill
would slumber for quite while at
the other end Of the capitol, where
already the calendar Is congested
with treaties and annual supply bills
with the permanent tariff bill yet to
be reported.
Change Expected.
There were those who believed that
the senate finance committee, to
which the bill would be referred In
the natural course. would make sharp
changes in it. Some administration
officers were known to look at the
senate to pass the measure providing
means for financing the bonus, but
they were not prepared to predict
whether the means would be taxes or
the use Of foreign bonds.
Presilent Harding has been rep
resented as looking with favor on the
financing of the legislation with re-
funded foreign bonds provided they
passed. While the measure was IN
the making by q the house ways and
means committee, the executive ac-
cording to some members OF that
committee, suggested a delay OF ~
days in the belief that the treasury
would be then An possession OF some
of the British bonds
Z Opinions Differ on Signing.
There was some discussion in the
house yesterday az to whether the
l.; es.tisIst EU uld rove tA t.i. m; q
opinions expressed. Representative
Longworth, Republican Of Ohio. said
that while he would not presume to
speak for the executive. he had 10
reason to believe that Mr.. Harding
would sign the house measure II II
reached him without change. on the
other hand, Representative Snloer,
Republican, New York. VINO SAID ne ne
had talked with Mr.. Harding last
week, declared that "he would be ex-
ceedingN surprised If the executive
signed it. 1880. -
BIacNider Confident.
Confidence that the house bill
would meet with the general approval
of former service men was expressed
today by Hanford MacNider, nationa
commander Of the American Legion.
.The overwhelming majority given
the adjusted compensation bill IN the
house yesterday" said Mr.. MacNidel
in a formal statement, Shows thai
the representatives close to the hear
of the people realize the justice o1
the measure, and in spite OF hagnls
organized propaganda In oppositlon
know the great mass of American:
want this debt to the veterans paic
and paid now.
"While the bill adopted differs ir
sone respects from the original hve'
fold measure drawn by, the American
Legion at the request of congress,
am confident 1T will meet with the
general approval of former service
men and women who have confidence
in the integrity and judgment OF the
ways and means committee.
"Any measure which has been twice
passed by the lower house by suct
overwhelming majorities, and onc'
made the unfinished business of tht
senate is inevitable legislation"
-Four Options.
AS passed by the house. the bonus
bill would provide for immediate cash
payments to veterans whose adjusted
service pay would not exceed $50, and
would give to other veterans the op-
ton Of these four plans:
Adjusted service certificates,
with provisions authorizing loans
by banks in the first three years
after October / and by the gov
ernment thereafter: the certifi-
Gates to run for 80 years and to
have a face value at maturity OF
the amount of adjusted service
credit at the rate of 81 q day for
domestic service and $1.25 day
for foreign service, increased by
rs per cent. plus interest at the
rate Of 4 1-2 per cent, compound
ed annually.
Vocational training after jan
uary 1, 1923. at the rate Of $1.7b
q day the total payments not to
exceed, however, 140 per cent of
the adjusted service credit.
Farm and home aid under
which veterans purchase or I'm
prove farms or homes would be
paid after July /, 1928, a sum
equal to their adjusted service
credit, increased by 25 per cent.
Land settlement under which
lands could be reclaimed under
the supervision of special
board and farm units established
for sale to the veterans at q. price
fixed by the board less the amount
!. OF the adjusted service credit due
the purchasers. In only two i'm
portant particulars does. this
measure differ from the one
passed by. the house two years
ago and shelved in the senate last
July. The original cash bonus op-
ton was eliminated and the bank
loan provision Of the adjusted
service certificate title substitute
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