The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
SENATE COMMITTEE WILL FAVOR BILL BY VOTE 0F 8 10 s.
Whether Land Reclamation Feature Will Be Included Is Open QueStion-WiIliamS
 to Oppose Proposition
By Associated Press

Washington, May 29.-Approval by the Senate finance committee on Wednesday of a soldiers bonus bill following closely along the lines of the House measure with it's bank loan provision was forecast today by members of that committee, repub- .licans and democrats, after the sub feet had been discussed for nearly two hours.
 An informal canvass of the commit tee today indicated that the members were divided nine to six for the House measure with some qualifications of the so-callea Mccumber plan. Five members. all republican, were report ed to favor the Shoot proposition of paid-up life insurance for the vet erans in lieu of other forms of com pensation, while one committeeman, Senator Williams, democrat. Missis- sippi. was understood to be opposed to any bonus legislation.
 Whether a land reclamation pro- vision Is to be included in the Me- Cumber plan is an open question and consequently 1t may be some time before a bonus bill is reported to the Senate. Chairman McGumber Is anx- ious, however. that the bill be report ed out In the immediate future and he is expected to press for action as speedily as Is possible.
 McCumber to Call Up Hill
 After reaching the Senate the bill in the usual course would go to the Senate calendar to remain until called up by Senator McCumber. There is a difference of opinion among repub- lican leaders as to whether the bonus should displace the tariff bill at any time soon, so the probable time at which the Senate will get into the bonus fight is indefinite.
 Senator McCumber is of the opinion that the Senate can dispose Of the measure with few days of consider ation. but this view is not shared by All leaders. Opponents of bonus In any form. as well as opponents of amended House bill, are prepared for a long discussion of the question.
 Both the McCumber and Shoot plans have been outlined in some de- tail to President Harding with view of obtaining an Expression of opinion from him, but the committee went ahead today with it's considerations without having received any word from the executive. Proponents of the McCumber proposition believe that he will approve that form of bonus if passed by Congress. but publicly at least the President has given no indication of a change of mind since he told the House ways and means committee to finance the bonus with a sales tax.
 Service Certificates
 Aside from provision to pay cash to those whose compensation would not exceed $50, the Mccumber plan would provide for adjusted service certificates on which banks would be authorized to loan funds during the first three years and the treas- ury thereafter during the 20 years of the life Of certificates. They would have face value equal to about three times the amount of the veterans adjusted service credit at the rate of $i day for domestic service and $1.2o day for foreign service and tho total would be payable at the end or 20 years or sooner. upon the death of the holder.
 There also would be provisions for vocational training and home and farm aid. These are the cash and cer- tificates feature almost identical with those in the House bill, but the land settlement, or reclamation feature in the House measure has been elimi- mated There is a movement in both the Senate and House 10 have some kind Of q reclamation provision put back into the bill and special sub committee of republican members of the finance committee opened hear ings today on that question.