The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-11
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TO CONSIDER THE
BONUS MONDAY
Inability of Several Members to
Be Present on Saturday
Causes the POstp0nement.
HOUSE WILL VOTE ON
1T IN NEXT TEN DAYS
Fordney Declares Loans to Vet
Grams Would Not Seriously
Affect the Banks Credits.
fex The Aasoelatsd Prss.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., March TO-
Announcement by Chairman Fordney
that the house ways and means COM
mittee would meet Monday, instead of
tomorrow, to consider the compromise
soldiers bonus bill was the chief de-
velopment today in the bonus situa-
tion.
Inability of several committee men,
bers to be on hand tomorrow prompted
postponement of the meeting, accord
ing TO the chairman, who declared,
however, that the delay in obtaining
committee action on the bill would in
no way affect the program which calls
for vote in the house within 10 days.
Favorable report on Monday by the
committee OF the revised bill, which
provides fog issuance of adjusted COM
pensation Certificates to war veterans,
is assured, republican and democratic
committee members agreed. They
generally were of the opinion that no
further changes OF consequence would
be made in the measure.
Several committee members are ex-
pected to vote against reporting the
bill to the house but a safe majority
is said to feel that the measure is a
satisfactory" compromise.
Mr.. Fordney on his return late to-
day from a western trip refused to
comment on the announced intention
of Comptroller of the Currency Cris-
singer to advise national banks, In the
event the bill is enacted without ma
terial changes not to accent certifi-
Gates as security for loans to former
service men.
NJ. Fordney declared, however, he
was certain loans to war veterans
would In no way seriously affect the
credits of banks making The loans.
Governor Harding OF the federal re-
serve board, he added, had expressed
approval of the loan provisions and
offered no objection to the measure
on the ground that loans would result
in frozen credits" as contended by
Mr.. Crissinger.
Representative Mondell, republican
leader, said today that plans for
house vote on the bill under suspen-
sion of the rules on March 20 were un-
changed. AS this program would bar
amendments, leaders expressed the
opinion that there was no possibility
Of a tax raising provision being at
tached.
With debate limited to less than an
hour under the suspension of the rules
program, various members OF the
house are expected to take advantage
of lulls in debate on other measures
during the coming week to air their
views on the bonus question Several
members are said to be planning to
comment on the stand taken by Comp
troller Crissinger.
Amendment of the bill TO provide for
the issuance OF adjusted compensation
certificates to the heirs or estates of
service men who died during the war
or who may die before the act becomes
effective was advocated today by Rep
resentative Andrew, republican, Mas
sachusetts, in letter addressed to all
members of the house.
Omission from the bill of such pro-
vision, Mr.. Andrew contended, 'in-
wolves injustice, has no warrant in
logic and ought to be rectifed before
the bill is presented to a vote OF the
house"