Arizona republican., 1922-03-11
COMMITTEE consideration
0F COMPROMISE BONUS BILL
Is POSTPONED TILL MONDAY

WASHINGTON. March 10. - An
nouncement by Chairman Fordney
that the house ways and means COM
mittee would meet Monday, instead
of tomorrow. TO consider the coInpro-
mise soldier bonus bin, was the chief
development today in the bonus situ-
alton. Inability of several commit
tee members to be on hand tomorrow
prompted postponement of the meet
ing, according to the chairman who
declared, however, that the delay in
obtaining committee action on the
bill would in no way affect the pro-
gram which calls for a vote in the
house within 10 days.
Favorable report on Monday by the
committee of the revised bill, which
provides for issuance of adjusted
compensation certificates to war vet
Grams 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 q
satisfactory" compromise.
Mr.. Fordney on his return late to-
day from a western trip, refused 10
comment on the announced inten-
tion of Comptroller of the Currency
Crissinger to advise national banks,
in the event the bill is enacted with
out material change, not to accept
certificates as security for loans to
former service men.
Bank Credits Not Affected
Mr.. 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 re-
suit in frozen credits" as contended
| by Mr.. Crissinger.
Representative AIondell, Republi-
| can leader, said today that plans for
! a house vote on the bill under sus-
| pension of the rules on March 20 were
unchanged AS this program would
| bar amendments, leaders expressed
the opinion that there was no posi-
| bility of a taX-raising provision be-
ing attached.
With debate limited TO less than an
| hour under the suspension of the
! rules program, various members OF
/ the house are expected to take ad-
! vantage 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 plan
ming to comment on the stand taken
/ by Comptroller Crissinger
| Amendment of the bill to provide
! for the issuance of adjusted COM
| pensation certificates to the heirs or
| estate of service men who died dur
! ing the war or who may die before
| the act becomes effective, was ad
! vocted today by Representative An
drew. Republican of Massachusetts,
| in letter addressed to all members
| Of the house.
! Omission from the bill OF such a
! provision, Mr.. Andrew contended,
involves injustice. has no warrant
! in logic and ought to be recttfied
before the bill is presented TO a vote
of the house
Bonus For Vets Relatives
"The bill provides" Mr.. Andrew s
letter stated, that in case a veteran
applies for adjusted compensation
and dies before receiving II, the
! CONDENSATION to which he was en-
/ titled. but which he had not received
shall be paid to a designated bene-
ficiary or failing that, to his estate;
but on the other hand. if he died dur
ing the war or since the war. and
before the act goes into effect, and
so never had a chance to file an APP
plication, no provision is made to pay
his adjusted compensation to his
heirs or estate.
Certainly neither logic nor justice
warrants making a distinction be-
tween the heirs of those veterans who
may die a week after the law goes
into effect and the heirs of veterans
who may die a week before. Above
all, the injustice is manifest of fav.
oring the heirs of veterans who may
die in civil life in the future, as com
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