Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
MEASURE WILL PASS, IS OPINION GENERALLY HELD.
Harding's View of Measure Is Source of Speculation
 Among Members
TO BE NO AMENDMENT
Estimate Immediate Payment Will Total $l6,000,000
 on Not More Than $50

WASHINGTON, Mar. 7.-The com promise soldiers bonus bill, carrying a bank loan provision in place of the cash installment payment plan, orig. inally proposed and once approved by the house, finally was agree to today by Republican, members of the ways and means committed. It was intro duced later in the house by Chairman Fordney. who announced that it would not be called up until next Monday, If then.
 Passage of the bill was predicted by Fordney. His opinion appeared to be shared by members of the house generally, some of whom said that ''on the final vote. party lines would disappear" There was some specu- lation in house Hobbies and corridors as to President Harding's views of the compromise plan, and also as to whether he would find occasion to express those views before the house voted.
 At the White House, It was said that Harding had not studied and, consequently, had not formed an opinion as to the bank loan provision He was represented. however, as maintaining the same position that he did when he wrote Fordney on February 16 that the bonus either should be paid by sale tax or the lePislation postponed
 Some of the majority members of the committee believe that since the new plan defers for three years any large drain on the federal treasury, the president will not object to it. They say the compromise will enable needy veterans to obtain cash with out the necessity of imposing addi- tional taxes on the general public.
 Just when the bill will be called up in the house will not be decided until after Fordney returns from trip to the west, on which he started late today. Should the bill be taken up next Monday. the house would pro- ceed to it's consideration under a suspension of the rules, which would prevent amendment. If taken np lat CT. Fordnev said. there would have to he a special rule. It was expected that this would be so drawn a.s to give precedence to committee amard ments, a plan designed to prevent the opening of the bill to general amendment.
 Fordney said the entire ways and means commltfee would meet on Sat urday. when the Democratis would have an opportunity to pass pudo ment on the bill. Meantime, the measure will he printed so that thev and house members generally con study it's provisions.
 Outside of the substitution of the bank loan provision for the cash pay ment plan, the bill as introduced is very similar to that previously pass- cd by the house. The only immedi- ate cash payments proposed are 10 veterans whose adjusted service pay would not exceed $50. Other veter- 'als couls select one of these four options:
 Adjusted service certificates, com. bining loan and insurance plan.
 Vocational training.
 Farm and home aid.
 Land and home aid.
 Land settlement.
 The ultimate cost of the bonus to the government, it was said, would depend upon the number of men se- lecting each of the options. It was estimated that the immediate cash payment to those entitled to not more than $50 each would be around
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