Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-11
SOLDIER BONUS
WILL Be VOTED
ON WITHIN TEN
DAYS IN HOUSE
Ways and Means Commit
tee viii Meet Monday to
Consider the Compromise
Measure, Fordney States
MEMBERS PREDICT
FAVORABLE REPORT
Chairman Refuses to CON-
ment on CriSSinger' S
Stand, But Several 0th-
erS Are Planning to Do So
(By The Associated PressJ

| Washington, March lO,-An-
nouncement by Chairman Fordnoy
that the house ways and means
committee would meet Monday in
stead of tomorrow, to consider the
compromise soldier bonus bill. was
the chief development today in the
| bonus situation.
Inability OF several committee
members to be on hand tomorrow
promoted postponement. of the
meeting, according to the chair
man. who declared. however, that
the delay in obtaining committee
action on the bill would in no way
affect the program which calls for
n vote in the house within ten
days.
Favorable report on Monday by
the committee of the revised bill.
which provides for issuance of ad-
justed compensation certificates to
war veterans is assured, republican
and democratic members agreed,
They generally were of the opinion
that no further changes of conse-
auence would be made in the meas
ure.
Majority for Measure.
Several members are expected to
vote against reporting the bill to
the house but a safe majority IL
said to feel that the measure is a
satisfactory" compromise.
Mr.. Fordney on his return late
today from a western trip, refused
to comment on the announced in
tention of Comptroller of the cur
rency Crissinger to advise nationa!
banks, in the event the bill is en-
acted without material changes
not to accept certificates as secur
ity fer loans to former service
men.
Mr.. Fordney declared, however
he was certain loans to war vete'
rams would in no way seriously af-
feet the credits of banks making
the loans, Governor Hardingof the
federal reserve 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 cred
it's" as contended by Mr. Crissln-
ger.
Plans Unchanged.
Representative Mondcll, repub-
lican leader, said today that plans
for a house vote on the bill under
suspension of the rules on March
20 were unchanged. AS this pro-
gram would bar amendments, lead
ers expressed the opinion tina
there was no possibility of a tax
raising provision being attached.
With debate limited to less than
an hour under the suspension of
the rules program, various mem
bers of the house are expected to
take advantage of lulls in debate
on other measures during the COM
ing week to air their views on
the bonus question. Several mem
bers are said to be planning to
comment on the stand taken by
COMPTROLLER Crissinger.
Amendment Advocated.
Amendment of the bill to provide
for the issuance of adjusted COM
peusation 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 Repre-
sentative Andrew, republican, of
Massachusetts,, in letter addressed
to all members of the house.
Omission from the bill of such a
Mr.. Andrew contended.
"involves injustice, has no warrant
in logic and ought to be rectified
before the bill is presented to a
vote of the house"
"The bill provides" Mr.. Andrews
letter stated, that in case vete-
ran applies for adjusted compensa-
ton and dies before receiving It
he compensation to which he was
entitled, but which he had not re
ceived, shall be paid to a designat-
I'd beneficiary or failing that. to
mis- estate; but, on the other hand, /,
f he died during the war or since
he war and before the act goes in-
o effect, and so never had a chance
20 file an application, no provis-
on is made TO pay his adjusted
to his heirs or estate.
Certainly neither logic nor just
ce warrants making q distinction
between the heirs of those veterans
who may die a week after the law
goes into effect and the heirs Of
ieterans who may die a week be-
'ore. Above all, the injustice IL
manifest of favoring the heirs Of
'eterans who may die in civil life in
he future, as compared with the
1eirs Of those who died while act
tally In the military or naval serv-
ce of the country, Including those
Who died on the field of battle"
Amendment Voted Down.
Mr.. Andrew said he had sub
nitted to the ways and means COM
nittee an amendment which would
rave taken care of the situation.
If nine members OF the committee
Who voted on the amendment, five
Nr. Andrew said he had been in.
ormed, voted against It, while
our favored the proposals.
Should the amendment never be
Illowed to come before the house
or vote" the latter continued,
one man will then have given the
inal decision upon a matter which
concerns the most deserving suf.
erers from the war, and for this
lecision all representatives in con
yress who support the adjusted
bill will be held re-
ponsible."
Mr.. Andrew asked Representa-
ives to urge members of the ways i
md means committee to incorpor.
tie the rejected amendment in the :,