San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
WILL ATTEMP I
ITO RUSH ACTION
ION BONUS BILL
Insurgent Move to Demo-
cratic Ranks to Cause
| More Delay.
WANT CASH OPTION
Walsh Withdraws Amend
ment and Copeland Of
fers 1t Again.
WANT CASH OPTION


Washington. ID. c.. April 22.-Fac.
ing contest on proposals for a cash
option in the insurance bonus bill as
a result of an insurgent movement
in Democratic ranks, the Senate pre-
pared today to go into. n night session
to hasten action on the measure.
The cash option fight flared ur
suddenly late yesterday when. Senator
Walsh. Massachusetts. a Democratic
member of the finance committee and
author Of the cash amendment, having
formally withdrawn it. Senator Cope
land (Democrat). New York, backed
by Senator's Dill (Democrat). Wash
ington, and Norris (Republicanp
Nebraska offered an identical pro-
posal.
The move came as a surprise. Demo-
cratic leaders had just announced
their intention of Withholding the pro-
posal until after enactment of the
straight insurance bill. planning then
to move for its adoption as an amend
ment to the law.
The substitute bill advanced by
Senator Copeland would give the vet
Grams, in addition to all benefits pro-
posed in the pending measure. an ol,-
zion of full cash payments instead Of
insurance.
The pending hill would allow casf
payment to veterans not entitled Il
more than $50 but would limit. Others
to 2O-year endowment insurance pol
icies.
The substitute calls for issuance .ol
81 800. 000,000 additional bonds under
the second Liberty loan act with In
terest not TO exceed Ala per cent in.
stead Of 4 II per cent TO meet tb,
cash payments which would be made
available nine months after enactment
of the bill.
The straight insurance measure calls
for an annual appropriation of $780,
100000 for 20 years.
Sheppard Opens Debate.
Senator Sheppard, Democrat, Texas.
opening the debate today. assaiied the
insurance measure as "a shadow
bonus" and declared it constituted
.another charter to the perfidious
drama enacted by the Republican
party on this subject He said he
would support the bill under protest.
Senator Bursum. Republican, New
Mexico, said that while he had con-
Sluercu Otucf Dilis ptfuups utttti. hN
is anxious to support the pending
measure in tho light of endorsement
of it by the American Legion posts of
his state.
1t was suggested by Senator Sim
mons, Democrat, North Carolina, that
the legion's support was due to a be-
lief that the insurance bill was the
best that could be enacted now, and
that an effort for cash would be bet
ter advanced later. Senator Copeland
read telegram from soldier organi-
zation in Arkansas supporting his
cash plan.
Senator Simmons said he was posi-
tive that IF vote can be had here
on a cash option entirely disasso-
ciated from apprehension Of an cxecu-
tive veteran" it would command an
overwhelming majority.
If you fail TO pass bonus bill
at this session." replied Senator Bur-
sum. -you will never get one passed."
The North Carolina senator de-
clared he could not agree with that
opinion for he believed that "every
day adds to the American Legion's
strength"
II this measure is considered made
quatc. he added. there will be an i'm
mediate demand for an additional
compensation. You can't put the de-
mand for justice down with a mere
sop