The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
VOTE ON BONUS IS SCHEDULED
 FOR LATE TODAY
Copeland Interposes Cash Amendment To Be
 Disposed Of First

WASHINGTON, Ajril 21.A show. down on the proposal for a. cash op tion in the pending straight insurance soldier bonus bill was demanded in the Senate today by Senator Copeland democrat. New York, after his party leaders had formally withdrawn such 8 substitute measure.
 Agreement was reached to vote on the cash option proposal tomorrow aft ernoon and Senator Curtis, republican Kansas. in charge of the measure, an nouneed he would seek final vote on the bill by tomorrow night.
 Want Law First.
 Senator Copeland offered the cash option amendment which was drawn uI by the minority members of the finance committee and which Senator Walsh democrat, Massachusetts, it's author just previously had announced would not be pressed Mir. Walsh had said he would offer the amendment when the pending insurance bill became a law
 When Senators Copeland, Dill, dem. ocrat, Washington, and Norris, repub, lican, Nebraska, earlier had requested MIs w d1SH IO DuI Nnc DEODOSdA hOA WAAO now ..and let the blame for its defeat fall where it may" the Massachusetts Senator was defended in his course by cratic leader.
 Senator Robinson and Senator Walsh insisted that to put the cash option in the bill now would work probably C aefeyit any bonus legis atiosl.
 Republican leaders were confident : night that the canh fOrtion would not be voted in, pointing out that advo cates of the pending measure would be joined probably by all opponents of a bonus bill.
 Senator Norris said cash and in. surance bill could be passed over 6 presidential veto in the House and that while he had made no poll, he believed there was a good chance to obtain enough votes for this also in the Senate q bonus.
 Approaches Old Bill.
 Defending the pending bill, Senator Curtis pointed out the measure was practically the same as the bill passed last season except that two of the four options were eliminated. The old bill DEOFIueu us uOcS luc pcHuAhB ihCdoulci he pointed out, for cash payments only to veterans not entitled to more than $50 in adjusted service compensation. The present bill would provide 2O-year endowment insurance policies for other veterans.
 Senator Norris said he did not Ob- ject to the insurance provision, but thought the beneficiar;es ought to be given the right to choose whether they should receive cash or insurance. If cash and insurance bill were finally approved, he said, he would urge all veterans to choose the insurance fea- ture.
 Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis- sippi, again asked republican leaders to determine the attitude of President Coolidge on the pending measure, as- serting that if the President was in- tending to sign the straight insurance proposition and veto a cash and insur- ance bill, .the Senate ought to know it.
 Senator Walsh insisted the "rumOrs" that the President would sign the pend ing measure must be ''groundless" in the light of the statement in his mes sage to Congress that he did not favor abonus.
 Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama, announced his support for the cash op- ton amendment and Senator Spencer, republican, Missouri, urged passage of the pending bill.