Evening star., 1934-02-09
STUDY Of VETERAN
PAY IS POSTPONED
UNTIL TOMORROW
Senate Subcommittee Ham
ding Independent Offices
Bill Adjourns.
MORE TIME is SOUGHT
CONSIDER SITUATION
Government Wage Restoration
Will Not Be Further Dis
cussed by Group.

With an administration compro-
mise on World War veterans allow
ances before them, members of the
Senate Subcommittee handling the
independent Offices bill resumed work
today. but adjourned after an hour
IN executive session until tomorrow
morning without taking any action.
Senator Byrnes. Democrat, of
South Carolina. said some of the
members wanted more time TO study
the situation. The discussion re-
lated entirely to the issue of vet
eranS' allowances.
U. S. Pay Discussion Closed,
The plan for gradual Government
pay restoration by returning 5 per
cent now and at least another 5 per
cent on July !, agreed upon in the
Appropriations Committee last week.
is not expected to come In for any
further discussion in the subcom-
mlttee, but after the veterans amend
ments are settled and the bill goes
back to the full committee next week.
efforts probably will be made to
NAAiA4eS tAAC pay pldll " require GeSLO-
ration OF the entire Is per cent on
July /.
AS agreed upon by the full COM
mlttee last week, the pay plan in
sures restoration of two-thirds Of the
cut on July ! and gives the Presi-
dent authority to determine, accord
Ing to price increases, whether the
balance should be restored.
Under the veterans amendment
which Democratic Floor Leader Rob-
lnson announced last night. the ad-
mlnlstratlon favors, veterans with
presumptlve service-connected dis
abilities who were stricken from the
rolls BY reviewing boards, would be
put back on the compensation rolls
pending final settlement of their cases
oy the Board of Appeals of the Vet.
erans' Administration.
This compromise proposal deals in
modlfled form with the third feature
OF the four point program advocated
on behalf CT World War veterans.
President Roosevelt, by executive or
ders issued several weeks ago. pro-
weed for two of the points in the
program by changing regulations. One
increased monthly compensation for
full disability cases and the other al
lowed hospital treatment for all vet
erans unable TO pay for it.
The fourth proposal relates to
monthly pensions for widows of World
War veterans.
Other Amendments Advocated.
Other amendments are advocated
in the Senate to restore some of the
Dement'S taken from Spanish War vet
erans and emergency officers of the
World War under the economy act.
Senator Steiwer, Republican, Of
Oregon said he doubted whether the
administration compromise regarding
presumptive World War disabilities
would be satisfactory. He described
1t as a generous gesture that undoubt-
edly would be appreciated by friends
OF the veterans, but pointed out these
cases would still be handled under the
same law and the same rules now in
effect.
Senator McCarran. Democrat, of
Nevada. another advocate of liberal
izing veterans allowances. also in
dicated today he did not think TIE
new proposal on presumptive cases
goes far enough.
In formal statement issued late
yesterday, Minority Leader Robinson
said:
IA a conference this afternoon at
the White House, in which the Presi-
denT Senator Pnhincnv af ALL
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina,
Gen. Hines, administrator of vet
erans affairs, and Director Of the
Budget Douglas participated, the
controversy in the Senate Committee
on Appropriations on the subject of
veterans legislation was discussed.
Would Restore Doubtful Cases.
1T is expected that Senator Byrnes
OF South Carolina, chairman of the
Subcommittee on Appropriations hav-
ing jurisdiction of the independent
Offices appropriation bill. will present
10 the committee an amendment pro-
vidlng that in all cases where vet
Grams whose disabilities we're pre-
sumably service-connected and who
were removed from the rolls. an ap-
peal will be taken on motion of the
director Of the Veterans Admins
tration to the appeal board in Wash
ington, and pending the final deter
mination of such appeal the veterans
who have been removed from the
rolls will be restored to the rolls.
THE time in which such appeals
can be considered will be extended
from six months to one year.
THE regulation Of the President
as to disqualification, extending hos
pitalization to veterans to the extent
Of the facilities of the veterans hos