The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-14
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major changes had been worked in- to the Veterans Aid measure;
 Major Changes
 1-Appointees to the Veterans Board may not serve until they have been confirmed by the House and Senate of the Legislature, sep arately.
 2-Note-secured loans to vets TOT educational or other personal pur- poses had their ceiling lowered from $5,O00 to $1,000.
 3-Loans for business purposes are sealed down from a $20,0OO maxi mum to s7,500 tops. Maximum on home or farm loans remains un- changed-$10, ,000
 4-Total for all loans outstand- ing against a single vet at one time is decreased from maximum of $20,O00 to $l0,000
 5-Cash bonus alternative to a loan is reduced from SIS per month in service to Sl0 Fer month.
 
 Machinery provided for under writing vets loans through banks to extent necessary to enable veter- ans to gain the borrowing benefits of the Federal GI. Bill.
 April 1, 1946 is set as the date when collections under the bills sales tax levy are to begin.
 8-Veterans voluntarily re-enlist ing are to get no bonus credit fol time of re-enlisted service after September 1, 1945.
 Blue Discharge"
 9-"Blue Discharges are "out' for qualification for the benefits oi the bill honorable discharge is specified for eligibility.
 l0-Undecided at adjournment time yesterday, but expected to carry this morning was an increase in the initial appropriation from $250,00O to $400000.
 Confirndttcn Issue
 That confirmation issue, appar- ently settled in Wednesday morn ing's meeting, bobbed up again ir the hands of Senator Frank Cor don at the resumption of work or the bill in the afternoon. Attacking on the flank, Gordon moved fol amendment to provide for interim appointments to the Board by the Governor to take office before con- firmation at the succeeding legis- lative session. The move was SUD- ported by Senator Howard Lyng who dug up the spectre of two members being off the board at one time; but the amendment lost by 5 to 10 vote.
 Next came series of amend ments by bill-author N R. Walker writing down the loan maximums to the figures set forth in items 2 3 and above. Lowering the stu cent loan maximum to $1,000 was not seriously opposed, though Lyng did question the reason for such 8 drastic reduction, pointing to the lengthy period of study required for such careers as law and medi- cine. Lyng also stated his opinion that 5000 might often prove not enough to carry student through four years Of college.
 Walker supported his amendment by stating that $l l,000 seems ample addition to the liberal student benefits already available to vets under the GI. Bill. It would meet the greatest added expense ol Alaska students-transportation-ht declared. Walker concluded by implanting the thought that, shoulc $l 900 student aid prove not enough correction may be made at the next session, less than a year hence The amendment carried by an Il to margin.
 Business Looms
 Vote on the amendment to re- duce business loans was much clos CT, however, and brought the frs Gall of the Senate" this session the chamber standing at reces. while absent Senator Joe Green wa. sent for
 There was no discussion wher the amendment was originally pro. posed, but vote showed only ar 8 to ' margin in favor. Voting yea" at that roll call werea Coch. ran, Collins. Rogge, Scott, Shat tuck, Walker, Whaley and Coffey mo o"-Brownell, Butrovich. Gordon Gundersen, Lyng, McCutcheon an6 Nerland.
 Upon arrival of Senator Green and before a new vote was taken Brownell sought to amend thu amendment by tipping the. propos' ed new loan limit on business ven. lures to $10.00O. That move lost l7 to 9; Green making the differ. ence
 The new vote on the origina amendment saw Senator Gunderser switching sides to make the resul 10 in favor, 6 opposed. Tie $7,50' limit was in the bill
 Amendment Confusion Walkers next proposed amend ment brought confusion. He mov ed to amend the maximum tota for all simultaneous loans to on, veteran down from $20,000 to s7,50C Brownell again proposed to ament