Showdown wn Near on V Vet t Pay Bourbon Leaders Unable to Stave Off Senate Move Upper House Accepts New Administration Compromise Compromise Compromise Compro Compro- mise on Issue BALLOT FORCED BY BLOC Presses 25 Per ce Cent Limitation Br fly United nu WASHINGTON June 14 The senate renate today adopted an administration Lion tion compromise on veterans' veterans compensation corn com but Democratic leaders were unable to prevent the veterans veterans' bloc from moving lor br a showdown vote on the more li liberal ral Cut ting amendment The administration compromise assured assured as as- pensions of at least 15 a month to 50 per cent disabled and needy veterans of the Spanish-American Spanish war the Boxer rebellion and the Philippine insurrection who are over 55 years of age Senator R R. Ore immediately immedi immedi- offered the more liberal lute tute sponsored by himself and Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Cutting R R. N. N M M. The Cutting amendment would limit to 25 per cent reductions In compensation for service connected disability and would creat create special boards of review to pass on compensation cases PROPOSE COMPROMISE IISE The administration tion prof proposed the compromise e in man an effort to obtain immediate immediate im mi mediate adjournment of congress Speaking for President Roosevelt Senate Byrnes D. D S. S C. C offered to the independent offices bill an amendment amendment amend amend- ment which would insure a pension of not less than 15 a month to honorably honor ably discharged 50 per cent disabled and needy veterans of the the Spanish Spanish- American war the Boxer rebellion and the Philippine insurrection No veteran under 55 years of ag age would be eligible to the pension The compromise was offered after senate agreement to a partial conference confer confer- ence report of the independent offices bill which left only veterans' veterans matters in dispute between the two houses The house meanwhile sent to conference con con- ference the fourth deficIency deficiency de de- de- de a appropriation bill which would provide money to set in motion President Roosevelt's economic recovery ery cry program Early agreement was ex expected The new compromise proposal was unexpected It had been indicated that the administration would stand standfast standfast standfast fast to the original compromise offer olter which reduced veterans' veterans economies by approximately The president had threatened to veto the independent offices bill if it passed congress with the senate inserted amendments taking more than of off his economy program Byrnes told the senate that President dent Roosevelt's first relaxation of regulations reducing veterans' veterans compensation com corn had increased the sum to togo togo togo go to former soldiers by between n 45 and Other estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates had been higher He estimated that the later house compromise on veterans' veterans compensation plus pIlLS his own additional compromise proposed today today today to to- day would give more to the he veterans making the aggregate economy reductions almost belo below original l. l expected savings