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Show ODDIE FAVORS NEW SCHEME IN " . VETS BUREAU WASHINGTON. May Codlft-cation Codlft-cation and revision of laws affecting affect-ing tha veterans' bureau la called for In a bill passed late yesterday yester-day by tha senate, after charges of "ring" control and tyranny" had 'been voiced by Senator Oddle (Rep.) j of Nevada In a vlgoroua criticism of tha present administration of j tha bureau. i .The bill was amended to extend to five years after discharge tha period In Which tuberculoaia, encephalitis, en-cephalitis, ' lethargla or a neuro-psychiatric neuro-psychiatric disease would ba presumed pre-sumed to have developed aa a result re-sult of war service. Other amendments would give the director power to authorize organisation or-ganisation to handle cla-ims of veterans vet-erans and would permit tubercular patients to go home after one year ; In ho pita I and hold "permanent total disability ratings for three) years. Senator Oddle, whose remarks were supported by Interjections on the part of Senator Caraway Dem. ) of Arkansas, urged that tha six assistant directors of the bureau bu-reau and "every official brought over from the war risk. Insurance bureau" be ousted forthwith. The Nevada eenator also criticised tha conduct of the Inquiry Into tha res ii. |