Show i I HOUSTON ATTACKS I. I BONUS PROPOSALS 1 ASSAILS DIFFERENT PLANS IN INSTATEMENT INSTATEMENT INSTATEMENT STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE I Secretary of Treasury Says It Would f Cost the Government Provided All Former R S L Men Chose a Single Plan 1 Washington Approximately ly 2 J r was the e estimate submit submit- submitted ted December 8 28 by bj Secretary Houston Houston Hous lious ton of or the treasury department as th the cost of ot can carrying j Ing out provisions of the i soldiers' soldiers bonus bill bUI The treasury treasur secretary presented hI hU his estimate to the senate finance committee commit commIt- tee without comm comment nt other than to urge that no legislation be enacted which would lay laj an atm additional b burden r en on the nations nation's finances The estimate d- d was accompanied by figures showing the cost of earning carrying out any anyone one of ot the five optional option 1 provisions of ot tho the bonus bill provided all former fonner service servicemen servicemen servicemen men chose a single plan The figures for tor the various arious plans ranged for the adjusted ted pay provisions to for tor the In Insurance Insurance insurance In- In provision The maximum possible cost of ot the vocational tr training aid and the farm fann and home develop development ment meat plans was placed at each while the time se secretary said th the y fifth provision pro a plan for land sett ment held heid so many uncertainties than thal it w was s Impossible le to estimate the P pose po- g. g sible expenditure 4 i j Submission of the estimated d tj total l. l x cost made an ap apparent Impression upon upon members of ot the committee which Is considering the bonus bill as pass passed d' d by the time house at the last session Memo Mem Members Ie- Ie bers bens declined to forecast the dec decision of the time committee on t the e question of t reporting out the me measure sure but It was was 5 recalled that S Senator McCumber Republican Re- Re Re s. publican of ot North Dakota stated at atthe atthe atthe the opening of ot hearings on the bill that Its passage would depend largely On n the tate state of ot government gO finances and that Mr Houston had testified t the e treasury with normal ex expenditures would have e a deficit of for the year ending n next Ju June ero 30 0 and anda II I II a deficit of for tor the followIng following fol fol- r s I lowing twelve months |