Show MINORITY ASKS I w iw SENATE TO ACT f t If i KINO KING INa OF UTAH 18 is OPPOSED TO V 1 SIGNING REPORT ON CASH Vr fr BONUS BONUS BILL BILLay BILL ay t- t tIu Iu Republican Leaders Leader Consider Way 4 Clear CIN For The Insurance r L' L 1 Measure of Dr Pr Proposed p aed Act f I Il l' l Washington Senate Democrats Democrat w have gone on record for a cash and insurance bonus bill in a minority report report re reo port of ot the finance committee matte mace public by Senator Walsh Massachusetts Massachusetts although it was indicated on the floor noor Saturday the party would support the pending straight insure insurance ance ante bill to insure enactment into law of a bonus bonne measure The report declared such luch a plan would cost COlt the government about less than the pending bill but if it failed tailed to command support sup port the minority members would vote for the committee measure Six of the seven even Democrats of the committee com coin signed It tt Senator King Utah refusing because he is fa opposed to any bonus bill bilk Republican leaden leaders Saturday considered considered con con- the way clear for passage earl early in the week of the straight m- m D. D Ivance bill Their assurance was waa hued based on statements of Senator Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson Arkansas Democratic leader that the Democrats feared would vote Tote to sustain a veto by I President of a cash and In insurance measure Senator Watson Republican lican Indiana and oth other r Republican leaders said they would vote to over ovel override Tide ride a presidential veto of the Ute straight insurance plan The Democratic plan would allow allowa a choice of full cash payment or a year twenty endowment insurance I policy whereas the committee mea men measure sure ware would provide for the Insurance policies with cash payments only to those thos veterans not entitled to more than f 50 50 in adjusted service Both measures would allow compensation com corn on the same basis buI 1 U a day for tor home service and a day for overseas service exclusive of the first sixty da days Funds Fund for payments under the Democratic proposal would be oti- oti tamed tabled the report explained issuance of additional bonds under ender the second Liberty loan act Support of the American Legion was given Saturday to the straight t insurance proposition Commander t Quinn declaring pg in iD a message to senators sen sen- tors aton that the Democratic substitute would endanger enactment of any an bill since ince it could not be passed over overa a presidential veto Explaining the purpose of ot the substitute sub the minority report declared t An adjusted compensation bill is fa t not Dot to give Kive the soldiers an increase in compensation because of ot the dangerous dangerous dan and hazardous service service service-no no noone one wants or could be sufficiently sufficient y paid for tor that It is to give the soldiers sol col diers diere who offered their lives with their service in the late war a compensation compensation com com- that will more nearly approach approach approach ap ap- that which was paid the lowest low est eat common laborer who remained at home borne secure from the dangers of war and whose compensation was In Increased increased in in- creased from per cent to per percent cent It is fa in part the economic economic econ loss lose that absence from home and opportunities for participating in the financial gains made by those thorn at home caused those in the service to lose |