Show I I MINORITY ASKS SENATE TO ACT OPPOSED 10 TO KING OF UTAH IS SIGNING REPORT ON CASH BONUS BILL Republican Leaders Leader Consider Wa Clear For The Insurance Measure of Proposed Act Washington Senate Democrats cash and record for a have nave gone ne on insurance bonus bill bilI in a minority re report report report re- re port of the finance committee mace public by Senator Walsh Massachusetts although it was indicated on the floor Saturday the the party would support the pending straight insurance insurance insurance ance bill to insure enactment into law of a bonus measure measure- The report declared such a plan would cost the government about less less- than the pending bill but if it jailed failed to command support support support sup sup- port the minority members would vote for the cOmmittee measure Six of the seven Democrats of the committee committee com corn signed it Senator King Utah refusing because he is opposed to any bonus bill Republican publican leaders lenders Saturday considered considered con con- the way clear for pasSage sage early in the week of the straight In Insurance n- n bill Their assurance was based on statements of Senator Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson Arkansas Democratic leader that the Democrats feared Republicans cans would vote to sustain a veto by President of a cash and insurance measure Senator Watson Republican Republican lican Indiana and other Republican leaders said they would vote to over over- ride a presidential veto of the straight insurance plan The Democratic plan would allow aIlo allowa a choice of full ca cash cah b payment or a year twenty-year endowment insurance policy whereas the committee mea mea- rare Ure would provide for the insurance policies with cash payments only to those veterans veterans' not entitled to more than 50 in adjusted service campen Both measures would allow com compensation compensation on the same basis basis- 1 a da day for home service and a day for overseas service exclusive of the first sixty days Funds for payments under the Democratic proposal would be obtained ob ob- ob tamed the report explained through issuance of additional bonds under the second Liberty loan act Support of the American Legion Legio was given Saturday to the straight insurance proposition Q Quinn inn declaring in ng a message to senators senators senators sen sen- that the Democratic substitute would endanger enactment nt of any bill since it could not be passed ed over overa overl a l presidential veto Explaining the purpose o e of the S substitute substitute sub sub- bI b- b I sti te t the minority report declared An adjusted compensation bill is not to give the SOldiers s an increase in compensation because of the dangerous dangerous dan clan and hazardous service service service-no no noone one wants or could be sufficiently I paid for that It is to give the soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers who offered their lives with their service in the late war a compensation compensation com corn that will more nearly approach approach ap ap- ap- ap that which wa was was- paid the lowest lowest lowest low low- est common laborer who r remained at home secure from the tho I dangers of war and whose compensation was Increased increased In- In creased from per cent to per cent ent It is to meet in part the economic economic econ econ- loss that absence from home and md opp opportunities for participating in n the financial gains made by thos thos' at home caused those thoro in the service seri L 0 o 1 lose osee |