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Show SOLDIERS' BILL TERMSUPHELO Several Important Details Remain to Be Agreed Upon WASHINGTON. April 16.- Provisions Pro-visions of the soldier bonus and land reclamation bill, as they have been framed by the various sub-commlttnco havo 'been approved by the Rcpuo-llcan Rcpuo-llcan members of the house ways and means committee. The composite bill will be brought before the full membership mem-bership for final consideration. Several important details are yot to be agreed upon, especially the amount of the cash bonus, the classes of soldiers sol-diers who are to receive this bonus, and tho basis on which the bonus is to be paid. So far as the land reclamation feature fea-ture is concerned,, that Is thought to be In practically final shape. This foaturc of the bill embodies tho mam features of the Mondell bill, in so far as that bill was in accord with tne wishes of the American Legion, and a clause has been added giving to the administrative board and to the secretary secre-tary of the Interior discretionary power pow-er to recognize irrigation or drainage districts, whenever this plan of financing financ-ing is thought wise. After long discussion the Repuu-lican Repuu-lican members of the committee today agreed to appropriate in the aggregate ?300,000,000 for land reclamation, 30.000,000 a year for ten y6ars, t.lis fund to bo apportioned among tcie states and to provide not alone for irrigation ir-rigation in the west, but drainage of overflowed lands in all sections, as well as the reclamation of cut-over and abandoned lands not now suitable for cultivation, but which may be desirable de-sirable for soldier homes. Irrigation Plan. The optional irrigation district plan, which was only adopted today, has been assailed by the present secretary of the treasury and by his prcdcccss r on the ground that the further ibs'i-ancc ibs'i-ancc of bonds will have a tendency to further depress the value of .Liberty bonds, but advocates of "the district1 plan reply that bonds issued by irrigation irri-gation districts would be, purely local, would be absorbed locally and arc to be considered In the same iiglit as municipal bonds. Furthermore, hey contend that under this plan there will be more efficient financing and a quicker turnover of the money appropriated appro-priated by congress. So far as the cash bonus Is concerned, con-cerned, tho committee is still divided. The latest plan considered today was the granting of a bonus of $1.25 a day oo every non-commissioned soldier who served sixty days or more, and who was not detailed to special service during the war, for which service he was paid a regular wage, instead of army pay, no bonus to be allowed for tne first sixty days' service and the original bonus heretofore paid to be deducted from the bonus due under this bill. 13 rough l Protest. Already the elimination of the- commissioned com-missioned officers and men who were .employed as loggers or in othercaiia-i "cities where they received special salaries sal-aries or wages during the war, has brought a considerable protest to congress,, con-gress,, and threatening telegrams aro coming to congressmen who nave taken a stand not in accord t'ith tho views of some of the soldier bonus atl-vocateo. atl-vocateo. i Even members who favor a liberal bonus plan havo, within the past two days, received telegrams from soldiers announcing that a state-wide campaign cam-paign is to be mado against "them by the soldiers because of false reports that they oppose bonus legislation. These threatening telegrams are beginning be-ginning to arouse opposition to tho soldier relief legislation from mon Who heretofore have been Inclined to go at least part way in meeting the demands made by the American Legion. If the ways and means committee can como to un early agreement and report tho soldier bill this week, it is planned to arrange for its consideration considera-tion by tho houso the latter part of next week unless appropriation bills interfere. oo |