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Show yy iii rAK 6 ltd II Vlfl UN BONUS ISSUE Senate Finance Committee to Take Up Question Tomorrow i WASHINGTON Mav 27 Soldiers' bonus legislation Is to be considered Monday by the senate finance committee. com-mittee. Chairman Mi-Cumber hopes that tho amended house measure .'in he agreed upon and reported to the-senate the-senate but this appeared tonight to be problematical. Democratic members mem-bers of the commltt. s expect to confer con-fer Informally before going into the committee session Some of them said they had not yet had opportunity ! to study Ihe two plans now- proposed i and were doubtful tb. t anv final decision de-cision could be reached at ono silting. Without having examined closely the provisions of the so-called Mc-Climber Mc-Climber plan Ihe Amended house bill and ihe BmOOt bill for paid-up life! insurance In lieu of all other options, several of the Democrats said Ihey were Inclined to look more favorably upon the former. While Rcpuhllcnn members of the committee have taken no formal vote as between the two plana, a counting of noses has disclosed that thy are I divided, 6 to 6 leaving the decision v ith the minority members. Both sonato Republicans and Democrats Dem-ocrats are split on th.- bopus problem and It was Indlrnt. d that neithei side was ready at this time for a show down In the senate. Senator McCum-bor. McCum-bor. however. Is anxious t.i r. i :i I. cuius bill on the senate calendar so senators tan have opportunity t. .-tudy what-' what-' ever legislation Is to be taken up. A somewhat prolonged fight In the senate when the bonus legislation comes up Is predicted. |