Evening journal., 1916-04-07
SENATE IS FOR
j. 5. YOLUATEEES
Lee Amendment to Strike
Out Provision is De-
feated
NATIONAL GUARD
MEN ARE BEATEN

WASHINGTON. April Tn the
first serious test vote yet taken by the
Senate. that body yesterday sustained
the Military Affairs Committee and
defeated an amendment offered by
Senator Blair Lee. intended TO Kill
the provision for a Federal volunteer
army. The vote was sc 10 "a.
This was the first OF the so-called
Lee amendments designed to concen-
trate practically all the military re-
sources outside the regular army. in
the militia and TO increase ultimately
the State forces TO approximately 6OO,-
600 men.
II looked on Wednesday as II the
militia advocates had the upper hand
and would reconstruct the whole bill
in the interest Of the National Guard,
bu the exposure OF the militia lobby
activities by Senator Chamberlain and
the receipt Of thousands Of kilograms
by Senators from all over the coun~
try protesting against the amend
men's. worked reaction yesterday
Party Lines Ignored.
The vote yesterday overstepped
party lines Many Democrats and a
few Republicans supported the pro-
posed amendment. Other Democrats,
including Senator John Walter Smith,
voted in favor OF sustaining the Sem
ate committee and the military au-
thorities who aided in drawing the
committee measure.
Senator Lee spoke again in favor
OF his amendment and in the course of
his remarks ran afoul OF the Senate
rules. He was reminded Of his trans
gression by the vice-preident and
changed his course, but offered no
apologies The incident occurred
while the Marylander was replying TO
Senator Gallinger. lie showed that the
House had turned down the volunteer
army plan and that. with the Senate
divided on it. the plan could not win.
Senator Gallinger raised the point
OF order that il was against the rules
for a Senator to refer to House action
on anything as a reason for tho SEN
ate agreeing or not agreeing.
"The point is well taken" said the
vice-president "The Senate of the
United States Is capable Of deciding foi
itself what it will do without refer
ence to action taken in any other
body. The Senator from Maryland is
out OF order"
"Very WE'LL" said Senator Lee. "bu
have already said all intended L
on that point. was merely discussinl
the matter from the standpoint o
practical procedure"
Advocates of the National Guard a
90 IrT. 10.
regular army supported the amend
ment vigorously and the struggle wa
one OF the hardest fought in the Senat
az this session Of Congress.
The narrow margin by which tn
Federal volunteer provision was RI
tanned makes Il doubtful that Il will
be In the measure finally framed b.
the conference committee between
the two houses. An effort during de
bate on the House Army bill, 10 in
sert this section. which is designed
to provide such a force as the contin
entail army proposed by former Secre
tary Garrison. was decisivel,- defeated
Republicans Saved Amendment.
Without the Republican support thi
volunteer section would have beef
voted out by the Democratic Sena
tors. despite the fact that Il was unan
imously recommended by the Militar.
Committee Twenty-four Democrat
and 10 Republicans. including nearl
all the Progressive Republican,. vote
10 strike it out. Nineteen Democrat
and II Republicans voted TO retain Il
The vote follows:
Voting TO eliminate the section
Democrats. Ashurst, Bankead, Clar
(Arkansas). Culberson. Gore. HarC
wick. Hughes. Kern. Lee maryland
Lewis, Martin. Overman, Ransdel
Reed. Robinson. Shafroth. Simmoni
Smith (Georgia). Smith (South Care
lina) Stone. Swanson. Taggar
Thompson and Vardaman: 2epubl
cans. Clapp. Cummins. Curtis, Jone
Kenyon. McCumber, Norris. Pagl
Sherman and Works
Voting to retain the section-Den
ocrats. Beckham. BrOussa-d, Chan
berlain. Hitchcock. Hollis. Iustinl
Johnson (Maine). Johnson (South ID
kotal. Lane, Newlanda O'Gormal
Pittman. Pomerene. Salisbury. She
pard. Smith (Maryland). Thoma
Walsh and Williams: Republican
Borah. Brandegee. Catron. Clark CIV.
oming). Dillingham;. DUPONT. Gallil
ger. Lippitt. Lodge, Nelson. Oliyei
Poindexter. SmoOt. Sterling, Suthe