The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-27
SENATE APPROVES
DRAFT OF MILITIA
II Rejects the House Provision
to Pay Dependents Of the
Guardsmen.
SHERMAN URGES WAR

WASHINGTON, June 26.--Afer six
hours OF heated debate the Senate passed
to-day the Hay resolution directing that
the National Guard be merged with the
regular army for service on the Mexican
border.
BY a vote Of IS TO 30 the Senate re-
jccted the House provision authorizing
the payment Of $50 a month to the de-
pendents of volunteer militiamen. II
substituted for this an amendment eS-
cusing from service those militiamen
who have dependents looking TO them
for support.
There promises 70 be a bitter struggle
between the House and the ena over
the House proposal relating to de-
pendents. The House adopted by a
unanimous vote the provision authorix-
ing a payment Of $50 a month to de-
| pendent families and Chairman Hay
OF tho House Military Committee an
| nounced to-day that he would not accept
the Senate substitute.
Senators Lewis and Hoke Smith tried
TO have an amendment adopted permit
ting militiamen as we'll as regulars who
have dependents looking to them for
support TO be excused from service. or
II they preferred to accept In leu OF an
excuse from service the pension OF $50
a month for the support OF those de-
pendent upon the soldier. This failed
by a vote Of IS TO II.
sherman for War.
The closing hours Of the debate were
enlivened by Senator sherman OF ILL.,
| nois. who proposed an out and out dec
l~aratlon OF war against Mexico. Mr..
sherman offered Al amendment TO have
the Senate declare that IA state OF war
exists between the United States and IN.
lie facto Government OF Meyico." The
amendment was promptly tabled after
senator Sherman mac made n bitter at
tack on the Administration for It's walt
ing policy" Senator Sherman's speech
aroused considerable connection, but Il
was evident that the majority did not
believe the time had come FOR "A declard-
ton Of war. The vote by which the
amendment WAS tabled Was viva voce,
but II appeared that only senator Poin-
| dexter OF Washington and senator Shcr-
man supported the warlike amendment,
After he had proposed his anendme'i
senator sherman said w are apt %
delule ourselves with tine phrases
Emergency sounds more e~uphonioLs
than war. / am tired Of mere words
The Senator commented ~sarcastcaliy
upon he Presidents final demand as %
What the intentions of the dc facto Mexi-
can Government are.
After our men are snot GOWN, drle'
our soldiers are forbidden 10 proceed
toward any point OF the Compas eAcep;
due north, | am not willing to ask wha'
the Intentions ~ the Mex!cans are,
shouted Mr.. sherman. Their intentions
are clear TO me. II Is war
Senator sherman declared that 'hs
Administration has been surtn"lr wait
ins developments for three months whet
Il knew that this CRISIS was coming and
that now the country was unprepared.
Lineup ON Pension System.
Senator Hitchcock. Senator Reed. Sen.
a;or Lewis n Senator Lee We're tbs
chief advocates Of the pension system
proposed by the House resolution. Will,
Senators Chamberlain. Thomas. VIII
Jams sud Lodge and others opposed u.
In the debate Seuator Lewis made al
attack upon Joseph II. Choate, jacob
Schurinan and David Starr Jordan. H.
said these men lad recently deliNerer
speeches attacking the country FOR no
being prepared and then charged thai
their pacific u~tterdnres in the past htt
made Il impussihl. to arouse Il publi,
sentiment that would support 'ougros
in passing the preparedness measures.
one Of the objections made agtins
the House plan was that Z discriminate
against the regulars. senator CARTS ~
Kansas asked permission to hay" tn'
wording OF the resolution changed -
that tn, President should he directed T.
cali the volunteers into service inStea,
e.: drafting" them, as the Ia 1gudEe "
the resolution had y. This WAS Vote,
' down.