Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-03
DRAFT VOTED
BY CONGRESS
APPROVE PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
TO RAISE LARGE ARMIES BY
sELECTlvE CONSUMPTION.
Measure Provides for the Drafting Of
Men to Raise Suitable Army to
Prosecute to Successful Conclu-
sion the War with Germany.

Washington.-The administration :
program TO raise an adequate army by
selective cOnscription was approved on
April %, the senate and the house by
overwhelming majOrities passing the
bill TO raise a war army by selective
draft.
The final rollcalls brought into line
behind the bill many senators and
representatives, who had fought for
the volunteer system until routed by
decisive defeat of volunteer amend
ments earlier in the day in both houses.
The senate, which had voted down the
volunteer plan, 60 TO IS, passed the
bill by vote of 81 to 8. In the house
the vote against the volunteer plan was
313 to 100, and that by which the bill
itself was passed was 1897 to "a.
As passed by the senate the meas
ure provides for the draft of men be-
tween the ages of 81 and % years,
while in the house measure the age
limits are fixed at p and 40. This
and lesser discrepancies will be
threshed out in conference during the
week so that the bill may be in the
hands Of the president as quickly as
possible. The war department already
has completed plans for carrying il
into effect.
Senators who voted against the bill
were: Democrats: Gore, Hardwick.
Kirby, Thomas and Tramell-j: Re
publicans: Borah, Gronna and La Fol
lette-3. Total S.
Senator vardaman of Mississippi.
Democrat, was excused from voting at
mis- own request. He did not give a
reason
The twenty-four representatives who
voted in the negative were:
Democrats: Burnett, Church, Clark
Of Florida; Claypool, Grosser, Dill,
Dominick, Gordon. Hillyard. Huddle-
ston, Heating, Sears, Sherwood. Sis
son-14. Republicans: Bacon. Hayes,
King, La Toilette. Lundsen of Mime
sofa Mason, Nolan. Powers. Pro
hibitionist: Randall. Socialist:
London. Total 81.
Speaker Clark. Democratic Leader
Kitchen. and Chairman Dent of the
military committee. who had favored
the volunteer system. all voted for the
draft bill on the final roll call. Re
publican Leader Mann also was re-
corded in the affirmative, as was Miss
Rankin. who previously had voted with
the volunteer advocates.
Both senate and house adopted
amendments just before the final roll
calls, which would greatly increa~
pay of enlisted men dur' .ys. tn,
The house provisic' ing the war
pay $50 Il ~ III would make thei-
tn" --.Unth, and that APPROX
senate would fix it at S2a ID b
The present pay is only > montl
Among the amend so.
the senate was - -lentS adopted i
nit Colonel me which would pei
voluntee~ Roosevelt To recruit
\ 3. Il force for service in France
J. .Inilar proposal had been reiecte,
ny the house.
Among the more important amend
ments adopted in the house was on,
empowering the president TO exemn
from the draft in his discretion per
sons engaged in agricultural work
Another would require each state +,
furnish quota of men apportionef
according To population and still nm.
other provides that no bounty shall
be paid Ia induce any person IN enlist,
ana mat no person liable to military
service shall hereafter be permitted or
allowed 10 furnish substitute for
such service"