The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-29
Vote in Senate Was 81 70 S. In the House 397 70 2
HAND ID HAND FIGHTING
 BETWEEN BRITISH AND GERMANS

 stration leaders hope to restore virt ually all of the important features of he bill to their original form before it goes to the president The ques. tion of ages probably will form the biggest barrier to a quick conference agreement.
 The debate on c0nscription brought some dramatic passages in both sen ate and house. In the senate the issue was fought cut on Senator McKellars amendment which would authorize a call for 500000 volunteers and put conscription into effect unless the ha f million men did not respond within 20 days. MT McKellar pleaded that this plan would not interfere with the draft plan, but would "show the world that we are a patriotic and not a conscript nation"
 Senator Johnson of California also advocated call for volunteers 10 place an American force in Europe Immediately.
 The vote was as follows:
 For the volunteer amendment:
 Democrats-Gore, Hardwick. Kirby. McKellar Reed, Thomas, Trammel and Vardaman-S.
 Republcans-Borah, Cummins. Cur tis, Fall, Gallgan, Gronna. Johnson of California, I-aFollette, Norris. Sher- mau-10
 Against the volunteer amendment
 Democrats - Ashurst, Bankhead. Beckham, Broussard Chamberlain, Cu[berson, Fletcher. Gerry. Hillis. Hutching. James, Johnson of South Dakota, Jones of New Mexico. King, Lewis, Martin, Meyers, Oyerman, owen, Phelan, Pittmann, Pomerene Ransdell, Robinson, Saulsbury. Shaf- roth, sheppard, Shields, Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia. Smith of Maryland. Smith of South Carolina, Stone. Swanson. Thompson, Underwood, Walsh, Williams, Vol cott-40.
 Republicans - Brady Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Dillingham;. Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Harding, Jones of Washington, Kellogg, Kenyon. Knox, Lodge, McCumber, Mclean. Nelson. New, Page, Penrose, P0in. dexter, Shoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weeks -29.
 After the McKellar amendment had been rejected Senator Tramell re- opened the draft question by offering an amendment proposing to substi- ute the volunteer system throughout the bill. It was rejected by an over whelming roar of noes"
 In the house there was no roll call, The long fight came to a close early in the afternoon, when Representative Kahn of California moved to strike out the volunteer provision written into the bill by the house military committed As the result of the yot ing became apparent the members and the galleries broke into cheers. while Speaker Clark, Chairman Dent Of the military committee. Chairman Padgett of the naval committee and other Democrats who had fought the ad- ministration's plan sat silently in their seats.
 Democratic Leader Kitchin, who was expected to vote against conscription responded to the call for a quorum just before, but was not present for the vote on the amendment. Miss Rankin of Montana voted with the volunteer advocates.
 Throughout the remainder of the house debate provolunteer members frequently opened discussion of their proposal the climax coming when Speaker Clark declared he might drive out of his district some of those who had urged that he vote for consst-ip tion
 "A lot Of old skunkers .aii over th' country who think thatC nobody IS go ing 10 be forced inr.o this war excep boys from 19 tc, 25," the speaker said and that U U.ese miserable. cowardll hides will be safe. have been sending telegra ihs here. l know them. ] know everty man in my district who has tele ! sraphed me, and I know who is at tho
 bottom of 1t, and I can take a double
 barre led shotgun and run out of m!
 district every man who sent me a tele
 gram to vote for conscription, and i
 school does not keep toe long, 1 vii
 run few out, too"
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