Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-05-04
DRAFT VOTED
BY CONGRESS
APPROVE PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
TO RAISE LARGE ARMIES Nv
SEIECTlNE CONSUMPTION.
Measure Provides fer the Drafting Of
Men 20 Raise Suitable Army 60
Prosecute 70 Successful conelu-
sion the War with Germany,

Washington.-The administration
Program 10 raise an adequate army by
selectIve transcription WAS approved on
April IS. the senate and the house by
overwhelming majorities passing the
bill TO raise a war army by selecttve
draft.
The final rollcnlls brought into line
behind the bill many senator's and
representatives who had fought Tor
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. e9 20 rs, passed the
bill by vote OF 81 TO S. In the house
the vote against the volunteer plan was
SlS to 100, and that by which the bill
Itself was passed was 30T 10 "a.
As passed by the senate the meas
ure provides for the draft OF men be
tween the ages OF II and ~ years.
while In the house measure the age
limits are fixed at 81 and 40. This
and lesser discrepancies will be
threshed out In conference during the
week SO that the bin may he in the
hands of the president MS quickly as
possible. The war department already
has completed plans for carrying 4
into effect.
Senators who voted against the hill
We're: Democrats: Gore, Hardwiek,
Kirby, Thomas and Tramell--5: Re
publlcans: BOrah. Gronna and La Fol-
lette-3. Total s.
| Senator Vardaman OF Mississippi,
Democrat, was excused from voting az
his own request. He did not give a
reason.
The twenty-four representatives who
voted In the negative we're;
Democrats: Burnett. Church, Clark
of Florida; Claypool, GrOsser, DIN.
| Dominick, Gordon. HiIlyard. Huddle-
ston. Heating. Sears, Sherwood, Sis
sonia, Republicans: Bacon. Hayes,
King. Ia Toilette. Lundsen OF Mime
sofa; Mason. Nolan. Powers--S. Pro
hibitionist: Randall. Socialist :
London. Total "a.
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, ms was Miss
Rankin, who previously had voted with
the volunteer advocates.
Both sennte and house adopted
amendments just before the final roll
calls, which would greatly increase the
pay of enlisted men during the war
The house provision would make thcti
pay $40 a month, and thai approved BIS
the senate would fix Il Mt SO a month
The present pay Is only sl5.
Among the amendments adopted IL
the senate WIS one which would per
init Colonel Roosevelt to recruit .
volunteer force for service IN France
a similar proposal had been rejected
by the house.
Among the more important amend
lnents adopted IN the house was on
empowering the president 70 exemp
from the draft In his discretion ner
sons engaged In agricultural work
Another would require each state 4,
furnish quota OF men apportione,
according To population and stiIl nm
other provides "fhat no bounty shall
b paid to induce ans person to enlist
aud that no person liHble to mllithr,
service shall hereafter be permitted o.
allowed TO furnish substitute 10
such service.