The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-27
House Will Begin Voting To-
morrow On Amendments to
,Selective Draft Bill
|ENATE WILL VOTE BY
MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
70 Doubt Now That Admins.
tration's Desires VIII BE
Needed In Face of Existing
Emergency

Washington, April 26---The end OF
Fbate over the administration plan
u enrolling an army by consumption
Ia sight Wearied bv the struggle.
9th senate and house today reached
xreements which indicate that before
be end of the week the CONSUMPTION
III will have passed both houses and.
18th certain amendments inserted by
be senate, he in the hands of GOA
sees, who win experience little ditfl-
pity in reaching an agreement. The
Reasure is expected 10 be placed be
pre- the president for his signature
tay /.
II Is admitted now By the support
r. of the volunteer system that the
Ause Of CONSUMPTION will prevail. This
true in both houses The majority
the house Of representatives Is va
nasly calculated at from eighty tn
tn In the senate. Chairman Cham
&tlain, of the committee on military
Yfairs whose name the pending
tseasure bears. IS assured Of more
Ean sixty votes. or practically two
birds ef the senate.
Begin Voting Saturday.
An agreement has been reached IN
Fe upper house 10 begin voting on
Rnendmeuts AZ o'clock SATURDAY ar
$rnopn. In the course Of this piece
Eeai consideration OF the measure
beeches will he limited to ten min
Ees by the proponents of the amend
fenis and 10 i've minutes for replies
I he senate will vote upon the bin it.
ilf not later than midnight SATURDAY
The agreement III the house leaves
rbate unlimited. but AT noon tomor-
|bw Representative Kahn will close
be debate In favor Of CONSUMPTION,
f1d Chairman Dent, Of the commit
be on military affairs will close the
Fgument IN favor of the volunteer
betEcd
|peeches have been delivered the
ouse. in committee of the whole.
lii begin the debate on the specific
frms of the measure This debate
pm be conducted under the five min
be rule. and changes desired by the
administration viii be introduced and
breed into the bill. Today's debate
tcked any spectacular interest,
Gardner ON His Feet.
Among the speakers OF the day
tyoring the administration plan was
representative Gardner. Of Massa-
khusetts. who is styled by the paci-
lEts In congress the high priest OF
= iiitarism. Representative Gardeners
fgued that the CONSUMPTION system
creating an army was altogether
emocratic in principle and would
Rove to be so in practice He urged
hA t,rx ~f@I.
Esmore than 100000 in the present
|irollment of the regular army and
be national guard TO full war
|rcngth, the administration plan by
b means closed the doors In the
ices OF the men of the nation who
hally and sincerely desired TO volnn-
her for the war. and that further
bore, these very regulars and national
|iardsmen stood the best chance OF
being war service anyhow
Representative Thomas of Ken
hcky. opposed selec..ye draft.
Il favor the volunteer system" he
|nhounced. IF we hear the call for
b army of a million men the men of
be United States will rise to the oc-
ksion. 1t is said that we may use
he draft If the volunteer method
hall fail. We ought not to use 1t
.
|plunteer when their country calls
pom them to fight we ought to take
|pwn TO the nearest slaughter pen
nd knock EN- in the head
Representative Chandler, Of New
|ork. attacked the seiective draft sys-
I'm as American in principle. He
harged that the membership of the
|Duse of representatives were snpine
I'D Indifferent to the constitutional
terogative OF the legislative branch
the government.
Sisson Draws Kisses.
Representative Sisson, of Mis-
)4sippf spoke in favor of the volun-
~ system. Representative Mason.
opposing conscription. INDUCED In
criticism of President Wilson,
|hich brought a chorus of Kisses from
Dor and galleries. Representative
[iller. of Minnesota, and Representa-
Ne Jones. of Texas. spoke In favor
selective draft. Representative
rear. of Wisconsin. got into
Plioquy with several Eastern mem
ffs OF the house, thought starting
to defend the state of Wisconsin,
30Tn whence In the recent debates has
kme much opposition to the war and
uch expression of pacifistic tend
kcies.
A report became current late to-
Nv that Representative Kahn had
koken down under the strain and
ben forced to retire from the fiRht.
Great relief followed a telephone
from the Californian
lat he had simply closeted himself
! home for the purpose OF prepar-
Ter N favor OF the administrator, i
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