The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-03
DRAFT VOTED
BY CONGRESS
IMPROVE PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
TO RAISE LARGE ARMIES BY
SELEcTIvE CONSUMPTION.
Measure Provides for the Drafting OF
Men 20 Ralse Suitable Army 70
Prosecute 70 sueeessfni conefu-
sion the War with Germany.

washington. The administration :
program TO raise an adequate army By
selective CONSUMPTION was approved on
April -, the senate and the house by
Overwhelming majorisies passing the
bin 70 raise a war army b. Seleetlye
draft.
The anal rolicails brought into line
Behind the bill many senators and
Representatives who had fought for
the volunteer system until routed by
decisive defeat o. volunteer amend
meats earller IN the day ia bCth houses.
Tho senate, which had voted down tbs
volunteer plan. 90 TO ~, passed the
Bin By a vote u 81 to :. In The house
The vote against the volunteer plan was
sis 10 100, and that b. which the bin
itself vas passed was ag4 10 -.
As passed hy the senate the meas
ufe provides for the draft Of men be.
tween the ages Of q and "a years,
while ia the house measure the age
limits are ixed at n and 40, This
and lesser discrepancies will b.
fhreshed out ia conference during the
week ~ that the hili may be In the
hands 0f the president "a quickly ~
possible. The war department already
has completed plans for carrying II
into effect
Senators who voted against the blu
we're Democrats Gore. uardwiok
Kirby. Thoinns and Tramell Re
guhHcans I,orah, GrOnna aud la Fol
iegie s. Total &
senator yardaman Of Mississippi
Democrat. WINS excused from voliag at
hls own request lie did not give a
reason.
The twenty four representatives who
voted Ia the negative were;
Democrats Burnett, Church, Clark
Of Florida; CiHypool, Grosser, pili,
Domlalck. Gordon. fllliyard iIuddle-
stoB. Heating, Sears, Sherwood, SIS.
son "a. Republicans Bacon. Hayes,
King. la toilette. fundseu OF Mime
sota Mason. Nolan, Powers Pro
hibltionlst Randall l. Socialist
London Total "a,
Speaker Clark. Democratic Leader
Kitchen and Chairman Dent OF The
military committee. who bad favored
The volunteer system, an voted for the
draft bin on The nuai roll call, re.
publican Leader Mann also was r..
corded In the affirmative, as was Miss
Rankin, sho previously had voted with
The volunteer advocates.
both senate and house adopted
amendments just before The final roll
calls. which would greatly increase the
pay 81 enlisted men during the war,
The house provision would make their
pas $50 a month. aud that approved by
iise SENATE would TX It ~ SEQ month,
The present pay u only so,
Among the amendments adopted Ia
the senate WAS one which would per
mlt Celonei Roosevelt 20 recruit
volunteer force for service Ia France
A similar proposal bad been rejected
by the house,
Among the more imrprtant amend
ments adopted Ia the house WIS one
empowering the president 20 exempt
from the draft Ia his discretion per.
sons engaged Ia agricultural work.
Another would require each state 10
furnish quota Of men appoftioacd
necoFiing 90 population and still an
other provides that no bounty shall |
b. paid 10 induce ans person to enlist"
ani that go person liable 20 military |
service shall hereafter be permitted or |
allowed 10 furnish substitute for !
such service"