The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-30
CONGRESS PASSES
CONSUMPTION BILL
VOTE ON THE MEASURE 307 TO
"a IN THE HOUSE AND 81
TO y IN THE SENATE.
SOME OF ITS PROVISIONS
TOTAL ARMED FORCE OF 1000
900 - SOME EXEMPTIONS
SOLDIERS PAY RAISED.

Washington, d. c., April SO
The American army in the war
against Germany will be raised by
CONSUMPTION. The fight i'm congress
for the administration selectiyc draft
measure was won Saturday night
after days of the hottest kind of de
bate. when the house passed the bill
by a vote of 397 TO "a The bill, in
somewhat different form. was passed
later by the senate, 81 TO s..
As passed. the house bill would
draft single men between the age of
2I and 40 years. with the president
having authority to designate which
ages shah be called to the colors
first. The senate measure would
Iconscript single men between 2l and
81 years. inclusive. This difference
i'm the provisions will make il neces-
sary for the measure to be sent to a
/ Joint conference Of house and senate
members where the ages prescribed
may be arranged together. 1t APP
nears certain. however. that the SEN
ate ages will finally be adopted with
a modifying clause leaving to the
discretion of the president as TO what
ages shall be called upon 10 form the
first big army.
The army draft bills main pro
visions call for.
A total armed force of 1900 600
men.
An army of $4,000.
A national guard Of $4,000.
Filling the gaps in the militia by
volunteer and forced enlistment.
In addition the raising of l ,000,-
GOO in two groups of 100000 each
by selective cOnsCription.
Liability to service of all male cit
liens between the ages of p and 40
years, inclusive.
Exemption from service OF those
belonging TO religious organizations
whose creeds oppose war, clergymen
of recognized religious denomina-
tions and federal and state officials.
Provisions were struck out and in
serted in the bin in rapid action by
the house. BY unanimous vote, an
amendment was included in the
house bin 10 increase the pay Of en-
listed men and non-commissioned OF
ficers in the army and in the nation
al guard by Sis a month, making the
paw Of enlisted men 5000 a month.
This would add about $50 100000
to the army and national guard pay
roll monthly. If an army of 1000, 600
men is raised.
The senate adopted an amendment
BY Senator Fall calling for the rails
ing of three volunteer regiments of
cavalry for patroling the Mexican
border. The vote was SO to rs
Representatives Johnson. Dillon
and Candy. of South Dakota. voted
for CONSUMPTION
Washington. u. c., April So
Congress went to work today to
smooth away differences in the bill
to raise an army by seleetive draft as
passed Saturday night by the senate
and house. 1t is regarded as certain
that the measure may 90 to the pres
ident for his signature before the end
of the week.
The parliamentary tangle resulting
from the almost simultaneous action
by the two houses requires the next
move TO be made on the senate side.
The bill must be repassed there, with
unlimited opportunity. under strict
Interpretation of the rules. for fur
ther debate and amendment. II then
will go to conference with the prin-
cipal task. that Of h-armoni2ing the
two houses on the maximum con
scription age. fixed by the senate AT
27 and by the house at 40 years.
The senate will take up the bill with
a motion TO substitute the senate's
draft section for that passed by the
house.