Arizona republican., 1917-04-29
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w ASfflNtI HUN, Atlli -O.-t5N over whelming majorities both the senate and house passed late tonight, the ad- ruinistrauon bill to raise a war army by selective draft.
 The Tnal roll calls brought into line behind the bill many senators and rep resentatives who had fought for the volunteer system until routed by de- cisive defeat of volunteer amendments earlier in the day in both houses. The senate which had voted down the vol unteer plan, 69 to IS, passed the bill by a vote of S1 to s. In the house the vote against the volunteer plan was S13 to 109 and that by which the bill itself was passed. was 397 to 24
 As passed by the senate the measure provides for the draft of men between the ages of 21. and 27 years, while in the house measure the age limits are fixed at T and 40. This and lesser dis crepancies will be threshed out in con- ference early next week so that the bill may be in the hands of the president as quickly as possible. The war depart ment already has completed plans for carving it into effect.
 Senators who voted against the bill were:
 Democrats: Gore. Hardwick, Kirby, Thomas and Tramell-five.
 Republicans: Borah, Gronna and La fOllette-three.
 Total eight.
 Senator Navdaman, of Mississippi democrat, was excused from voting at his own request. He did not give reason.
 The 24 representatives who voted in the negative were:
 Democrats: Burnett, Church, Clark of Florida; Claypool. Grossef Dill Do- minicll Gordon. Hilfard Huddleston. he3tlng, Sears, Sherwood, SiSson-14
 Republicans: Bacon. Hayes, King. La Toilette, Lundeen of Minnesota: Mason. Nolan, Powers-S.
 PrOhibitionist: Randall.
 Socialist: LOndOn-1
 Total, 24
 Both senate and house adopted amendments just before the final ron caiis which would greatly increase the pay of enlisted men during the war. The house provision would make their pay 80 a month, and that approved by the senate would fix it al S29 a month. The present pay is only SIS.
 In the house at .le last moment. Chairman Fitzgerald of the approprla- tons committee objected vigorously to the appropriation of S3, ,000 000 900 car red in the bill for the expenses of the new army and the section finollv Wa~ eliminated. MT. Fitzgerald declared that to place this vast sum in the hanos or the secretary of war would make of congress a mere automaton" and promlsed that if the section were voted down the committee would provide funds promptly in a separate measure.
 Among the amendments adopted in the senate was one which would per- mt Colonel Roosevelt to recruit a vol lDIeeT similar proposal had been rejected by the house
 speaker Clark, Democratic Leader hltchln and Chairman Dent of the mil uary committee who had favored the volunteer system, all voted for the draft Dill on the final roll call Republican n Leader Mann also was recorded in the affirmative, as was Miss Rankin. who had voted with the volunteer advocates.
 neither congress finally would ac- cept the staffs recommendations re- SaIdlng the ages between which con- scrlption would apply appeared more uncertain. In the senate the bilTs stipulation that men between 19 and 22 should be liable to the draft was changed to make the minimum 21 and lhe maximum =. The house voted doWn all proposed changes in the military committees recommendation that the limits be fixed at z1 and 10,
 These and a number of lesser amendments will be considered a> speedily as possible in conference in the hope that the measure may h. sent to the president for his sigma lure by the middle of next week
 Among the more important amend ments ado9ted in the house was one empowering the president to exempt rom the draft in his discretion per sons engaged in agricultural work AnotEer would require each s.ate tc furnish quota Of men apportioned according to population.
 In the senate there was a long de. bate over proposals to prohibit the sale or possession of intoxicating liquor during the war. Severn amendments were adopted, including one to make it unlawful to sep ol give liquor to officers or men in mi. form or to members of congress ol other officials, and then the senatt reversed itself and adoDted 2 sub. stitute simply for0idding sale oI liquor to soldiers in uniform and giy. Ing the president wide discretionar, authority to make other prohibition regulations In the house. a similar amendment was rejected on a point o order An amendment by Senator Curtis s5ipulating the men subject tC dr4Tt who voluntarily present them. selves shall be recorded as volunteer, was accepted by Chairman Chamber. lain and went into the bill.
 Another long debate was evoked