Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-04
Adoption Of Bill as Backed by
Army Staff Assured Be-
fore Adjournment
Today.
SOME FAVOR T. R. DIVISION
Both House and Senate Expect
to Act Before Sunday Morn
ing-To Conference
Monday.

Washington. u. c.. April 3O-In tes
first vote ON the administration army
bill today the Senate. adopted n most
drastic prohibition amendment. making
II unlawful to sell or give away any
liquor, wine or beer, to any officer OF
man in uniform, or knowingly furnish
liquors to any person in the army.
Chairman Webb. OF the judiciary
committees, announced hat a little later
"A bill will be introduced providing that
all citizens of allied countries who are
OF military age shall be ounde up and
turned over to their respective govern
mentS.
Washington. ID. c.. April 3O-Admin-
istration forces overthrow opponents
OF he administration selective con.
scription bill in the House on the firsA
vote today and struck the volunteer
amendments from the measure.
me vote was on an amendment BY
representative Kahn. who has led the
strike out the volunteers amendments
inserted by a majority of the military
m against the protests Of the
president and the army war college. II
ssured the passage of the bill as drawn
by the army experts.
The vote to sustain the provisions OF
the administration was 279 to SO.
Opponents Are Surprised.
The volunteer sponsors were as
founded at the tremendous strength do
veloped by the administration forces
When the members lined up to pass
the tellers it looked almost a il the
whole House was about to vote for
Consumption. Chairman Dent, OF the
military committee, heading the volun-
teer forces. finally rave up the count
ing of votes. Miss Rankin. the Montana
member, voted for the volunteer
amep1nant aS did Snoakor Clark and
Chairman Padgett. of the naval COM
mittee. Republican Leader Mann voted
for CONSUMPTION. Democratic Leader
Kitchin. busy with revenue legislation
did not vote.
When Representative Saunders. of
Virginia, presiding. announced the
Kahn amendment had been carried, 27S
to SO, there was thunderous applause
from the floor and the crowded gal
leries.
Senator Curtis. republican,, Of Kan
sas, and Smith, republican. Of Michi-
gan. also endorsed the Roosevelt plan.
Senator Lodge spoke at length in it's
favor.
II can see no reason why men over
25 who earnestly desire to fight for
their country in France, if physically
fit, should not be permitted to offer
their lives if they want to. 1t cannot
injure the principle of universal com
pulsory service" said Senate Lodge.
Let Sulzer Go, Too.
Senator Stone, of Missouri. Jug
gested tina former Governor Sulzer.
of New York, also desired to raise .
division.
If any man, by his w personal
influence or weight in his commu-
nifty can raise a division under thia
amendment. Senator Lodge replied. II
shall be glad to see him do it,"
Registering his approval of conscrfp-
ton, Senator Williams, Of Mississippi,
said he favored it for n reason, be-
cause it will weed out loyal and dis
loyal Americans"
There are 1.ooo,o 900 traitors in
America, including q considerable num-
Der of German spies" he said. II want
to weed out that element II they re-
This conscription will separate the
.oyal and disloyal Americans"
Also, Senator Williams said, he ap-
proves consumption in the hope that
with defeat of Germany it will be pos
sible to end universal military con-
world.
In the House the leaders planned to
reach a vote by s O'Clock and in the
Senate it had been agreed to vote be-
eore adjournment tonight.
The Senate met at 10 a. m, after q
session that lasted until early this
morning, during which a number Of
%senators spoke on the bill. Several
senator's were still to be heard today.
The House also ebated the bill I'M
der the five-minute rule until a late
Nour last night. Before adjournment
an agreement was reached to vote the
eirst thing today on an amendment to
restore the selective draft provision az
advocated by h army general staff.
thus eliminating the volunteer plans
submitted by the military commission.
Debate in the Senate today was be-
gun by enato Harding, OF Ohio. in
support of the administration bill, and
also his amendment to permit Colonel
Roosevelt to raise four divisions of vol
unteers Cor immediate service abroad.
Senator Harding said HI amendment
was not to be m-fsconstrued as inimical
to the general CONSUMPTION which he
endorsed.
1T does not Underestimate the i'm
ton of an army OF 1000, 600 ms:H,.' he
said. while laying the foundation Of
10000, 900 more il need be. to say that
an immediate force of American volun-
teers would put new life in every allied
trench and a new glow in every allied
camp fire OF every battle front in
Europe"
A proposal by Representative Miller.
Of Minnesota. to substitute the Senate
bill g limit Of from 10 to % ysars
for the p to 40 years limit of the House
bill was defeated. 80 { 6. So over
whelming was this defeat that it was
predicted the House conferees would
insist on the 40-year limit in the con-
terence.