Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
BOTH HOUSES PASS
CONSUMPTION BILL
BY BIG MAJOR|TIES
Vote in the House is Three
Hundred and Ninety-Seven
to Twenty-Four and Vote in
Senate Eighty-0ne to Eight

| WASHINGTON, April 2t.-The United
States will raise its army of 100000
by selective CONSUMPTION.
| The draft army bill overwhel mingly
passed both house and senate shortly
before midnight.
The final 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, SO to Is, passed the bill
by vote of 81 to S. In the house the
vote against the volunteer plan was S13
10 10s. and that by which the bill it
self passed was 397 to "a,
VOTING AGAINST BILL
Senators voting against the bill were:
Borah, Gore. Gronna, Hardwick, Kir-
by, La Toilette. Thomas and Trammel.
Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi,
Democrat, was excused from voting at
his own request He did not give a
reason.
In the house eight Republicans. four
teen Democrats and London, New York
Socialist. and Randall. California, Pro-
hibitionist, voted against the bill.
The others voting against 1t were:
baCOus hlCnlEdus burnett
Church. California; Clark, Florida Clay
pool. Ohio; Dill, Washington; Dominick.
South Carolina: Gordon, Ohio; Hayes
California; Hilliard. Colorado; Huddle-
ston. Alabama; Heating, Colorado; King,
Illinois; La Toilette. Washington; Lun-
deem. Minnesota; Mason, Illinois; No
Ian. California; Powers, Kentucky;
Sears, Florida: Sherwood, Ohio; Crosser,
0hfcs -sissons. Mississippi
OF the twenty-four. four were Cali
fornisns. where women vote.
Just before the vote was taken. Sena-
tor La Toilette rose. stating that he had
an amendment in the form Of a substi-
tuition for the administration bill. 1t
was then ten minutes of IL and Vice
President Marshall held that under the
unanimous agreement rule there was
insufficient time for La Toilette to dis
cuss his amendment.
Flushing angrily, al Follettee then
said in a loud voice:
We'll, I'll tell you right now that
II will be a long time before thers
is another unanimous consent rule in
this senate"
Mr.. Marshall replied merely that ne
was not responsible for the unanimous
consent rule and the roll was called
Joint conferences next week must
settle differences between the two meas
ures. The bill probably will reacn
President Wilson for his signature by
the middle OF the week,
The senate bill will authorize Col
onel Roosevelt TO raise four infantry
divisions to go to the European battle
front The vote was Sc to 81. This the
house overwhelmingly rejected.
The senate voted the army and con-
gress dry, while army was thrown out
in the house on a point of order.
The senate wants to draft men be-
tween twenty-one and twenty-seven;
the house between twenty-one and
forty.
Other minor differences pertaining
to exemptions and the like will also
have to be smoothed out
1t is believed there is nothing incom-
patible, however, in the two bills and
agreement is expected by the cou-
ferees early in the week.
Speaker Clark, Majority Leader Kitch-
In, Representative Jeanette Rankin and
others who early in the day voted
against the Kahn amendment strik-
ing out the volunteer feature, lined UP
solidly for the bill, in the final record
vote Of the twenty-four opponents. there
were no national figures.
House prohibitionists maintained
their fight to the bitter end, attempting
by one rule and then another to force
concurrence in the senate dry action.
Just prior to voting the senate adopt
ed amendment by Senator Stone en-
phasizing that the draft was only to
be employed during the present war
Another amendment, by Senator Ken
yon. raised the pay of the American
soldier from SIS to $50 during the
war, and another amendment by Sena-
tor New providing that notf1withstand-
he in ,.t,l
state must furnish its quota in pro-
portion to its population. Chairman
Chamberlain accepted another amend
ment authorizing the president to raise
by voluntary enlistment or draft such
special and technical troops" as he
deems necessary. Mr.. Chamberlain said
this would apply particularly to railroad
and other workers of this character
Immediately after the vote the SEN
ate recessed for thirty minutes in order
to refer the house espionage bill to a.
committee.
The galleries were crowded through
out the nights debate. But there was
only a slight flutter when the historic
measure passed.
The senate debate was practically
without sensation with the exception
OF LaFollette's flare-up at the close
True TO his threat to hold up any
attempt for future unanimous consent
rules, LaFOllette shouted, Il object"
when Senator Martin asked unanimous
consent TO bring the espionage bill so
that IL could be the unfinished business
Monday.
The house army bill was reported and
referred TO the senate military commit
tee. Senator Chamberlain reported the
bill back Immediately and moved to
strike out all after the preliminary en-
acting clause and insert the senate bill.
That puts the bill on the calendar and II
will be mp Monday. 1t will then be sent
TO conference. where IL will be smoothed
out and finally passed.
The bill then will be ready for Presi-
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