Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-12
BACK TO CONFERENCE.

By the house action the bill goes
back to conference between house and
senNte. House conferees are instructed
to stand for the Roosevelt plan to the
last. The senate originally adopted the
Roosevelt plan. The house originally
rejected. The margin Of 81 votes by
which the Roosevelt amendment car
ried was surprising even to the col
onePs supporters. No advantage for
either side could be found until the roll
call almost was completed, when there
was a strong trend to the Roosevelt
men.
The house cheered frenziedly as
Seldom has the chamber been that
tense. For the first time in memory
individuals were applauded as they
voted.
Speaker Clark, the last to vote, was
wildly cheered when he voted mo" as
was Minority Leader Mann, who voted
the same.
APPLAUSE FOR CONGRESSIONAL
Miss Jeanette Rankin won loud
applause when she voted to let Roose-
velt lead volunteers to the fighting
front.
Representative Sherwood, Democrat,
Ohio and Civil war veteran-now SO
years old-also received an ovation
when he voted for the Roosevelt plain
Majority Leader Kitchin changed
from his intended vote and responded
mo-"
Administration leaders generally
voted against the Roosevelt amend
ment.
ANTHONY STARTED FIGHT.
Representative Anthony, Kansas,
floor leader for the Roosevelt volun-
teer plan, made the first step in the
house fight for the Roosevelt division
ne kv L. I.xA
to recommit the conference report on
the army bill with instructions to In
clude the Ian.
By agreement, debate on the report
and the motion to recommit was lin
tied to one hour for each side.
Representative Garrett, Of Tennes-
see, made point or no quorum in
order to get a fill attendance. A half
hour roll call ensued.
AS members awaited beginning of
debate, leaders for and against the
plan girded themselves for the fray.
LENRooT LEADS DEBATE.
Representative Lenroot, Wisconsin.
led the Roosevelt proponents and Re-
preventative Sherley. Kentucky. led
the opposition.
The Anthony motion to recommit Is
substantially duplicate of the orig
inal Roosevelt plan-authorizing the
president to permit the raising of not
more than four volunteer divisions |
Anthony handled the debate for the
Roosevelt plan. Representative Kahn, |
California, ranking Republican mem
Der Of the military committee-ofl
which Anthony is also a member-de- |
clined to take charge. Chairman
Dent, of the military committee,
the debate for the opponents
of the Roosevelt plan.
has /
debate on the report at IL: 80. He |
pleaded with the house to adopt the re-
port as 1T stands-the Roosevelt plan |
prevent delay. |
Dent aroused cheers when he said: |
The Roosevelt men can't defend their |
position. Their only argument is that /
a special privilege should be granted |
some one man."
CHEERS AND JEERs.
Of Roosevelt.
IF there are to be no politics in this
war;" said Austin. Tennessee, give
this great American, Theodore Roose-
welt. authority to raise an american
Gardner, Massachusetts,, was cheer
ed wildly when he mentioned Presi-
dent Mckinley's appointment of Gen.
eral Joe Wheeler to lead volunteers in
the Spanish American war.
Fitzgerald, New York, said General
brigade should be sent. To
send four volunteer divisions, he said.
would be to send $4,000 men to be
Uncle Joe Cannon closed debate on
the Roosevelt plan.
I'm not political friend of Theo-
dore Roosevelt he said, amid laugh
ter. Il voted against him in 1912. III
do not believe he is a candidate for
president. never expect to vote for
him again. But If you are afraid OF
him, it is more dangerous to leave him
at home"