The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-18
BIC BILL AWAITS
ACTION Of HOUSE
WHILE PRESIDENT CoNFERS
WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
AND OPPOSES COMPROMISES
FIGHTS IN COMMIT TEE
Strong Opposition to conscription De-
Veloped Among Representatives,
but Practical Agreement Seems to
Have Been Reached

Washington, April lS.-The largest
single war credit in history will be at
the dispCeal Of The administration as
soog as the house approves senate
amendments to the $70OOOO0,OOO war
revenue bill. This may be today. The
measure passed the senate last night
by unanimous vote.
The bill will be rushed to President
Wilson for his signature as soon as
the house approves the measure.
President Wilson went to the CAPT
tol today for conferences with con.
gressiOnal leaders on the administra.
tion army bill .and other measures.
In conference with senators, Presi.
dent Wilson opposed a Joint commit
tee on the conduct of the war as pro-
posed by Senator Weeks.
President In Conference.
While the two committees were act.
ing, President Wilson was at the
White House comforting with leaders.
particularly on the army bill.
The senate committee received an
amendment by Senator McKellar au.
thorizing the president to calffor 500.
600 volunteers and made only a few
changes in the bill as drawn By the
army general staff.
one amendment wOHld bar liquors
from all camps where the new army
is to be trained and another would in.
clude persons engaged in agriculture
and in the Industries exempted from
service on account OF military rea.
sons -
The president told senators he
would consent to no compromise be.
cause the war department experts af.
ter caretgl examination and discussion
nave decided that selective conscrip-
tions was the only effective way Of
raising strong army.
The administration expects the ar.
my bill 10 be made the unfinished bus.
mess of the senate so that IL can be
pushed TO passage promptly. Then
with the prestige of having passed the
senate the measure Is expected 10
receive more prompt and favorable
consideration in the house.
The president was assured that the
majority OF Republicans in the house
were supporting his plans.
Opposition Strong.
Opponents OF the selective couscrIp.
lh plan got the upper hand in the
mousse military committee today. voted
sHelve to eight TO have the new army
oil carry q provision 10 first try 10
raise the new forces by volunteers
Meanwhile the bin including the
cpnscription provision was approved
by the senate military committee by a
vote of ten TO seven.
The vote IN the house committee
threw the situation into confusion. FThe
opponents Of a straight comcription
plan Immediately krEan To draft
amendments In the hope of getting tho
conscription element to join In a unit.
ed vote
The provision as drawn was later
formally adopted by the committee by
a vote OF Is toS.
The volunteer provision is as fol.
lows:
THAT the president be and he Is
hereby authorized to call for 500 600
volunteers under and in accordance
with the act Of congress approved April
20 1914 tthe army organization actl
That in the event II become
necessary to raise an additional force
OF 100000 men - the President be-
and he is hereby authorized 10 call
such additional force by volunteers in
the same manner Such volunteer ar.
my shall be apportioned among the
various states and territories and the
District OF Columbia according 10
troops raised in regimental units or
parts thereof, Provided such
volunteer forces shall be recruited I'm
local units as far as practicable and
company officers may be appointed
from such units upon passing sucb
reasonable and practicable examina.
tions as to fitness as the President NAV
direct
And provided further that upon the
completion Of the enrolment "a nro.