The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30

Party Lines Forgotten.
When the vote on the Kahn
amendment, striking out the volunteer
clauses. was called for there was q
veritable rush to be first through the
tellers The aisies of the house be-
came blocked and members literally
pushed each other out of the way as
they hurried down to have their votes
counted. Democrats pounded Repre-
sentative Dent on the back. yelled in
his ear as they passed by him to be
counted and then turned to congratu-
late Republican. Representative
julius Kahn Of California, who had
tory.
Representative Jeanette Rankin Of
Montana was consistent in her vote.
Having voted against war, she did just
what nearly every other pacifist did,
and voted for the volunteer system,
this despite the fact that all Montana
had been wiring her to vote for the
administration conscription bill.
To Enter Camps Sept. I.
The first 100000 men for Americas
army to be raised under selective con-
-scription will be called to the colors
about Sept / of this year. Secretary
of War ". D. Baker announced.
The first national registration day
will be within thirty days from pass
age Of the bill-in other words about
June /.
ut probably will be denominated by
presidential proclamation.
All reserve officers of infantry. cav
airy. field artillery and coast artillery
will be ordered into active service at
once, the war department has an
nounced.
la Toilette Is siIenced.
Just before the vote was taken in
the senate, Senator r. NJ. La Toilette
rose, stating that he had an amend
rnent in the form Of a substitute for
the administration bill. 1t was then 10
minutes of midnight, and -presi-
dent T. r. Marshall held that under the
unanimous agreement rule there was
cuss his amendment.
4 Flushing angrily, La Toilette then |
said in loud voice:
t'Well, I'll tell you right now that 1t !
will be a long time before there is an
other unanimous consent rule in this |
senate"
Marshall replied merely that he was |
not responsible for the unanimous con-
sent rule and the roll was called.
A feature Of the day in the lower |
body was the vote of Miss Jeanette |
Rankin-among 81 others-against the |
Kahn amendment which returned the |
to virtually the same provi- |
sfons as submitted originally to the |
house by the president and the war de- |
partment.
House Action on Bill.
Important action in the house on the |
army bill included:
Adoption of the Kahn amend
nent.
Unanimous adoption of an
amendment to pay all privates in
h. 1yl
and the new army $50 month
during the war instead Of $15 as
formerly.
Adoption Of an amendment to
prohibit payment of bounties to
men who enlist in the army or ma
tional guard and prohibiting draft
ed men from obtaining substitutes.
81 Adoption Of an amendment by
which every state must get its
quota Of troops for the army in
proportion to its population.
Adoption Of an amendment by
which boys under 81 years cannot
enlist in the regular army or ma
tional guard without their parents
consent.
Defeat Of an amendment that
would have exempted conscientious
directors from military service.
Striking out on a point of order
sale or gift of liquor to army off,
GERS or privates.
Defeat of an amendment to ex-
empt all farm workers from mill
tary service.
~ Defeat Of an amendment to
change the military age limit from
21 to 40 to IS to Fl.
Defeat of an amendment to strike
out the word "selective" from the
draft |
Defeat of an amendment to re-
wise the military age limit to As, so
or so years.
Defeat of an amendment by
which no troops would be sent to
the trenches unless they volunteer
ed for foreign service.
Defeat of an amendment by
which aliens in the United States
Tor I'VE years or more without be-
coming citizens would be subject
to military duty.
Adoption of an amendment by
Representative Lever South Caro-
lima, specifically authorizing the
president to exempt from army SER
vice such farm workers as he may
deem necessary for the mainten-
ance of the military establishment.
Amendment prohibiting the
president from appointing officers
to a rank higher than major gen. l.
eral Withdrawn.
Adoption of an amendment to
discharge all national guardsmen
who enlisted prior to June 3, 1916,
at the end of the war
In the senate an amendment to make
he bone dry clause more drastic was
,ut forth by Sen. K. D. Mcclellan Sen.
oscar w. Underwood added an amend 7
nent proposing to include both houses
II congress in the prohibition clause.
This caused an uproar of bitter debate. IL
After three hours the amendment was
Idopted. IL
lives Wilson Control of Army Liquor. 4
A substitute amendment offered by
Sen. w. 6. Harding nulIified the whole i
eject of the prohibition bill amendment
md placed the regulation of the use 9
II the liquor in the army in the hands
" the president. It was adopted. II
After two hours struggle, the age /
limits for liability for military service ,
we're fixed at 81 to 81 by the senate. :.
rhe minimum limit was raised to 81
With little objection, but the maximum
United occasioned much debate. The
senate voted first upon a maximum
INIT of Az, proposed by Senator Nickel In
ar. 1t was rejected by a vote OF SIS to
z. The limit of % was next proposed.
{ was lost.