Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-01
ANOTHER WAR NAY
NOW THREATEN TIE
AMERICAN NATION
Amendment Offered by Sen
ator Chamberlain to the
Conscript Bill Indicates
New Trouble Is Brewing.

Washington. May THAT war with
other nations than Germany may
Gated in the senate today when Sena-
tor Chamberlain introduced for re-
passage the conscript army bill.
Upon advice Of the Judge advocate
general. desire to amend the bill,".
Chamberlain said. so as to substitute
the word emergency for the word
war wherever 1t applies in the bill.
THE reason given me is that the
bill now applies only to the war with
Germany. and II we were drawn into
war with other nations, It wouldn't
apply to those"
AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
There followed discussion of this
wording during which Senator Hoke
Smith said war" should remain be-
cause the bill applies to the existing
war-another might not meet with the
approval Of congress"
The amendment was voted down and
II the judge advocates opinion on the
Interpretation OF the bill is correce
Americas conscript army technically
may be for battle with Germany alone.
Other minor amendments covering
phraseology were accepted.
The senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Jones, Washington, prohib-
iting the maintenance of disreputable
resorts within 10 miles of soldiers
training camps.
PROPOSES REFERENDUM
Senator LaFollette then offered his
amendment to the bill which Is q sub
stitute for the conscript measure.
LaFollette would put to referendum
the question of whether the American
people wished to be conscripted and
on the question Of sending troops y
Europe.
After the reading Of the LaFollette
amendment had been concluded, the
senate was at ease" until after the
French commissioners arrived, had
been received and had left
La Toilette was ready to speak on
his amendment Immediately after the
visitors had gone.
After an hours talk. LaFollette's
was defeated. IS to A.
Those in favor were: Gore, LaFollette,
Gronna and Vardaman.
EXPECT VOTE TODAY.
Congress prepared today to celebrate
of the first month of the
war by furnishing an army and the
money to supply It.
The conscript army bill was REIN
troduced at II o'clock this forenoon.
Despite delaying factors which threat
ened, in the form OF amendments of
Gronna and McCumber,
Democratic leaders were confident the
bill would reach a vote during the CAL
endar day.
At the same time. Chairman Fitz-
gerald of the house appropriations
was ready to ask immed-
late action today on the war budget
bill calling for sums of s2,699, 1921 to
finance the army and navy.
TAXATION MEASURE.
The house ways and means commit
tee was also ready to report the rev.
enue measure resigned to raise not less
than $1.500,000,000 by direct taxes dur
ng the coming year.
A bitter fight on the measure is GER
tain.
While hope Is held that the army bill
viii go from the senate into conference
some time tonight, Democratic leaders
'ay everything depended on those watt
ng to offer amendments. LaFollette
nas one an hour long which he may
discuss even more. McCumber says
he will offer again his anti submarine
which asks for a repre-
from practically all the gov
eminent departments to constitute a |
BOARD That will try out inventions de-
signed to fight U-boats. Gronna may
'ffer his prohibition amendment pro-
'id1ng no grain, fruit or vegetables
'hail be used in manufacture of alco-
lol during the war.