Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-29
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divisions for service in France was
adopted by the senate. 56 to 81.
N1uy democrats voted for it.
Falls Amendment Passes.
The senate also accepted So to IS.
an Drendment by Senator Fall of New
| Nt&co authorizing the president to
| Cal into service three or more regi-
ments of mounted volunteers for serv-
! ice sn the Mexican hordet OF In any
foreign country the president may
| direct.
| Whether congress finally would ac-
| cept tho staff's recommendations re-
garding the ages between which con-
scription would apply appeared more
uncertain In the senate the bills
stipulation that men between 10 and
| 25 should be liable to the draft was
changed to make the minimum 81 and
| the maximum 27. The house voted
down all proposed changes in the mill
/ tary committees recommendation that
the limits be fixed at 81 and 40.
These and q number of lesser
amendments will be considered as
! speedily as possible in conference In
the hope that the measure may be
sent to the president for his signature
| by the middle of next week.
/ Among the more important amend
ments adopted in the house was one
empowering the president to exempt
| from the draft, in his discretion, per-
sons engaged in agricultural work
Another would require each state to
/ g,,n ,s,I, 70 -
according to population
The Dry Amendment.
In the senate there was a long de-
bate over proposals to prohibit the
sale or possession of Intoxicating liq-
uor during the war, Several amend
ments were adopted. including one TO
make it unlawful to sell or give liquor
to officers or men in uniform or TO
members of congress or other officials.
and then the senate reversed itself
and adopted a substitute simply for
| bidding sale of liquor to soldiers in
uniform, and giving the president
wide discretionary authority to make
other prohibition regulations. In the
house. a similar amendment was re-
iected on point of order. An amend
ment by Senator Curtis stipulating
the men subject to draft who voiun-
tarily present themselves shall be
recorded as volunteers was accepted
by Chairman Chamberlain and went
into the bill.
Consequence No Excuse.
u Another long debate was evoked
over amendments by Senator'S Thomas
and La Toilette to exempt from con-
scription those having ''conscientious
objections" to military service. Both
we're defeated without roll call.
Many of the more radical amend
ments are expected to be thrown out
: in conference. and administration
leaders hope to restore virtually all
of the important features of the bill
to their original form before 1t goes
to the president. The question of
ages probably will form the biggest
barrier ~ quick conference agree
ment.
The debate on conseription brought
out some drastic passages in both
senate and house In the senate the
issue was fought out on Senator Nc
Kellar's amendment which would au-
thorize call for 100000 volunteers
= and not put conscription into effect
, unless the half million men did not
|, respond within ninety days.
+, scaator Johnson of California also
advocated a call for volunteers to
ipace an American force in Europe
Il Immediately.
4 Limitation as to Time.
The senate approved an amend
:, ment which would confine the opera
: ton of the draft to the period of the
y existing emergency, and another pro-