Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-29
HOUSE AND SENATE
C0NFEREES AGREE
ON AN-POWER BILL
Measure Expected TO Be
Signed by President Will
son This Afternoon.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, is
POSSIBLE REGISTRATION DAY
Local Boards to Exempt or
Draft on Facts in Ques-
tionnaire.
HOMESTEAD RIGHTS OF MINORS
senate Conferees Approve Section
Tor Government to Furnish Uni
forms to Officers at Cost.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, IS
POSSIBLE REGISTRATION DAY
HOMESTEAD RIGHTS OF MINORS


forms to Officers at Cost.
- WASHINGTON. August 2s.-The new
mi maasspo%er sIS, bin; stripped OF the work
come law before to-morroW n,rht
Ibis VIII permit the provost -marshai-
a. the daGe 20 SET tar Saturday. sat- sePteo,ber T.
ass'ooG,4oo 20 men and boys of the ages
of the bill.
Senate and House conferecs made
ences In The measure sd as i PASSED rn ai"e5 tbe
nT rTG BODIES. and on Adjournment to-
hss had not wers ecsn but Two
vh,k,ns visions was not due to difference " Of Of
SWS5eetfons W5s ions, offered by officials of the
SSorporated in, the Bill by the Senate. T."
t,n.. nut rejected by the House when, the
Pill as 1T went to conference. II has
6een pointed ou, that this provision
what Is already covered by regulations
under the authority of the first draft
When this argument was presented
by the House conferecs. who declared
they would insist upon the provision
oeinG struck from the bin. the SEN
ate conferees receded and agreed TO
'hss motion nc Sa, To- strike 1t out;
vote TO uphold the action OF its con-
ferees rather than delay final passage
Z made In conference are OF minor ma
lure, and the House conferees accept
ed several Of the Senate amendments;
the House, but not by the Senate. which
provided for the draft Of the nationals
OF co-belligerent nations, was lost
from the bill In conference.
Some treaties haye been negotiated
NIT ess M Pen
nationals III the United States either
for service In the American army or
Senate conferees did not believe that
such g. provision, should find place In
ara ei beuTeS a 1s ihe phep1I he n,ed Cd
states.
Two PROV lsIoNs YET
REMAIN TO DE DECIDED
The two provisions which are pend
ing are the Penrose amendment, which
provides that IA reEistrant need not
claim nd ,,s h IN ns
without claim upon the facts before
them. and the France amendment, pro-
for men honorabiy exempted from the
draft.
has SO framed the aues,ionnaire for
the new registrants that they Viii
have to make all sorts of claims for
questions. and has had many thousand
OF them printed. On this account alone
aithouGh Secretary Baker and other
officials of the War Department. nave
repeatedly stated that they We're seek
ents and men in essential industry
without forcing them TO claim eNemp-
of men will leave their labor or, take
the chance that their family VIII hnd
other support rssheT ss 10 thsa aSs eoiors
For some reason, however, the pro
vost- st-marshal-general's office has insist,
ed upon a claim for exemption. ana
is still insisting in spite Of the state
ments Of the Secretary Of War. and
the vote Of the Senate. Provost- Mar Mai
moned to meet the conferees to-mor-
row morning and If he cannot oter
a better reason for his opposition 10
the Penrose amendment than that
few thousand questionnaires nave oean
printed and are ready for Distribution,
the provision probably gb osanS %,a De for sueS
provision has been proved to be
nationwide by the. communications
that have come to congress anu '"e
General Crowder also will be ques-
toned about the France amendment.
furnish identifying badges to men who
have been honorably exempted 1t was
believed that the, provost -marsnai, ,s nal
5onorabiy exempted from the first
draft from the suspicion OF slack ing
BY button or badge, put IL mas taken
no such action. and the eonferees now
want to know If there is any reason
why such provision should not be
written into the law.
TECHNICAL TRAINING CLAUSE
The Senate conferees agreed to take
the House provision which provides for
the technical training OF young SOL
ders In paGiSs o. fdr tne her
ter they have completed their service
in the war. If such law is required.
it was argued, a. ~ wsa can T6e Te nanferees
however, agreed upon Senator talls
amendment which gives the soldiers
under twenty-one the same homestead
Fights as those who have attained ma
There was little surprise for the
ferees accepted the Senate amendment
for the government TO furnish officers
uniforms and equipment at cost price.
nermit the Secretary of War to pre-
scribe standard officers uniform and
Equipment to be sold to the officers by
the quartermaster's department, Only
the standard uniform and equipment
shall be sold and if an officer is not
satisfied with what the government
nay as much as he pleases. The pro.
vision also extends to the navy and
marine corps, under regulations OF the
The conferees completed their work
for the day by agreeing to strike from
the bill the provision which would per.
NIT the appointment of a member Of
a local board not a resident OF the
district over which the board has Juris-
by noon tomorrow the conferees
viii be ready to report to both the
House and Senate and ask for prompt
consideration OF their report. 1t is be-
iiaved that the two houses will Mt once
approve the action Of the conferees.
and II so the bill will be engrossed
& signed. and in the Presidents hands for
HIS signature that will make 1t a law
some time tomorrow afternoon.