Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-25
k, Restrictions Defeated
 and Bill Passed as Originally Drafted.
kNATE ACTION EXPECTED QUICK
Iformont of Youths and "Work or
 k,vbt. Amendments Defeated-
 Coneressmen and City Po-
 lice Are Exempted.

Washington. Aug. 24.-The man. wer bill extending the selective fl to all men between the ages of and 45 years, was passed by the use tonight as originally drafted | the war department.
 Or the first roll call, only two neg ve votes were cast-by representa- 4 London of New York, the social and representative Gordon, of Sio, Democrat.
 The final vote was announced as 3 to 2.
 The final vcte was preceded by lee days debate, during which the ef contention was an amendment defer the calling of youths from to 20 years until older men had ln summoned.
 final effort was made by chair n Dent today to place then IS year boys in a deferred class but a tDn to reccmmit the bill to the litary affairs committee with in uctions to incorporate that amend mt was lost 191 to 146.
 Expect Senate to Act Quick. The bill now goes to the senate, ere leaders tonight predicted it's bsage early next week.
 4he senate plans to submit the pse bill for the measure favorably Pcrted by the military committee that body and thus expedite it's al enactment.
 Congressional leaders hope to send measure to the president by the ter part of next week.
 he senate soon after converting un- eetedly abandoned plans for a today and adjourned until Mon- In attempt in the house to insert a K-or-flght amendment by which se exempted from military service oceupational grounds would be re- lea 10 remain at the civil tasks, ted 52 to 91. ne amendment was directed nst strikes and was characterized Olllclals Of the American Fedora a. Ol Labor as conscription of
 Congressmen Exempted.
 ne house today reversed it's ac. !. o1 yesterday in voting to in- ~ members of congress in draft. tsa rising vote 89 to 143 it de- s,u su an . amendment m by represetative ss Of Texas which would make p. %Os.s s., Of } congress, state legisla- ss ;s.'I ana !. federal and state executive Se's N s,. llable to draft. An amend . ' y.., 1y representative Smith of s;.;so aork, to exempt police officers ".s on s,S Si more than 5OO,OOO popu- bst;oa sa ana 2. designed t, to relieve the
 'a % m n New York where a short estsnps pJllce officers is said to be s Vs'sned, was defeated. " ' M adssse amendment by representative I'sty sdcs. of Massachusetts,, which et,ap ,soopted, provides for the I,' an. IIasns esas. Of special examiners in ;Snvsa4s;er1ption districts for the re- e. .s;f;ss.e;n difsss'en of men placed in deferred s red nb;ns nib;'sa.lons ts as means of further her Y ona| ,,as sne deferred classes for ad. Sa;,mmaean sl'i, men for active service. .'' "u- 4a,,man eana1 Dent of the house mill. m ly,rmlttee sse,atsa read letter today er sssssfestary sss Baker in which 4s ths Ss,ss;ss sss forth his objections ms4i to the fhe
 de yesterday and which nroSided ~aS %el 20 SS'lsssng vaasng the call of youtbs oofoss of 1S sadmsak.e a. naker said he believed the
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