The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Test in s ? "oomes on Amendm V Excepting Reserve Board and
 I. c. Commission
THESE ARE DEFEATED BY NARROW MARGINS, TWO PARTIES DIVIDING
Ten Democrats Favor Limit ing Measure and Seven Republicans Stand by
 Administration
Er inc Associated pre..

Washington, April 2l.-Vlc-
 tory for the administration in
 the long Senate fight over the
 bill to confer blanket authority
 on the President and reorgan- ize government departments and war agencies was forecast
 late today in the defeat, by mar
 row margins, of amendments
 eXempting the federal reserve | board and the interstate com
 merce commission from the op-
 eration of the law.
 l Both amendments were offered by
 Senator Smith of Georgia and op- lponents of the bill concentrated their strength on them. The first, to aex-
 empt the federal reserve board, was jrejected Al to 37, and the second, re- lating to the interstate commerce commission, was voted down 42 to 35. l With these tests of strength, which administration leaders said, and sena- tors among the opposition admitted, pre- saged passage of the bill without limi- tations on the blanket authority insisted
 upon by President Wilson, the Senate adjourned until Monday, when it was ex- pected the bill would be passed without important changes.
 NONPARTISAN DIVISION Iri the votes on the amendments today, 10 democratic senators voted to limit the Presidents authority. Seven republicans, however, voted with the democratic ma jority against exempting the federal re- serve board. Another republican, Senator
 Borah of Idaho. joined them in voting down the amendment affecting the inter- state commerce commission.
 The roll call on the amendment to ex- cept the federal reserve board. on which leaders of the opposition had stated they expected to muster their maximum strength, follows:
 HOW THEY VOTED For amendment: Democrats-Cham Ian, Gore. Hardwick, Hitchcock, King, Reed, Smith of Georgia, Thomas. Under wood and Vardaman-10
 Republicans-Borah, Brandegee, Cum
 mins Curtis, Dillingham;, France, Ere linghuysen. Gallnger. Gronna. Hale, Harding, Johnson of California, Kellogg, l Knox. Lenroct, Lodge, McCumher, New. Norris. Page, Poindexter, Sherman. Shoot. Sterling. Townsend. vadsworth
 and Watson-27. Total for s7. Against the amendment: Democrats Asburst, Bankhead, Beckham, Culberson. Fletcher, Gerry. Guion, Henderson, Hol- | lis. Jones of New Mexico, Kirby, Lewis,
 McKellar, Martin, Myers. Nugent. Over | man. Phelan, Pittman. Salisbury. Shaf-
 roth. Sheppard. Shields, Simmons. Smith of Arizona, Smith of Maryland. Smith of South Carolina. Swanson. Thompson. Till
 man. Trammell. Walsh. Williams and Wolcott-34
 Republicans-B Baird, Colt. Jones of Washington. Mclean. McNary. Nelson ! and- Warren-7 Total against fl. PARLIAMENTARY TANGLE :! The vote on the amendment resulted l in a parliame ntary tAngle which Vice
 President Marshall. who was presiding, sought to straighten out by asking unan-
 imous consent to set aside the vote and
 order a new roll call. Senator Williams
 of Mississippi. objected. however. and the vote was announced.
 l Before the roll call on the amendment
 began. Senator Overman raised the point of no quorum. MT. Marshall overruled l him, declaring quorum present and or dering the voting to proceed. When the
 roll call was completed. Senator Reed of Missouri. who supported the amend. ment, sought to prevent announcement
 of the result on point of order that the presiding officer should have ordered a
 roll call to determine whether quorum
 was present when Senator Overman made
 his point.
 F Vice President Marshall overruled, the
 Missouri senator. but after brief debate, | he admitted he was in error and asked Unanimous consent to set aside the vote
 and order a new roll call.
 | CUMMINS CRIES ..sDANGER"
 After the federal amendment had been reflected, similar amendment exempt ling the interstate commerce commission was introduced by Senator Smith of Georgia. It's adoption was rugged by Sem
 ator Curnmins. who asserted that people
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