The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-30
man POWER BILL
EXPECTED TO Be
Law BY NIGHT
Senate Got Bill for Approval
Shortly After Noon-Vote
on Dry Bill.
BULLETIN
(By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, Aug 80. - Unex-
pected obstacles developed in the path
through congress of the man power
bill, extending the army draft to men
OF Is to As, but leaders proceeded in
full confidence of having the measure
in President Wilson's hand before
night.
Criticism of the conference draft
adopted yesterday in the house began
in the senate almost Immediately af-
ter the bill was received. Necessity
for legislation to supplement the bills
provision for allotting homesteads to
men under 21 and criticism from re-
publicans of published article regard
Ing the war departments educational
program furnished subjects for debate.
Several senators denounced the alleg-
ed plan as socialistic
Senator Watson of Indiana took a
leading part in criticising the educa-
tional program
WASHINGTON, Aug 30.-That the
man power bill extending draft age
limits to include all men between IS
and 45 years will be law before night
appeared probable early today
The senate planned to approve the
conference draft on the bill soon after
conven1ng at noon, and arrangements
had been made to have the bill signed
by the presiding officers of the two
houses. The bill then was to be trans
mitted to President Wilson, who on
account OF the urgency Of the meas
ure, was expected to lose no time in
aff1xlng his signature. Approximately
100000 will be affected by the law
Plans for final congressional action
on the bill yesterday were blocked by
adjournment of the senate at almost
the same time the house was APPROX
ing the conference report Disposal
or the measure today in the opinion of
members OF congress could be consid-
cred record as the bill, one of the
most important destined to be one of
tho most Tar reaching congress e. s
ever been called upon to enact, was
introduced only two weeks ago yester-
day.
Prohibition Measure Up.
With its amendment providing for
national prohibition beginning July /,
1919, and continuing during the period
of the war, and during rehabilitation,
the emergency agricultural appropria-
t1on bill, was taken up by the senate
today with prospects of a final vote
before adjournment The bill, with its
prohibition rider" then will go to the
house, where it is believed favorable
action on the bone dry" provision is
assured.
In some quarters in the senate to-
day there was evidenced a determin-
alton to block the agricultural bill on
the grounds that its appropriations.
amounting to s11 100000, are unneces-
sary and wasteful It was held by some
senators that the majority of appro-
priations contained in the bill are not
needed by the department of agricul-
ture, and the money could be applied
with better results to war ends. The
strength of this opposition could not
be determined until a test vote was
taken and it was unknlnUn whether it
was of sufficient force to delay or per-
haps to defeat the entire bill
Confer With McAdoo.
The house ways and means commit
tee, as final step in the drafting of
the 100000 revenue bill prepara-
tory to its Introduction in the house
sent a subcommittee today to confer
with Secretary McAdoo on the list of
administrative suggestions submitted
to the committee by the secretary
Wednesday in letter. Mr. McAdoo
requested the committee in framing
the bill to guard against impositions
of burden of too onerous nature on
business
The subcommittee, which con-
ferred with Secretary McAdoo and
treasury tax experts was composed of
Chairman kitchin. Representative
Gernerk of Texas, Democrat and Long
worth Of Ohio, Republican.