Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
HOUSE PASSES
DEFENCE BILL
THIS MORNING
After Some Sharp Opposition, the
Measure Went Throu h by
Vote of 81 TO 2.
SOME VIGOROUS DEBATING
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NIsstal nt~ratsE w iN'hhs
Sr.rr Housr. Do,rR, MARCu u
After a spirited debate, IN which KEEP
r.scntativcs McNahh. Rash and Cross
voiced vigorous opposition to some oi Its
features. the House. today, by vote of
n to .. passcd the House bill creating a
Council OF Defence II went through
IN the shape IN winch It was reported
nut oi committee. the text OF which Is
printed elsewhere IN Every Evening
The vote WAS rs follows
Neas -Ahern, Boyce. Buckingham,
Inrrls, Chapman, Connolly, Cross, Tut
yer. Daley, Downward. Ellison, Green.
Gregg, Gruwull. Hall, ~. &. Hutchinson
ZONES. kerscy, killen. Lewis. Loose, Mar
vel Mcsslck. Peot, Prcttyman, Frtchett
swain. Tarhutton, Tindall, Welch,
speaker ~
NAYS McNabb. Rash
Ahsont, Webster
WHAT THU oProsiTIoN ~Alp
ifter The bill had hecn read rs passage
uas advocated lv the speaker. Mr.
l1o,oc IN the char This hill, he said;
uas the primary cause of the SPECIAL
sesslon 81 the legislature IL ernhodics
the best 81 simllar laws ~ other state,
i,cinr almost 4 duplicate of the West
Nirrina law. consldcred the best " i9
intended 10 help agriculture and ship
lulldinr. as well is other forms OF dc
fence
Nr NcNabb ~sd i Is more drastic
than any other piece ui legislation ever
offered IN any state u gives too much
power 10 certain mon u Is unlimited.
10 wanted ono working bonus limited,
alta, wanted the accounts audited. lie
,aW cNcrllcnt merit IN the bill. but was
opposed to these features tie didn
Vnnt t. sec us 20 back to tho oid ieudal
system What cVcusr can the Trainer of
ihc hllI offer fnr not acrcpting his sug-
gcstton uf an audit
Mr. Rash favored the hill. except sec
t,on iour. which pcrmlis the taking of
males and females ~ wears or over, and
pl,ane them IN any work the council
sccs III
Nir Downward SAID he was willing
Is trust the COMMISSION to do the right
thing When the law becomes operative
hC didnt believe there would bc any IDLE
labor lie favored the hll, considering
Il 4 Necessity
Mr. Crnss sad he had five bows in the
srmv. two m lraucc. while hts daughter
/. IN the ordinance department and he
wnrks Tor the government himself lie
could not support the hill because of tho
Ib-Vear clause
Speaker Hall said tho hill docs not aim
Is deal unlustly with labor. but recog-
nlgo- he fact that All depends upon labor,
Which IS showing its patriotism lie teeis
surc hsi the expenses would bc audited
Ito did not 80 where the hil could he
improved
Nr Gross objected 10 the features per
mdtlng IA, cnrollmCnt of labor IN agrl-
culture tho industries or military ser
wee IN the manner proposed, expressing
the hclci u would cncroach on the rights
Of working people
Mr Connolly could sec no harm IN
conscrtptug ldlcrs for farming or other
work W must have food and The people
must pro..lcC II II mon arc on strike,
hc said the strikers would not object
lo working on the farm or IN any other
capacitv Whllc their own troubles are
heing settled EvCrv man must do his
ht and II ic Will not do IT voluntarily
hc should hc compelled to
Nr Cros, feared strikers might he
compelled Ia 90 back to work a, reduced
NaQps