The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-27
NIGHT SESSIONS
 ON CONSCRIPTION
Final Action on Measure May Come Tomorrow
 or Thursday
BY LoNIs J. sCHAEFLE

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, Aug. 27-(UP)-The Senate holds another night session tonight to make final action on the Burke -Wadsworth conscription bill possible by tomorrow or Thursday.
 Senate Democratic leader Alben W. Barkley and chairman Morris Sheppard of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, pleased with the results of last nights session, agreed to keep the Senate at work until late tonight.
 After days of oratory by both sup porters and opponents of conScrfp- ton. the Senate approved arc re- jected amendments in rapid order last night. Before recessing at 9:58 D. m. (10:58 p. m. EDT) if limited conscripts in training at one time to 100000, restricted their use to the western hemisphere and United States possessions, and provided job-protection for draftees while they are in service.
 Both Barkley and Sheppard be- lieved there was chance that a final vote on the bill. which would require the registration of an estim- ated 100000 men between the ages of q and 31, might be taken tonight. Barkley would not say how late he planned to keep the Senate in session.
 Much To Be Voted Several amendments and subSti- ute proposals remain to be voted on. Barkley believed there was little possibility of further important changes. He predicted that the Sem ate would not agree to the tentative plan of the House Military Affairs Committee for registering all men between 21 and 45. The House Con- mittee may report its version of the bill today.
 The three substitute proposals re- maining are sponsored by Sens. Francis T. Maloney, D., Conn.,, David I. Walsh, D., Mass. and Rob- ert A. Taft, R., O.
 Barkley said the Taft substitute, proposing a maximum land force of 10000 men and voluntary en- iistment program, probably would be considered first. Next, he said, the Senate probably would take up the Walsh proposal to postpone the draft until the President has de- , clared a state of extreme emergency, and finally, Maloney's substitute to postpone the draft until Jan. l while the army presses its voluntary enlistment drive.
 MalOney Draft Faces Defeat
 Barkley predicted that Maloney'S substitute, which has bipartisan support, would be defeated by a comfortable margin. Other admin ;stration Senators forecasted its de- , feat by about IS votes. It was ex- pected to afford the principal test vote on the conscription bill as @ whole.
 The Senate resumes debate at II 8. m., and takes up at once the pro- posal of Sen. Bennett c. Clark, D., Mo, to combine the army, navy and air force into new Department of National Defense" He offered the proposal late last night.
 The Senate, last night approved by voice the amendment of Henry Cabot Lodge. R., Mass. to limit the draftees in training to 900,000. Army officials had testified that they did not expect to call more than S00,000 men before April.
 It adopted unanimously an a. mendment by Sen. Homer T. Bone, D., Wash. to give persons who fail to register under the bill the right to trial in federal district court. As drafted the bill would have sub- jected non-registrants to court-mar- tai.
 Lodge Amendment
 It voted 67 to { to approve Q third amendment by Lodge to restrict the use of conscripts to the western hemisphere or possessions Of the United states. Ledge said the sole purpose of the proposal was to pre- vent moblizing conscripts Into aYi expeditionary force to Europe.