Evening star., 1940-09-08
Bill Passed, , 263-149;;
Delay Of so Days in
Upheld
Fish Amendment Is
Kept in Measure,
207 to 200
(House roll call, page A-4J
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

The Burke Wadsworth COM
pulsory training bill passed the
House last night, 263 to 149, pro-
viding for the drafting of indus
try as well as men.
In a last minute rally, sup
porters of the measure made a
strong effort to throw out the
Fish amendment, postponing the
draft for so days, but they failed
on a roll call by the narrow vote
of 200 to 207.
After weeks of deliberation in
both houses. the bill now goes to
conference, where one of the main
differences to be adjusted is whether
the traineeS should be confined to
the Senate age scope of 81 to 80,
inclusive, or the House limits of 81
to "A, inclusive.
Immediately after passage of the
bill the House named the follow
ing conferees: Representatives
May of Kentucky, Harter of Ohio
and Thomason of Texas, Democrats,
and Andrews of New York and
Short of Missouri, Republicans.
The Senate probably will name its
conferees tomorrow.
Move to Shorten Program Beaten.
House leaders beat final effort
of the opposition to shorten the life
Of the training program from five
to two years. The vote was 172
to 159.
Although the Fish amendment
stayed in the bill by the slender
margin of votes last night. there
is still possibility it may go out
or be modified in conference, since
the Senate rejected the same prop
osition, although by only votes
Next to the age limits, the most
important issue subject to confer
ence is the extent of the Govern
ment's power to draft" factories
when essential to national defense.
The Senate voted for the Russell
Overton plan of taking immediate
possession and then acquiring them
by condemnation whenever salts
factory terms cannot be made with
the owners for their operation.
Smith Proposal Approved.
The House, after a battle, ap-
proved by q roll call of $50 to IS
the proposal of Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Connecticut
giving national defense orders pri-
ority in any plant and empower
ing the Government to take over
operation on rental basis during
the emergency. 1t makes failure to
comply with defense orders a fell
ony, punishable by a S50,000 fine
and three years Imprisonment.
Whatever plan is finally accepted
will take the place of the contro-
versial provision enacted in June,
for the Navy alone, authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to take over
plants when he deems it necessary,
at terms to be fixed by him.
Just before House passage, the
leadership defeated a final opposi-
tion move to send the bill back to
committee. 1t failed on roll call
241 to I'll.
Galleries Crowded.
. The galleries were crowded as the
five days of debate came to a close.
When the last amendment had been
disposed of and the committee of
the whole was ready to report the
completed measure to the House
proper, the membership-Democrats
and Republicans-stood and ap-
plauded.
Assuming Senate and House con-
ferees begin deliberations early this
week, the bill may be ready for final
ratification and transmission to the
President in 10 days or two weeks.
There is growing movement on
Capitol Hill to recess by the end of
September until after the Novem-
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