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The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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Washington, Sept. 10: Senate-House committee deadlocks on conscription bill age limits (Senate offers 39, House insists on 44). Progress on minor points; bill expected final by tomorrow. Fish amendment likely to be dropped; 900,000 men limit adopted.
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To Agree On
Age Brackets
Senators Offer To Boost
Limit To 39 Years; House
Holds Out For 44
MINOR ITEMS CLEARED
Senator Sheppard Predicts
That Bill Will Be In Final
Form By Tonight
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-(P)--A
long session of the senate-house
committee appointed to write
a
compromise version of the con-
scription bill ended tonight in a
deadlock on the age limits of the
men to be subjected to the draft.
The senate conferees offered to
raise the top figure to 39 years and
the house members steadfastly
held out for 44.
The bill as passed by the senate
made all between 21 and 30, in-
clusive, liable to compulsory mili-
tary service, while the house fig-
ures were 21 through 44. After
the senate's compromise offer was
flatly rejected, Chairman Sheppard
(D.-Tex.) of the senate group said
it might be withdrawn.
Rapid Progress
Despite the disagreement on this
point, the conferees reported rapid
progress in other directions, es-
pecially in disposing of minor
points. Sheppard, in fact, predict-
ed that the job would be completed
and the bill in its final form by to-
morrow night.
However, the principal point of
controversy, the Fish amendment
providing for a sixty-day postpone-
ment of the draft while voluntary
conscription is given a final trial,
was put over for discussion later.
This was done among accumulat-
ing indications that when it is
reached, the amendment will be
scrapped.
The agreements reached during
the day included the adoption of
the senate's limitation of 900,000
men on the number of conscripts
to be in service in the land forces
simultaneously, instead of the
house restriction of 1,000,000 for
both the army and navy.
The
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Washington
Event Date
Sept. 10
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deadlock on age limits (senate offers 39, house holds for 44); rapid progress on minor points; bill predicted in final form by tomorrow night; fish amendment to be discussed later, likely scrapped; agreement on 900,000 men limit for land forces.
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A senate-house committee session ended in deadlock on age limits for the conscription bill. Senate passed version: 21-30 inclusive; House: 21-44. Senate offered compromise to 39, rejected by House. Chairman Sheppard (D.-Tex.) may withdraw offer. Progress on minor items cleared. Fish amendment for 60-day postponement for voluntary conscription trial deferred. Agreement adopted Senate's 900,000 men limit for land forces instead of House's 1,000,000 for army and navy.