Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1917 — CONSCRIPTION BILL PASSES HOUSE TODAY [ARTICLE]

CONSCRIPTION BILL PASSES HOUSE TODAY

Washington, D. C., April 28, 10:50 a. m.—The House this morning passed the selective conscription bill by a very good majority considering the opposition it had. The vote stood 298 to 98. President Wilson is much pleased at its passage. The senate will at once act on the 1 measure.