Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1916 — Senate Tones Down Draft Resolution [ARTICLE]

Senate Tones Down Draft Resolution

Washington, June 2 6.—The Hay resolution providing for draft of*national guardsmen into the federal service was amended by the senate tonight to eliminate the $1,000,000 appropriation for relief of guardsmen’s families. A provision was substituted, however, under which thosa having dependent families would be exempt from the draft. The senate also struck out the clause declaring that in the opinion of congress an emergency exists requiring use of the state troops, amending the resolution so that it merely authorizes the President to draft guardsmen whenever he shall decide there is such an emergency.

In its amended form the resolution was passed without a roll call