Washington, Mar. 29, A bloc of isolationist Senators introduced an amendment of the Neutrality act in Congress yesterday ich would make the "cash and carry" features of the law mandatory instead of discretionary and would extend them to include any materials instead of only munitions.
The amendment would empower Congress, by resolution, or the President by proclamation, to declare the existence of a state of war abroad.
The present act accords only the President this power.
The amendment was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee for study and public hearings. It was introduced ey Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican North Dakota; Senator Homer T. Bone, Democrat of Washington, and Senator Bennett Champ Clack, Democrat of Missouri—United Press.
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