Representative of Kentucky and cha man of the committee, refused to reveal the vote by which it was stricken.
The committee also changed t Pittman amendment to allow guardsmen to resign within 20 days after muster provided they had dependents.
Meanwhile, Senator George W. Norris, Independent of Nebraska and the only Senator still serving who voted against America entering the World War, charged that enactment of conscription would tear the United States from its Democratic moorings and "lead us into the realm of dictatorship."
Senator Alben Barkley, Democrat of Kentucky, and Majority Leader, however, told the press that he fav-cured annual registration of all mem "between the ages of 21 and 45—compared to the present bill: of 21 to 31—United Pres:
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