The Senate had also unanimously approved the Lodge amendment limiting the number of men to be drafted for training to 900,000 at any one time during peace.
This left only the consideration of the Maloney _amendment—which would defer the inauguration of the draft system until after January 1, 1941—before final action on the bill Administration leaders predicted that this amendment would be defeated.
One of the leaders of the group opposing conscription had indicated to Senator Barkley that he would agree to limit debate on the bill in order that final action may be taken on it Wednesday or Thursday.
Previously Senator Wheeler announced he would permit the Senate to limit debate on amendments but would strongly oppose any attempt to limit debate on the bill itself.
There was no attempt, such as was made in the debate on the National Guard Mobilization Bill last week, to prohibit sending forces to the Philippines. No Senators sought to maintain, as on a previous occasion, that sending forces to the Philippines would invite trouble with Japan.
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