711.945/1092 supp.: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Woods)
70. Department’s 69 May 8, 6 P.M. The House late yesterday afternoon recommitted the bill to the Committee of Conference, with instructions to the conferees on the part of the House not to agree to the proviso reported in the bill, and which is quoted in the Department’s telegram above mentioned. A motion to recommit the bill without instructions to the conferees was offered by Mr. Sabath, which motion was amended by a motion by Mr. Raker to instruct the conferees as above indicated, the final vote for recommitment being ayes 191, nays 171, divided as follows: To recommit: Republicans, 22; Democrats, 166; Farm Labor, 2; Socialists, 1; against recommitment: Republicans, 160; Democrats, 11.