Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
SATURDAY.. .NovEMBnR 20, 1919
TMK gNDt,N RESOLUTION. MEETS
REIsEAT ABY $3.50 VOTE.

Thks hAsANkES kSGosSAsUIlON. MliElo
Nk:kksAT BY $3.50 VOTE.
4-soaasal TO gsatify Without Ohjcc-
aiosabso Reservations Also Is
Bcatcn.
Republican Leader, Initiates Action
10 Havo Congress- Declare State
OF War Ended.
Warrington. Nov. 19.-Failing aft
or three attempts to ratify tho peace
troaty. 1he Senate lato tonight laid 1t
aside. ended tho special session and
went homo.
The Lodge resolution to ratify the
treaty with reservations declared OBJ
icctionabIo By tho President was de-
Icatcd by q vote OF 80 to SO.
On a resolution by Sena,or Under
wood to ratify without reservations
tho vote was 80 for adoption and 80
against it.
The Senate at 11:OS o'clock adjourn
cd sine die, and tho House having
taken similar action earlier in the
day, tho extra session called by Presi
dent Wilson to consider the treaty
came TO an end
Under tho parliamentary maneuvcr-
ing of tho Republican majority the
Treaty was forced into such situa
ton that il cannot be again consid-
cred unless the President should
choose TO resubmit IT to the Senate
nj the session which opens December
l.
t submitted il will again go TO tho
Foreign Relations Committee, where
i'm all probability it will be held Tor
long time while railroad legislation
and other matters arc being consider
cd.
COMPROMISE EFFORTS FAIL.
All compromise efforts to bring
ratification failed in three resolu-
lions OF ratification, all going down
by over whclming majority. the he
publican leaders apparently despair
ing Of bringing two-thirds of the
Senate together for any sort Oh raul
s;cation then put in resolution TO
declare the war at an end.
Two of the three ratification votes
were taken on tho resolution drafted
hy tho Republican majority, contain
ing reservations which President vii
son had told Democratic Senators III
n letter earlier in tho day would
moan notification Of the treaty. On
each of tho votes most of tho Demo
cratic supporters OF the treaty voted
against ratification.
FAIL. TO WIN ADHERENTS.
The first vote on this resolution
stood 80 for to 55 against. On tho
second vote, taken after several hours
of preliminary wrangling, i'll which
tho Democrats made vain efforts to
win over some Of the Republican
group OF mild rcscrvationis,s forty
one Senators voted in the affirma-
tive and fifty-one in the negative.
Tho third vote was OH stralghtout
ratification, without reservations,
which got only 3S votes to SO oppos-
ing it, Only one Republican Senator
McCumbcr, North Dakota voted with
tho Democrats in its support.
In rejecting the resolution Of rati-
fication, containing the Lodge reserv
arions tho vote was 80 for and 55
against adoption.
FOUR VOTE WITH REPUBLICANS
Four Democrats-Gore, Shields,
Smith, (Georgia) and Walsh MAS
sachusets)- voted with thirty-five
Republicans for adoption.
Democratic Senators favoring ratf-
fication either without reservation or
"a s,,I f.,fs u0f T.
cd against the resolution which had
been described by President Wilson
as one of qualification" rather than
ratification.
The negative vote consisted Of for
ty two Democrats and thirteen Re-
publicans. The latter were Borah,
Brandcgeo. Fcrnald; France; Gronna
Johnson California; Knox; la Fol,
lettc; Mccormick, Moses; Norris, Poin
dexter and Sherman.
Tn order to put the treaty into a
parliamentary situation where anotll
or vote could he had after efforts at
comnrom'.c. the Senate then voted "a
reconsider its action. The motion was
made hv Senator Reed. Democrat, Mis-
souri, AMI was ad0ntcd hv the vote
Of the Democrats and mild-rcscrvat
ion Republicans.
VOTES THEN TO RECONSIDER.
The effect Of the reconsideration
resolution back 10 the same status
was merely to bring he committee
ii o""n"iod before The ratification
roll coll The vote on the motion tt
reconsider was GO to 80
An effort Ivy Democratic Leader
Hitchcock TO have he Snnnte al
1ourn a. this stage failed, fho milo
roScrva''"nieis lining No with Tho
othor p"""hf""ns against the adj
journmcnt motion.
The roll call on the Lodge rcs0lu
ton follows:
For "dontion: Rcylb'icons-Rall
Cald"r H""nnr: Colt: Crmm;ns. On
:R"'lingham, Edge. Fllzine: Ere
Hn"'N""""n: Halle. HARDING: Jnnns
(Washin"tom Fc'IOr: Konvon. Kov