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600, 900. 900 deserved deliberate consid
Grafton.
1t was indicated at the White House
that the President was devoting consid-
cradle attention to the rider on the agri-
cultural bill repeating the daylight saw
ing law. He has before him many peti-
tions, some urging that he sign the
bill and others that he veto it. So
far aS could be ascertained the Presi-
dents mind still was open.
The President has mapped out q def
mite program for dealing with the mat
tCrs before him and it is said this will
be rigidly adhered to until he starts on
his speaking tour. On the advice of his
personal physician. Rear Admiral Gray
son, the President will go to the golf
links every day for exercise if it is
possible for him to do so.
Mr.. Wilson is said to be in excellent
health, but Mis- physician deems it ad-
visablc that he spend as much time as
possible in the open in preparation for
his vigorous speaking tour.
Opponents of the league of nations
early challenged the assertion of the
President, made in his interview with
newspaper men ut the White House.
that it would take two thirds vote OF
the Senate to adopt reservations.
Lodge Quotes Senate Law
Senator Lodge, combating the state
ment, cited rules governing Senate pro
cedure with treaties, to show only a
majority vote was required to adopt res
ervations. He mentioned Rule 81,
which reads:
ION the final question to advise and
consent to the ratification in the form
agreed to, the concurrence of two thirds
of the Senate present shall be necessary
to determine it in the affirmative, but
all other motions and questions upon
treaty shall be decided by majority
vote, except motion to postpone in
definitely, which shall be decided by
vote of two thirds.
The Senator also referred to amend
ments made to the arbitration treaty
with Great Britain when it was ratified
by the Senate March I. 1912, as show
ing thas a majority vote was sufficient.
An amendment, providing for reserva-
tions on the Monroe Doctrine, and
purely American questions, such as i'm.
migration, was adopted, forty one to
thirty eight. Later, the treaty was
ratified by the two thirds vote.
Says President is in Error
THE President is in error" said
Senator Lodge. 1.-The Senate rule
plainly shows that a majority vote is
sufficient to amend a treaty, whether
through reservation or any other
method. The Senate votes upon a
resolution to ratify treaty. Amend
ments may be made to that resolution
before the vote on ratification is taken
and they can be adopted by majority
vote. 1t is exactly the same procedure
as in voting amendments to bill.
There is no question whatever upon the
point"
Mr.. Lodge thought that reservations
of the treaty would be included in the
ratification resolution by means of va
rious amendments, or a single amend
ment. A separate independent vote
would be taken upon them before the
Senate reached a vote on ratification.
Republican senators insist that they
have enough votes to carry reserva-
tions, and argue that the only course
for supporters of the league to elm
mate the amendments, once adopted,
will be to reject the treaty. This, they
say, will throw on the Democrats the
onus Of defeating the treaty.
Hitchcock and Lodge Agree
Senator Hitchcock agreed with Sena-
tor Lodge that it would require only a
majority vote to adopt reservations. He
assumed that the President meant 20
convey the idea that 4t would take a
two thirds vote to adopt the treaty with
the reservations included in it.
1.-THE Senate, l am confident; will not
vote any of the reservations into the
treaty." said Mr.. Hitchcock. THE
foreign relations committee will con
slider a motion by Senator Knox early
next week to separate the league coven-
ant from the treaty. There is no indi-
cation that the motion will prevail"