The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-15

stantial maJOrities.
a cloture to shr' down on debate
on the peace treaty was adopted to-
day In the senate.
Republicans and democratic Lead
ers voted together for the cloturo
which means that unin the treaty IL
disposed Of no senator may speak m
ali more than one hour. II was es-
timatcd that the step would bring
Anal action within a week.
The vote adopting the cIoture ~,s
IS TO ls.
Speeds Up Action
Tho action. invoking cloture for tbs
first time In the senate's history. re-
suited In an immediate speeding up
OF the reservation program. the next
reservation on the committee list be-
Ing adopted within one minute with
out debate or a roll call. II related
to mandates.
The text of the reservation adopted
follows:
mo mandate shall be accepted oy
the United States under Article zz
part one. or any other provision Of
the treaty OF peace with Germany.
except by action OF the congress OF
the United States"
In taking up the committee reser-
walton relative to retention by this
government OF control over domestic
questions, the senate by vote OF 50
to 20 rejected a substitute proposed
by Senator Hitchcock. Tho coiamit-
tee reservation relating to domestic
questions thea was adopted.
An amendment to the committee
reservation NO as 20 make Il include
questions regarding boundaries OF the
United states and ia possessions WIS
adopted 50 20 60. with party lines on
hath Sides divided. u, .t.9i
On Monroe Doctrine.
Taking up the committees Monroe
Doctrine reservation. the senate voted
down 81 10 IS a substitute by Demo-.
cratic Leader Hitchcock. to declare
the doctrine In no way impaired or
Affected" by the treaty. Only two
democrats, Senator Reed. Missouri
and Shields, Tennessee. stood with the
republicans for the committee draft.
Another substitute for the commit
tees Monroe Doctrine reservation. Of
fered by Senator Pittman, democrat.
States reserve for It's disposal any
question raised under the Monroe
Doctrine, also was voted down So to
az
The committees MoEroo Doctrine
reservation was then adopted by n
vote OF 5b TO SO.
The roll cnli revealed the greatest
democratic strength yet shown for any
part OF the reservation program. nine
democrats voting for adoption. They
were; Chamberlain. oregon: Gore.
Okhhoma; Kirby. Arkansas: owen.
Oklahoma: Reed. Missouri. Shields,
/ Tonnessef: Thomas. Colorado: Tram-
nell. Florida and Walsh. Massachu-
sets.
The shantung reservation was
adopted without change. A substi-
tute by Senator Pittman. democrat,
Neyada. was defeated so TO 30.
! Vote 53 To a..
| On the Shantung reservation the
vote WIS b3 to 81. Five democrats,
Gore. Reed. Shields. Thomas and
Walsh, Massachusetts voted with the
republicans for adoption and ono re-
publican. McCum5ar, voted with the
opposing democrats.
The reservation giving congress au-
thority to regulate appointment OF
American delegates to the league and
To international commissions, also was
adopted.
The vote on the reservation was SO
to 40, Senator Gore. Reed. Shields,
Smith, Georgia; and Walsh. Massa .
chusetts. democrats voting with the
republicans.
Without debate tho next reserva-
tion was agreed to, II reads:
The United States understands that
the reparation commission will Iegu-
late or interfere with exports from
the United States to Germany OF from
Germany 20 the United States. only
when the United States by act or joint
resolution OF congress approves such
regulation or interference"