The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
36 AMENDMENTS ID
 PEACE TREATY ARE SWEPT ASIDE, WITH NINE ID BE TAKEN UP
Of Amendments Yet to Be Considered, Six Relate to Shantung, Two to Vote
 Equalization and One
 to Representation
BY AssoeIated rrsss

By Associated rress
 Washington, October 2.-At last reaching the stage of ac- ton in its consideration of the peace treaty, the Senate swept aside in quick succession today 36 of the 45 amendments which had been written into the docu- ment by the foreign relations committee.
 The smallest majority recorded posnls was I5 and the largest was 2s. All of the amendments considered had been introduced by Senator Fall, re- publican. New Mexico. and were de- signed to curtail American pnrticipn- ton in European settlements, resuit- ing from the war.
 Of the nine amendments yet to bc acted on. six relate to the Shantuug section, two propose to equalixc yot- ing power in the league of nations. and one would limit American repre- sentation on the reparation comniis- sion.
 In the absence of a definite agree ment for disposition of these pro- posals, Senate leaders thought tonight that the debate might run on for sew eral days before another roll call is taken.
 SOLID DEMOCRATIC FRONT
 Throughout the days voting the democrats presented solid front against the amendments except for Senators Gore of Oklahoma and Thomas of Colorado Seventeen re- publicans on the other hand. lined up against the first committee proposal to be considered, and most of them stoo6 with the democrats on all suc- ceeding roll calls
 Many of them announced they were for reservations. which they believed would cover the same ground without endangering the treaty
 At adjournment the treaty advocates declared themselves eiated at the days work and the opposition lea6ers also were claiming victory on the showing made for their amendments. They mustered maximum strength of 31. which. with absentees. would be sufficient. they declared to insure the treaty's defeat unless satisfactory qualifications are accepted. Thirty call, they pointed out, would make im- possible the two-thiics majority nee essary for ratification.
 SPEECHES LIMITED
 Under a special agreement speeches on the amendments were limited to five minutes and nearly half the Sen ate membership got into the running debate. which occupied most of the day. Only few senators were ab- sent, and many members of the House crowded into the rear of the chamber to see the first actual action on the treaty. while in the filled galleries the ushers stood guard in the aisies 10 restrain spectators from applauding the declarations from the floor.
 Once during the debate the ruie against applause was broken. however. a wave of handclapping following a speech of Senator McCumber of North Dakota. republican member of tho committee. who pleaded against amendment of the treaty and con cluded by declaring that no harm coald come of Americas doing it's full duty to the very end"
 The demonstration was quickly hushed by vigorous use of the gavel.
 FOUR ROLL CALLS
 There were only four roll calls, all the other amendments being votel down by exclamation.
 The first record vote stood so to B against an amendment to eliminate the United States from representation on the commission to adjust the Ger man. Belgian boundary. The Senate went on record 31 to 56 against with drawing from the Saar basin commits sion: 2s to s against being party to the agreements affecting Czecho- Slokavia. and 31 to 46 against precl-id ing this country from the Upper Si- lesia settlement.
 The rol, call on the Belgian boun- ary amendment follows:
 HOW VOTE WAS CAST
 For adoption: Republicans--Ball. Borah. Brandegee. Calder. Curtis. Dill :ngham. Elkins Fall, Fernald, France Frelinghuysen, Groana. Harding, Knox LaFollette Lodge, Mccormick. Mclean, Moses, New, Newberry. Norris. Penrose.
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