Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
CL0TURE RULE, IN EFFECT
F0RFIRST Time IN HISTORY,
TOENDTREATY YO|SCUSS|ON
Expected Result Will Be
to Bring Final Vote
in a Week.

Washington, Nov. 15.-A cloture
to shut down debate on the peace
treaty was adopted today in the
senate, IS to 16.
The action, invoking cloture for
the first time in the senate's his
tory, resulted in an immediate
speeding up of the reservation pro-
gram, the next reservation on the
committee list, being adopted with
in one minute without debate or .
roll call. 1t related to mandates.
Power in Congress.
The text of the reservation adopt
ed, follows:
! "No mandate shall be accepted
! by the United States under article
%, part /, or any other provision
of the treaty Of peace with Ger
many, except by action Of the con-
gress of the United States"
Unite for Cl0ture.
Republican and Democratic lead
! ers voted together for the cloture.
which means that until the treaty
is disposed of no senator may
, speak in all more than one hour.
It was estimated that the step
would bring final action within .
week.
i The vice president further held
that the rejection Of one resolution
of ratification would not, under the
cloture prevent another being
brought up in the hope OF COM
promise II the senate majority de-
sired It.
Those against adoption Of the
cloture were:
Republicans: Borah, Brandegee,
France, Gronna. Johnson (Cal.).
Knox, LaFolle.te, Mccormick, PEN
rose, Poindexter and Sherman.
Democrats: Gore. King, Pomer-
enc, Reed and Shields.
A parliamentary jam ensued
when Vice President Marshall un-
dertook to state his conclusions Of
his cloture rule. Senator LaFol-
lette. Republican, Wisconsin. made
a point of order, contending that
the chair should support the mo-
ton.
! Take Wallop ut LaFollette.
| The objection was overruled.
Senator LaFollette appealed from
the decision and Senator Ashhurst,
Democrat, Arizona, moved to lay
the appeal on the table.
Senator LaFollette's effort to cut
of the vice presidents ruling was
tabled, g. to 30, all Of the latter be-
ing cast by Republicans, while 10
Republicans joined the Democrats
in sustaining the vice president.
i Makes EN- Stutter.
l Time taken for parliamentary IN
quiries, or. in fact, any time under
q minute, was not counted against
senators.
Increased speed in discussing
amendments was distinctly ns&ice-
able, senators speaking so fast that
,at times they suffered. s-ss
Included Own Boundaries.
/ The committee reservation .relat-
ing to domestic questions then was
adopted.
An amendment by Senator Hale,
Republican, Maine, to the commit
tee reservation so as to make II In
clude questions regarding boun-
daries of the United States and its
possessions, was adopted 81 to 40,
with party lines on both sides d.
! vided.
; Taking up the committees Mcr-
roe doctrine reservation the senate
! voted down 81 to 43 a substitute by
Hitchcock to declare the doctrine
in no way impaired or affected" by
the treaty. Only two Democrats,
Reed, Missouri, and Shields Ten
uessee stood with the Republicans
for the committee draft.
Il Another substitute for the COM
mittee's Monroe doctrine reserva-
! ton. offered by Pittman. Nevads,
proposing that the United States
| reserve for its disposal any Ques-
! ton raised under the Monroe doc
, trine, also was voted down, 81 to II.
Adopted IS to IS.
The committees Monroe doctrine
reservation was adopted by q vote
of IS to 33.
Il The roll cali revealed the great
est Democratic strength yet shown
for any part of the reservation
!, program. nine Democrats voting
for adoption. They we're:
Chamberlain, Oregon; Gore, Ok.
lahoma; Kirby, Arkansas: Owen
l Oklahoma; Reed, Missouri;
: Shields, Tennessee: Thomas, Colo.
= RADIO; Trammell, Florida, and
Walsh. Massachusetts,.
On to Shantung.
: The Shantung reservation was
{ adopted without change.
A substitute by Senator Pittman
Democrat, Nevada, was defeated 81
!. to 80.
On the Shantung reservation tht
1 vote was SIS to II. Five Democrats
Gore. Reed, Shields, Thomas and
4 Walsh, Massachusetts,, voted with
4 the Republicans for adoption ant
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