The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-11-28

liams and Walcott-total, 81 Repub-
lican-McCumber. Total for adoption,
SO.
Against adoption: Republicans
Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Cap
per, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dilling-
ham, Edge, Hkns, Fernald, France,
Frelnghuysen, Gronna, Hale, Harding.
Johnson (Cal), Jones (Wash), Kel-
logg, Kenyon, Keyes, Knox, La Fol-
lette, Lenroot, Lodge, Mccormick, Nc
Lean, McNary, Moses, New, Newberry,
Norris, Page, Penrose, Phipps, Poin-
dexter Sherman, Sm6ot, Spencer Ster-
ling, Sutherland Townsend, Wads-
worth, Warren and Watson-total,
46. Democrats-Gore,R Reed Shields,
Smith (Ga.), Thomas, Trammell and
Walsh Mass. total, I. Total against,
90.
Senator Culberson (Dem., TeX.) was
paired for the resolution with Senator
Nelson (Rep., Minn), against, and
Senator Fall (Rep., N. NJ, who was
absent, was announced against adop-
ton.
The plan, after the Underwood reso-
luton had been voted down, was for a
compromise to be worked out. In
stead, Mr.. Lodge moved a reconsidera-
ton of the Underwood resolution and,
having this before the house, swiftly
shot in motion to table it. This was
done by vote of As to AZ.
Moves to End the War.
Then Lodge moved for sine die ad-
iournment. Before a vote could be
taken on this Senator Penrose got in
an expostulation stating that there
were appointments to be confirmed
and other legislative business that had
to be cleared up. Mr.. Lodge got the
idea, and the sine die adjournment
was voted down.
/ Then the senate, cloture over and
the treaty out of consideration, went
into legislative session. Mr.. Lodge
celebrated the advent of this condition
by offering concurrent resolution de-
claring the war with Germany at an
end. The house has already adjourn
ed, so no action is possible until after
the opening of the regular session, De
cember l. The concurrent resolution
was referred to the Foreign Relations
| Committee. This means a renewal OF
the battle in the next session.
The Democrats will fight the con
current resolution on the ground that
| it is an infringement of the preroga
tive of the executive, who alone pos
sesses the power to negotiate treaties
and peace cannot be established with
out agreement between the nations
that were at war-that is, by treaty
A concurrent resolution is one that
does not 90 to the President. A joint
resolution he can veto, but a concur
rent resolution requires only congress
sional action. If they go through witt
it the Supreme Court will have to de
eide on the constitutionality of the
resolution.
Should administration senators fai
to get together with Republicans on G
compromise program soon after the
new session begins, the Senate For
eign Relations Committee is expected
to report out the Lodge resolution.
Whether cloture will apply when the
treaty comes back into the senate is
an open question. General belief was
that the treaty will not be reported
out by the Foreign Relations Commit
tee until an agreement has beer
reached between administration lead
ers and Republicans over reservations
Hitchcock Going Home.
Belief in some quarters that Presi
dent Wilson would call another spe
cial session before December l an(
force the senate to resume considera
ton of the peace treaty was secuted
by Senator Hitchcock, administration
leader. He announced he will go t.
his home in Omaha during the reces:
and that the President has no inten
ton of calling another extra session
so far as he knows.