The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28

Aams and Waicott-totai, 81. Repub
lican-McC umber. Total for adoption
SS.
/ Against adoption: Republicans
Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Cap
per, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dilling
ham, Edge, Eikins, Fernald, France,
Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hale, Harding
johnson tCal.), 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, Smoot, Spencer, Ster.
ling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wads-i
worth, Warren and Watson total,
4e. Democrats Gore, Reed, Shields,
Smith tGa), Thomas, Trammell and
Walsh Mass Total, T. Total against,
-5s. TIKI M
Senator Culberson (Dem., Tex.) was
paired for the resolution with Senator
Nelaon {Rep., Mimi, against, and
Senator Fall (Rep., N. M, who was
absent, was announced against adOp-
ton.
/ The plan, after the Underwood reso-
luton had been voted down, was for
compromise to be worked out. In
stead, Mr. Lodge moved reconsidera-
ton of the Underwood resolution and,
having this before the house, swiftly
shot in a motion to table 1t. This was
done by vote of As to ~.
Moves to End the War.
Then Lodge moved for a sine die adj
journment. 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.
the treaty out of consideration, went
into legislative session. Mr.. Lodge
celebrated the advent Of this condition
by offering a 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 1. The concurrent resolution
was referred to the Foreign Relations
Committee. This means 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 go to the President. A joint
resolution he can veto, but concur
rent resolution requires only congress
sional action. If they go through with
it the Supreme Court will have to de-
eide, on the constitutionality Of the
resolution.
Should administration senators fail
to get together with Republicans on
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 been
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 / and
force the senate to resume considera-
ton of the peace treaty was secuted
by Senator Hitchcock, administration
leader. He announced he will go to
his home in Omaha during the recess
and that the President has no inten-
ton Of falling another extra session