Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-23
'WQ MORE TREATY
AMENDMENTS FAIL
enate Rejects Falls Proposals
of Curtailment of Power of
L S. Representation on Res
avations Committee

Washington, Oct. 17-After = brief de-
Rte and with without forn1alitv Of a rec
| q vote, the Senate to-day threw out two
ore of the amendments written into the
pace treaty by the foreign relations com.
| ittee.
The two amendments mad been intro
Iced by Senator Fall. republican, New
exico and had their common purpose
rtailment Of the power of the America
preventative on the reparations commits.
on, an international body set up by the
eaty to fix and collect German repara-
|cn bill
The vote came sooner than had been ex-
fcted, the leaders agreeing to il as part
plan to complete the consideration
amendments as soon ar possible so
at the Senate might get down to the
tsl work Of drafting a ratification to he
| nsiderad, and it Is noped to bring them
4 en- 10 vote carly next week. They
18th relate to equalization Of voting
reneth of the League of Nations.
faction m the two Fall amendments
! rne near the end Of session which
ID been enlivened by a sharp debate
'er the dispatch of American troops 10
|urore for service in connection with
b Silesian plebiscite and by q new
owe from administration quarters 10
eet the objections of Irish-Amercan ms
! the leagu covenant. During the day
Ime progress also was made in the
brmal. reading of tho treaty text and
g foreign relation committee took under
hvisement an Offer from colonel T. NJ
ouse to appear before it
lin anfiCin3 tiOn Of hotb
dies had mustered their forces in the
|hnate chamber as the time for action
the Fall amendments approached. AS
fe question WAS put. however. Senator
hitchcock of Nebraska the administra-
pn leader, asked Senator Fall whether
was his purpose to request q roll call.
nd the New Mexico senator's replied that
would he useless since he realized the
essures would he beaten In quick sue
Pssion the two votes then were taken
reclamation NJ one asking for a
punt.
The only speeches made on the amend
ents were by Senator Fail and by Soma
" Kellogg, republican. Minnesota, who
fgued that the purpose could be served
lfhciently by reservations. In The course
the day various other features Of the
eaIN anu tNF peace nogollon% We're dis
Issed, Senators Rrandcgee. republican.
ornecticut and Wadsworth. republican.
CIV York attacking the despatch of troops
pr Sileslan duty and Senator Hitchcock
I'D Senator Nelson. republican. Mime
bta. defending the action.
The m ovc to further lrelands cause IN
be league WAS made by Senator Walsh
enocrat, Montana, who introduced a
Asoluton expressing ii as the sense Of
be Senate that once tho league is or
anzed the United States should bring
fore it under article II, the right of the
-ish people 10 self-rovernment. It was
bis article, which permits any member
ate to call attention to any condition
hres tening the peace OF the world, which
resident Wilson repeatedly quoted or
lis western trip as holding out hone
pr subject people, and emhodying his
lews on the Irish question.
Although no formal action was tal1er
the foreign relations committee on tbs
HER Of Colonel House to tell # what he
nous Of he Versailles NEGOTIATIONS as
bon as his health permits, 1t was SAID
here was possibility that he might be
Fixed to appear, even though the commit
10 had completed its work on the treaty