Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15

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 a COM
promise if the Senate majority de-
sired it.
Actual operation of the cloture rule
struck the Senate as = great novelty.
Under instructions from the Vice
President and Secretary Sanderson
the executive clerk, was assigned to
keep tab" on senators' talking
time.
The President ruled on an
inquiry by Senator Walsh, Demo-
crat. Montana, that no amendment
to reservations not presented and
read before adoption OF the cloture
rule could be received without
unanimous consent. Senator Bran
degee, Republican, Connecticut. then
bowled out several amendments by
objecting.
Increased speed in discussing
amendments was distinctly notice
able, some senators speaking so fast
that at times they suffered.
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. 1t was
estimated that the step would bring
final action within 4 week.
The vote adopting the Cloture was
IS to 16.
The rollcall follows:
Against adoption: Republicans
Borah, Brandegee, France, Gronna.
Johnson California;: Knox, LaFol-
lette, Mccormick, Penrose, PoindeN-
ter and Sherman-11.
Democrats Gore. King, Pome-
rene. Reed and Shields. Total. Is.
For adoption: Republicans-Ball
calder, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Cur
tbs, Dillingham;. Edge, Elkins, Fern
aid. Frelinghuysen, Hale, Harding,
Jones Washington kellogg. Ken
Won. keyes. Lcnroot, Lodge, McCum-
her. Mclean. McNary. Moses, Nell
son. New. Newberry. Norris, Page
Philips. Smoot, Spencer. Sterling, Su-
therland, Townsend. Wadsworth
Warren and Watson-3I.
Democrat - Ashurst, Bankhead,
Bcckham, Cham berlain. Culbertson,
Dial. Fletcher, Gay, Gerry. Harris,
Harrison, Henderson. Hitchcock,
Johnson. Is. d.; Jones. On. Nj;
kendrick, Kirby. Mcclellan Myers,
Nugent. Overmsn, owen, Phelan,
Pittman, Ransdell, Robinson, Shep-
pard. Simmons. Smith. tAriZ.)
Smith. CGeorgia); Smith, MARY
land): Smith. CS. c.: Stanley. Swan
son. Thomas, Trammell. Underwood,
Walsh. montana Walsh (Mass.):
Williams and wolcott-41. Total,
IS.
Senator Fail, Republican, New
Mexico. did not vote.
Adopt Mandates
The action, involving cloture for
the first time in the Senate's history
resulted in an immediate speeding
UP of the reservation program. the
next reservation on the committee
list being adopted within one minute
without debate or rollcall.
1t related mandates:
No mandates shall be accepted
by the United States under Article
-, Part l. or any other provision
of the Treaty of Peace with Ger
many. except by action of the Con-
gress of the United States"
Reject Domestic Substitutes
In taking up the committee re-
ervation relative to retention by this
government of control over domestic
quest ions. the Senate by a vote of
81 TO 43 rejected a substitute pro-
posed by Senator Hitchcock
The committee reservation relat-
ing to domestic questions then was
adopted.
Adopt Hale Amendment
An amendment by Senator Hale.
Republican, Maine, to the commit
tee reservation. so as to make it in
clude questions regarding boundaries
of the United States and it's possess
sions, was adopted 50 to 40. with
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