The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-05
TO FIX TIME FOR
The TREATY VOTE
United States Senate Takes Up
Proposition at Session
Today
ACTION LOOKED FOR
WITHOUT MUCH DELAY
Little Hope Held Out That OPP
posing Leaders VIII Be Able
to Reach Agreement

Washington, Nov. 2.-The question
of fixing date for a final vote on
the German peace treaty-a question
which involves incidentally an ap-
proxinate time for adjournment Oh
the present session OF congress--will
come up for action tomorrow IN the
senate.
/ Possibility of agreement on an
answer TO the dominant question
is not viewed With optimism either by
Republican or Democratic leaders
The latter declare there is virtually
no prospect Of adoption Of Republl-
can Leader Lodges proposal to vote
finally on the treaty November i.
while Republicans are strongly oppos-
ed to that OF Administration Leader
Hitchcock to limit senator's talking
time to Is minutes. beginning tomor-
row Predictions were general To-
night that no agreement of any kline
would be reached and that the treaty :
consideration would proceed as usual.
Senate leaders generally desire an ad-
iournment of congress about Novenl-
Der Is. so as to Sive members a two
weeks rest before the December ses-
sion. and also travel allowances for
the new session.
III the reguar routine consldeTa-
ton of the treaty the senate will re-
sumo debate tomorrow on the motion
of Senator LaFcllette, Republican. OF
Wisconsin to strike out the entire Ia
bor section. Other amendments to be
acted on are that Of Senator Gore.
Democrat Of Oklahoma providing
popular referenGuns on war dcclara-
tons and that of Senator Lodge to
strike out the Shantung clause. A
few other amendments may be pre-
sented but the senate hopes 20 begin
work in earnest this week on rescrva-
,ions.
In the house. attention will be CEN
tered on the railroad legislation which
is to be reported from committee late
this week, if possible with view to
passage before adjournment. Late in
the week the house also hopes to take
lp the merchant marine bill and al
terward pass the resolution requiring
immediate Sale Of the army's surplus
automobiles.
Important measures in conference
between two houses this week are
the oil and coal land leasing bill, the
Cummfns bill restoring the interstate
commerce commission rate making
powers and the Edge bill authorizing
foreign export finance corporations.
Two new and important measures
to be launched tomorrow in the SEN
ate are the sugar control bill Of Sen
ator McNary, Republican. of Oregon
and shipping bills by Chairman Jones
Of the senate commerce committee.
Although senator's and representa-
tives are greatly disturbed by the coal
and steel strikes and other industrial
disturbances the general feeling at
the capitol seems to be that at pres
cnt there is little congress can do.
The miners walkout undoubtedly will
provoke further debate tomorrow.
The senate labor committee hopes TO
submit this week its report with leg
iSlative recommendations on the steel
strike investigation.
Study by the senate house military
committee OF permanent army reor-
sanization is almost concluded. Cen
eral Pershing Is 10 appear again be-
fore the committees. but legisla tive ac-
tiou is not looked for until the De-
cember session.