Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
SendtePI PaSS., biIIfOr
 Food RoIiief iI1 Europe
Vote Stood 53 10 13-CalIs For $1O0,00O, 900 Goes to Conference.

Washington. Jan. 24.-Aytcr week Of spirited debate the sp4ate tonight by q vote Of 8 to IS pasSeG the ad- mjnsistration hil apprOpriat'ng $100,- 000,000 for food relief il Europe and the Near East. The fund was re- 1uested by President Wilson as means of checking the westward spread of BOlshevIsn.
 The measuTa now goes to conference for adjustment of minor senate amendments, but leaders believe f. nal enactment will be accomplished next week.
 Senator Martin of Vir-ioia. the democratic leader. and 0yerman of North CarOliua and Warren of Wy oming, were appointed senate con- ferees.
 The most important senate amend ment changed the house section against feed ;1g enemy rConIes so that nationalities friendly. 10 tbe United States and the allies may be aided. All amendments designed to limit the power Of President Wilson CT Food AdministTato' Hoover it. distribution of the fund were rejected recently by the senate md no fina} effort was made today for their addition.
 On the final roll call. fifteen. repub- licans and three democrats voted against the ciu's passagc while thir- ty-four democrats and nineteen re- publicans joined in it's sIprort.
 NanatCrs Cumlius of Iowa. reDub- fcan and Thomas Of Colorado. demo- crat, who were present, hut paired announced that they opposed the bill. It also was announcel -hqi Senator Nardaman of Mississippi who was absent, would have voted in the neg ative.
 Those supporting the bill were:
 Democrats: Aehurst. Rankhead Becl7ham, Chamberlain. Fletcher. Gay Geary, Henderson Hitchcock. Hollis, Johnson of South Da&ela: Kirby, Martin of Kentucky: Marfin of VIr- gin5a; NEgent. Oyerman. Rhelan Pitt man, Pollock P0merenc. RansdeH Saulsbury Sha!roth. Sacr 3ard. Sim mons, Smith Of Arizona. Smith of mell, Underwood. Walsh, Williams and WOIcott-54
 Republicans: Colt Curtis Freling- hpysen, Hale. Jones of Washington; l Kellogg. Knox, Lenroot. Ledge Me Lean, New, Page Smith of Michigan SmOOt Spencer. Sterling. WadSworth Warren and Weeks--19 Total for 53
 Senators Sutherland of West Vir- ginia and Nelson of Minnesota. absent
 were announced as favorinT the meas ure
 Opponents of fhe bill made a fna stand against it today. with Senators 1 La Toilette of Wisconsin: 3orah o- 1 Idaho and Sherman Of Illinois re- publicans, leading the fgh: Senator Knox of PenHsylvanla: Colt of Rhode | Island, and Smith of Michigan spoke 1 in support of the appropriation Senator L1 Toilette vigOi ousIy saiE the bill was neither war peace. nul charitable measure and declared that the horns aud hoofs Of the feef trust could be seen through inc bflPs 1 mantle of charity" DccIlrine the unemployment situation i. America 1 Wos grave and menaCug AIr Le 1 Toilette said government resources | should. Ie used for American prob. ! lens rather than to dil European 1 peoples.
 Just before the roIi call. Senator 1 B0rah asserted that not more than fy, l per cent. Of the senators actually fa. yored the bill and tha- w1Ile feel 1 ing constrained to supppr- 1t. the7 1 would apologize for their otes later l Senators, he said were yielding thei judgmenT to the Paris conference 1 which he crliaed for al5e:cad secrecy ] declaring th2e it's deadly communuue mean absolutely nothing"
 l There is not the slightest informa tion of what is considered Or discuss ed. Of opinions eEUressed condi- tioEs revealed or the situation there. said Mir. BOroh
 There is not a particle f informa
 ton or evidence Eiven that the worI, may he informed"
 This attitude Of the peace conferees | the senator said was iu oren viola
 tion Of President Wilson's pledge. The peace Conference also was criti Clzed by Senators Myers Of Montana
 democrat. aud sherman, for what the
 said was recognition of the BoIshevf 1 gnNnlr- t11 arlt l., E.ttaa:-,