The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-27
Democratic Leader Hitchcock
Unexpectedly Forced Ballot.
Shields in Affirmative.
VICTORY FOR PRESIDENT
Plan Of, His Arch Opponent to
Change Paris Agree
ment Fails.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The
ohnson amendment to the
peace treaty, proposing, in eff
Feet, that the voting power of
he United States in the league
f nations be increased to equal
hat of Great Britain and her
lominions, was rejected today
by the senate. The vote was 38
\ or the amendment and 40
N gainst it.
The vote was forced unex-
,ectedly by Senator Hitchcock,
4 he administration leader. He
,ked unanimous consent that
e amendment be voted on at
4 C:3O o'clock. A call for a
uorum followed. When a
Quorum was found to be present
'eI ator Lodge, the majority
eader, said:
There is no reason why we
hould not vote now."
The vote then followed.
Senator Johnson signifed his
htention of offering a substitute
pr the amendment in an effort
b meet the views of some repub-
ican senator's who opposed the
8cfeated amendment.
How RoIIcaII Stood.
The rollcall follows:
For adopt
Republica 1s-Ball, Borah, Brande-
ee, Capper, Cummins, Curtis. Dill
Il ngham, Fall France, Frelinghuysen,
ronna, Harding. Johnson of Califor-
&ia, Jones of Washington, Kenyon,
nox, La Toilette, Lenroot, Lodge,
Mccormick, Mclean, Moses. New
ewberry, Norris, Page, Penrose
hipps, Poindexter. Sherman, Smoot
fpencer, Sutherland. Townsend
A &Vadsworth and Warren-36.
Democrats-Gore and Shields.
Total, SS.
Against auopuOn.
Republicans-Col Edge, Hale. Kel-
Epgg, Keyes. McCumber, McNary
,elson and Sterling-9.
Democrats-Bankhead. Chamber
{lin. Culberson, Dial. Fletcher. Gary
Ferry, Harris, Harrison. Henderson
4 Hitchcock. Jones of New Mexico
ling, Kirby. McKellar, Myers, Nu-
&,ent, Overman, Pomerene, Ransdell
Il obinson. Sheppard, Simmons. Smith
6f Arizona, Smith of Maryland
I wanson, Thomas, Trammell, Under
rood. Walsh of Montana and Will
ams-31.
7 Total, 40.
OF the eighteen senators not vot-
Ehg, Senator Walsh, democrat, oi
massachusetts, voted for the johnson
VI mendment, but later withdrew his
n ote in the absence of his pair, Sena-
or Stanley, democrat, of Kentucky
Egho opposed the amendment.
Il Others absent or paired and not
4 oting were:
A For adoption-Senator Calder, re-
&eublican, New York; Reed, democrat
#iissouri; Elkins. republican, West
4-irginia; Fernald,' republican. Maine
End Watson, republican, Indiana.
I'm AgdlnSt-ASnuTSt, uelilOCIdt, All
Rona; Beckham, democrat, Kentucky
n ohnson, democrat, South Dakota
democrat, Wyoming; Mar
Min. democrat, Virginia; Owen, demo.
h rat. oklahoma; Phelan, democrat
Bralifornia; Pittman, democrat, Ne.
NFada; Smith, democrat, Georgia
kFmith, democrat, South Carolina
Elyolcott, democrat, Delaware.
Shields offered Amendment.
q Senator Shields. of Tennessee, {
democratic member of the foreign
Relations committee, also offered /;
9tubstitute for the defeated amend.
tnent Senator Hitchcock criticized
fboth the Shields and Johnson sub
. ktitutes, and the Moses amendment
4 As radical, drastic and destructive.
|sro adopt any of them would "destro.
he treaty" he said. He viewed will
&hmazement the expression of sucl
Enisgivings and opposition to the idei
HI the British dominions being givel
representation in the league assem-
&bly. A vote on the Moses amendmen
Rwas delayed by Senator Sherman, re
publican, of Illinois, following Hitch
lock with a long prepared speech o,
The question involved in the Britisl
Empire having six and the Unite
3Etates one vote in the league assem-
x2DIy