The sun., 1919-09-24
VOTE TO DELAY
DISCUSSION OF
AMENDMENTS
Issue Forced by Hitchcock,
Who Demanded Time
Be Fixed.
If ARE NOT REGISTERED
Action Indicates 46 Stand by
Wilson and so for Treaty
Notifications.
II ARE NOT REGISTERED

MABHIN0TONg otpL- <o.Nl lCtOIy lOT
thc opposition to President Wilson's
demand for ratification OF the peace
treaty and League of Nations cove
nant without amendment, reservation
or other alteration of terms marked
the first actual vote on a parliamen-
tary question involving the considera-
ton of the pact before the Senate.
By vote Of 43 to 40 the Senate de-
termined in favor of Senator Lodges
request that consideration of the
amendments proposed by Senator Fall
(N NJ should 60 over a week. These
amendments provide that America
shall hold no memberships on any of
rhe boards, commissions and commit
tees growing out of the treaty and
having jurisdiction over questions of
inland navigation and the like in
Europe.
Partially obscured by the appar-
entity purely tactical character of the
question at issue, was the larger ques-
tlon of who should control and direct
tie consideration OF the treaty and
the COyenant in the Senate To-day's
vote fixes doubtless for the whole
period of treaty consideration just
where the control of the situation
shall repose.
To-day's issue was brought about
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objection to the question OF the Fall
amendments being set over without
prejudice as requested by Senator
Lodge. Senator Hitchcock asked that
time be set for the consideration of
the amendments. He suggested to-
morrow. saying he did not wish to
force consideration in haste or to en-
barrass the Senator from New Mexico
(FalD. Senator Lodge moved a post
ponement until one week from to-day;
Senator Hitchcock demanded the
ayes" and noes and the roll call was
on, showing forty-three for and forty
against.
Consideration on Friday.
Following the vote and before the
resumption of the reading of the
treaty Senator Lodge explained that
he had hastily determined to ask a
weeks postpbnement when confronted
with the question Of having to fix a
day and that he would not require so
great an interval. He therefore asked
that the consideration of the Fall
amendments be taken up In the Senate
next Friday, an interval OF three in
stead Of seven days. The unanimous
consent for the change was immedi-
ately forthcoming,
Analysis of the first vote on a
treaty question and OF the opposition
victory is necessarily incomplete with
out the further analysis of the alb
sentee status of the Senate. Thirteen
Senators failed to respond to their
names. OF this number ten were
paired as follows:
Senator Edge (Rep.) with owen
(Okla,. Dem.).
Frelinghuysen IN. J., Rep) with
Bankhead (Ala., Dem.).
Mccormick Oils, Rep.) with Hen
derson (Nev., Dem.).
Johnson (Cal.. Rep.) with Martin
VA. Dem.).
Calder IN. Y, Rep) with Thomas
tCol., Dem.).
Three impaired Democrats were
senators Gore (Okla.), King CUtah)
and Shields (Tenn.). or this number
senators Gore and Shields 1t is known
intend to vote with the opposition on
practically every Issue confronting the
senate in the course of treaty consid-
eratlon. Senator King, despite occa-
honal lapses from the Administration
course, is expected on all real ques-
uohs TO vote with the Democrats.
House Vote Divided.
On the face OF the returns from the
Sote It would appear that the ninety-six
,nnuators are divided at the outset as
:, For the Presidents demands-Repub-
"cans' z; Democrats, a. Total, 40.
Asalhst-Republicans AZ; Democrats.
g. Total, so.
me hrst vote worthy of considerat ton
as test Of the temper of the Senate
accepted by the anti-league leaders
Indicative of highly encouraging
situation.
=, more thoroughly analyzed on the basis
8, Anown predictions of some of the
s 1shators there are several possible shifts
"n"n may eventuate as the treaty is
.onsldered Among the Republicans, for
IISample the vote to-day OF Senator
MS oes Wash) with the Administration
Y,aa iittie or nothing. Senator Jones
wants the earliest possible consideration
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