Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-18
CASTS OUT
TWO AMENDMENTS
Had for Their Purpose Curtail-
ment of Power of American
Representative.
SHARP DEBATE OVER TROOPS
Dispatch of Soldiers to Silesian
Plebiscite Causes Lengthy
Discussion.
SHARP DEBATE OVER TROOPS
tBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Oct 17.-After q
brief debate and without the formality
or record vote, the Senate today
threw out two more OF the amend
ments written into the peace treaty
by the Foreign Relations Committee.
The two amendments had been in
troduccd by Senator Fall, Republican.
New Mexico. and had as their common
purpose curtailment of the power OF
the American representative on tle
repaTations commission, an interna-
tional body set up by :he treaty to
fix and collect Germany's reparation
bill
The vote came sooner than had been
expected. the leaders agreeing to 1t as
part of a plan to complete the con-
sideration of amendments as soon as
possible, so that the Senate might get
down to the real work of rafting a
ratihcation resolution Only two of
the committees forty-f amendments 8
now remain TO be considered. and 1t
is hoped TO bring them to a vote early
next week. They both relate to
equalization of voting strength in the
league Of nations.
Progress Made In RendinE Text.
Action on the two Fall amendments
came near the end OF a session which
had been enlivened by sharp debate
over the dispatch of American troops
with the Silesian plebiscite, and by a
new move from administration quar-
ters to meet the objections OF Irish
Americans to the league covenant.
was made in the formal reading OF the
treaty text, and tic Foreign Relations
Committee toois under advisement an
offer from Colonel e. NJ. House to an.
pear before it.
In anticipation of a roll call. both
sides had mustered their forces in the
on the Fall amendments approached.
AS the question was put, however,
Senator Hitchcock. OF Nebraska. the
administration leader. asked Senator
request a roll call, and the New Mex
leo Senator replied t.lat it would be
useless. since he realized the measures
would be beaten. In quick succession
the two votes then were taken by ac
clamation. no one asking for a count
Only Two Speeches Made.
The only speeches made on the
amendments were by Senator Fall and
by Senator Kellogg. Republican. Mimi
esota, who argued that the purpose
could be served sufficiently by reserva
tions. In the course OF the day va
rious other features os the treaty and
Senator'S Brandegee. Republican. Con-
necticut. and Wadsworti, Republican.
New York. attacking the dispatch of
troops for silesian duty. and Senator
f1llCnCOCh anu ScuGlOT NelSOn, hcpuD-
lican, Minnesota defending the action.
The move TO further lrelands cause
in the league was made by Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Montana. who intro
duced a resolution expressing 1t as the
sense of the Senate that once the
league is organized, the United States
should bring before 1t, under Article
Nj. the rig.lt Of the Irish people to
elf-government. 1t was this article.
which permits any member state to
call attention to any condition threat
ening the peace of the world, which
President Wilson repeatedly quoted on
his Western trip as holding out hope
for subject peoples and embodying his
views on the Irish question.
Although no formal action was taken
by the Foreign Relations Committee
on the offer of Colonel Hodse TO tell
it what he knows OF the Versailles
negotiat tions as soon as his health per-
mits it was said there was a posi-
bility that he might be asked to ap-
pear. even though the committee had
completed Its work on the treaty.