New Britain herald., 1919-11-15
SENATE VOTES TO
 CUT DOWN DEBATE Both Republicans and Democrats
 Agree on Cloture HOURS TALK IS LIMIT


 to 16 and Is Effective Until Peace Treaty Is Disposed Of-I,inal Ac- . tion Expected Soon.
 Washington, Nov. 15.-A cloture to shut down debate upon the peace treaty was adopted today in the senate.
 Republican and dem ocratic leaders voted together for the cloture, which means that until the treaty is disposed of no senator may speak in all more than one hour. 1t was estimated that the step would bring final action within a week.
 The vote adopting the cloturc was 78 to 16.
 First Time in History.
 The action, invoking cloture for the first time in the senates history, re- suited in an immediate speeding up of the reservation program--anothcr reservation on the committee list be. ing adopted within one minute with out debate or a roll call. It related to mandates.
 Text of Reservation.
 The text of the reservation adopted follows:
 No mandate shall be accepted by the United States under Article -, Part 1, or any other provision of the treaty of peace with Germany, except by action of the congress of the United States"
 In taking up the committee rcsorv- ation relative to retention by this gov crnment of control over domestic questions, the senate, by a vote of 5 to 43, rejected 1 substitute proposed by Senator Hitchcock.
 The Roll Call. The roll call follows:
 Against Adoption Republicans: Borah. Brandegee, France, GronnG, Johnson (Californa), Knox, La Fol lette, Mccormick, Penrose, Poindexter and .Sherman-11. Democrats Gore, King, Pomerene, Reed and Shields-5. Total against, 16.
 For Adoption--Rcpubli Ball, Calder, Capper, Colt, Cummins, CIr- tis, Dillingham;, Edge, Ell<ins, Fernald, Treling ghuysen, Hale, Harding, Jones Washington, Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes, Lenroot, Lodge, Mc~1umber, Mclean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, NeWbcrry, Norris, Page, Phipps, >mOOJ, spencer, Stcfl1ng. SulnSEldui, Townsend, WadsWorth, Warren, Wat ;son--37. Dem.: Ashurst, Banl1h head, Beckham. Chamberlain, Culberson, Dial, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hitchcock, Johnson (South DnkotaD, Jones (New Mexico), Kendricl. Kirby, Mckellar, Myers, Nugent, OVerman, Owen, Phe- 1an Putnam. RanSdcl, Robinson, Shephard. Simmons Smith (Arizona), Smith (Georgia), Smith (MarylanD. smith (South Carolna), Stanley, Swanson. Thomas, Trammell Undor- wood. Walsh (Montana), Walsh (Massachusotts), Williams and Vol cott-41 Total for, 7S.
 Senator Fall, republican, of New Mexico, did not vote.
 The committee reservation relating to domestic questions then was adopted.
 Boundaries Included.
 An amendment by Senator Hale re- publican, of Maine, to the committee reservation so as to make It include questions regarding boundaries of the United States and it's possessions was D adopted 52 to 49. with party lines on both sides divided,
 Another substitute for the commit tees Monroe Doctrine reservation or fercd by Senator Pittman proposing that the United States reserve for it's disposal any question raised under the Monroe Doctrine also was voted down, . 52 to A.
 Monroe Doctrine Reservation.
 The committees Monroe Doctrine reservation was adopted by vote of 55 to 33
 The vote adopting the reservation of domestic questions was 90 to %6, all opponents being dem ocrats. The republicans in favor of that reserva- tion were joined by nine democrats Chamberlain, Gore, King, Reed, Shields, smith (Georgia), Thomas, Trammcll and Walsh (Mass)
 Domestic Reservation.
 The reservation follows: The United States reserves to itself exclusively the right to decide what
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