Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-28
BY 4O-TO-38 VOTE
BODY REFUSES TO
CHANGE COMPACT
But One of Foreign Rela-
tions Committees 46
Proposals Remain. "
MOSES AMENDMENT ONLY
ONE LEFT TO BE ACTED ON
Test on Johnson's Equalization,
Provision Found Several Z.
Democrats Absent
CAME DURING DEB.
Lodge Proposes Showdown, and
Hitchcock Promptly Accepts -el
Republican Challenge. III
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CAME DURING DEB.
IBy Associated Press.1

tBy Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The john
son amendment to the peace treaty,
designed to equalize American and
British voting strength in the league
OF nations. was rejected in the Senate
today by vote OF 3s to 40.
On the roll call, which came unex.
pectedly during a lull in the debate.
two Democrats Joined the Republicans
supporting the amendment. and nine
Republicans voted with the Democrats
against 1t.
paired. four Republicans and two @
democrats as opposed to it.
amendment on the same subject, the
last survivor of forty-six recommended
the Foreign For RHlations Comm!ttee
tration leaders action on this measure
was ~ fpoSStponed. s the Senate adopting. "a
tion for recess until tomorrow. s
Decide to Wait No Longer. az.
When the Senate met, the leaders
had not hoped for vote before, to-
hour dftsF ha famenf anrns Ws,ss
league had been discussed. it % was de- de-
had announced they would speak on
Be- eade1 thif wesk When
that time be set for neesK roli esIi dn1sna askee
the afternoon, Mr.. Lodge replied he
saw no reason why the vote should not
The suddenness with which the roll
cal began apparently took the admins
istration forces, by surprise and, al
or six or eight, so many Senators were
absent that sigh of relief went up
FROM from the Democratic side when the
the narrowest margin by which any OF
inc inc committee amendments had been
The roll call In detail: t
gorah, BFandesec. espHSl1eaes eapper, cummina naa
Ga5,,s nHsnysen pliGGEsam GFGDns FIJI France
Of California;; Jones, Of Washinrton:
Kenyon. Knox. La Toilette, Lenroot
New, Newberry. Norris iPseaa' Pase, Peneose, messe,
Sps1Se5 Ms5,S sns suS9srisnd Townssnd %sas.
ro1sI nemoSrats-Gore ss and Shields "a
Edks. Asaipfs Hss sdoRtTn; Ea5'or
Der, McNary, Nelson and sterlinSGs sh
cuiSsreen PismeeTatSGRaPkhead. ib;,7 chambsrlain.
Harrison, Harris. Henderson HitcS.. HfS.
Sll Kirby. MeKsllsr. Myers, Nuseot, oaefF., ooeF,
Sheppard. Simmons smith, of fapinsoa: 8Pizona:
Smith. Of Maryland; Swanson, Thomas,
Tra,nmel 1ana ell yyn,,d7;erwood, walsh, Of Mon
. OF the eighteen Senator'S not voting
Senator Walsh. Democrat, Of Mass
vS,sd Sns later for the
tor Stanley, Democrat. Of K Kentucky, 1e
VINO opposed the amendment. sssrs
Others Absent or Paired.
Others absent or paire ,tg ~,
voting were:
nuSf;ca1 SHr adop9tisnwsenator o9 On =, Nu s.
crat:. OF Missouri; Elkins, hrs e.u.
OF Maine. and Watson. Republican, OF
Arisona; neeHham.S Demoeras. 1s@e0tas "a Keee se
Bakota A" KendrieT. i4TsmoeEaa penoera, OF South of
Wyoming; Martin, Democrat, Of viz
E,iniia; ,hni.;, oven, Democrat; Of okiahoma
man. Democrat, OF Nevada. smith,
Democrat: OF Georgia.; Smith. Demo-
crat. of South Carolina.
After the result had been announced
senators smith. OF Georgia; Ashurst,
pa. Of arizona. and Phelan.. of California;
been present they would have voted
against the amendment. Senator Phe,ap.
on the same subject.
Speak Moses Amendment.
During the remainder OF the day
speeches supporting the Moses amend.
ment were made by Senators Sherman,
Knox, OF Pennsylvania. and watson,
Of Indiana. all Republicans. Senators
Hitchcock and McCumber. Republican,.
OF North Dakota. opposed 1t. -.
Senator Knox, a former Secretary vot
state. declared the. preponderance OF
British representation In the league
was mot calculated to foster salutary
understanding, among the English
speaking, peoples, and denied that to
amend the treaty would lead to pro-
longed negotiations, or shut off this
country from the benefits of peace.
Fun official relations could be re-
established with Germany, he declared,
as soon as the treaty had been ratified
by three allied powers and Germany.
Senator Hitchcock opposed the
amendment as unnecessary ana likely
70 endanser the whole treaty, whIIa
Senator McCumber said he was In ac-s
cord with Its principle. but thouEht
the same object could be accomplished
ey reservation. Senator Sherman at
tackled the treaty in detail and Sena-.
TOR McCormtck quoted from Theodore
ROOSEVELT to support a plea for the
preservation OF nationalism. f
Quotes Arguments OF 1912.
Charging Senator Hitchcock. with
Inconsistency. Senator Watson quoted
declarations Of the Democratic. leader
opposing an arbitration treaty neSol
ttated with Great Britain fn 1912. Ass9
that time, said Mr.. Watson, Senator