Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-07
6. Q. ?. SENATORS BLOCK PLAN FOR
 SHOWDOWN VOTE
Senate Came Very Nearly De- ciding Once and for Ali On
 Reservations.
GORE AMENDMENT IS
 BEATEN DECISIVELY
Oklahoma Senator Wanted League to Provide That Referendum Vote Must Accompany Declara-
 ti0n of War.

Washington, Nov. 6-Whether to ratify the treaty with Germany without reservations or amendments seemed for while this afternoon about to be decided by the senate. Thrown into the thick of a dra- matic parliamentary battle, a re- quest for an immediate showdown on unqualified acceptance of the treaty got the backing of the lead- CTS on both sides, who seemed anx- ious to out do each other in press ing for roll call. But before the stage of action was reached, the move was blocked by republican sen- ators, who objected that it might cut off any later attempt to put reser- vations into the ratification.
 The senate got back to it's regu- lar order business and having voted down the last long list of proposed amendments, began work on the reservations presented by the for eign relations committee, said to have the backing of a majority of the senators. When a recess was taken until tomorrow the first of the 15 committee proposals had not yet come to vote.
 Leaders were as much at sea as ever tonight over the date when a final vote on the treaty might be reached, but they declared every ef- fort would be made to hasten the reservation debate. Democratic sen- ators, at an evening conference, threshed over the whole situation and sought some method of bring ing the long fight quickly to con- clusion.
 Meantime, White House officials revealed that plans were on foot for an early conference between President Wilson and Senator Hitch- cock of Nebraska, the democratic leader, regarding the senate situa-- tion.
 r Beat Gore Amendment. The furry over an immediate vote on unreserved ratification came just after the senate had voted down, 67 to 16, the amendment of Senator Gore, democrat, of Okla homa, to make any declaration of war under the league of nations con- tingent on popular referendum. Two more amendments had been prepared by Senator Borah, repub- lican, of Idaho, but he decided to withhold them and offer them later as reservations. That cleared away the last of the amendments and Senator Lodge of Massamuchetts, the republican leader, called up the committee reservations.
 Immediate objection came from the administration forces, Senator Underwood, democrat, of Alabama, declaring the proposals could not properly be considered until the resolution came before the senate. He was assailing the republicans for delay, and charging that their meth ods were designed to prevent di- rect vote on the question of unre- served ratification, when Senator Lodge asked:
 "If the senator wants to hasten action, why doesn't he ask for vote right now on ratification without reservations
 Underwood Asks Vote.
 "I'll do it, Senator Underwood returned, and he did.
 The move brought a half dozen senators to their feet and in the maneuvering which followed the chamber presented scene of con tinuous confusion. Senator Hitch cock first got the floor to present formally a unanimous consent agreement for vote, and although the republican managers interposed no objection, it failed to meet the approval of some senators and a sharp debate ensued.
 Senator Fall, republican, of New Mexico objected that the parliament tary situation would not permit such a vote, since the senate was acting as a committee of the whole. Sena- tor Hitchcock then modified the re- quest to permit the session as com mittee of the whole to be terminat- ed, but Senator Lenroot, republican, be included to permit later ratifi- cation vote that should include res ervations. Then Senator Jones, re- publican, of Washington ended the discussion by objecting directly to the whole arrangement.
 Having failed to secure unani- nous consent, Senator Hitchcock then made motion to the same ef- feet, but Senator Lodge called at tention that his motion to take up reservations was the pending busi- ness. After the vice president had overruled Senator Underw oods point of order, the reservations at last were formally laid before the senate.
 Holsington, Kan., Nov 6.--C. H. Coldtrin of Cheyenne, Wyo., rall- road brakeman, was shot and killed here today. Floyd Wroten of Little