Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19

the committee resolution of ratifica- tion they would support q motion to | reconsider, thus bringing the resolution back before the senate for change.
 That they would not support mo- ton to sustain the chair in any ruling bearing out the administrations plan for separate resolution of ratiica- tion after the committee proposal had been defeated.
 That they were willing to see some modification of the preamble reserva- ton requiring the affirmative assent of other nations to the senates qualifica- tions.
 That any further compromise nego- tiations by the democrats must be conducted, not with them. but with the republican leaders.
 Hitchcock and Lodge Confer.
 Of these decisions they informed Senators Hitchcock and Lodge, with the added advice to the former to move today for any compromise he hoped to secure. The conference between the democratic and republican leaders at which an earnest effort at compromise was understood to have been made, followed almost immediately
 Senator Lodge was said to have pressed for quick action and to have been particularly insistent that the | democratic leaders counter proposals be in his hands tonight. so that a | compromise could be worked out be- fore the committee resolution came to
 vote. The exact nature of these pro- posals was not revealed but they were 1 understood to have been aimed partic- ! nlarly at the preamble requirement.. to l which President Wilson objected viz
 orously at his White House conference
 Monday with Senator Hitchcock, How the president would regard the committee reservations with the pre- amble stricken out also was uncertain. but it was learn'd he had written q letter to Senatar Hitchcock which the latter will lay before d conference of democratic senators. tomorrow morn
 ing. Time for such .a meeting was | granted hy Senator Lodge who assent ed to. Mr. Hitchcocl's request that the seraet should not meet until noon < The modification plan of the demo cratS is understood to make it possible forthe other powers to accent the res | erS-ntions llv mere Hacquiescence' l rather than bT a specific exchange of Il votes. Tho practical result would be
 1t was said to provide for acit accent
 a7ce which could be taken for granted
 unless the other nations protested. , Treaty Ready for Repo-f to sen-+c. . Al o'clock tonight, after the senate
 had been in continuous session fol eleven hours. consideration of amend 7 ments irt committee of the whole was ' completed and the treaty was formally
 reported to the senate.
 ' The question of approving the ffteer reservations adopted in committee ot , the whole then was taken up, eacf
 reservation being considered separate
 ly. An effort by Senator Hitchcock tc
 strike out the preamble requirement.
 for acceptance by other nations wa:
 voted down. 45 to 36. the republicans
 opposing 1t solidly except for Senator : McCumber of North Dakota.
 i. The senate without a roll call ther
 agreed to all of the fifteen reservation,
 except thoZe relating to mandatory domestic questions and the economi,
 ooycctt. Separate votes were taken or these three reservations.
 The domestic questions and boycot
 rese vations were agreed to without ;
 roll call after the senate had elirninat : ed from the former an amendment of tered by Senator Hale. republican O , Maine, and adopted in committee o the whole, declaring the United State reserved exclusive jurisdiction over tn 2 lquestion of It's boundaries. The amend I ment was stricken out on motion 0 o Mir. Lodge. who sadi that after matur [ consideration he beiieced it went to r far
 q At 1915 tonight the vice presiden . declared the treaty closed to flIrthe reservation or amendments and tn senate adjourned until noon tonaor row, when the ratification resolutio - will be taken up.