The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-24
TREATY so SAFEGUARDED THAT
NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT
OUR CONSENT, SAYS PRESIDENT
To Vote on Fall
Amendments in
the Senate Friday

Washington. Sept. 23.~-The first
roll call on the peace treaty was taken
in the senate today. A motion made
by Senator Lodge to postpone action
on the Fall amendment. designed to
take the United States out of all par
tic.pation in the execution Of the
treaty was adopted. There are
thirty-four separate amendments to
the text of the treaty in the series
proposed by Senator Fall, When the
FIRST Of these amendments W s reached
in the reading of the treaty. Senator
Fall asked that consideration he post
poned until after all the am endments
had been read Senator Hitchcock de-
manded that they should be voted
upon not later than tomorrow. He
was supported by Vice President Mar
shall, who ruled that indefinite post
ponement could not be granted except
by una nimous consent
Senator Lodge thereupon offered a
motion to postpone action until one
week from today and a roll call was
demanded, Pages and messengers
were at once sent Scurrying through
the capitol and the Offices 10 round
Up missing senators who were soon
hurrying to their seats.
Both sides realized that the result
would be close and Senators Lodge
and Hitchcock awaited the tabulation
with more than ordinary interest
Senator Lodge received the support
AFT the Republican members except
Senators MeCumber. Of North Da-
kota and Jones, of Washington. and
in addition was given the vote of SEN
ator Reed, Of Missouri. Democrat.
Senator Jones vdtsfwas n surprise
to the lodge crowd.sswf believed
d a he IA II 49, . 40,
on such a question He declined to
make any statement
Senator Johnson, of California was
paired with Senator Martin, of Vlr-
GINA, and w. unable to vote. Fol-
lowing wa~The roll call.
Ayes: Sail, Borah, Brandegee. Cap
per. Colt, Cunmins. Curtis. Dilling-
ham. Elkins, Fall, Fernald. France,
Cronna Hale, Harding. kellogg. Ken
yon, keyes. Knox. LaFollette, Len
root, Lodge. Mclean. McNary, Moses,
Nelson. New. Newberry, Norris, Page,
! Penrose. Phipps, Poindexter, sher-
man, smoot. Spencer. Sterling. suther-
, land. Townsend Wadsworth, Warren
| Watson and Recd--a3
Noes: Ashurst. Beckham. Cham
! heriain, Culberson. Dial Fletcher. Cay
Gerry, Harris. Harrison. Hitchcock.
Johnson. IS Do: Jones, New Mex. J +:
Jones. tWashn} Kendrick, Kirby
McCumber. Mcclellan. Myers. Nu-
gent, overuan. Phelan. Pittman,
Pomerene, Ransdell. Robinson. Shep-
pard. Simmons. Smith, (Georgfa) F.:
Smith. tAriz.9: Smith, (Md) Smith,
7 Is. C): Stanley Swanson. Tram el
J Underwood. Wash. Mass Walsh,
tMontp Williams and Wolcott-4o.
After the result had been an
nounced. Senator Lodge asked permits
sion to move the date UP SO that the
am ndments might be considered on
|, Friday Of this week instead of on next
Tuesday as stated in his: nlosion This
: was agreed To.
Before the Fall amendments are
voted uron, il liz the intention of SEN
: ator Johnson. of California. To ask
for consideration Of his amendment
to e1naiize the number OF votes OF
, the Caited States aud the British en-
pire in the league of nations assem-
bly,.
Senator johnson returned from his
western trip this morning and an
nounced that he will make an effort
TO call up his amendment either to-
morrow or Thursday