The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-06
SENATE VOTES
DOWN PROPOSAL
OF Senator La Toilette For
Striking Out Peace Treaty
Labor Provision

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Plans TO
; wind up the fight over peace treaty
amendments miscarricd again today, the
senate adjourning after six hours OF
speech making with three proposed
amendments confronting It. while there
had been only two in the morning.
The only vote taken was on the pro-
! poSal Of Senator LaFollcttc. Republican
| Wisconsin. to strike out the treaty's la
! Dor provisions. and after 1t had been re-
! jcctcd. ~ to "a. two new amendments
! dealing with the league OF nations cove
nant were proposed by Senator Boran'
, Republican. Idaho. On these and on the
amendment Of Senator Gore. Democrat
! oklahoma. to prohibit war without an
advisory vote OF the people. the leaders
! hope TO get final action tomorrow.
Situation Complicated.
, Tho prospect for final roll call on the
I treaty still Is complicated by uncertainty
as to what course may be adopted by the
| group which is standing out irreconsil-
| ably against any So. or ratification.
II had been the expectation OF the
! leaders on both sides to wipe the slate
| clean Of amendments by voting on the
| Gore PROPOSAL Immediately after the de-
! feat Of the labor amendment today. In
stead. Senator LaFollcttc got the moor
| and, 10 the surprise Of both SIDES
! launched into an extended address citi-
| cizing President Wilson for the method
in which the treaty was negotiated
! When nc had been speaking for two
hours nc let II be known that he was
| only about half through. and recess
was taken unit! tomorrow.
Borah's AmendmSnts.
Later, notice Was given Of the two new
Borah amendments. which propose &c
exempt the Enitod States from the pro-
visions Of articles 10 and II. and which
are expected 10 develop considerable de-
bate.
Earlier in the day another OF tht
trcaty's bitter foes Senator Reed. Demo
crat, Missouri. had made speech OF
more than two hours in which he oppos'
; cd hasty action and said he would pre-
sent n proposal for an advisory popular
vote on tho question OF ratification.
Much bitterness was evidenced during
tho days debate. and at one point Vice
, President Marshall interrupted Senator
! Reed TO warn him that he was violating
senate rules by comparing reservation
; senator's TO hound dogs" Later, when
{ President. pro tom. Cummins was in the
, chair Senator LaFollcttc enlarged upor
the figure by declaring legislators had
laid down like spaniel dogs at the crack
! Of the executive whip"
How They Voted.
Tho vote was A. 10 "a. divided as fol-
lows:
For adoption
Republicans-Ball.B Borah. Calder. Cap
per, Cummins, Curtis. ElkinS. Fcrnald
France. Frcilnghuksen. Gronna. Harding
Joucs Of Washington, Kenyon. Knox La
Toilette, Lodge. Mccormick. Mclean
Moses, New. Ncwberry. Norris. Page
Phipps, Poindextcr. Sherman, Wadswortt
and Watson-29.
Democrats Gore. Myers, Reco
Thomas and Walsh--5.
| Tutal-3i.
Against:
Rrpublcans-Colt. Edge. Hale. Kel'
loeS. kcycs, I.cnroot, McCumber. Nc
Nary. Nelson. Smoot, Spencer. Sterling
and TownScnd-l3.
Democrats Ashurst, Chamberlain
CNulbersCn, Dial Fletcher. Gay. Gerry
Harris, Harrison. Henderson. Hitchcock
Johnson Of South Dakota. Jones OF New
Mexico. Kcndrick. King. Kirby. Nickel
lar. Nugcnt, Ovcrman. Owen. Phelan
Ransdell. Robinson, Sheppard. Simmons
smith Of Arizona Smith OF Georgia
smith Of South Carolina. Swanson
Trammcn. Underwood. Walsh OF Mon
tana. Williams and Wolcott-34.
Total-41.
OF tho fifteen senators not voting. ther
were for adoption.
Republicans- Brandcgcc, Dillingham;
Fall. Johnson Of California. Penrose
sutherland and Warrc1l-T.
Against: Demo ccrat--Rankhead. Beck
ham. Martin, pittman. Pomcrcnc. Smiu
Of Maryland and Stanley.
Senator Shields. Democrat. Tennessee
did not vote and his position was not an
: nounced.