Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10
MOTION OF LODGE
To SUSPEND RULES
CARRIES, So TO 8.
Only Republican Bitter-End-
ers Oppose ReConsidera-
tion-ParIiamentary Bat
tie Breaks Out Again

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The SEN
ate today revived the treaty Of Ver-
sailles.
Crushing the Republican 'bitter
enders" beneath an avaian"ne OF
votes, the senate took these steps:
/. Suspended the rules so as 20 per-
nit the reconsideration of the vote
by which, on November 10 last, the
treaty was laid on the table.
2. Reconsidered the vote by which
the treaty was tabled, thus formally
reviving it.
8. Sent the treaty back to thu
foreign relations committee W tn In =,
structions to report it back to tho
senate Immediately, with the Lodge
reservations.
The whole proceeding occupied
less than two hours. Soon alter the
senate met, Senator Lodge moves
that it go into open executive ses-
sion. This was agreed to, and he az
once asked unanimous consent To-
suspension Of the rules. Senator
Borah, leader Of the "bitter endsrs."
Immediately asked whether !de pro
ceedings would be under the cloture
rule which applied last session.
Ritter-Enders Thwarted
Vice President Marshall announc~
ed that if the rules were suspend
ed, the cloture would apply until the
senate, by recommitting the treaty
to the foreign relations committee,
removed the limitation. Senator
Borah then inquired Of Senator
Lodge whether he intended to ask
recommtment, and for what purpose,
ct intend to move recommitment,
for the purpose Of cutting away the
cloture," replied Senator Lodge.
DO you intend to support that
notion" Senator Borah asked Sem
ator Hitchcock, Democratic leader.
1--WE on tbs side intend to do all
possible to get the treaty back for
general discussion OF all reserva-
| TONS" replied Senator Hitchcock.
| Senator Lodge then announced that
1t was his purpose II his motion car
ried, to report the treaty back to
the senate tomorrow.
Senator Mccormick, another "bit-
! ter ender," wanted to know whether
the cloture would apply and prevent
debate between the time the rules
were suspended and the treaty re-
committed.
Vice President Marshall said 1t
would. Senator Morris, Nebraska.
Immediately refused unanimous con-
sent.
Senator Lodge then formally NOV
ed suspension of the rules, and as
cioture applied under the ruling, the
"bitter enders" were thwarted In
their plant to debate for a long time
the question Of suspending the rules.
Meeting Tuesday =
This motion carried overwhelming
| ly, 63 senators voting for 1t, and
''bitter-cnders" opposing 1t.
Senator Lodge followed this by
moving reconsideration, and the bit
| ter enders" second effort to block the
treaty came from Senator Norris,
who made a point of order. By
vote of So to 10 the senate again
squelched the "bitter enders."
| That marked the end of the ef-
| forts to obstruct. There was con-
siderable parliamentary discussion
which revolved around q fear by the
Democrats that Senator Lodge In
| tended to prevent discussion in the
| senate Of any reservations except his
| own when hte treaty comes back
| When they were convinced he had
no such intention, they voted una1li 4,
mously the motion to recommit the
| treaty.
Even the splitter enders" did not
oppose this motion, and the treaty
is no win the hands of the foreign
relations committee, which has been
Instructed to bring it back at once
with the Lodge reservations.
Senator Ladge has called q meet,
ing Of the committee for 1880 to-
morrow morning. The meeting will
be mere formality, since the COM !
1nittee can do onthing but what tina
senate has instructed It to do.
Later Senator Norris declared that
the senate had committed rape on
general parliamentary law" in its
action. He referred to the action OF |
the senate in overruling his point
Of order against the Lodge motion
to reconsider it's final treaty vote OF |
last session.,
The senate had returned to regu-'
lar legislative business when Senator
Norris. who was prevented from de-
batting his points Of order, obtained
the floro again.
1T want to take the opportunity
now to explain for the record what
rape the senate has committed on
general parliamentary law" Senator
Norris said. 'I know It will have
no effect on the senate's action but
sometime some student may want to
known what actually -heapened here
today"