The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-09

Washington, Feb. 9.-Considerat,on
OF the treaty of Versailles was resum.
cd in the senate today, republican and
democratic leaders joining forces TO
bring 1t back for debate.
The decision was reached without
debate the senate adopting over.
whclmingly a motion by Senator Lodge
the republican leader, to reconsider
the vote by which the treaty wa,
laid aside last November.
unanimous consent for the recon.
'Idoratlon had been refused by Senator
Norris republican, Nebraska, one o.
lhe lrreconclliables opposing ratlfica.
ton and on the roll call the irrecon.
cIhable group lined up In the mega.
tive.
The vote on Senator Lodges mo.
ton to suspend the rules so the treaty
again could he considered was 60 to Q.
Ihose voting against il, all repub.
means We're: Borah Idaho. Bandencc.
connecticut; France, Maryland; Gron.
ma North Dakota; Knox. Pennsylvnn.
IN Mccormick and Sherman, Illinois.
Norris, Nebraska, and PoIndexter.
| Washington.
AS soon as the rules had boon
suspended parliamentary scrap de.
Veloped' Senator Norris making
point of order against Senator T,odpa's
motion to reconsider the vote by which
ratification failed in November. The
objection was overruled by Wee Pres.
lueht Marshall, whose decision was
upheld by the senate by a vote OF 6.
10 10.
ON this roll call the irreconciliabies
voted in the negative. their strength
being augmented by the vote of sen.
ator Sutherland, republican, West Vir.
gina.
The senate by acclamation the,
| auopted Senator Lodges motion of
reconsideration, and with the treaty
/ formally before the senate. Vlce Pros.
ldent Marshall ruled that II hao
brought back with It the clot,re
! imposed before the November vote
Washington. Feb. 9.-With the Sit.
nauon just what it was November 10.
| when ratification efforts reached n
deadlock and attempts at compromise
were abandoned as hopeless. the Ger.
man peace treaty today against was
to the fore in the sonata
The pact itself was not actually
before the body but 1t indirectly came
! up with the beginning of efforts OF
the leaders in the controversy TO un.
tangle the parliamentary web thai
must be removed before the treatv
can be considered.
Tho
ing up the treaty was to get rid Of
the cloture rule, under which the clos.
ing debate WAS conducted in M.
| vcmber
Just what course 1t would follow nai
not been fully determined when the
senate convened, but it was believed
that the technicaltles could not he
cleared away under any play before
| tomorrow or Wednesday.
When debate first began n long
and bitter contest was forecast by
leaders and while some senator's on
both sides were hopeful of ratification
finally, others believed the deadloc,l
would not be broken and the whole
question would be taken into the
coming presidential election.
President Wilson's latest statement
Of views was received in different
ways. In some quarters the benz was
held that his reiteraton of opposition
to the language Of some OF the Lodge
reservations has widened the breach
between the democrats and republ.
can while others professed to see eyi.
dcnces Of concession in the presidents
words which said would aid the com.
promise negotiations