The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-20
Sc NATE RETURNS
! TREATY TO WILSON

WASHINGTON, March 20. - The
peace treaty again failed Of ratifica-
ton In the Senate, tbs resolution con
tanning the Republican reservations
falling TO receive two-thirds major
iity.
At $40 o'clock the Senate began
voting on the resolution. The vote
was 40 for ratification and 35 against.
Immediately after the vote, Senator
Lodge offered resolution proposing
to return the treaty to the President
with the information that It conld not
be ratified. Senator Hitchcock, ad.
ministration leader, objected to imme-
iiate action ON the resolution.
A vote was ordered by the chair, but
Hitchcock sprang to his feet and
blocked the proceedings. He said that
there was still hope OF rafifying the
treaty and that action on the Lodge
resolution should be deferred,
Lodge replied, at is hopeless to try
to bring the treaty up again and that
the Senate has no right" to spend an
other two months on the treaty.
Hitchcock urged that Lodge wait
until TOMORROW before pressing for
adoption OF his resolution. Senators
were clamoring for a vote as Hitch,
cock sat down.
The resolution of Senator Lodge
provided:
That the secretary of the Senate
be instructed to return TO the ,Presi
dent the treaty of peace with Ger.
many, signed at Versailles on the 2Sth
day of June, 1919, and respectfully in.
form the President that the Senate
has failed 20 ratify said freely, being
unable to obtain the constitutional ma
jority required"
The vote on returning the treaty to
the President was AZ to 80, all OF the
latter being Democrats. Six Demo
Gratis, Gore, Kirby, Reed, Shields
Walsh of Massachusetts, and Williams
voted with the Republicans.
On the roll call on ratification OF the
peace treaty, 81 Democrats broke
away from the administration ranks
and voted for ratification.
The roll call follows:
For the Resolution.
Republicans - Ball, Calder, Capper
Colt, Curtis, Dillir<ham, Edge, Elkins
relipghuysen, Hale, Jones (wash.) },
Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes, Lenroot,
Lodge, Mclean, McNary, Page, New,
Phipps, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling
Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren and
WATSON. Republicans-2S.
Democrats = Ashurst, Beckham
Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gore, Hender'
son, Kendrick, King, Myers, Nugent
Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene
Ransdell, Smith (Ga.), Smith Md
Trammell, Walcott, Walsh (Mass) and
Walsh (Mont.). Democrats-21,
Total fon ratification-49S
Against.
Republicans-Borah, Brandegee, Fer.
maid, France, Gronna, johnson (Cal.) !,
Knox, Lafollette, Mccormick, Moses,
Norris and Sherman-12. &
Democrats Conner, Culberson, Dial,
Gay, Glass, Harris, Harrison, Hitch.
cock, Johnson Is. d., Kirby, Nickel.
lam, overman, Reed, Robinson, Shep-
pard, Shields, Simmons, Smith Is. C.),
Stanley, Swanson, Thomas, Underwood
and Williams-23.
Total against-S5.
Twelve senators, nine Republicans
and three Democrats, were paired.
Three Republicans and one Democrat
were paired against ratification and
six Republicans and two Democrats
in favor of ratification. The pairs fol
low:
Senators Newberry, Republican,
Michigan and McCumber, Republican,
North Dakota. for ratification. with
Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexica,
against.
Senators Nelson, Republican, Mime
sofa, and Harding, Republican, Ohio,
for ratification, with Senator Penrose,
Republican, Pennsylvania, against.
Senator Cummins, Republican, Iowa,
and Townsend, Republican, Michigan,
ratification, with Senator PoIndex.
ter, Republican, Washington, against.
Senators Gerry, Democrat, Rhode
Island, afa Jones, Democrat. New
Mexico, for ratification, with Senator
Smith, Democrat, Arizona. against.