The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-10
TREATY in HANDS
OF COMMITTEE
Probably Won't Be Returned
to Senate Floor Until
Next Week.
NOTIFICATIONS AHEAD

Washington, Feb. 10.-The peace
treaty was back In the hands of the
foreign relations committee Monday,
and It probably will not be returned
to the senate floor until next week.
The committee was expected to act
on the instructions of the SEN
ate to report the treaty out with the
reservations drafted by the repub-
licans at the last session of con-
gres. Senator Lodge, of Massachu-
setts, republican leader. plans, how
ever, To defer further senate consid-
GRAFTON of the treaty to make way
for appropriations and tariff legis-
lation.
When the treaty comes back to the
senate with the reservations, repub-
lican leaders. 1t Is understood, are
prepared to propose notifications to
tho reservations similar to those
drawn up at the recent bipartisan
conference. This would open discus
sion for compromise. It is pointed out,
although the possibility OF ratihca
tton is considered by both sides n
long way Off.
SoIons on Sick List.
Senators johnson. California; Reed.
Missouri, and La Toilette, Wisconsin,
three "ireeonciiiables," who have tig
ured consptcuously In the temnestu
ous opposition to the league of ma
tious. are among those nursing bad
colds' possessing symptoms of the
"nu."
Enough republican and democratic
senators were ON the sick list to
warrant the senate deforring any
further action ON the treaty until
next week. at leaat, II was stated.
The senate foreign relations com
mittoc was expected to comply
promptly with the Instructions I'M
posed upon Il yesterday by "A coali-
tton of republicans and democratic
senators, constituting an overwhelm-
ing majority and report the treaty
back to the senate with the Lodge
| reservations.
Railroad and oil Bills.
| by postpontng reconsideration OF
| the treaty, leaders of the senate
paved tho why for immediate consid-
Grafton OF the conference reports or
1.-Two important pieces OF leFisla atlon--'
the railroad and oil land leasing
| bills, both OF which are to be brought
up this week.
Senators seeking ratification were
| again engaged on the lnotty prob
lem Of working out a compromise
on the stlll disputed Lodge reserva-
| tions respecting Article y and the
Monroe doctrine. The mild rcser-
vatIonists" cXacted promise from
senator Lodge he would bring the
modified reservations agreed to at the
recent bipartisan conference to the
scnate's attention.
Wilson Not Pleased.
President Wilson is not altogether
pleased with the way In which his
letter was handled, 1t was learned.
lie secs no reason why tho letter,
written on Jan. 26, was withheld un-
til lt-t Saturday. The Grey letter
was written and made public In the
meantime md the president believes
that this has lcd to confusion He
has been Mt loss TO understand why
his letter was "misnterpreted" by
the democratic senators.
Pertunotory Action Today.
The peace treaty. referred to the
senate foreign relations committee
yesterday TO technically rid II OF clo-
turc. was reported back today by the
committee without debate and with
out n record vote. Republican and
de locrntc leaders agreed however.
not to take II up In the senate until
next week.
The committees action was en-
trely perfunctory. the senate having
given instructions that the treaty bo
reported out Immediately together
with the republican reservations
adopted ut the lnst session of con-
Rrcas, The parliamentary result Ia
TO bring the treaty and the roscrva-
tons again into status where
amendments to either can be offered
and discussed without any limitation
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