Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
PAYMENT OF S25,00O,OO
 WILL BE MADE COLOMBIA
 IF ASSEMBLY APPROVES LONG DISCUSSED TREATY
In Treaty Fight; Both Party Lines Split In Bitter Debate On Floor of Senate; Treaty Now Up To Colombian Assembly For Approval >
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 WASHINGTON, April 20. - The Colombian treaty was ratified today by the senate. It provides payment by the United States of s25,000, GOO to the South American republic but has yet to be approved by the Colombian assembly. The vote was 69 to l9,-l1 more than the necessary two-thirds. Fifteen Republicans and four Dem ocrats voted against ratification. They were:
 Republicans
 Borah Capper, Johnson. California: Jones, Washington: Kellogg, Kenyon, La Toilette. Lenroot, McNary. Nel- | son. Norbeck. South Dakota; Norris. Poindexter, Townsend and Wads- | worth.
 Dial. Reed. Simmons, and Watson eof Georgia
 Senators Cummins. Republican, Iowa, and Trammell. Democrat, ! Florida, were paired against ratifi- cation.
 Senator Borah. Republican. Idaho was defeated. 4s to 3s. in an attempt i to insert a clause declaring provi- sions of the treaty could not be taken as implying that the United States aided in the Panamanian revolt or violated any treaty with Colombia
 Reject Amendments 1 Without roll call the senate reject ed amendments offered by Senator Ransdell, Democrat, Louisiana 1 The proposal of Senator Poindex- ! ter to reduce the payment to si5.000, l 900 lost, 6s to p.
 f The Harding administration. through the ratification won its first fight in the senate. The president in a message March g, five days after inauguration recommended fratifica- ton as very helpful in promoting our friendly relationships The recommendation was supple mented today by Senator Lodge. Re publican, who in reply to attacks of Republican senators of the progress i i've group declared ratification was ] part of great national foreign policy" contemplated by President Harding.
 Forty Republicans were joined by 29 Democrats in voting for ratifica- tion. One Republican. Page, Yer mont. and three Democrats. Shield l Tennessee: owen. Oklahoma: and Walsh, Montana, were paired in its ] favor
 Two Republican senators. Elkins l West Virginia, and Newberry, Mich igan were absent.
 In the roll calls on Senator Bora h 8 amendment to exculpate this nation and its agents from any wrong doing in acquiring the canal. three Demo crats voted with 36 Republicans on the first call and with 27 Republicans on second call. These Democrats were Kendrick, Wyoming: Reed, Ms sourf: and Watson, Georgia Nine l Republicansw ho first voted for the Borah amendment later voted in op- position. These were: Dillingham;. Vermont: Fernald. Maine; Reyes. New Hampshire: Ladd, North Da- kota; Lodge. Massachusetts,: Me | Kinley, Illinois; Spencer, Missouri; i; ] Sterling. South Dakota; and Suth- erland. West Virginia.
 murmur swept the chamber when Senator Lodge changed front on the amendment A milder dem- onstration had occurred when he sup ported il on the first call.
 The Poindexter amendment to cut the indemnity to Colombia from s25.- 00.o0O to s15,00o. 900 was supported by Is Republicans and 6 Democrats ts Mcclellan. Tennessee: Reed. Mis- souri; Simmons, North Carolina5 Trammell, Florida. and Watson Georgia.
 Twenty-two Republicans and r Democrats supported the Wadswortt | amendment to prohibit Colombian troops and warships from using the canal in a war against a nation with which the United States was al peace Prominent among Democratic sliD- porters of this amendment was Sen ator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
 The final vote ended eight days oi debate. Opponents composer largely of what Is known as the progressive Republican group were vigorous f. their denunciation of the pact They declared it's acceptance would placs a stain on the name of Theodore Roosevelt. would be a useless squan- der of public money, and woult ! amount to compliance with "a blao2-- mail demand on the part of Co lombia-'
 Senator Lodge. who with Senators McCumber. North Dakota; Horah Idaho; Brandegee. Connecticut, and Fall, then a senator from New Mex ico, poined in an adverse reporf against the treaty as negotiated ir the foreign relations committee fl 1917. led the fight for ratificatfoH Sr,Dn0rtarS oF ratfffCarfor 1arTa--a.