New-York tribune., 1921-10-01
Senate Reaches
Agreement for
y ote ON Treaties
Debate Will Be Limited,
Beginning at lI:3O Oct.
IA, and an Early Ballot on
Ratification Will Follow
I'll ar ding Is CratiGed
Advocates of the Anti-Beer
Bill Withdraw Objec-
tions; Reichstag Approves

From The Tribuse's Washineto, Bureau
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3O-The Sen
ate late this afternoon reached an
agreement TO vote on the German, Aus
TRAN and Hungarian peace treaties and
set October IA as the date, when debate
or the agreements will be limited The
effect Of this will be to insure a quick
vote. The agreement means that the
treaties are assured of early ratifca-
ton
Senate leaders expressed gratihca-
tion to-day that the German Reichstag
had ratified the treaty and President
Harding also was said to be pleased
Under the circumstances, the fact that
the Senate nas paved the way to an
early vote IS highly gratifying to the
Administration leaders.
The agreement came within a hairs
breadth Of failure through advocates of
the beer bill Senator Sterling. with
the backing of Senator Willis. of Ohio,
threatened for a time to block it. In
the end Senator Sterling was pacitied
by the promise Of the leaders that the
beer bill conference report would be
taken up after the treaties and the tax
bill are out of the wav and that there
would be no adjournment of the extra
session until it was acted on.
May Vote October IA or Is
Jader the terms of the treaty agree
ment the ratifying resolutions are TO
have the right of way to the exclusion
OF all other business so long as any
Senator desires to consider them up
TO the time Of voting Beginning at
1880 on October IA, each Senator will
be limited to one hour in speaking on
treaties and ten minutes on reserva-
tlons. If no one desires to discuss or
consider the treaties at any time be-
tween now and October IA the tax bill
will be taken up. The agreement to
vote or free tolls for the Panama
Canal October 10 is not affected.
BY this arrangement, which was en-
tered into by Senator Lodge for the
Republicans and Senator Underwood
for the Democrats and then ratified by
the Senate, the treaties undoubtedly
will be ratified October IA or l5
Senator Lodge tried to obtain the
agreement when the Senate met at
noon to-day, but anxiety TO save the
:
that time to kick over the traces.
Later Senator Lodge renewed his ef-
forts and was successful When Sen
, ator Lodge at noon presented the
unanimous consent agreement he had
arranged with Senator Underwood
Senator Sterling interrupted.
Demands Action on Beer Bill
II am disposed to object to the
- 4 !, I y
be the intention there shall be recess
after the tax bill and the treaties.
without giving any opportunity to pass
the beer bill. The beer bill must be
included in any agreement which is
made.
Senator Lodge said:
The only attempt was to reach some
agreement on these two most impor-
tant matters. the treaties and the tax
bill The most important is the treaties.
have just been informed through a
dispatch received by The Associated
Press that the German treaty has been
ratified by the Reichstag. Germany
has concluded her part. | think they
ought to be disposed Of without delay.
am anxious not to interfere with the
tax bill If the Senator from South
Dakota considers it to be his duty TO
prevent action on these two great meas
! ufeS on account Oh lne peer Dlli /
think it most unfortunate. think
the agreement proposed is reasonable
and proper arrangement"
Senator Underwood explained the
action Of the Democratic conference,
He said the conference decided not to
regard the treaties as political mat
ters. and emphasized the fact that the
Democratic side insisted on ''dellber-
ate and careful consideration.
Opposed to Night Sessions
"The Versailles Treaty. he said.
was considered for months. We do
, not purpose TO recognize night ses-
sons Unless we receive proper con-
sideration it will endanger ratiiica-
ton. | am not talking for idle pur-
poses.'
Senator Reed said he had no objcc-
tion to any understanding Senator
Sterling might have with Republican
leaders, but he desired to say he was
not 10 md by 1t.
When you thinf. OF writing.