The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-21
ADMINISTRATION WINS ITS
FIRST FIGHT IN THE SENATE
VOTE STOOD 69-TO 19
FAVORING RATIFICATION
Provides for the Payment of
$25,0O0,O00 to Colombia
Party Lines Split

Washington, April 1s-The COL
clnbian treaty growing out Of tho
partition Of Panama was ratified TO-
day by ths senate. It provides for
the payment by tho United States
Of $4,000 900 to the South American
republics, but mas yet to be approv-
ed by the Colombian assembly.
The vote On ratification was So to
IS, or IL more than the necessary
two-thirds majority.
Fifteen ESpubltcans and four DEM
oerata voted against rAHfteatior.
They were:
Republicans: Borah, cappsr, John
son. California; Jonss. Washington;
Kellogg, Kenyon, LA1oustts, Len
root, NeHAry, Nslson, Noroecf,
South Dakota; Norr1A Po1ndextsri
Tovnssnd and wadsworth.
Democrats: Dial, Red, Simmons
and watson, Of 9SorE1A-
Senators Cummans, Republican,
Iowa, and Trammsu, Democrat,
Florida, wsrs paired agstnEt ratif1-
cation
rhe administration through ratifira-
;i"a uc the treaty won it's first fight In
the senate. The President in message
70 the special session OF the senate,
March ?. five days aftc- his Inaugural
ton. recommended ratification as very
elptul 1T the present time In promoting
our friendly relations" This recon-
msndation sas supplemented to-day. by
Senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts. the
Republican leader. who III reply 70 az
tackS OF Re publican senator's IN the pro-
gresSive group, declared ratification OF
the pact was part oc = great national
foreign policy" contemplated by FreSi-
dent Harding towards our nc:ghbors
in the southern and eastern hcm!s-
pheres."
Forty Eapubiicans were joined by
:wcnty-nin" Democrats Il voting for
ra:.firatior.- One Republican. Page
Vermont, and three Democrats, Shields.
T"nneSss": Owens. Oklahoma. and Walsh
Montana. were paired in It's favor. Two
Republican senator's, Elk.ns. West Viz
gina, and Newberry. Michigan, were
absent. and not voting:
Many Change votss.
In ,tr roM calls on Senator Borah's
:.n.euGmcnt 20 relieve this nation ana
:.S agents from any wrone doing N &C
Qu;-'ng the canal. three Democrats
roted With tii-ty-six Republicans, on
tAo first ca. and with twenty-seven
Republicans on second call. These
Democrats were KenricN, Wyoming
Reed, Misso,sr:. and Watson, Georgia
Nine Republicans who first voted Tor
tho Boran amendment. later voted IN
opposition. These were Dillingham;, Ver-
mont: FernalL. Maine; keTes, New
Hampshire: Laed. North Dakota; Lodge
Massachusetts,: Mckinley Illinois: Spen-
ce-. Missouri: Sterling. South Dakocl'
and Sutherland, West Virginia.
4 riurmur swept the chamber when
Senator Lodge changed front on the
amendment 4 milder demonstration
had occurred whan he supported it on the
first cl!!. Senator Lafollette. Repuet:-
can Wisconsin. who supported most or
the other amendments proposed. voted
,oudly in the negative on the Borah
anend:1tn:.
The Po!ude1ter an: :andIwtne 10 cnt the
Indemnity 70 Colombia from s"5,0Oo.0Oo
e. $4,000. .n0U. was supported Gy l6 Re-
puolcans and Democrats. The latter
ycr" Dial, South Carolina; Mrhei!aE'
Tennessee: Reed. Missouri: simmons
North Carolina: Trammen Florida. and
Watson, Georgia
Important Amendment
7'yv.nrr-two Republicans and seven
."rr Democrats. supported senator
N.bswor-h', amcn'lmcut 70 pr"hlolt
colombian troops and warShips from Us
Ing Tho cana, IN war against ration
with which the United States was a.
peace. Prominent among the isepueH-
can supo-ters of this amendment was
Senator Knox Pennsylvania. and among
the Democrats. Eitchcoc.' o; Nepra%Na
r2rk!nr minority member Of the foreign
relations committee.
rne final vote rndcri eight days OF de-
nate the treaty by agreement having
(coutnusd on PaEs 1vsavs)