Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-21
B|AN
PACT GOES
THROUGH
SENATE
Treaty Growing Out of the
Partitioning of Panama
Ratified After a Hot De-
bate in Upper House.
rs MILLION DOLLARS
TO BE PAID REPUBLIC
The Vote on Ratification Is
SO to 19, Being II More
Than the Necessary Two
thirds Majority.

washington, April ~
The Colombian treaty grow
ing out of the partitioning of
Panama was ratified today
by the senate. 1t provides
for the payment by the
United States of $25, 100000
to the South American re-
public, but has yet to be ap-
proved by the Colombian
assembly.
The vote on ratification
was SO to 10, or eleven more
than the necessary two
thirds majority.
Fifteen republicans and four
democrats voted against ratifica-
ton. They were:
Republicans - Borah, Capper,
Johnson of California, Jones of
Washington, Kellogg. Kenyon. La
Toilette, Lenroot, McNary, Nelson,
Eorbeck of South Dakota, Norris,
Poindexter, Townsend and Wads-
worth.
Democrats - Dial, Reed. Sim
mons and Watson of Georgia.
/ Senators Cummins, republican,
Iowa. and Tran.nieli. democrat,
Florida. were paired against rati-
| cation.
Borah's Proposal Defeated.
Senator Borah, republican, Ida
ho, was defeated, 40 TO 80. in an
attempt to insert a clause declar-
| ing provisions Of the treaty could
not be taken as implying that the
United States aided In the Pana-
man revolt or violated any treaty
with Colombia.
without roll calls, the senate re-
jected amendments offered by Sen.
ator Ransdell, democrat, Louisi-
ana.
The proposal of Senator Poin'
dexter to reduce the payment tc
100000 lost, 6S to %.
The Harding administration
through the ratification, won Its
first fight in the senate. The pres
ident in a message March 8, five
days after inauguration, recon-
mended ratification as very help
full In promoting our friendly rela'
tionship."
This recommendation was sup
plemented today by Senator lodge
republican leader, who, In reply tt
attacks of republican senators o.
the progressive group, declared
ratification was part of a grea'
national foreign policy contemplat
ed by President Harding"
Party Lines Vanish.
Forty republicans were Joined by
twenty-nine democrats in votint
for ratification. One republican
Page, Vermont, and three demo
Gratis, Shield, Tennessee, Owen
oklahoma, and Walsh, Montana
were paired in it's favor. Two re
publican senators, Elkins, Yves
Virginia and Newberry, Michigan
were absent.
In the roll calls on Senator Bo
Irah's amendment to exculpate thi
nation and its agents from an!
wrong doing in acquiring the ca
nal, three democrats voted will
thirty-six republicans on the frs
call and with twenty-seven repub
licans on a second call. Thes
democrats were Kendrick, Wyo
ming; Reed, Missouri; and Wat
son, Georgia. Nine republican
who first voted for the Boral
amendment, later voted in opposi
tion. These were Dillingham;, Yer
mont; Fernald, Maize; Keyes, New
Hampshire; Ladd, North Dakota
Lodge, Massachusetts; Mckinley
Illinois; Spencer, Missouri; Ster
ling, South Dakota; and Suther
land, West Virginia.
Iodge Changes Front.
A murmur swept the chambe
when Senator Lodge changed from
on the amendment A milder dem
onstration had occurred when h
supported it on the first call.
The PoindeXter amendment t
cut the indemnity to Colombia
from $25,000,000 to $15,000,00'
was supported by sixteen republi
cans and six democrats. The latte
were Deal of South Carolina, Me
Kellar of Tennessee, Reed of Mis-
:! SOuTl, SllIllllOlS VI 4NuAAh SalOl'liH
Trammell of Florida and Watson
of Georgia.
Twenty-Five republicans and sew
enteen democrats supported tn
Wadsworth amendment to pro
hibit Colombian troops and war
ships from using the canal in
war against nation with whicl
the United States was at peace
Prominent among democratic sup
porters of this amendment wa
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
Eight Days of Debate Ended.
The final vote ended eight day
of debate. Opponents composed
largely of what is known as tn
progressive republican group wer
vigorous in their denunciation o
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