Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-22
SENATE RATIFIES
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prospect, however, and meantime. the
debt settlement measure will be with
held from the White House.
Both the house and the Italian
parliament have ratified the agree
ment and it had been the expectation
that the bill of approval would go to
President Coolidge tomorrow for his
signature, which would serve to bring
the debt agreement into full force.
Negotiations for the settlement of
the French. Jugo-Slavia and Greek
war debts to this country have been
retarded pending settlement of the
Italian debt.
Immediately after the senate voted
and before it got into a half hours
spectacular row over the question of
reconsideration, the treasury an
nounced that the American debt COM
mission would meet Shortly" to be-
gin negotiations with Senator Henery
Berenger, the French ambassad dor,
who has been given full power by his
government to negotiate a settlement.
Ambassador Berenger and Secre-
tary Mellon. chairman of the Ameri-
can commission, have discussed the
settlement at length, but the treasury
secretary said today that there couId
De no agreement until the American
commission passed upon any offer
made by France
The senate vote came after four
hours of bitter debae, and after the
rejection of motion to send the set
tlement back to committee for further
investigation had been rejected 81 to
30, the exact vote by which the agree
ment was ratified.
AFTER this action the senate reject.
ed the Howell amendment. SIS to "a
ms amendment was presented after
oepate had been closed by the unani-
nous consent agreement to vote at 4
+. NJ. and was unexplained. Senator
Reed of Missouri. voted against the
amendment and later for the debt set
tlement, explaining that he did so in
order that he could present a motion
to reconsider.
On the roll call for ratification. 10
Democrats joined with Al Republf-
cans in approving the settlement: 9
republicans, % Democrats and the
one Farmer-Labor voted against ap-
prevail
The roll call follows:
For ratification
Republicans: Bingham. Butler.
Cameron, Capper, Cummins. Cous-
ems, Curtis, Dale. Deneen. Edge.
Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gillett. Goff.
Greene, aleH, Harreld, Jones Of
Washington. keyes. Mclean, Nc
Nary Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Cd
die, Pepper. Phipps, Pine, Reed Of
pennsylvania. Robinson of Indiana.
Sackett Shorti 3ge. Smoot, Stanfield,
Wadsworth Warren. Watson, Weller,
Williams and '."ill s--41.
Democrats: Bayard. Broussard.
Copeland, Edwards, Ferris. Gerry,
Glass, Jones of Mexico: Kendrick,
Andrews and Reed of Missouri,-13,
Total 81.
Against ratification:
Republicans: Borah. Frazier. Good
ing, Howell, johnson, LaFollette,
Lenroot. McMaster and Nye-9.
Democrats: Ashurst, Blease, Brat
ton, Caraway. Dill, George, Harris,
Harrison. Heftin, Mcclellan, Mayfield,
Nicely, Overman, Robinson of Arkan-
sas. Sheppard, Simmons. Smith,
L
son. Walsh an WheeIer-23.
' Farmer-Labor: Shipstead.
Total 33.
Expressing qualification over the
senate's action, Secretary Mellon in
a statement deprecated the attacks
made in the senate on Mussolini,
adding:
II know that expressions made
in the heat of debate against a
friendly government and it's rulers
do not represent the views of the
American people, and I feel conf
dent that these expressions will be
forgatten and that the approval of
the Italian settlement will further
cement the bonds of friendship be-
tween that country. ancient in his
tory. and America. to which SO many
of her sons have come and are now