The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-25
CLOTURE RULE
INV0KED-VOTE
Is 6S TO rs
Step Makes Certain Final Vote
on American Adhesion
Within Few Days
ADOPTION is CERTAIN
Vote on ClOture Taken After
Opponents Fail to Limit
Discussion

washington, Jan. IO-\AT)
The senate invoked it's
drastic rule today to limit de-
bate on the world court.
The step makes certain Il
final vote on the court issue
within a few days, with adop-
tion Of the resolution Of
American adhesion to the
tribunal a foregone conclusion.
The vote for cloture was 68
to 26, or more than the neces-
| sary two-thirds.
Thirty-six Republicans and
32 Democrats voted to invoke
the rule with 18 Republicans,
seven Democrats and one
Farmer-Labor, opposing it.
OPPONENTS HAD CHANCE
TO LIMIT DISCUSSION
Washington, Jan. 25.-tP) The
senate world court fight nearcd the
show down stage today.
Cloture rule limiting debate to
one hour for each senator or mu-
tual agreement to restrict discussion
on their own account was the prop
ositiOn facing leaders Of the opposi-
tion to proposed American adhesion
to the tribunal.
| The opposition was given the first
hour of today's session to continue
negotiations for unanimous agree
ment. with the certainty that failure
of the negotiations would be follow
ed immediately by vote on the
question Of invoking cloture. Advo-
Gates Of the court who requested en-
| ployment Of the rule were confident
Of its adoption with more than, the
| needed two.thirds majority
Vote Will Be indication
These friends of the court expect
ed the vote on clOture to indicate
| also how the chamber will line up
when it gets chance to decide
whether this country will sit in the
/ court ut Geneva. They believe the
! substitute resolution of adhesion pre-
! sented by Senator Swanson, Demo-
crat, Virginia. proposing reserva
tiOns more restrictive than the pres
ent ones, has swerved several doubt
! ful senator's to the pro-court forces,
| leaving only l6 senator's identified
definitely with the opposition.
These opponents were listed as:
Republicans--Borah, Idaho; Brook
and Nyc, North Dakota; Harreld and
4 la nh nj
mia; La Toilette. Wisconsin; Moses,
! New Hampshire; Schall, Minnesota:
and Williams, Missouri.
| Democrats-Reed, Missouri; Dill.
| Washington; Blcase, South Carolina.
| Farmer Labor, Shpstcad, Mime
To Consider Tax Bill
No matter how the cloturc qucS-
/ tion is settled the senate this week
will begin consideration of the tax
reduction bill. One possibility was
that agreement between the two fac
tions would include provision that
the tax bill be given the right Of way
| except when a senator chooses to
/ discuss the court issue. With clo-
ture in effect, vote on the adhc-
sion Resolution likely would be out
Of the way before the end Of the
week. giving taxes an uninterrupted
/ course.
The house, meanwhile, will dis
pose Of the naval appropriation bill
and then turn to the Haugen bill
| proposing establishment Of divi-
sion of cooperative marketing in the
department Of agriculture. The de-
partmcnt's appropriation bill next
will be taken up.
The house committees will consider
other phases of agriculture along
with railroad labor legislation, while
! senate inquiries will continue into
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