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Show VOTE TODAY 01 FALL F1P0SJLS Senate to Take Up New Mexican's Amendments for Disposition. "WASHINGTON", Oct. 1. The first vote on amendments to the German peace treaty will be taken in the senate tomorrow to-morrow afternoon. Formal agreement was reached late today to-day by Republican and Democratic leaders lead-ers to call up at 2 o'clock the thirty-six amendments proposed by Senator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico, adoption of which would eliminate the United States from representation on numerous foreign commissions created by the treaty. The agreement provides for discussion under the five-minute rule, and a vote before adjournment tomorrow night. Democratic leaders declared tonight that all of the amt-ndmentr; would be I beaten. Some Republicans admitted private! pri-vate! y that this claim was correct, but j emphasised that tiie vote would not be an accurate test of the lineup of tiie forces on the question of ratifying the treaty, with its league of nations covenant. cove-nant. Indeed, son if: Democratic spokesmen spokes-men have stated that the;' would inform President Wilson that as mn tters stand now the treaty cannot be ratified without reservations. j Action by the senate on the Fall amendments will clear the way for consideration con-sideration of the pact and hasten its final disposit ion. The opinion was expressed today by a senator high In the councils of the majority party that treaty discussion dis-cussion might end in two weeks, with a vot e immediately thereafter. This view was quite at variance, however, how-ever, with tli n t expressed by Senator AVoIcott, Democrat, of Delaware, who, in the course of a HO, 000-word speech, declared de-clared at the present rate of progress it would require two, if not four, months to hear all that may be said concerning the wisdom of ratification. Senator "Wolcott devoted the greater part of his address to the Irish question, and declared the league of nations covenant cove-nant supplied the method by which the cause of Ireland could bo brought before an inuiartiai tribunal for hearing, while rejection of the coven;i nt would deprive her of the long -so ugh r uppori unity. In a n no unci tig tli a I he would vote, for j reservations that would give the league "a chance to live. ;'tid America, a chance to fulfill her mission." Scuat nr i1 el,ean said il" the senate rejected them he would vole ''(o return the whole of i h medieval volume to its :iut hors in the (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) VOTE TODAY 01! FALL PROPOSALS (Continued from Page One.) hope that its revisers will look for peace where peace may be found." The question of votlnic tomorrow on the call nnieiulnients was laid before tho senate sen-ate just before adjournment bv Senator i'0(lk-e, who asked for unanimous consent, ami senator Hitchcock, In charKe of tho administration forces, said the plan was agreeable to the Democrats. there whs some discussion as to how tho amendments would bo voted on, whether separately or in block. Some senators siiul there would ho virtually no debste. out speedy notion, inasmuch as everv senator knew where he stood and was anxious for iho country to know thi'omjh his vote. |