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Show FOUR SPEECHES ARE I FEATURES OF DAY'S TREATY DISCUSSION WASHINGTON', Oct. 6. Consideration of the peace treaty In the senate today did not reach the reading of the printed text leading up to the Shantung provision, on which the next fight will be made. The day's program comprised four speeches, with a small attendance and listless interest in-terest in the proceedings. Tho principal speech was by Senator McCumher of North Dakota, Republican member' of the foreign relation committee, commit-tee, who declined to sign the majority report recommending amendments and reservations to the treaty and league of nations covenant. Other speakers were Senators McCormiek, Illinois, and lenroot, Wisconsin. Republicans, and Walslu Democrat, Dem-ocrat, Montana. The discussion related to much ground heretofore covered, although Senator McCormick devoted some attention atten-tion to the British-I'ersian treaty. Some senators, anxious lo speed up the treaty, had indicated that it might be possible to jump right into discussion of tho Shantung Question, with prospects of a vote within the next few days. There was scarcely a referenco to it, however, ami, as the debate was general, no effort was made to resume the reading so as to bring the senate up to the Shan tang amendment, next on the list, for a vote. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, leading the Democratic fight for unamended ratification, rati-fication, objected today to a move to set aside the treaty temporarily to consider another matter, and in doing so insisted that the senate should begin work on the pact earlier than 2 o'clock, the usual hour at which it has been called up. Members of both houses of congress are counting on a recess about the first of next month, and as this depends, of course, upon final disposition of the treaty, the suggestion has been made by some 1 senators, it was said, that tho two parties endeavor at separate conferences to fig-1 fig-1 ure on how much actual talking time will be required by both sides. As it seems to, be admitted by all that every senator knows how he will vote, regardless of future discussion, there is still a growing, disposition in some quarters quar-ters not to prolong the proceedings by speeches, although Democratic and Republican Re-publican leaders unite in declaring that attempts to shut off speeches will not be tolerated. What t hey seek, it is said, is a voluntary agreement calculated to hasten a vote. FARTS. Oct. 6. (Ha vas.) According to a dispat ch from Rome, tho royal decree ratifying the peace treaty with Germany will be signed today. j |