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Show SENATE BACKS TAFT. President's Action Regarding Treaty With Russia Suatalned. Washington. The senate, by aunan Imoue vote. Tuesday night formally ratified President Toft s notification tc Russia of the termination of the treaty of 18. The Lodge joint resolution reported by the foreign relations committee as a substitution for the Sulzer resolu tlon that passed the house, 300 to 1, was adopted after an allday debate over Russian discrimination against the Jews of America. The resolution tyS Introduced foi the committee By Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, an the measure couched in the language most satisfactory to the Washington administration, which sought to avoid giving offense to the St. Petersburg government. The final action came after two substitutes had been voted down. It was the climax of a notable proceeding in the cham ber which guards jealousy lis tradition tradi-tion powers to make and break treat les. All thrtTiigh the symposium ol views, to which many senators con tribuled during the day, there were rltatlons of historical Instances of treaty terminations by executive act. |