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Show L DEBATE Democrats Would Invoke In-voke Cloture Rule in the Senate, WASHINGTON, Nov 12. A move to limit senate debate on the peace treaty by Invoking the cloture rule inaugurated today by Democratic leaders lead-ers petition for cloture, requiring but sixteen signatures tor submission was circulated by the administration leaders and soon had more than double the necessary number. Some Republican leaders said they would support the Democratic cloture proposal which had been circulated after consulation bc'fn leaders of both parties. The petition said that there was an effort to obstruct the treaty b) undue debate and asked that the cloture rule, hunting each speaker's time co one istration leaders. When the petition would be present ed was not determined by the administration admin-istration leaders Adoption of cloture requires a two thirds vote. While all the signers of the cloture petition were Democrats, Senator Underwood, w ho circulated the petition, said it was assured of considerable con-siderable Republican support It was explained that the cloture if presented today could not come to a vote before next Friday, being re- : quired under the rules to lie over for two days |