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Show SENATE SWEEPS ASIDE 36 OF 45 TREAIYCHANOES WASHINGTON, On 2 At last reaching reach-ing the stage of notion In Its consider-tlon consider-tlon ofi the peace treaty, the senate swept aside in quick succession todnv thirty-six of the forty-five amendment which had been written Into the document docu-ment by the foreign relations committer. The smallest majority recorded nlnst any of the committer proposils was lo ind 'he largest was 28 All of the amendments amend-ments considered had been introduced by Senator Fall. Republican, New Mexico. ni -were designed to curtail Vmonean participation !n Kuropean settlements rc-enll'nc rc-enll'nc from the war. CI the nine amendments yet to be acted act-ed on. six relate to the Shantung section, sec-tion, two propose to equalize voting power pow-er In the league of nations, and one would limit American representation on the reparations commission. In the absence ab-sence of a definite agreement for disposition dis-position of these proposals, senate lend-M8 lend-M8 thought tonight that the debate I miht run on for several davs before an- i other roll call Is taken. Throughout U day's otlnr the Pomv rrls presentel a solid front agalns th amen.linent8 cx it for Senators Con oi OkMhcva and Thomas of Colorado enteen Hcpubllnnt. on the other fvin Hntd up against the first committee "pro- : posal lo be considered and most of them stood with the Democrats on all suc-cedlnt: suc-cedlnt: roll calls Many of them an- j nounced th- were for reservation! which iney believed wculd cover the m-' ground without endangering the treaty. At adjournment the trentv dvo-a iv j declared themselves elated at th day's ! work and the opposing leaders also wrr j claiming a victory on th showing md- for ill- ir amcndmentV They mustered a maximum strength ; of II, which with absentees would he Sufficient, they declared, to Insuro IliC j treaty's defeat unless satisfactory qualifications quali-fications aiv accepted. Thirty-three negative votes on the final roll call. th"y pointed out. would make impossible the two-thirds majority necessary for ratification rati-fication Under a special acrerment. speeches in the amendments were limited to five minutes and nearly half ihe fnaic membership mem-bership pot into Ihe running debata, which oerupird most of the dav Only a few senators were absent and many members of the house crowded into the rear of the chamber while In the ral-lerics ral-lerics the ushers stood ruard in the aisles to restrain spectators from applaudlnc. Once during the debate- the rule against applause was broken, however, a wave of I ; handclapplnc following a specrh hv Sen- , ator MeOimber MePumber of North Pa-kota. Pa-kota. a Republican member of the committee, com-mittee, who pleaded acainst amendment of the treaty and concluded by declaring that no harm could come of America's ! "dolnc Its full duty to the very end " The demonstration was quickly hushed ; by vigorous use of the gavel. |