The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-07


were present it was soon disposed Of.
The votes of Senators were closely
scanned for pointers on the approaching
vote on the treaty itself. The only
vote considered as at all significant Of
a change favorable to the treaty was
that of Mr. McEnery, who voted
against the amendment. Senators Jones
of Nevada, McLaurin and Kenney
voted for it.
The vote was Immediately announced
and pages were sent scurying through
the corridors to announce to the few
Senators who were not III tneIr sets
that the eliminating event had arrived.
The call proceeded quietly until the
name of Senator McLaurin was an.
nounced. He created the first stir by
a speech in explanation of his vote
for the treaty. This was the initial
break in the ranks Of the opposition Mr..
McI.aurin made a brief statement i'll
explanation of his change of position.
giving the opening of hostilities in
Manila as the reason for it.
II was at first" he said, ''irrevocably
opposed to the expansion of our terri
tory and should have voted against rati-
ication but for the news that has come
to us over the cable in the past two
days.
He then went on to say that the at
tack upon the troops had brought about
a new condition of affairs and that he
should vote for the treaty
This announcement created a hubbub
of excitement, for while some Senators
were informed that he had decided upon
a change there were many who were
not in possession of this information
The announcement brought some of the
opposition Senators to his side with re-
mOnstrances, but he replied to them that
he could not any longer see his way
clear to cast his vote against the treaty.
He had hardly concluded when Sena-
tor McEnery approached him with
word of congratulation, saying that he
had decided upon the same course. The
Louisiana Senator made no speech Of
explanation to the Senate publicly. am
nouncing himself only by means of his
vote.
Mr.. Jones. of Nevada, dil not vote on
the first roll call, but came in from the
cloak room before the vote was an
nounced, and by unSnimous consent
made a brief and feeling speech. He
said he was against expansion. and if
he thought the ratification oe the treaty
meant expansion, he would not vote for
it as he considered a policy If expan-
sion would prove the ruin OF ne cDun-
try The events in Manila during the
past two or three days, in his Judgment
were likely to do more to discourage eX-
pansion than anything that had happen
ed, but had Mt the same timep reduced
crisis which made the ratification of
the treaty necessary. He considered it
a patriotic duty 20 vote fot the treaty.
and consequently cast his vote ill the
affirmative.
With Mr.. Jones' vote added, the roll
call stood as follows:
Yeas: Aldrich, Allen, Allison. Baker.
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandle,
Clark, Clay, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Ell
kins. Fairbanks, Faulkner, Foraker
Frye, Gallinger Gear, Gray, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley Jones
New, Kenney, Kyle. Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride, McEnery, McLaurin, McMil-
Ian, Mantle, Mason. Motgaa, Nelson.
Penrose. Perkins, Pettus, Platt iConn1,
Platt New York; Pritchard. Quay,
Ross, Sewell Shoup Simon, Spoeher,
Stewart Sullivan. Teller, Tharston
Warren, Wellington, Wolcott.-Total.
81.
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Berry, Caffery,
Chiffon. Cockrell, Daniel, German, Hale.
Heitfeld Hoar, Jones (AykL Mallorl,
Martin Mills, Mitchell Money, Murphy.
Pasco, Pettigrew, Rawlins. Roach.
Smith, Tillman Turley, Turner, Vest
Total, 81.
Absentees and paired MeSsrs Can
non and Wilson for, with Mr.. White
against, and Messrs. Proctor and Wet
more for with Mr.. Turpic, against
On motion of Senator Davis it was
then ordered that the aye aud nohcte
be made public, and soon .tlterward the
doors were opened and the Senate pr,-
ceeded with legislative business. at
tempting to pass the McEnery declara-
tory resolution as per the promise to
that Senator
News of the ratification Of the treaty
reached the White House almos imne-
diately after the announcement Of line
vote.
Postmaster General Emory Smith
was with the President at the time and
was the first to congratulate him.
Naturally the President was gratified at
the vote and so expressed himself.
Within forty minutes after its iatifca-
ton General Cox, the Secretary of the
Senate, appeared with the treaty itself.
which he promptly delivered into the
Presidents hands and then retired
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