The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-07

| dent interrupted Senator Money, who
| was then speaking, to announce that
the hour had arrived for a vote. But
one amendment was offered-that pre-
| pared by Senator Vest placing the
| Philippines on the same footing as
| Cuba in this treaty. In the temporary
| absence of Mr.. Vest it was presented
by Mr.. German.
In article 3, strike out the words
| 'cedes to the United States and insert
| in lieu thereof the words 'relinauishes
| all claim of sovereignty over and title
| to-. Add at the end of article 3 the fol-
lowing: The United States, desiring
| that the people of the archipelago shall
be enabled to establish form of free
| government suitable to their condition
and securing the rights of life liberty
| and property and the preservation, of
order and equal rights therein, assumes
for the time being and to this end
aforesaid the control of the archipelago
| so far as such control shall be needful
| for the purposes above stated and will
| provide that the privileges accorded to-
| Spain by articles and of this treaty
shall be enioined.'
In line two in article s. after the
word Cuba insert the words and in
the Philippine archipelaeo. In line
three of the same article after the
word Indies insert and In lines
three and four of the same article strike
out the words and in the Philippine
archipelago
I'm article 8, strike cut lines III. Ire
and 173.
I'm line two of article s. after the
word cuba, insert the words the
Philippines
In line three Of the same article,
strike out the words the Philippines.
The vote on this amendment stood
30-53.
Senator Jones of Nevada, McLalr.n
! y,-l,D
| cast their votes for this amendment
The voting on this amendment pro-
ceeded quietly and as all the senators
were present it was soon disposed Of
The votes of the senators We're closely
scanned for pointers on the approach
ing vote on the treaty itself The only
| vote considered at all significant of a
change favorable to the treaty was that
OF Mr. McEnery, who voted against the
amendment. Senators Jones OF Nevada,
AlcLaurin and Kenney voted for it,
The vote was Immediately announced
ana pages We're sent scurrying through
the corridors to announce to the few
senators who We're not in their seats
that the culmina ting event had arrived.
The call proceeded quietly until the
name of Senator McLaurin was an
nounced. He created the first stir of
the occasion by speech in explanation
or his vote for the treaty. This was the
initial break in the ranks of the oppo-
sition. McLaurin made brief stare
ment in explanation of his, change of
position giving the open hostlities in
Manila as the reason for it.
i am, as | have been from the first"
said he, ''irrevocably opposed to the ex-
pansion of our territory, and should
nave Voted against ratification but for.
the news that has come to us over the
cable in the past two days"
tie then went n that
tack upon our troops had brought about
new condition of affairs and he would
vote for the treaty. This announcement
created hubbub of excitement, for
While some senators We're informed that
ne mad decided upon a change. there
We're many who We're not in possession
of this information. The announcement
brought some of the opposition to his
side With remonStrances but he replied
10 them that he could not any longer
see his way clear to cast his vote
against the treaty.
Continuing mis- remarks to the senate,
| he referred to Senator Fairbanks an
| peal to support the amendment as an
| assurance that the critical condition
existing at Manila could be more easily
handled if the treaty should be ratified.
he. for one, was not willing to embar-
| rass the government at so critical a
time. If. after the ratification, the adj
tdll 10 pursue the
proper course toward the islands then
the fault would be that of the govern
nent and not his. and he would not be
Justified in committing an unwise act
by any apprehension that the admins
tfatlon would not do all that it should
do. Ie also referred to the agreement
to pass the McEnery resolution as a
pledge against expansion. In view of
this promise and in the hope that att
ilratlOn would lessen hlOO1Sbe1 in ha
philippines he would, therefore, he said,
cast his vote in the affirmative He
had hardly concluded when Senator Nc
Emery approached with words of con-
graduation. saying that he had decided
upon the same course. The Louisiana
senator made speech of explanation
10 the senate publicly announcing
himself only by means of his vote.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada did not vote on
the firs's roll call, but came in from the
cloak room before the vote was an
nounced, and by unanimous consent,
made brief and feeling speech He
said that he was against expansion,
and if he thought the ratification of the
treaty meant expansion. he would not
vote for it, as he considered a policy OF
expansion would prove the ruin of the
country. The events in Manila dur
ing the past two or three days, in his
judgment, We're likely to do more to
discourage expansion than anything
that had happened, but had at the
same time produced a crisis which
made the ratification of the treaty nee
essary. He considered it a patriotic
duty 20 vote for the treaty and conse-
quently cast his vote in the affirmative.
With Mr. Jones' vote added, the roll
call stood as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Aldrieh. Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandler,