The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-07
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crowd. apparently, was prepared Tor TINS
delay.
Within the chamber the interest was even
more intense. Very few senator's left the
chamber, except those engaged in the cloak
rooms in trying, on the one side, 90 gain
votes for the treaty. and on the other TO
prevent a break in the ranks. Senators AID
rich. Lodge and Elkins. who have given
their especial attention TO securing the nee
essary votes TO insure ratification, We're
doubtful of the result when the secret ses-
sion began. while Senators German and
Jones. the leaders of the opposition, consid-
cred their forces intact. There was no APP
plause when the result was announced. but
many senators heaVed a sigh OF relief and
rushed from the chamber to give the news
In advance of the voting. speeches were
made by Senators Ross, Money and Fair
banks. Senator Stewart, who had lust ar
rived from his successful campaign in Ne
vada for reelection, announced, informally,
during this period of the session that In his
entire trip across the continent he had not
encountered one man who was Opposed 10
the ratification of the treaty.
AMENDMENT REJECTED.
Promptly at 8 O'Clock the Vice President
interrupted Senator Money, who was then
speaking, to announce that the hour had
arrived for a vote. But one amendment was
offered-that prepared by Senator Vest
placing the Philippines on the same footing
as Cuba in the treaty. In the temporary
absence of Mr.. Vest it was presented by Mr..
German. This amendment follows:
article III, Strike out the words 'cedes
to the United States. and insert IN neu
thereof the words, 'relinquishes all claim
of sovereignty, and insert at the END OF
Article Ill. the following: The United states
desiring that the people Of the archipelago
shall be enabled to establish a form or Tree
government suitable TO their condlton ana
securing the rights of life, liberty and prop
erty and the preservation of order ana equal
rights therein, assumes for the time being
and IN the end aforesaid the control OF the
archipelago so far as such control shall be
ne 9dtul for the purposes above stated, ana
will provide that the privileges accorded
to Spain by Articles ~ and V of this treaty
shall be enjoyed.
In Line 2 of Article VIII, after the word
Cuba insert the words and In the Philip
pine archipelago In Line 3, of the same
article, after the word Indies, insert and.
In Lines 3 and 4 of the same article strike
out the words and in the Philippine archl-
pelagO.'
IN Artixle TX strike out Lines III, IT, 173.
I'm Line ?, of Article XIII, after the WORD
Cuba insert the words the Philippines
In Line 8, of the same article strike out the
words the Philippines
The voting on this amendment proceeded
quietly and as all the senator's were present
it was soon disposed of. The votes OF SEN
atorS were closely scanned for pointers on
the approaching vote on the treaty ltsed.
The only vote considered as at all sigufh-
cant of Il change favorable to the treaty
was that of Mr.. McEnery, who voted
against the amendment. Senators Jones of
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it. The vote stood 30 yeas to % nays. Inc
vote was Immediately ~announced and pages
to announce to the few senators VINO were
not in their seats that the eliminating
event had arrived.
The call proceeded quietly until the name
Of Senator McLaurin was announced; lie
created the first stir of the occasion by. a
speech in explanation of his vote for the
treaty. This was the initial break in the
ranks of the opposition. Mr.. McLaurin
made a brief statement in explanation OF
his change of position, giving the open nos
tilities in Manila as the reason for 1t. Il
am as l have been from the first" he said,
'irrevOcably opposed to the expansion OF
our territory, and should have voted against
ratification but for the news that has come
to us over cable in the past two days. he
then went on to say that the attack upon
our troops had brought about a new condi-
ton of affairs and that he should vote Tor
the treaty.
This announcement created a hubbub of
excitement, for while some senator's 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 remonStrances but he replied
to them that he could not any longer see
his way clear to cast his vote against the
treaty. Continuing his remarks to the SEN
ate he referred to Senator Fairbanks's APP
peal to support the administration as an as
surance 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 embarrass the govern
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ratification, the administrator should fail to
pursue the proper course towards the islands
the fault would be that of the government,
and not his; and he would not be justified
In committing an unwise act by any appre-
hension that the administration would not
do all that il should do. He also referred
to the agreement to pass the McEnery reso-
luton as a pledge against expansion. In
view of this promise and in the hope that
ratification would lessen bloodshed in the
Philippines he would. therefore, he said
cast his vote in the affirmative.
MENERY AND JONES.
Senator McLaurin had hardly concluded
when Senator McEnery approached him
with a word Of congratulation, saying that
he had decided on the same course. The
Louisiana senator made no speech of ex-
PLANTATION to the Senate, publicly announcing
himself only by means of his vote.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, did not vote on the
first rol-call, but came in from the cloak
room before the vote was announced, and by
unanimous consent made a brief and feeling
speech. He said that he was against eA-
pansion, and If he thought the ratification
of the treaty meant expansion he would
not vote for 1t, as he considered a policy
of expansion would prove the ruin of the
country. 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 happened,
but had at the same time produced a crisis
which made the ratification of the treaty
necessary. He considered 1t a patriotic
duty to vote for the treaty and, consequent
ly, cast his vote in the affirmative. With
Mr.. Jones's vote added the roll-call stood:
Yeas. 81; nays, q.
On motion of Senator Davis it was then
ordered that the yea and nay vote be made
public and soon after the doors were opened
and the Senate proceeded with the legiS-
lative business. attempting to pass the Nc
Emery declafatOry resolution as per a
promise to that senator.
News Of the ratification of the treaty
| reached the White House almost immedi-
ately after the announcement of the vote.
Postmaster General Emory Smith was with
the President at the time and was the first
to congratulate him. Naturally the Presi-
dent was g%ratihed at the vote and so eX-
pressed himself. Secretary Gage came IN
soon afterwards and was followed almost
Immediately by Secretary Alger and Secre-
tary Hay. Within forty minutes after its
ratification General Cox. the secretary OF
the Senate, appeared with the treaty itself,
which he rompt delivered into the Presi-
dents hands and then retired. The Cabinet
members, as they left the White House
were jubilant over the ratification Of the
treaty and spoke of It as q great triumph.
Secretary Hay expressed his qualification
said he only regretted that it had been
found necessary to occupy so much valu-
able time in doing it. lie said that the treaty
would now be submitted to the Spanish
Cortes, at the session OF which opens this
month, and he anticipated no obstruction
i'm that direction to the final exchanges.
Secretary Long said: Il am glad the
treaty is "rati1ed-glad from the standpoint
of the anti-imperialist as we'll as from any
other. The very height of Imperialism Is
Of one man exercising absolute military
authority. The ratification of the treaty
transfers the disposition Of these islands tC
the American people who. through THEN