Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-02-10
ONE VOTE TO SPARE

OA AS
PEACE TREATY RATIFIED eY A MAR
ROW MARGIN.
Vote Taken In Executive Session Amid
h Most Intense Interest-The Tresi-
dent Gratiled-Expressed His satisfac-
tion at the Result When Informed Of
the misunderstanding Hay Antici-
pates No Obstacles in the Spanish Par
lament.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE treaty Of
peace negotiated between the commits
sionerss of the United States and Spain
at Paris has been ratified by the United
States senate, the vote being 81 ayes to
81 nays, or n vote more than two
thirds majority necessary to secure EN-
atorial concurrence in a treaty docu-
ment.
The vote was taken in executive ses
sion and until the injunction of secrecy
was removed the result vas supposed to
be private, but the vice president had
nc more than announced the figures
than senators rushed out of every door
leading from the senate chamber, de.
claring that the treaty had been ratified.
Some made the mistake of stating that
there were three votes to spare. There
was in fact only
One Vote More Than Was Necessary,
the balloting resulting 81 ayes to ~
nays. No vote has been taken in the
senate since that on the repeal Of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
that has been followed with as close in
terest as was the vote on the treaty.
This anxiety was due not only to the
magnitude Of the question at issue but
to the uncertainty which attended the
matter up to the last moment. Only
the select few knew how Senators Nc
Emery Of Louisiana and Jones of Ne
vada would vote half an hour before
their votes were cast.
In advance of the voting speeches
were made by Senators Ross, Money
and Fairbanks. Senator Stewart, who
had just arrived from his successful
campaign in Nevada for reelection, an
nounced informally that in his entire
trip across the continent he had not en-.
countered one man who was opposed to
the ratification Of the treaty.
Promptly at Three O'clock
the vice president interrupted Senator
Money, who was speaking, to announce
that the time had arrived for a vote.
But n amendment was offered, pre-
pared by Senator Vest, placing the Phil
ippines on the same footing as Cuba in
the treaty. In the temporary absence
OF. Mr.. Vest it was presented by Mr..
German This amendment was de-
feated. The vote on the treaty itself
was then taken, Messrs. McLaurin, Nc
Emery and Jones Of Nevada explaining
their votes.
On the motion of Senator Davis it was
then ordered that the aye and nay vote
be made public and soon afterwards the
doors were reopened and the senate pro-
ceeded with legislative business, at
tempting to pass the McEnery declara-
tory resolution as per the promise to
the senator. The vote on the treaty
was as follows:
How the Senators Lined Up.
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandler,
Clark, Clay, Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Elkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner. Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley, Jones
Nev.), Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge,
McBrdge, McEnery, McLaurin, McMil-
Ian, Mantle, Mason, Morgan, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt Comm J,
Platt IN. ", Pritchard, Quay, Ross,
Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Stew
art, Sullivan, Teller, Thurston, Warren,
Wellington, Wolcott-57.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery,
Chiffon, Cockrell, Daniel, German,
Hale, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones (Ark.),
Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money,
Murphy, Pasco, Pettigrew, Rawlins,
Roach, Smith, Tillman, Turly, Turner,
Vest-27.
The President Gratiied.
The news of the ratification of the
treaty reached the White House almost
Immediately 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 president was graft
fed with the vote and so expressed him.
self. Secretary Gage came in 0 aft.
erwards and was followed almost i'm.
mediately by Secretaries Alger and
Hay. The cabinet members, as they
left the White House, were gratified
over the ratification of the treaty and
spoke Of it as o great victory. Score.
tary Hays expressed his qualification
that the treaty was ratified and only
regretted that it had been found
necessary to occupy SO much valuable
time in doing it. He said the treaty
would now be submitted to the Spanish
cortes at the session which opened this
month, and he anticipated no obstacles
to the final exchanges.
General Otis Hears the News.