Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-09


against the treaty. Continuing his re-
marks he referred to Senator Fair
banks appeal to support the aomlnis-
tration as an assurance that the criti-
cal condition existing at Manila could
De more easily handled IL the treaty
should be ratified. He, for one, was
not willing to embarrass the govern
ment at SO critical a time. lie also re-
ferred to the agreement to adopt the
McEnery resolution 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 saio, cast his
vote in the Affirmative. He had hardly
concluded when Senator McEnery ap-
preached him with a word OF congratu-
lation, saying he had decided upon the
same course, Senator Jones (Ney)
dio not vote on the first roil-call, but
came in from the cloakroom before the
vote was announced, and by unani-
nous consent made a brief and feeling
speech. He said chat he was against
expansion and If he thought that ratih-
cation OF the treaty meant expansion
it would prove the ruin of the country.
The events at Manila during the past
two or three days, in his judgment,
were likely to do more to discourage
expansion than anything that had hap
pened, but had at the same time pro-
duced a crisis which made the ratillca-
ton of the treaty necessary He con
sidered ii a patriotic duty to vote for
the treaty, and consequently cast his
vote in the affirmative. With MIR
Jones vote, the roll call stood as fol-
lows;
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandler,
Clark, Clay, Cullom Davis Deboe, Ell
kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye,
Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hanna Hans
brough, Harris, Hawley, Jones New,
Kenney Kyle. Lindsay, Lodge, Nc
Bride, McEnery, McLaurin, McMillin,
Mantle, Mason, Morgan, Nelson, Pen
rose, Perkins, Pettus, Plat Comm,
Platt IN. W, Pritchard, Quay Ross,
Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Stew
art, Sullivan, Teller, Thurston, War
rem, Wellington, Wolcott-57
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry Caffery,
Chiffon, Cockrell, Daniel Gonman,
Hale, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones (Ark.),
Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Money, Murphy Pasco, Pettigrew,
Rawins, Roach, Smith, filman, Tur-
ley, Turner, Vest-27.
Absent and paired essrs. Cannon
and Wilson for with White against,
and Messrs, Proctor and Wetmore for,
with Turpie against
Mckinley Highly Gratined
Washington, Feb The news ui
the rauncation OF the treaty reached
the white house almost Immediately
after the announcement oil the vote
Postmaster General smith was at tne
white house the first to congratulate
the president. The president was
greatly graJified at the vote and so eX-
pressed himself. Secretary Gage came
in shortly afterwards and was followed
soon by Secretaries Alger and Hay
Within forty minutes of its ratification,
Gen. Cox, secretary OF the senate, ap-
peared with the treaty itself which he
delivered into the presidents hands
and then retired The cabinet mem
bers as they left the white house were
jubilant over the ratification, and
spoke OF it as d great triumph. Segre-
tary Hay expressed his qualification
that the treaty was ratified and said
that he only regretted that it had been
found necessary to occupy so much
valuable time in doing it. lie said
that the treaty would now be sub
mitted to the Spanish corres at its ses-
sion which opens this month, and ne
anticipates no obstruction in that d.
rection to the final exchanges.
Bryan Not Surprised
Lincoln, Feb William j. Bryan
expressed no surprise over the ratlfca-
ton OF the peace treaty. When asked
if the ratification Of the treaty would
end the tight against the annexation
OF the Philippines Bryan said Not
by any means. While many thought
that a fight would be made aga inst the
treaty, felt that the real fight Is to be
made for the resolution declaring our
national policy. The opposition to the
treaty served a useful purpose, and the
opponents OF ratification made a gal
liant tight, 1u, there was never any
chance Of defeating ratification Nov
that the treaty is out OF the way tl
can be treated as domestic question
and the line can he drawn between
those who believe In forcIble anneEa
ton ard those VINO believe the Pill
pnos should be allowed 20 govern
themselves have not lost faith ID
the doctrine of self-goyernmsnt aud
believe that ne people Will repudlate
an imperlalistic policy