The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-02-11

Washington, Feb. s. The treaty; or
peace negotiated between the commits
sioners of the United States and Spain
ut Paris was ratified by the United
States senate, the vote being 81 ayes
to % nays, or one vote more than the
two-tlirds majority necessary to Sc
cure senatorial concurrence in q treaty
document. The vote. was taken i'll. eX-
ecutiye session, and until the injunc-
ton of secrecy y a removed the re-
suit was supposed to be private, but
the vice president had no more than
announced the figures than senators
rushed out of every door leading from
the senate chamber, declaring that the
treaty had been ratified. Some made
the mistake Of stating that there We're
three votes to spare. There was In
fact only vote more than was nee
essary. No vote has beer taken, in the
senate since tDat on the. repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
that has been followed with rs. close
interest as was the vote Of yesterday.
This anxiety. was due not only to the
magnitude Of tie question at issue, but
to the uncert&e.gnsy 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. We're cast, and not even
these knew when the, bells rang for the
executive session at 2:15 o'clock. Many
Of the vast throng which was turned
from the galleries after the doors We're
closed in response to Senator Davis
motion, gathered in the corridors,
All Waiting Eagerly
flor the first news from the inside.
| Within the chamber the interest was
even more intense. Very few. senators
left the chamber except those engaged
in the cloak Vol in trying, on the
one side. to gain votes for the treaty,
and on the other, to prevent a break IN
the ranks. Senators Aldrich, Lodge
and Elkins, who had given their espe-
cial attention to securing the necessary
votes to insure ratification, were doubt.
full Of the result when the secret ses-
sion began, while senators German and
Jones, leaders of the opposition, con.
siGered their forces intact. Half an
hour afterward it was whispered about
that Senator McEnery had been Won
over on condition that his declaration
resolution should be adopted subse-
quent to the passage of the treaty.
When this news was confirmed 1t was
known that ratification was assured,
for Senator McLaurin had already an
nounced his intention to vote for the
treaty in view of the condition of af-
fairs at Manila. Senator Jones went
over at the last moment, making the
vote ore more than was necessary.
There was no applause when the re-
suit was announced, but many II
tors heaved q sigh of relief and rushed
from the chamber to give the news to
the waiting world.
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.
announced informally during this perl
cd Of the session that in his entire trip
across the continent he had no en-
ccuntered n man who was opposed
to the ratification Of the treaty.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the vice presi-
dent. interrupted Senator Money, who
was then speaking, to announce that
the hour had arrived for q vote. But
one amendment was offered, prepared
by Senator Vest, placing the Philip
pines on the same footing as Cuba in
the treaty. The amendment was de-
feated.
one Vote to Spare.
The vote OH the treaty was then
taken. resulting as follows:
.Ayes-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandler,
Clark, Clay, Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Elkdns. Fairbanks. Faulkner, Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Cray, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley, Jones of