The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-07

sloners Of the United states and Spain
at Paris was yesterday ratified by the
United States senate. the vote being 81
ayes to q nays. or one vote more than
the two-thirds majority necessary to
secure senatorial concurrence i'm a
treaty document. The vote was taken
in executive session. and until the in
junction of secrecy was raised the re-
suit was supposed to be private, but
the vice president had no more than
announced the figures before senators
rushed out Of every door leaiing from
the senate chamber, declaring that the
treaty had been ratified.
No vote has been taken in the SEN
ate since that on the repeal Of the pur-
chasing clause OF the Sherman law that
has been followed with as close atten-
tion as the vote of yesterday. The anX-
iety was due not alone to the magni-
tude 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 McEnery Of
Lauisiana and Jones of Nevada would
vote half an hour before their votes
were cast and not even these knew
when the bell rang for the executive
session.
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 pc
riod Of the session that during hisentre
trip across the continent he had not
encountered one man who was opposed
g. FN9..r,t tg..lv g.rN D.
Senator Ross read a brief written
speech announcing his intention to sup
port the treaty as in the interest Of
peace. He entered somewhat into the
legal questions involved saying that he
saw no obstacle in the way of ratifica-
tion from that source. Senator Money
reiterated his opposition to the treaty.
and made a last plea for a modifica-
tion of the agreement. He asserted
that if the friends of the treaty had
agreed to a modifying resolution the
vote could have been secured much
sooner, and that as it would have car
ried assurance of pacific intentions on
the part of this government it would
have prevented the hostile conflict at
Manila.
Senator Teller here interrupted the
Mississippi senator and there was quite
an exchange of words. Teller announc-
ed his belief that the opposition to the
treaty were responsible for the Manila
battle and Mr. Money declared this
view to be absurd
Mr.. Fairbanks spoke at some length,
his speech being the first he had made
since the debate began. He made an
appeal for unanimity of action in order
that the country might present har-
monious front to the outside world in
dealing with so important a question.
Referring to the legislation in the early
stages of the war, and instancing the
placing of $50 100000 as an emergency
fund at the disposal of the president, he
said it would be a matter for deep re-
gTet If the same unanimity, harmony
and absence of partisanship could not
be made manifest at the close of the
war and in the preparation of the
treaty Of peace.
Promptly at o'clock the vice presi-
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 the treaty. In the temporary
absence of Mr., Vest it was presented
by Mr.. German and promptly defeated
The vote was announced and pages
were sent scurrying through the cor
ridors to announce to the few senators
who were not in their seats that the
eliminating event had arrived. The
call proceeded quietly until the name OF
Senator McLaurin was announced. Hs
created the first stir by a speech II
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 oper
| hostilities in Manila as the reason fol
! 1t. II am, as I have been from the
| first" he said "irrevocably opposed t
| the expansion of our territory anc
should have voted against ratification
! but for the news that has come to US
over the cable in the past two days"
The announcement brought some o.
| the opposition to his side with remon
strances, but he replied to them tha
he could no longer see his way clear t
cast his vote against the treaty
Continuing his remarks to the sen
ate Mr.. McLaurin said he was not will
ing TO embarras this government at 9,
| critical a time. If after the ratification
the administration should fail to pur
cue the proper course towards the isl
ands the fault would be that Of tn,
government and not his.
He had hardly concluded when Sen
ator McEnery approached him with
word of congratulation, saying that h,
had decided upon the same course.
Mr. Jones, Of Nevada, did not vot,
in the first roll call but came in from
the cloak room before the vote was an
| nounced and by unanimous consen
made a brief and feeling speech. II,
said that he was against expansion
and If he thought the ratification Of tn,
treaty meant expansion he would no
vote for il. The events in Manila dur
| ing the past two or three days, in hi
Judgment. were likely to do more t,
discourage expansion than anything
that had happened.
After the ratification Of the treatl
the senate in open session took up
joint resolution offered by Mr McEn
cry, of Louisiana, declaring a polio,
for the Philippines and an effort wa
made to adopt H. but the debate oc
cupied 80 much time that the resolution
went over.
During the debate Mr. Hoar movet
an amendment TO the McEnery resolu
tion that whatever government is es
| tabliShed I'm the Philippinas shall IN