Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-09
TREATY is RATIFIED
NSENATE ACTS FAvoRABLY ON PEACE
PACT NEGOTIATED AT PARIS.

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Three Opposition Senators Change Front
at the Last Nomenclature Test Comes
on the Vest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO
Vote For McEnery Resolution.
WASHINGTON. Feb, THE treaty of
peace negotiated between the commits
sioners of the United States and Spain
at Paris was Monday ratified by the
senate, the vote being 81 to 81, or one
vote more than the two-thirds majority
necessary to secure concurrence in a
treaty document. No vote has been
taken in the senate since the one on the
silver purchasing clause of the Sher-
man bill, that has been followed with
as close interest as was the vote of yes
terday This anxiety was due not only
to the magnitude of the question at
issue, but to the uncertainty which at
tended the matter up to the last mo-
ment. Only the elect few knew how
Senators McEnery of Louisiana and
Jones of Nevada would vote half an
hour before their votes were cast.
Following is the vote in detail
Yeas: Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandler,
Clark, Clay, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Ell.
kins, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley, Jones
New, KeRney, Kyle, Lindsay, Quay,
Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery, McLaurin,
Mcmillan, Mantle, Mason, Morgan,
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt
Conn.,, Platt IN. ", Pritchard, Ross,
Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Stew
art, Sullivan, Teller, Thurston, Warren,
Wellington, Wolcott-57.
Nays: Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery,
Chiffon, Cockrell, Daniel, German,
Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones (Ark.), Mallory.
Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Muir
ply, Pascoe, Pettigrew, Rawlins, Roach,
Smith, Tillman, Turley, Turner, Vest.
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Absent and paired: Messrs. Cannon
and Wilson for, with Mr.. White against,
and Messrs Proctor and Wetmore for,
with Mr.. Tu"pie against.
Day of Excitement In Senate.
TWAS day of excitement and strain.
Senators Lodge, Aldrich and Elkins,
who have given their especial attention
to securing the necessary votes to insure
ratification, We're doubtful of the result
when the secret session began, while
Senators German and Jones, the leaders
of the opposition, considered their forces
intact. Half an hour afterwards it was
whispered about that Senator McEnery
had been won over on condition that
his declaratory resolution should be
adopted subsequent to the passage of
the ratification resolution. When this
news was confirmed it was known that
ratification was assured, for Senator
McLaurin had already announced his
intention to vote for the treaty in view
of the condition of affairs at Manila.
Senator Jones went over at the last mo-
ment, making the one vote more than
was necessary
But one amendment was offered
that prepared by Senator Vest, placing
the Philippines on the same footing as
Cuba in the treaty and it was defeated.
The voting on this amendment pro-
ceeded quietly and as all the senator's
were preseaO it was soon disposed CT.
4NC"oO VI luO ldulllOdGlOA VI GlC UIcdUy
reached the white house almost immed-
lately after the announcement of the
vote. The president was naturally
pleased and so expressed himself.
Within IA minutes after its ratification
General Cox, the secretary of the SEN
ate, appeared with the treaty itself,
which he delivered into the presidents
hands and then retired. The cabinet
members We're jubilant over the ratifi-
cation of the treaty. Secretary Hay
expressed his qualification that the
treaty was ratified and said he only re-
GREETED that it had been found neces-
sary to occupy so much valuable time il
doing it. He said that the treaty would
now be submitted to the Spanish cortes
at the session which opens this month
and be anticipated no obstruction in that
direction.
No Vote on McEnery Resolution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-For two hours
or more Tuesday the senate had the
resolution declaratory of policy of
this government in the Philippines
under discussion, but no vote was
reached and The resolution went finally
to the calendar. In accordance to the
notice given Monday, Mr.. Tillman ad-