The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-07
THU TREATY RATIFIED.
Senate Confirms the Work Of Our
Peace Commission
WITH ONLY ONE VOTE TO SPARE.
Senators McLaurin, McEnery and
Jones Carlo to the Aid of the Ad-
ministratIon When tho Document
Reached tho Voting Stage.


peace negotiated between the commits
sioners 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-tEirds majority necessary to
secure senatorial concurrence in
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 ont Of every door leading from
the senate chamber, declaring that the
treaty had been ratified.
Ne vote has been taken in the sem
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
uncertalr...;y; WHICH attended the matter
up to The last moment. Only the select
few knew how Senators McEnery Of
Louisiana 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
Rod of the session that during his entire
trip across the continent he had not
encountered one man who was opposed
to the ratification Of the traty.
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 ratiiica-
tion from that source. Senator Money
reiterated his opposition to the treaty,
and made last plea for modilica-
tion of the agreement. He asserted
that if the friends of the treaty had
agreed to q modifying resolution the
vote could have been secured much
sooner, and that as it would have car
49, a,t - .L;, oa,,ornr,art n ,ro,,ll
,,a,.n .o,,a,taa ~ hastia oonaiot ot
Manila.
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-'-'a2,pp, ,s ,,.,a r,,,,, a,,,a,,,,,,. w.
ed his belief that the opposition to the
treaty were responsible for the Manila
battle, and Mr.. Money declared this
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IT,. a,,ao,i, rai,,r tto errt ho nod ,,,aa,
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t,,at 49, ,,,ierht ,,rasort , hor-
60 - tla o,t,id, u,,r,d !,
- ,,,i,h so ;r,nortant ouastion
1,af,r,+;,,tr n, ~, lo,;s1,tion in tho oar,y
etaoa. os tI,a WOW and instoncinc III.
nloeine If s5o mo OoO as an emergency
fun,1 Of ,ha DISMISSAL of the nresident he
said If wou,d he n matter for deep re-
gret If the same unanlmity. 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 3 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 tha temporary
absence Of Mr.. Vest 1t was presented
by Mr.. German and promptly defeated.
,ata Nj xrac
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 vas announced. He
created the first stir by speech in
explanation OF his vote for the treaty.
This was the initial break in the ranks
of the opposition. Mr.. McLaMrin made
q brief statement in explanation of his
change of position, giving the open
hostiiities in Manila as the reason for
IT. II am. as I have been from the
first" he said. "irreyocably opposed to
the eynonsion Of our territory and
sbnuld have voted against ratification
hut for the news that has come TO us
pyar he "a ble In tho mast two ioyso
The announcement broupht some NJ
t,,a onnos,i,on Ia his side with remon-
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had decided upon the same course.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, did not vote
in the first roll call, but came in from
tba clool roo,, hef,,e tta votn vos an.
,,,aa n,a ~, ,,,ori,,n,,s aan,a,+
''e,'''' "nr ' N,.' ,u"'.
naue nrlei ana lee'iiis speetn' ne
said that he was against expansion,
and if he thought the ratification of the
treaty meant expansion he would not
,.oto for II Tho events in Manila dur-
,,n ,ha nost two NJ lbren d,vs in bis
!uosLheii'' Ne'e my =" w inuit ~
After the ratification of the treaty.
the senate in open session took up a
icipt resolution offered nv Mr.. McEn