The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-08
destructive Democrats Defeated.
,eir Effort to Rob the Country Of the Honor, the Glory
and the Conquest Of the Most Successful War IN
Which the Country Was Ever Engaged,
Came to Naught.
All Honor to South Cardinals Junior Senator Who Aligned
Himself with the Best Interest Of the Country.


Washington Feb peace treaty. framed at Paris by Joint
If American and Spanish commissioners ratified IN the Unit
ed States this aternoonby majority OF three votes
The in detail as follows:
-Aldrich, Allen Allison, Baker, Burroughs buIe
Chandler Clark Clay Cuom Dboe Ekns Fairbanks Faulk-
er Foraker FRYE Ganger Gear Gray Hanna Hansbrsug as
Jene Kenny Kyle Lindsay Loego Mcbride
McLaurn Mcmillan Mantle Mason Logan Nelson fenro ferkS'
Pettus Pa,t Con: Pa y Ptchar Quay Ross sew shoup
Simon spooncr Stewart Sullivan Teller Thurston Warren Weng
Welcott-57, o..-
NavsBacon Bate Gerry Cafery Hilton Cokeri Daniel Gorman
Hale Hei6eld Hoar JONES' Ark Mallory, Martini Mills MITCHELL
Money Murphy Pao Petgrew Bawln Roach Smith, Iman Iul'
Absent and Cannon Wilson for with Mr. White
oonst Wemore for with Mr. Turpe against
Doubtful to the Last
Not until the vote was taken friends the feel abso
Iutey sure On Saturday only 81 votes could be
for the treaty of the to ratfy
The Manila had telling effect and when the senate
today announced that McLaurn aid McEne
would treaty. giving
measure the necessary two-thirds
The debate taken exceptionally warm
and animated.
mens that he would German using the treaty
as Bryan He said he did not keep Mr. Bryan
science paid tribute that leader He Aen oppo
ed to expansion our duty ray the treaty There
was today and he condemned the Fpmos blood
thirsty savages who had precptated an attack on u.s.
Senator German Speaks.
Mr. German then he TepHed particularly 10 WooCGs
such attack he did expect lie
said that had obtained the height his ambition
He repudated he had taken opposition for advan
tse had been the he would baye secured more from
his party thrift would follow awnng He said he believed
that but the beginning and if the treaty
ratified would follow for years. costing lives and millions
upon millions in money.
what had been done with China regarding the
emigration islands and said eight years later take
which will be stepping for the Chinese to the United
States He predicted that within years people would
with the Philippines proposed
the army O000. He protested against it,
spectacle said Mr. Goman the president the
States kindly gentle partisan he his swing through
giving the sentiment the Confederate dead
which grand and then asking for 100000 keep the
ubecon At the conclusion of Mr. Gormans speech
Mr. Davis IN executive session.
Wolcott Not Allowed Reply.
five minutes reply Mr. Gorman but Davis would
YIELD 05 the executive session for final
peace treaty open Mr. McEnery offered
declaring that by ratification of the not intended
make citizens of the inhabitants Of the Philippines
permanently hold the islands prepared
for sefgovernment
At $40 the bells for vote amendment to the treaty
The make the Philippine portion like tina
relating to Cuba and was defeated.
The treaty then taken the being executive
session, and the compact ratified.