Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07

territory. and should have voted against
ratification but for the news that has
come to us over the cable In the past two
days" He then went on TO say that the
attack upon our troops had brought about
a new condition Of affairs. and that he
should vote for the treaty.
This announcement produced hubbub
of exclamations, for while some senator's
were informed that Mr.. McLaurin had de-
cided upon a change. there were many
who were not in possession Of this infor-
nation. The announcement brought
some OF the opposition senators to his
side with remonstrances, but he replied
20 them that he could not longer see his
way clear to cast his vote against the
treaty.
MENERY'S FLOP.
He had hardly concluded when Senator
McEnery approached him with word of
copgratulation, saying that he had de-
cided upon the same course. The Louis
lana Senator made no speech Of explana-
tion TO the Senate. publicly announcing
himself only by means Of his vote.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada. did not vote on
the first roll-call. but came in from the
cloak-room before the vote was an
nounced. and by unanimous consent made
a brief and feeling speech.
JONES'S EXPLANATION.
He said he was against expansion. and
II he thought the ratification Of the treaty
meant expansion he would not vote for IT,,
as he considered that a policy of eXpan-
sion would prove the ruin of the country.
The events in Manila during the past
two or three days, I'm his judgment. were
likely 10 90 more to discourage eXpan-
sion than anything that had happened,
but had at the same time. produced a
crisis which made the ratification of the
treaty necessary. He considered 1t a
patriotic duty to vote for the treaty. and
consequently cast his vote i'm the afiirma-
tive.
THE VOTE
With Mr.. Jones's vote added the roll
call stood as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison,
Baker. Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chan
dler. Clark. Clay, Cullom Davis, Deboe.
EllSins Fairbanks, Faulkner. Foraker.
Frye. Galinger, Gear, Gray, Hanna,
Hansbrough Harris, Hawley. Jones Of
Nevada. Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride McEnery, McLaurin, Mcmillan,
Mantle. Mason, Morgan. Nelson Penrose,
Perkins. Pettus. Platt Of Connecticut,
Plstt OF New York, Pritchard, Quay,
Ross. Sswell Shoup Simon. Spooner,
Stewart. Sullivan. Teller, Thurston. War
rem, Wellington. and Wolcott. Total 81.
Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Bate. Berry. CAT
fiery, Chiffon, Cockrell. Daniel. German,
Hale. Heitfeld. Hoar. Jores Of Arkansas,
Mallory, Martin Mills. Mitchell. Money,
Murphy. Pasco Pettigrew. Rawlins,
Roach. Smith. Tillman, Turley. Turner,
and Vest Total. q.
Absent and paired-Messrs. Cannon and
Wilson. for with Mr.. White against. and
Messrs. Proctor and Wetmore. for, with
Mr.. Turpie. against.
M'ENERY RESOLUTION.
on motion Of Senator Davis it was then
ordered that the aye and no vote be made
public and soon afterwards the doors
were opened the Senate proceeded with
| legislative business. attempting 10 pass
| the McEnery decaratOry resolution, as
per the promise 10 that senator
News of the ratification Of the treaty
| reached the White House almost imme-
diateiy after the announcement of the
| vote.
Postmaster-General Emory Smith was
with the President at the time and WAS
the first TO congratulate the President.
TREATY At WHITE HOUSE.
The President was gratlhed at the vote,
and so expressed himself. Within forty
| minutes after its ratification. General Cox.
the Secretary Of the Senate. appeared
with the treaty itself which he promptly
| delivered into the Presidents hands and
| then retired.
Cabinet members as they left the White
House. were jubilant over the ratification,
and spoke of it as "a great triumph.