The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-07

scented by Mr.. German This amendment
was as follows:
Article 3-Strike out the words 'cedes
to the United Staes.' and insert in lieu
Thereof the words 'relinquishes all claim OF
sovereignty over and title to-
Add at the end of Article the follow
ing: THE United States, desiring that the
people of the archipelago shall be enabled
TO establish a form of free government
suitable TO their condition, and securing
the rights of life, liberty and property
and the preservation of order and equal
rights therein, assumes for the time be
ing and to the end aforesaid, the control
Of the archipelago so far as such control
Shall be needful for the purposes above
stated, and will provide that the privileges
accorded to Spain by Articles and Of
this treaty shall be enjoyed.
in line 2, in article s, after the word
Cuba insert the words and in the Phil
sppien archipelago In line Of the same
article. after the word Indies insert
and In lines and Of the same article
strike out the words and in the Philip
pine archipelago
Il narticle strike out lines III. IL
and 173
IN line OF article 49, after the word
Cuba insert the words the Philippines
'In lien 3 Of the same article strike out
the words the Philippines
The voting on this amendment proceeded
quietly and as all the senators were pres
ent It was soon disposed of, S0-S5. The
votes Of senators were closely scanned for
pointers on the approaching vote on the
treaty Itself The only vote considered as
at all significant of a change favorable 10
the treaty was that Of Mr.. McEnery, who
voted against the amendment. Senators
Jones Of Nevada, McLaurin and Kenny
voted for it.
The vote was immediately announced
and pages were sent scurrying through the
corridors to announce to the few senators
who were not in their seats that the cul-
mlnating event had arrived. The call pro-
ceeded quietly until the name of Senator
McLaurin was announced. He created the
first stir Of the occasion by a speech in
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
1ilities IN Manila. Il am, as I have been
from the first" he said, irrevocably op-
posed to the expansion Of our 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 brUght about a condition Of
taffairs that he should vote for the treaty.
This announcement created a hubbub Of
excitement, for while some senators were
INFORMED that he had decided upon
change, there were many VINO were not
possession OF this Information. This
brought some of the opposition senators
10 his side with remonstrances, but he re-
piled to them that he could not any longer
see his way clear TO cast his vote against
the treaty. Continuing his remarks TO the
senate, he referred TO Senator Fairbanks
appeal to support the administration as an
assurance that the critical condition exist
ing at Manila could be more easily handled
II the treaty should be ratified. He. for
one, was not willing to embarrass the gov
eminent at ocriucal a time. II, after
the ratification, the administration should
fail to pursue the proper course towards
the Islands, the fault would be :ha5 cf the
government and not his, and he would not
be justified in committing an unwise act
by any apprehension that the aGmristra-
ton would not 90 all that Il should. He
referred to the agreement to pass the Nc
Emery resolution as pledge against eX-
pansion. In view of this promise ana in
the hope that ratification would lesson
bloodshed in the Philippines, he would,
therefore, he said, cast his vote in tie
affirmative.
He had hardly concluded when Senator
McEnery appeared with words Of con-
graduation, saying that he had decided
upon the same course. The louisiana sen
ator made a speech of explanation 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 announced and
by unanimous consent made a brief and
feeling speech. He said that he was
against expansion. and If he thought the
ratification Of the treaty meant expan-
pansion he would not vote for It. es he
considered a policy OF expansion would
prove the ruin OF the country. The events
IN Manila during the past two or three
days. IN MS judgment, were likely 10 10
more to discourage expansion than any
thing that had happened, but had ar The
fame time produced a crisis which made
the ratification Of the treaty necessary.
He considered It a duty 10 vote for the
treaty and consequently cast bis vote IN
the affirmative. With Mr.. Jones vote
added the rall stood as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker.
Burrows. Butler Carter. Chandler, Clark,
Clay. Cullom. Davis Deboe. Elkins. Fair
banks. Faulkner. Foraker, Frye, CALM
ger. Gear, Gray. Hanna. Hansbrough,
Harris. Hawley. Jones (NevD. Kenney
Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge. Mcbride. McEnery
McI.aurn McNilliu, Mantle, Mason. Nor
gan, Nelson. Penrose, Pettus, Plat Comm
Pat N. y. Pritchard, Quay, Ross, Sc
well. Shoup. Simon, Spooner, Stewart, Sui