Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-02-06
THE PEACE TREATY.
Ratified by the Senate in E1eCu.
tive Session.
Receives Three Votes More Than the
ReQuited Two-Thirds.
Fifty-Seven Senators Vote for and twenty
Seven Against Ratification
PHILIPPINE RESOLUTION DEBATED.

Washington, Feb. q. Senator Allen,
OF Nebraska, made n speech In tue eenate
denying the published statement that he
would attack senator Gorman for using
the peace treaty hs means TO defeat Bry
all. He was opposed 10 expansion bus oUI
duty now was 10 ratify tue treaty. He
condemned the filipinos as bloodthirsty
savages. who precipitated the attack oll
the United states.
6orman replied TO Wolcotts speech
He repudlated the idea that he had taken
his position for personal advantage. HI
believed the battle In Manila WAS but
the beginning and II the treaty were rati
ued, war would follow for years, costing
many lives and millions OF m0ney. Ht
predicted within four years the poopl,
would resent the senate's action In con.
nection with the Philippines.
Davis moved an executive session.
wolcott wanted hve minutes 70 reply to
reply TO Gorman, but Davis would no,
yield. At 2:i5 p. IN. the senate went
into executive session for fiDal consider
alton OF the treaty.
In open senate, McEnery (Louisiann)
offered a resolution declaring BY the
ratification OF the treaty IL IL not IN
tended TO make citizens Of the inhabit-
ants OF the Philippines; not to annex the
islands permanently, but 10 hold thsnl
until the islands were prepared for seif-
government.
TREATY RATIFIED.
AT 1903 p. IN. the bell rang for vote on
the amendment TO make the Philippine
article OF the treaty like that relating IL
Cuba. The amendment was defeated.
The vote was then taken on the treaty
The vote In detail was M follows: Ayes
Aldrich, Allen, Allison. Baker, Burrows
Batter, Carter, Chandler, Clark. Clay, Cnl
lom. Davis, DeBoe. klkins, Fairbanks
Faulkner. Foraker, Frye, 6allinger
Gear, Gray. Hanna, Hansbrough, Harrie
Hswley. Jones, New Kenny, Lindsay
Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery, Mclaurin
son. Penrose. Perkins. Pettus. Plat
Comm. Platt, IN. ~. Pritchard, Quay
Ross. Sewell, Shoup, Simon. spooner
,tewart. Sullivan. Teller, Thurston
Warren, Wellington, Wolcott -b7.
Nays-Bacon, Bates, Berry. Gallery
Chiffon, Cockreil. Daniel, Gormao. Hale
Heitfeid, Hoar, Jones tArk.). Mallory
Martin, Mills. Mitchell, Money, Murphy
Pasco. Pettigrew, Rawlins, Reach, Smith
Tillmsn, Turley, Turner, Vest--27.
Absent and Paired-Messrs. Cannon
and Wilson for, with MIR. White against
and Messrs. Proctor and WetmOre for
with Mr.. Turpie against.
After the treaty WAS ratified, the sen
ate door was opened, on motion OF AL
drich, and the senate took up the res0lu
tion introduced by McEnery TO day.
Hoar, speaking ON the McEnery reso
luton. said that II the friends OF th
treaty had announced q week or thre
days ago policy like that embodied II
the resolution. II would have ayerte'
much bloOdshed. Hoar moved ~ al
amendment that whatever goyernmen
ia established In the Philippines.
shall be with the consent OF the gov
erned. Aldrich moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. The H0ar amend
ment WAS laid on the table by vote O
45 to 81.
At 5:35 p. m. the senate adjonrne
without taking action on the McEner
resolution.
Before voting on the treaty. the senai
voted down the Vest resolution 80 TO o;
| IN THE HOUSE.
The census bill passed house unde
suspension OF the rules.