Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-09


peace negotiated between the commits
sioners OF the United States and Spain
at Paris was Monday ratified by the
United States senate, the vote being 81
ayes to n nays, or one vote more than
the two-thirds majority necessary TO
secure senatorial concurrence in the
treaty document. The vote was taken
in executive session. No vote has
been taken in the senate since that on
the repeal OF the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman law that has been fol-
lowed with as close interest as was
the vote Monday Ihis anxiety was
Que not only TO the magnitude OF the
question at issue, but to the uncertainty
which attended the matter up to the
last moment. Many OF the vast rhrong
which was .urned from The galleries.,
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Senator Davis motion, fingered III The
corridors. all waiLlu2 eagerly Ior lne
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10 the ddopIioh OIL Ine Ratification IeSo-
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vas IhSuteo' Iot senator McLaufIn
hau already announced MS intention 70
vote Ior the treaty III view o. the con-
dIIlon OIL AFFAIRS at Manila. Senator
Jones Went over At the Il-sO 4noneA,'
making one vote more Jhan was nee
essaIy 1nefe was no applause Wnen
the result Was announced, out many
senators neaEeo sign OF IeueL ana
rushed from the chamber to give the
news 70 the waiting world.
In advance OF the voting, speeches
were made by Senators Ross, Money
ana Fairbanks. There was Lively
interchange OF words between Sena-
tors money and Teller. MI. Teller an
nounced ms belief that the opposition
to the treaty was responsible for tue
Manila battle, and Mr. Money de-
claIed that this view was absurd.
Promptly at o'clock, the vice presI-
dent interrupted Senator Money, who
was then speaking, to announce that
the hour had arrived Tor a vote. out
one amendment was oHered-that pre-
pared by Senator Vest, placing the
Philippines on the same footing as
CUBA ii The treaty. III the temporary
absence oi Mr.. Vest, it was presented
by MI German. The voting on this
amendmenl proceeded quietly and as
all lhe senators were present, it was
soon disposed OF. The votes of the
senators were closely scanned or
pointers on the a2proaching vote on
the treaty Itself The onv vote con
sluered at All significant OF a change
favorable 70 thc treaty was that OF
Mir. AIcEnery. who voted AGAINST the
amendment Senators ZONES or Nevada
McLaurin ana Nenuey voted for 81
The yore was immediately announce.
and pages were sent sgurrying through
the corridors to announce to the sena-
tors who we're nor in their eeats that
the eliminating event had arrived The
call proceeded oufet1v until the name
OF Senator McLaurin was announced.
He created the first stir of the occa-
sion bv 2 speacb in exclamation Of his
vote for the treaty This was tha in
itial break in The ranks of the or0osi-
ton. Mr.. NcI,aurin made q hripf
statement in exclamation Of his
changpd oDfnion. giving Tho hns+i7itias
in Manila as the reason for If. u am
as I have been from the first" he said,
irreyocabiy opposed TO the expansion