The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-17
The Final Test in the Senate Shows
Majority of Two for
Ratification.
MOST INTENSE EXCITEMENT PREVAILED.
The Last Appeals for and Against tho
Treaty n When the Result was An
nouuc-d Senators Rushed Out to Spread
the News At the White Hoase-Cab-
inet Onicers Pleased.

at Paris Was yesterday ratined Dy the
United States senate. the voting being
81 ayes TO p nays. or one vote NOR,
thsn the two-thirds majority neces-
sary 10 secure senatorial concurrence
in a treaty document
The vote was taken in executive ses-
sion. and until the injunction of secre-
cy was removed the result was sup
posed 10 he private: but the yice-pres-
ldent had no more than announced the
figures before senator's rushed out of
every door leading from the senate
chamber. declaring that the treaty had
been ratified. Some made the mistake
of stating that there were three votes
10 spare. There was in fact only
one vote more than was necessary. the
balloting resulting 8. ayes 10 81 nays.
Personnel Of The Vote.
The vote in detail was as follows:
leas-Aldrich. Allen. Allison, Baker.
burrows. Butler. Carter. Chandler.
Clark. Clay, Cullom, Davis. Deboe. FL
kiEs. Fairbanks. Faulkner. Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger. Gear. Gray, Hanna.
Hansbrough Harris. IIawley. Jones
( tNey). Kenney. Kyle, Lindsay. Lodge.
Mcbride. McEnery. NJ Laurin, McMil-
lin. Mantle, Mason. Morgan. Nelson,
Penrose. Perkins. rettus. Platt
Comm. Platt q. ~. Pritchard, Quay,
Ross, Sewell. Shoup. Simon. Spooner,
Stewart. sullivan, Teller, Thurston,
Warren. Wellington. Wolcott-57.
Nays Bacon. Bate. Berry Gallery.
Chiffon. Cockrel. Daniel, German.
Hale IIeitfeld. IIoar, Jones (Ark.).
Mallory. Martin, Mills. Mitchell.
Money. Murphy. Pasco. Pcttigrew,
Eawlins. Roach. Smith. Tillman. Tur-
ley. Turner. Nest-27.
Absent and Paired Messrs. Cannon
and Wilson for. with Mr.. White
against and Messrs. Proctor and Wet
more for. with Mr.. Turpic against
Most Inpo-tant Vote.
No vote has been taken in the senate 4
erre that Of the repeal Of the purchas- \
ing clause OF the sherman law that has
been followed with as close interest as
was The vote Of yesterday. This anx-
icty was due not only To the magni- \
tude Of the question al issue. but to \
the uncertainty which attended the /
matter up 10 the last moment Only 4
the elect few knew how Senators Nc /
Emery. of Louisiana. and Jones. of \
Nevada. would vote half an hour be-
fore their votes we're east. and not even 4
those knew when the bell rang for the /
executive session at a quarter past two
o'clock
Many Of the vast throng which was /
turned from the galleries after the \
doors were closed in response TO SEN
ator Davis motion. fingered in the cor
ridorS. all waiting eagerly for the first \
news from inside AZ was generally 4
that the first 45 minutes I
was TO be given TO speechmaking but /
the crowd apparently was prepared for
this delay.
Int-n-e Interest shown by senators.
Within the chamber the interest was /
even more intense. Very few senators \
left the chamber except those engaged \
in the cloak rooms in trying on the
one side TO gain votes for thu treaty |
and on the other TO prevent a break in /
the ranks.
Senators Aldrich. Lodge and Elkins.
who have their especial attention To-
securing the necessary votes 10 insure /
were doubtful Of the re-
suit when the secret session began.
while Senators German and Jones. the /
leaders of the opposition. considered \
their forces intact. Half an hour af- \
rewards ii was whispered about that \
Senator McEnery had been won over
on condition that his dcciaratory reso-
luton should be adopted subsequent 10 /
the passage Of the ratification resolu-
tion. When this news was confirmed |
II was known that ratification was as
slred. for Senator McIaurin haze al |
ready announced his intention of vot-
ing for the treaty i'm view of the con-
dition OF affairs at Manila. Senator
Jones went over NJ the last moment.
making the one vote more than was
necessary.
No Applause Greeted the Announcement
OF the Result.
There was no applause when the re-
hhfA was announced. buA HidNN Ntfld- /
tors hcavcd sigh Of relief. and rushed |
from the chamber to give the news to
the waiting world.
Speeches for and Against Isatin-af Ion.
In advance of the voting speeches
were made by Senator'S Ross, Moneyand |
Fairbanks. Senator Stewart. who had |
just arrived from his successful cam
paign in Nevada for reelection an
nonnccd informally during this period
OF the session that in his entire trip
across the continent he had cncoun-
tered one man who was opposed 20
the ratification of the treaty.
Senator Ross read a brief written
speech announcing his intention 10
support the treaty as Ia the interest Of
peace. lie entered somewhat into the
legal questions involved. saying that
he saw no obstacle in the way OF rat-
fcation from that source.
senator Money reiterated his oppo.
sition TO the treaty and made a last
plea for a modification OF the agree
mcnt He asserted tnat it the friends
Of the treaty had agreed To a mod-
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