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character of his remarks.
Promptly at 3 o'clock, the vice-president
interrupted Senator Money, who was then
speaking, to announce that the hour had
arrived for a vote. But one amendment
was offered. that prepared by Senator
Vest. placing the Philippines on the same
footing as Cuba in the treaty. In the tenn
porary absence of Mr.. Vest, it was pre-
sentcd by Mr.. German.
| The voting on this amendment proceeded
quietly and as all the senator's were pres
ent, it was soon disposed of. The votes
! OF the senators We're closely scanned for
pointers on the approaching vote on the
treaty itself. The only vote considered as
at all significant OF change favorable to
the treaty was that of Mr.. McEnery who
voted against the amendment. Senators
Jones, McLaurin and Kenney voted for it,
! The vote was Immediately announced,
and pages were sent scurrying through
the corridors to announce to the few sem
ators who were not in their seats that he
eliminating event had arrived. The call
proceeded quietly until the name of Sem
ator McLaurin was announced. He Gre
ated the first stir by speech in explain
ing his vote for the treaty. This was the
initial break in the ranks of the opposi
ton. He made brief statement IN ex-
PLANTATION of his change OF position, Civ
ing the open hostlities in Manila as the
reason. Il am and have been from the
first, irrevocably opposed 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 said the attack upon our
troops had brought about u new condition
of affairs and he should vote for the trea-
ty.
This created a hubbub for while some
senators We're informed that he had &C.
cided upon a change there We're many who
were not in possession OF this informa-
ton. The announcement brought some of
the OPPOSITION senators TO his side, but he
replied to then that he coudnot any long
er 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 assur-
ance that the critical condition existing at
Manila could be more easily handled II
the treaty should be ratified. He said ne
for one was not willing to embarrass this
government at so critical time lie also
referred to the agreement to pass the Nc
Emery resolution as pledge against eX-
pansion. In view OF this promise and in
the hope that ratification would lessen
bloodshed he would therefore cast his
vote in the affirmative.
| He had hardly concluded when Mr.. Nc
Emery approached him with word of
congratulation saying that he had decid-
ed upon the same course. The Louisiana
senator made no speech of explanation to
the Senate publicly announcing himself
only by means of his vote.
Mr. Jones OF Nevada did not vote in
the first roll call but came in from the
cloak room before the vote was announce
ed and by unanimous consent made Il
speech. He said he was against expan-
sion and if he thought the ratification of
the treaty was in favor of expansion he
would not vote for it. The events in Ma
i,Ng1.. Il, H.
were likely to do moro to discourage eX-
pansion than anything that had happened
but had at the same time produced cris-
Is which made the ratification of the
treaty necessary. He considered it a pa
triotic duty for to vote for the treaty and
therefore cast his vote in the affirmative.
With his vote added the roll call stood
ayes 81, nays 2S
Following is the detailed vote on the
treaty:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Butler. Carter, Chandler. Clark,
Clay, Cullom, Davis Deboe, Elkins. Fair
banks, Faulkner. Frye. Foraker, CALM
ger, Gear, Gray, Hanna. Hansbrough,
Harris, Hawley, Jones of Nevada, Ken
ney, Kyle Lindsay Lodge, Mantle. Nc
Bride. McEnery. McLaurin, Mcmillan,
Mason, Morgan, Nelson. Perkins, Pettus,
Plat of New York, Platt Of Connecticut,
Prtchard. Quay. Ross. Sewell, Shoup,
ISolHOil, SpOOHcIi SltWuil, oulilNdu leIltT,
jThurston. Warren, Wellington, Wolcott-
I57.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Caifery, Chiffon,
Cockrel, Daniel German, Hale. Heitfeld,
Hoar. Jones of Arkansas, Mallory, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell, Money. Murphy Pasco,
IPettigrew. Rawlins, Roach, Smith, Till
man, Turley, Turner, Vest.-27.
ON motion of Senator Davis Is was then
ordered that an aye and nay vote be made
for the public and soon afterwards the
doors were opened and the Senate pro-
ceeded with executive business, to pass
the McEnery resolutions as heretofore
promised.
The news of the ratification reached the
White House Immediately. Postmaster
General Smith was with the President al
the time and was the first to congratulate
him.
Senator Gage and Secretary Alger and
Secretary Hay came in soon afterwards
Within forty minutes after the ratllica'
ton, the treaty was delivered into the
Presidents hands. The cabinet members
as they left the White House were jubi.
liant over the ratifca ton and spoke of Il
as q great triumph.
Secretary Hay expressed his gratinca
ton that the treaty was ratified and said
1, i..1,1 &taAt hat 10 hah