The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-07

Vote. ~
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.--The treaty
OF peace negotiated between the COM
mlssloners OF the United States and
Spain at Paris was to-day ratified by
the United States senate, thetvote be,
ing 81 ayes to q nays, one vote more
than the two-thirds majority necessary
TO secure senatorial concurrence in n
treaty document. The vote was taken
In executive session, and until the in
junction Of secrecy was removed the
result was supposed TO be private, but
the vice president had no more than
announced the figures before senators
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 TO spare. There was in fact
only one vote more than was necessary
the ballot resulting 81 ayes to 81 nays.
No vote has been taken in the senate
sii'ce mat Oh me repeal OIL the purchas-
ii's Clause oil the sherman law that mas
been followed with as close interest as
was me vote OF to-day. rms anxiety
was oue not ohly 10 the magnitude OIL
the quesuoh ut ISSUE put 10 the uh-
certainty which attended the matter up
10 l''e itse moment ohiS 'he eject ie"
h''e" no" senator McEhery' OIL LOUIS
laha' ana senator Jones, OF Nevada,
would vote half an hour before their
votes were cast and mot over these
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e.'e'! "'s piepiieu III li''s ue1as.
intense Interest.
Within the chamber the interest was
avon mora ;n,o, 1-o,.,. ,,,.
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ieie me champef except those engaged
IN the cloak rooms In trying on the one
side 10 gain votes for the ;reatv and on
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''c o'"el ~ pie'ent "ieaA III Tue
ranks. senators Aldrich, Lodge and
Elkins, who have given their especial
o,tort;,n "a soc,,r,ne tho nocossar,.
'o'es 10 insure 'at'iicat'oN' especih!t!
the latter, were doubtful OF the result
when the secret session began, while
ers of tbe onnosi,ion consiGornJ ,hai,.
forces intact. Half an hour afterwards
It was whispered about that Senator
"it oesn non o,ei ,.,,tl., o.a So,iu.
should bc ndopicd SUBSEQUENT 10 the
passage of the ratification resolution.
When thlS news was coillrmed II was
known that ratihcetion was assured
Tor senator -hcLaaflh Haa aiFeaaF an
honhced ms intention 10 Eotc LOT tne
treaty ir view OF the CONDITION OF AZ
lairs at Mnulia. sella.or Jones Went
over at the last moment, making the
one vote more thah was necessary.
There was no applause Wheh the result
was announced, put man! senator's
neaNeu sign OF reliei anu ruShcu
from the chamber to give the news to
'hc WAITING peop!e;
In advance OF the S0tinS spceches
were made by senators koss' Money
ana fhirnahks. senator Stewart VINO
had Just arrived from ms state cam
pa'sh IN nevada LOT re-electlon' an,
OF the session that IN ms entire trlp
across the continent he had not en-
countered one man VINO was opposed TO
the ratification OF the treaty.
,rhc vo.t ,mcuImcrt
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fioiip,'s 1T CIV" '''e 5>.ec ptes
dent Interrupted Senator Money. who
was then speakInE. TO announce that
,,a ,o,, noa o,r,,.od foro vote prt
'"e ''ou' .'''"
one amendment was oHeTeu. that pre-
pared by Senator Vest. placing the
Philippines on the same footing as Cuba
In the treaty. In the temporary ab
scnce of Mr.. Vest 1t was presented by
Mr.. German. The amendment was as
follows: ~"
Article III. =. Strike out the words
"cedes to the United States" and insert
In lieu thereof the words "rclinquishes
all claim of sovereignty over and title
to-"
Add at the end Of Article III. the fol-
lowing:
'The United States. desiring that the
people of the archipelago shall be en-
ablcd to establish II form OF free gov
ernmcnt 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 being and to the end afore-
said. the contro, of the archipelago SO
far as such control shall be ncedful for
the purpose above stated. and Will pro-