The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-07
Passes Senate By Over
Two-Thirds Majority.
TILE VOTE WAS 81 TO 81
Fate of Issue Uncertain to Last Moment
Several Explanatory Speeches Made
President Congratulated.

Senator Vest, placing the Philippines
on the same footing as Cuba in the
treaty. In the temporary absence OF
Mr.. Vest, it was presented by Mr.. Cor
man.
The voting on this amendment pro-
eeeded quietly, and It was soon dis
posed of. The only vote considered as
at all significant of anything favorable
to the treaty was that Of Mr.. McEnery,
who voted against the amendment
Senators Jones of Nevada, McLaurin
and Kenney voted for it.
The vote was Immediately announced
and pages were sent Scurrying through
the corridors to announce the few SEN
ators who were not In their seats that
the eliminating event had arrived.
The call proceeded quietly until the
name of Senator McLaurin was an
nounced. He created the first stir by
speech in explanation of his vote for
the treaty. This was the initial break
in the ranks of the opposition. Mr..
McLaurin gave as the reason for his
change of position, the open hostilit
in Manila He said that the attack
upon our troops had brought about
new condition of affairs. This created
! excitement and brought some of OPP
, position senators to his side with re-
monstrances, but he replied that he
| could not any longer see his way clear
| to cast his vote against the treaty.
| He continued, saying he was not will
ing to embarrass this government at so
critical time. If after the ratification,
| the administration should fail to
pursue the proper course toward the
islands, the fault would be that of
the government. He referred to an
| agreement to pass the McEnery resolu-
ton as a pledge against expansion. In
II nd ho
ratification would lessen bloodshed in
the Philippines, he would, he said, vote
in the affirmative.
When he had concluded, Senator Nc
Emery followed him saying that he had
decided uoon the same course. The
Louisiana senator made no speech pub
! licly announcing himself only by his
vote.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada did not vote on
/ the first roll call, but came from the
cloak room before the vote was an
nounced, and by unanimous consent
made brief and feeling speech He
said that if he thought the ratification
of the treaty meant expansion, he
would not vote for it, as he considered
a policy of expansion would prove the
ruin Of the country. The events in
Manila during the past two or three
days were likely to do more to dscour-
age expansion than anything that had
happened, but they had produced cri-
sis which made the ratification of the
treaty necessary. He considered it a
patriotic duty to vote for the treaty
With Mr.. Jones vote added the roll call
stood as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandler,
Clark, Clay Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Elkins, Fairbanks Faulkner, Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hanna,
II Inv aENr-NN ~,
Nevada, Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride, McEnery, McLaurin, McMil-
Ian, Mantle, Mason, Morgan, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Plat of
Connecticut, Platt of New York,
Pritchard, Quay, Ross, Sewell, Simon,
Shoup, Spoonsr, Stewart, Sullivan,
Teller, Thurston, Warren, Wellington,
Wolcott-5T
Nays-Bacon, Bates, Berry, Gallery,
Chiffon, Cockrell. Daniel, German,
Hale, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones of Arkan-
sas. Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Money, Murphy Pasco Pettigrew,
Rawlins, Roach, Smith, Tillman, Tur-
ley, Turner, Vest-27.
Absent and paired-Messrs. Cannon
and Wilson for with Mr.. White against,
and Messrs. Proctor and Wetmore for
with Mr.. Turpie against.
On motion Of Senator Davis, it was
then ordered that the aye and nay
vote be made public, and soon after
ward the doors were opened and the
Senate proceeded with active business
attempting to pass the McEnery decla-
| ratory resolution News of ratification
of the treaty reached The white house
almost Immediately after the announce
ment of the vote. Postmaster General
Smith was with the president, and was
| the first to congratulate him. The
president expressed himself as graft
| fed with the vote. Secretaries Gage,
Alger and Hay came In soon after
ward.
| Within 40 minutes after its ratifica-
ton. Gen. Cox, the secretary of the
| Senate. appeared with the treaty it
self. which he delivered into the presi-
dents hands The cabinet members as
| they left the White House were jubilant
| over the ratification of the treaty Sec
rotary Hay said that the treaty would
now be submitted to Spanish cortes
at the session which opens this month.
and he anticipated no obstruction in
that direction to the final exchanges.
Secretary Long said: Il am glad the
treaty is ratifled-glad from the stand
point of the anti-imperialist as well as
| from any other
"The very height of Imperialism is to
have these islands now under the con
troll of one man exercising an isolate
military authority. The ratification of
| the treaty transfers the disposition of
| these islands to the American people
who, through their representatives.. can
give themselves government or make
any other disposition OF them that our
own principles Of government and ideas
of national welfare require"
Secretary Alger spoke OF the perils
Of the position which the American
troops have been occupying for so
many months, while the fa-s of the
treaty was at issue, and said he was
only too pleased now that these troops
were free to protect themselves.