The Advocate and news., 1899-02-08

States Senate, the vote being 81 ayes to
q nays, or one vote more than the two
thirds majority necessary to secure Sem
atorial concurrence in treaty document.
The vote was taken In executive ses-
sion, and until the injunction OF secrecy
was removed the result was supposed to
be private; but the Vice President had
no more than announced the figures be-
fore Senators rushed out OF every door
leading from the Senate chamber, declar-
ing 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 balloting resulting 81
ayes to q nays.
No vote has been taken In the Senate
since that on the repeal Of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law that has been
followed with as close interest as was
the vote of to-day This anxiety was due
not only to the magnitude Of the question
at issue, but to the uncertainty which
attended the matter up to the last mo-
ment. Only the select few knew how
Senator McEnery Na.) and Jones (NeV)
would vote half an hour before their
votes were cast, and not even these knew
when the bells rang for the executive
session at quarter past o'clock.
Many of the vast throng which was
turned from the galleries after the doors
were closed in response to Senator Davis
motion fingered in the corridors all wait
ing eagerly for the first news from the
inside It was generally understood that
the first As minutes was to be given to
speech-making, but the crowd apparently
was prepared for this delay.
. 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 the treaty, and the
other to prevent break In the ranks.
Senators Aldrich, Lodge and Blklns,
who have given their especial attention
to secure the necessary votes to insure
ratification, were doubtful Of the result
when the secret session began, while
Senators German and Jones, the leaders
Of the opposition, considered their forces
intact. Half an hour afterwards 1t was
whispered about that Senator McEnery
had been won over on condition that his
declaratory resolution should be adopted
subsequent to the passage Of the ratifl-
cation resolution.
When this news was confirmed 1t was
known that ratification was assured, for
Senator McLaurin had already an
nounced his intention to vote for the
treaty in view of the condition Of affairs
at Manila. Senator Jones went over at
the last moment, making the one vote
more than was necessary. There was no
applause when the result was announced,
but many Senator's heaved a sigh of re-
lief and rushed from the chamber to give
the news to the waiting world.
Promptly at o'clock the Vice Pres
ident 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 temporary absence Of Mr.. Vest, 1t
was presented by Mr.. German The
amedment was as follows:
article III. Strike out the words
'cedes to the United States and insert
In lieu thereof the words 'Telinquishes all
claim of sovereignty over and title to-
Add at end of article III the following;
The United States, desiring that the peo-
pie OF the archipelago shall be enabled to
establish form Of free government suit
able 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 aforesaid the control of the
archipelago so far as such control shall
be needful for the purposes above stated.
and will provide that the privileges ac-
corded to Spain by articles w and V Of
this treaty shall be enioined.'
I'm line two, article VIII, after the
word Cuba, insert the words and in the
Philippine archipelago
"In line three of the same article, af-
ter the word Indies insert and In
lines three and four of the same article
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