Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-07

in the hope that ratification would lessen
bloodshed in the Philippines, he would.
therefore. he said. cast his vote in the
affirmative.
He had hardly concluded when Senator
McEnery approached with a word of con-
graduation. saying that he had decided
upon the same course. The Louisiana SEN
ator made no speech of explanation to the
senate. publicly announcing himself only
by means of his vote.
Mr.. Jones. of Nevada. did not vote on
the first roll call. but came in from the
cloakroom before the vote was announced
and. by unanimous consent. made brief
and feeling speech. He said that he was
against expansion. and if he thought the
ratification of the treaty meant expansion
he would not vote for 1t. as he considered
policy OF expansion would prove the
ruin of the country. The events in Manila
during the last two or three days. in his
Judgment. were likely to do more to dis
courage expansion than anything that had
happened. but had. at the same time. pro-
duced crisis which made the ratification
of the treaty necessary. He considered II
patriotic duty to vote for the treaty. and,
consequently. cast his vote in the affirm
ative.
With Mr.. Jones vote added the roll call
stood as follows:
feas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison Baker, Bur-
rows. Butler. Carter, Chandler, Clark.
Clay, Cullom. Davis, Deboe, Elkins. Fair
banks. Faulkner, Foraker Frey. Gallnger.
Gear, Gray. Hanna, Hansbrough. Harris,
Hawiey. Jones Nevada) Kenney. Kyle.
Lindsay. Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery, Nc
Laurin, McMlllin, Mantel, Mason. Morgan,
Nelson. Penrose. Perkins, Pettus, Platt
tconnecticuD. Platt CNew York;, Pritchard.
Quay, Ross, Sewell Shoup, Simon, Spooner,
Stewart, Sullivan, Teller, Thurston. War
rem. Wellington, Wolcott-57.
Nays-Bacon, Bate. Berry. Caffery. Chill
ton, Cockrell, Daniel. German. Hale. Heit-
field, Hoar, Jones (Arkansas), Mallory. Mar
tin. Mills. Mitchell. Money. Murphy. Pasco.
Pettigrew, Rawlins. Roach, Smith, Tiilman,
Turley, 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 the motion of Senator Davis 1t was
then ordered that the aye and nay vote
be made public, and soon afterward the
doors were opened and the senate pro-
ceeded with legislative business. attempt
ing to pass the McEnery resolution, ac-
| cording to the promise to that senator.
News of the ratification of the treaty
reached the White House almost immedi-
ately after the announcement Of the vote.
Postmaster General Emory Smith was
| with the president at the time and was
| the first to congratulate him. Naturally,
| the president was gratifed at the vote and
so expressed himself. Secretary Gage came
| in soon afterward and was followed almost
| Immediately by Secretary Alger and Secre-
| tary Hay. Within forty minutes after its
ratification, General Cox, the secretary OF
| the senate. appeared with the treaty itself.
| which he promptly delivered into the presi-
dents hands and then retired.
The cabinet members, as they left the
| White House. were jublant over the ratih-
cation of the treaty, and spoke of it as a
| great triumph. Secretary Hay expressed
| his qualification that the treaty was rati-
| fed and said he only regretted it had been
| found necessary to occupy SO much valu-
| able time in doing it. He said that the
treaty would now be submitted to the Span
| ish 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 ratified-glad from the standpoint
| of the anti-imperialists as well as from
any other. The very height of imperialism
is to have these islands. now under the
| control of one man, exercising absolute
military authority. The ratification of the
treaty transfers the disposition of these
/ islands to the American people, who
! through their representatives. can give
| them self-government or make any Other
| disposition Of them that our own principles
| of government and ideas of national vel.
l fare require.
| Secretary Alger thought that the con-
| firmation of the victory at Manila, together
with the ratification of the peace treaty
was sufficient to make the day memorable
| He spoke of the perils of the position
which the American troops have been oc
| cupying for SO many months, while thu
fate of the treaty was at issue. and sait
| he was only too pleased now that these
troops were free to protect themselves.