Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-02-11
PEACE TREATY WINS
Work Of Paris Commission
Ratified by the Senate.
TIE VOTE STOOD 81 TO 81.
The Vest Resolution Was Defeatee
ny n vote OF 70 90 53-Gre"t In
terest Was Manifested, and tho
Result Gives Satisfaction.

OF peace negotiated between the COM
rnissioners OF the United states ano
Spain at Paris was yesterday ratified BY
the United States senate. the vote oeins
s. yeas 20 q nays. or one vote more
than the two-thirds majority necessary
TO secure senatorial concurrence In q
treaty document.
The vote was taken IN executive ses-
sion. and until the Injunction Of secrecy
was removed the result was supposed
20 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. de-
claring that the treaty had been rau-
fed. Some made the mistake OF stating
that there were three woes 20 spare
No vote has been taken in the senate
since that on the repeal OF the purchas-
ing clause OF the Sherman law that has
been followed with as close interest az
was the vote OF yesterday. The anxiety
was due 70 the magnitude OF the cues
ton at issue and 10 the uncertainty
which attended the matter up 70 the
last moment. Only the elect few knew
how Senators McEnery OF Louisiana
and Jones OF Nevada 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 20 Senator Da-
Wis motion fingered IN the corridors. all
waiting eagerly for the first news from
inside II was generally understood that
the nrst As minutes were 10 be given 20
speechmakinG. hut the crowd apparent
" was prepared for this delay.
Within the chamber the interest was
inf -
left the chamber except those engaged
IN the cloakroorns in trying on the one
side 20 gain votes for the treaty and on
the other 10 prevent a break in the
ranks. Senators Aldrich. Lodge and FL
kins who have given their especial at
tentlon 70 securing the necessary votes
20 insure ratification. were doubtful OF
the result when the secret session be-
gan. while Senators German and Jones
the leaders OK the opposition. considered
their forces intact. Half an hour after
ward Il was whispered about that Sen.
ator McEnery had been won over or
condition that his decisratOry resOlu
tion should be adopted subsequent Z,
the passage OF the ratification resolu
ton. When this news was confirmed. 4
was known thst ratification Was assur
ed. for Senator McLaurin had alresd,
announced his intention 20 vote FOR tn
fairs at Manila. Senator Jones wen
over at the last moment. making IN
one vote more than was necessary
There was no applause when the resul
was announced. but many senator
heaved a sigh Of relief and rushed fror
the chamber 20 give the news 10 IN
waiting world
The vote in detail on the treaty wa
as follows:
Yeas.-Aldrich. Allen. Allison. Bake
Burrows. Butler. Carter. Chandle
Clark, Clay. Cullom. Davis. Deboe. Elkin
Fairbanks. Faulkner. Foraker. Fry
Galhnger. Gear. Gray. Hanna. Hani
brough. Harris. Hanley. Jones (Nev.
Kenney. Kyle. Lindsay. Lodge NJ
Bride. McEnery. McLaurin. McMina
Mantle. Mason. Morgan. Nelson. Pei
rose. Perkins. PettuS. Piatt Conn
Platt IN. ". Pritchard. Quay. Ros
SeweIi. Shoup. Simon. Spooner. Stewai
Sullivan. Teller. Thurston. Ware
wellington. Walcott-57.
Nays.-Bacon. Bate. Berry. Carer
Chiffon. cockren. Daniel. German. Ha
Heilfeld Hoar. Jones (Ark). MaIior
Martin. Mills. Mitchell. Money. Murph
Pasco. Pettigrew. Rawlins, RoaC
Smith. Tiliman. Turley. Turner. Yes
II.
Absent and paired. Messrs Cam
and Wilson for. with Mr. wfAte again
and Messrs. Proctor and Wetmore Z
with Mr.. Turpie against.
McLaurin and Jones OF Nevada W,
steadfast 10 the last. and when the s,
ate went into executive session n
were lined up against the treaty Z
when the screws were put down
them they weakened. and under strc
pressure from the administration sci
tors the three men were whipped Il
line.
The vote on the treaty itself was y
c~dNd by a vote on the Vest amsl
vote on this amendment stood
20 s. Senators Jones OF Nevada
Laurin and Kenney. who voted for
treaty. cast their votes for this anne
ment.
After the treaty was ratified the 9
ate doors were opened. and. on mot
OF Mr.. Aldrich. the senate took up
resolution introduced by Mr.. AcEnl
ReJoieing Rs Augusta.
AUGUSTA. Me-. Feb. There
loud applause in the Maine legislal
yesterday afternoon when the news
the ratification Of the peace treaty
rived II first reached the state
brief telegram from Senator Frye
Hon. j. X. Maniey. which Mr.. Ma
read I'm the house. The telegram
read in the senate by Senator Plum