Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-10
PEACE TREATY RATIFIED.
The Vote in the Senate Was
81 Yeas to 27
Nays.
HALE AND HOAR VOTE NO
Senators McEnery and McLaurin,
Southern Democrats Save
the Treaty.
HALE AND HOAR VOTE NO

The Largest Vote Ever Cast in the United
states Senats-The Ratification in Doubt
Until the Final Roll Call Was Half Com
pleted-The Vote in Detaii-Those That
Were Absent.
Washington, Feb. S.-The Treaty Of
Peace with Spain was ratified by the
Senate in executive session by Il vote of
81 to y, only one more than the necos-
sary two-thirds majority. Two Repub-
lican Senators Messrs. Hale and Hoar
voted against ratification, while nine
Democrats were recorded in the affirm
alive The only amendment offered
was rejected.
\ two-thirdS vote of the whole
/ number of Senators is necessary to
ratify Il treaty. and under the rules of
! the Senate, where n tWO-thirdS vote
is necessary. Senators who cannot be
there are paired, considered construc-
lively present, and their votes count
ed. Therefore. the vote is actually re-
corded as 81 and % against the treaty
one vote more than was necessary to
ratify it.
1t was the largest vote ever cast in
the Senate of the United States. and
1t was certainly the most importa.. of
recent years. 1t was also the most
dramatic in many particulars. for not
until the final roll call was half com
pletcd was it positively assured that
there was an audible sigh of relief on
tn treaty would be ratified. Then
the Republican side of the chamber.
and a few moments later Senator
Hanna, unable to contain his joy and
/ satisfaction longer, rushed out of the
chamber and breathlcSSly nnounced
the news to the outside world.
The three Senators whose change of
mind brought victory out of defeat for
the treaty managers and ensured its
ratification We're: Jones. of Nevada:
McEncry. of Louisiana; McLaurin. of
South Carolina. Four Republican
friends of the treaty were absent
Messrs. Cannon, Proctor. Wetmore
and Wilson, and two Democratic OPP
ponentS were away-MeSSrS. White
and Turpin. Two of the absent re
publicans had to lie paired with each
of the absent Democrats. SO Messrs.
Cannon and Proctor We're pared with
Mr.. White and McsSrS. Wetmore and
Wilson with Mr.. Tuipie.
The detailed vote on the ratifica ion
of the treaty, 10 Republicans, 3 Pop
ulists. 10 Democrats. 3 silver, | indie
pendent, was as follows: For ratifica-
ton. -. Aldrich, r.: Allen, F.; ALI
son, r.; Baker, r.; Burrows. r.; But
Ter, F.; Carter. r.: Chandler. r.:
Clark. r.: Clay. D.:Cullom. r.: Davis,
r.; Deboe. r.: Elkins. r.: Farbank,
r.; Faulkner, r.; Fry. r.: Foraker.
r.: Gallinger. r.; Gear, r.; Gray. d.:
Hanna, r.; marlborough, r.: Harris.
F.; Hawley, r.: Jones (Nevl. s;
Kenny. D.; Kyle. D.; Lindsay, D.;
Lodge, r.; Mantle. r.; Mcbride, II;
McEnery, D.: McLaurin. d.; McNIil-
Ian. r.; Morgan. d.; Nelson r.; Pen
rose, r.: Perkins, r.: pettus. d.;
Plat (N. ". r.; Plat CConnD r.;
Pritchard, r.; Quay, r.; Ross, r.;
Sewell, r.; Shoup, r.; Simon, r.;
Spooncr, r.; Stewart s.; Sullivan, D.;
Teller, s.: Thurston, r.. Warren. r.;
Wellington. r.; Wolcott. X.
Against ratification. ~; 22 Demo
Gratis, 3 Republicans. . PopulistS, as
follows: Bacon, d.. Bate. D.; Berry
D.; Caffery, d.; Chiffon. D.; Cockrell,
D.; Daniel. d.: German, D.; Hale r.;
Heitfeld. F.: Hoar. H.; Jones CArk.),
D.; Mallory. D.: Martin. d.; Mills, D.;
Mitchell. d.; Money, D.; Murphy, D.;
Pasco, d.; Pettigrew, r.; Rawlins, D.;
Roach, D.; Smith. D.; Tillman, D.;
Turley, d.; Turner, F.; Vest, ID.
Pairs-Cannon and Proctor (lfeps.
with White 0Dem) and WetmOre and
Wilson NtcpSl with Turpe 0DemD.
In this wise ended fight that is
destined To become memorable in the
annals of the Senate of the United
States. Upon two votes hung the
question of peace between the United
States and Spain; upon two votes de-
pended the retention of the Philip
pines by the United States.