The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-09
up to the Time Of the Taking of the
< Vote the Result Was in
Great Doubt.
1cEnery and McLaurin Go Over to tho
Treaty Giving the Necessary
Two-Thirds Vote.
senate Resumes Open Session and
Takes Up the Resolutions
offered ON the Treaty.
Washington, Feb. 6. - The treaty
was ratified Monday. There were three
votes more than the necessary two
thirds majority.

votes more than the necessary two
thirds majority.
The vote was 81 for ratification and
~ against.
Senators Jones, McLaurin and Nc
Emery voted for ratification.
Washington Feb. 6.-The vote in de-
tail was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allen, Allison, Baker, Bur-
rows, Butler, Carter. Chandler, Clark, Clay,
Cullom, Davis. Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks.
Faulkner, Foraker. Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Gray, Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris, Haw-
ley, Jones (Nev.), Kenney. Kyle, Lindsay,
Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery, McLaurin, Nc
M1ll1n. Mantle, Mason. Morgan, Nelson,
Platt IN. ~, Pritchard, Quay, Ross,
sewell, shoup, Simon, Spooner Stewart,
Sullivan, Teller, Thurston, Warren, We'll
lington, Wolcott-57
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery, Chill
ton, Cockrell, Daniel. German, Hale, Heit-
feid. Hoar. Jones (Ark.), Mallory, Martin.
Mills, Mitchell, Money. Murphy, Pasco,
Pettigrew, Rawlins, Roach, Smith. TILL
man, Turley, Turner, Vest-27.
Absent and Paired-Messrs. Cannon and
Wilson for, with Mr. White against and
Messrs. Proctor and Wetmore for, with Mr..
"a pAo dSdlASl
Amendment Defeated.
At 3:O5 p. m. the bells rang for a
vote on the amendment to the treaty.
The amendment was to make the
Philippine article of the treaty like that
relating to Cuba.
1t was defeated.
Senators McLaurin and McEnery
came over for the treaty, giving the
necessary two-thirds for the treaty.
There was an agreement TO vote for the
McEnery resolution afterwards.
Senator Hoar moved an amendment
that whatever government is estab-
lished in the Philippines it shall be with
the consent of the governed. Senator
Aldrich moved to lay the amendment
on the table.
The Hoar amendment was laid on the
tablets to "a.
After the treaty was ratified the
senate doors were opened, and, on mo-
ton of Senator Aldrich, the senate
took up the resolution introduced by
Senator McEnery Monday.
Denial from Senator Allen,
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Allen,
OF Nebraska, made speech in the SEN
ate denying the published statement
that he would attack Senator German
for using the peace treaty as a means
to defeat Bryan. He said he did not
keep Mr.. Bryan's conscience and paid
warm tribute to that leader. He (Al-
1en) was opposed to expansion, but
our duty now was to ratify the treaty.
There was weeping in Nebraska to-day,
and he condemned the Filipinos as
bloodthirsty savages, who had precip-
itated an attack on us.
Senator German Speaks.
Senator German spoke in the senate
Monday afternoon. He replied par
ticnlarly to Senator Wolcott's speech.
saying that it was such an attack as
he did not expect. lie said that three
elections he had obtained was the
height of his ambition He repudiated
the idea that he had taken position
for personal advantage. If such had
been the case he could have secured
more from his party when thrift
would follow fawning." He said he
believed that the battle in Manila was
but the beginning, and if the treaty was
ratified war would follow for years,
costing lives and millions upon mil
lions of money.
Senator German referred to what had
been done with China regarding the
immigration to those islands, and said
that now eight years later we take these
islands, which will be but stepping
stone for the Chinese to the United
States. He predicted that within four
years the people would resent the ac-
ton. He said that in connection with
the philippines it was proposed to in
crease the army to 100000. He pro-
tested against it.
What spectacle it has been, said
senator German, to see the president
OF the United States. kindly, gentle and
partisan as he. is, in his swing through
the south giving expression to the
sentiment to the confederate dead
which was so grand and then asking for
1000 men to keep their descendants
in subsection.
At the conclusion of Senator Cor
mans speech, Senator Davis moved an
executive session. Senator Wolcott
wanted five minutes to reply to Senator
German, but Senator Davis would not
yield and at 2:15 the senate went into
executive session for final considera-
ton of the peace treaty.
In the open senate Senator McEuery
(Ia.), offered a resolution declaring
that by the ratification of the treaty i:
is not intended to make citizens of the
inhabitants of the Philippines nor to
annex the islands permanently, but to
hold them until the islands are pre-
pared for self-government. i
The S2O,OOO,OOO Provided For.
Washington, Feb. 6. The sundry
civil appropriation bill completed Mon
day noon by the house committee on
appropriations carries $4,000, 900 ito
carry out the obligations of the treaty
between the United States and Spain
Outside of this the bill appropriated
$42,927, 3O1.
The provision for the payment Of $780,
.000, 900 is as follows: