The Dickinson press., 1899-02-11
ONE VOTE TO SPARE
PEACE TREATY RATIFIED BY A MAR
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Vote Taken in Executive sessios Amid
the Most Ipsense Interrse-rhe Prcsi-
dent GreaAasd-,Expreessd ISIS satisfac-
tion at tina. Resalt Whom Informed. Of
tho Deoision-- :sscrrtary ], Hay -Antici-
patss No Obstacles in the Spanish Far.
lament. .,...., ;..,s5.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE treaty of
peace negotiated between the. commits
sioners of the United States and Spain
at Paris has been ratified by the United
States senate, the vote being 81 ayes to
~ nays, or one vote more than two
thirds majority necessary to secure SEN
atorial concurrence in q treaty docu-
ment.
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
than senators rushed out of every door
leading from the senate chamber, de.
claring that the treaty had been ratified.
Some made the mistake of stating that
there were three votes to spare. There
was in fact only .t-
Ono votp More Than Was Necessary,
the balloting resulting 81 ayes to ~
nays. No vote has been taken ih the
senate since that on the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
that has been followed with as close in
terest as was the vote on the treaty.
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 moment. Only
the select few knew how Senators Nc
Emery of. Louisiana and Jones of Ne
vada would vote half an hour before
their votes were cast. ef
In advance of the voting speeches
were made by Senators Ross, Money
and Fairbanks. Senator Stewart, who
had just arrived from his" successful
campaign in Nevada for reelection, an
nounced informally that in his entire
trip across the continent he had not EN-
countereds one man who was opposed to
the ratification of the treaty.
Promptly at Three O'clock
the vice president interrupted Senator
Money, who was speaking, to announce
that the time had arrived for vote.
But one amendment was offered, pre-
pared by Senator Vest, placing the Phil
ippines on the same footing as Cnba in
the treaty. In the temporary absence
Of Mr.. Vest it was presented by Mr..
Gorman. This amendment was de.
feated. The vote on the treaty itself
was then taken, Messrs. McLaurin, Nc.
Emery and Jones of Nevada explaining
their votes. n s7..s, s.5a,
On the motion of Senator Davis It was
then ordered that the aye and nay vote
he made public and soon afterwards the
doors were reopened and the senate pro
ceeded with legislative business, at
tempting to pass the McEnery declara
tory resolution as per the promise tt
the senator. The vote on the treaty
was as follows:
| How the Senators Lined Up
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison; Baker
Burrows. Butler, Carter, Chandler
Clark, Clay. Cullom, Davis, Deboe
Elkins, Fairbanks J. Faulkner. Foraker
Frye, ,Gallinger. oear:4Gray, Hanna
Hansbrough, Harris, nawley, Jonel
(Nev.). Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge
McBridge, McEnery, McLaurin, McMil
Ian, Mantle, Mason, Morgan, Nelson
Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Plat Conn. J
Platt (Ni w, Pritchard, Quay, Ross
sewell, shoup, Simon, spooner, Stew
art, Sullivan, Teller, Thurston, Warren
Wellington, Welcott-57.
Nays-Racon, Bate, Berry, Caffery
Chiffon, Cockrell, Daniel, German
Hale, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones (Ark.) }
Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money
Murphy, Pasco, Pettigrew, Rawlins
Roach, Smith, Tillman, Turly, Turner
Vest-27.