The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-20
SENATE ADJouRNs.
Details of Final Action on Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty.


Washington, March 20.-After ratify-
ing the Cuban reciprocity treaty the
senate adjourned sine die at fifteen
minutes past 5 o'clock. Practically the
entire day was spent behind closed
doors in executive session. Most OF
the time was devoted to consideration
of the Cuban treaty. Several speeches
were made in opposition to the treaty
and one in favor of It and then prompt
ly at the agreed hour, 3 o'clock, voting
began. Roll calls were had on a NUM-
Der of amendments and the treaty it
self was made the subject of an aye
and no vote.
Following is the vote for the ratifica-
ton of the Cuban treaty in detail:
Yeas-Aldrich, Alger, Alice, Allison.
Anteny, Bacon, Bali. Beverage, Black
burn Durham, Burrows, Burton, Clark
(Wyoming), Cockrell, Cullon, DepeW.
Dietrich. Dolliver, Dryden, Elkins, Fair
banks, Foraker, Foster (Wash.l, Frye,
Fulton, Gallinger, Gamble. German
Hanna Hansbrough Hepburn. Hop
kins. Latimer, Lodge, Long, McComas,
McCreary, McCumber, Nelson. Over
man, Penrose, Perkins, Simmons,
Smoot Spooncr, Stewart, stone, War
rem. Wetraore-total so.
Carmack, Clark MONTH, Daniel. Eos
ter Ia.), McEnery, Mallory, Martin
Money. Morgan, Newlands, Pettus, Tai
iaferro-16.
In ma king the pairs TWO SeHdLoAS
were paired for the treaty with one
against it. The pair list was as fol-
Kerns and Hale with Gibson. Willard
and Proctor with Clarke oArk@ Scott
and Quay with McLaurin, DilllnghaI m
and Clapp with Tnlman, Kittredge and
PIatt IN W with Patterson, Platt
(ConnD and Hawley with Teller, Mitch
ell and Clay with Dubois Quarles with
CuIberson Mr.. Hoar was absent and
unmarried
The motion to ratify was adopted by
a ballot of so to 16, somewhat more than
a three-fourt1s vote, whereas only a
fzo-thirdS vote was necessary to secure
a ratification Immediately after the
doors were closed, a few minutes past
II O'Clock, Senat tor Foster of Louisiana.
took the floor in order to make set
speech in opposition to the treaty. he
spoke for about two hours and half.
His address had been prepared care
fully. and on its conclusion Mr.. Foster
vervs generally was complimented ON his
manner of presenting the opposition
The committee on foreign relations
announced through Senator Cullom, It's
chairman, the acceptance of two
amendments in addition to those al
ready recomme nded by the committee.
The first was the amendment incress-
ing rate Of reduction on -four, corn meal
and corn imported into Cuba from tee
United States. Senator Nelson spoke
yesterday III c0DBOIAH Vi eAA d44t5A4AAtlrtAN
along these lines. and Senator Burton
prepared the amendment. AS offered il
provided for a reduction of 40 per cent.
but the committee modified the amend
ment so as to provide for reduction
of 90 per cent.
The other amendment adopted by the
committee was suggested by Senator
Bacon and fixed a uniform reduction Of
80 per cent. on American cotton goods
imported into Cuba The only aye and
no vote taken on the committee amend
ment was on an amendment adopted
some time ago by the committee at the
instance of the beet sugar Republican
senators providing against further
treaty reduction of the duty on sugar
imported into the United States for the
next five years or While the treaty &c.
mains in force. A division was called
for on this amendment. and it was
sustained by a majority Of p votes. the
vote being a. for the amendment and y
against it, the negative votes being cast