Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26
BIG MAJORITY FOR TREATY.
Reciprocity Measure Is Ratified by the
Senate by Vote of SO to 16.

Washington, March 20.-After rati
flying the Cuban reciprocity treaty the
senate adjourned sine die yesterday al
fifteen minutes past o'clock. Prac
ucally the entire day was spent be
hind closed doors in executive session
Most of the time was devoted to con
sideration of the Cuban treaty. Sew
eral speeches were made in opposition
to the treaty and one In favor of 1t and
then promptly at the hour agreed,
o'clock, voting began. Roll calls were
had on a number of amendments and
the treaty itself was adopted by a
ballot of fifty to sixteen, somewhat
more than three-fourths vote, whereas
only two-thirds vote was necessary to
secure a ratification.
FORMER of Louisiana, Berry and Car.
mack spoke in opposition to the
treaty, while Simmons of North Caro-
lima supported it.
On conclusion of Mr. Simmons
speech voting began. The committee
on foreign relations announces
through Senator Cullom, its chair
man, the acceptance of two amend
ments in addition to those already
recommended by the committee. The
first of these was the amendment in
creasing the rate of reduction on flour,
corn meal and corn imported into
Cuba from the United States. Sen,
ator Nelson spoke yesterday in sup
pport of an amendment along these
lines, and Senator Burton perfected
the amendment. AS offered 1t provid'
ed for reduction of 40 per cent but
the committee modified the amend
ment SO as to provide for a reduction
Of 30 per cent.
The other amendment adopted by
the committee was suggested by Sen
ator Bacon, and fixed uniform reduc'
ton of 80 per cent on American cot
ton and goods imported into Cuba
The only aye and no vote taken on
the committee amendments was on the
amendment adopted some time ago by
the committee at the instance of the
beet sugar republican senators provid
Ing against further treaty reduction OF
the duty on sugar imported into the
United States for the next five years
or while the treaty remains in force
A division was called for on this
amendment, and 1t was sustained by a
majority of % votes, the vote being Al
for the amendment and % against It.
the negative votes being cast by demo.
Gratis. The other committee amend
ments, including those accepted today
md the amendment making the APP
prevail of the entire congress neces
sary to render the treaty effective,
then we're adopted.
After the committee amendments
had been accepted the democrats Of
Tered number of amendments, bni
they were all voted down by a strict
party vote. One of these amendments
provided for the striking out of article
six of the treaty, which makes specific
declaration against the granting OF
any concession of American tobacco
imported into Cuba. That article wai
left just as 1t was when the treaty was
sent to the senate. The amendment to
strike out article six was offered by
Senator McEnery, as was also an
other amendment providing for the ad'
mission of American rice into Cub.l
free of duty. Senator Foster present
ed an amendment providing that tia
treaty shall not go into effect until
Cuba should accept the Chinese ex
clusion laws of the United States. bu.
1t. like the McEnery amendment, met
defeat. Senator Newlands withdrew
his amendment authorizing the United
States to issue an invitation to Cuba
to enter the union and become state
thereof, but gave notice that ne would
renew 1t when the question of APPROX
ing the treaty should come up In the
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