New-York tribune., 1903-03-29
CUBANS ACCEPT TREATY.
TERMS NOT MODIFIED.
Mr. Hays Warming Proves Efec-
tiUe-VOte II to o.


Havana, March 2S.-The treaty OF reciprocity
between Cuba and the United States.
amended by the Senate OF the United States.
was approved at o'clock tonight in the Cuban
Senate bv a Of IL to 8. This approval lie
absolute and is not hampered by any conditions.
the questionable time limit amendment having
been dispensed with through the receipt OF the
cable message from Secretary Hay, in which it
was positively declared that President Roose-
welt would cali special session OF Congress be
fore December /. The purport OF this assurance
was transmitted to the Senate by President
Palma and read at the beginning Of the session.
an understanding having been reached previ-
ously with Senators Bustanente. Capote and
Doz. composing the majority Of the Foreign
Relations Committee that the Objectionable
condition in the report. be eliminated. This
was done by the Offering OF amendments by
other administration Senators. substituting the
unconditic laI adoption OF the amendments to
the treaty by the American Senate FOR ths
qualified acceptance contained in the original
report.
Final action was delayed for = Icng time by
the discussion Of an amendment offered By SEN
ators sanguily, Tamayo and Recio, requiring
the House to pass upon the treaty. Senator
Sanguily argued that. while the constitution
was not explicit upon this point, the represents
tives in Congress Of the people ought to bs
consulted as we'll as the commercial Interestas
whose opinions the committee had sought eager
Iy. He cited the actions of the United States
Iy was afraid that the treaty would be ds-
feated II submitted to the House Senator Dols
admitted that this was a good reason. and
quoted the constitution to show that reference
TO the House was not required. Tho amend
rnent requiring the House to pass on the treaty
was defeated by a vote OF to -.
SUBSTITUTE REPORT PROPOSED.
A substitute for the committees majority re-
port was then offered by Senators Frias, Mon
teasudo and Betancourt- This approved and
ratified all the amendments Of the Senate at
Washington and recommended that the Cuban
Executive take action conducive to obtaining
effective reciprocity as soon as possible To this
substitute report was added: This recon-
rnendation must not be taken amendment
to or a modification Of the treaty.
Senators Bustamente, Capote and Dolz an
nounced their acceptance of the substitute re-
port. while Senator zayas and another COM
rnitteeman argued against it, Their chief con-
tentIon was the uncertainty as to the action OF
the American Congress
Senator Sanguily, in a long md inpassioned
speech against the ratification Of the treaty.
ImpressiveIy pictured the gradual absorption
Of Cuba by the United States, in which he said
the present action was one step He argued
that It was practically disgraceful for Cuba to
be a party. TO such a scheme, The conclusion
of his speech was greeted with a OF ap-
pIause
Senator Bustamente in a brief and able hnat
speech. cited various incidents Of history to
show that neither weak nor wicked nations
make commercial treaties. and predicted with
certainty the results in this case
The vote was taken separately on each sec
ton Of the substitute report. The vote on the
unconditional ratification Of the treaty was II
to o; the recommendation 10 the e1ecutI's
it was II to 8.
The present session Of the Senate then ad-
iorrnad The ratifcations will be exchanged
by cable
United States Minister squiers said this even
ing:
THE ratification Of the treaty without amend
mont * due almost entirely TO the assurances
given by President Roosevelt that he will call
an extra session of Congress before December
I This action of the President will be appre-
cIated and accepted by the Cuban Government
and neople as an additional evidence of the
most sincere friendship and interest on the part
or a man in whom they have ever had unbound
ed faith and confidence.