Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-20
EXTRA SESSION ENDS
Adjournment Of the Senate
Sine Die.
CLOSING PROCEEDINGS
CUBAN TREATY WAS RATIFIED
BY so TO 49,.
Spirited Debate Over the Question OF
Whether Debate on Canal Treaty
Should Be Published.

Should Be Published.
|: After ratifying the Cuban reciprocity treaty
|. the Senate adjourned sine die yesterday
afternoon at fifteen minutes past O'Clock.
The motion to ratify was adopted py
ballot of 80 to 10, somewhat more tnan
three-fourths vote, whereas only two
third vote was necessary to secure g rati-
fication.
The committee on foreign relations an
nounced, through Senator Cullom, the ac-
ceptance Of two amendments in addition
to those already recommended by the COM
mittee. The first of these was the amend
ment increasing the rate of reduction on
flour. cornmeal and corn imported into
Cuba from the United States. AS offered
it provided for a reduction of 40 per cent,
but the committee modified the amend
/ ment so as to provide for reduction Of
30 per cent. The other amendment adopt
ed by the committee was suggested by
Senator Bacon and fixed a uniform reduc-
ton Of 30 per cent on American cotton
goods imported into Cuba.
First Yea and Nay Vote.
The only yea and nay vote taken on the
committee amendments was on the amend
ment adopted some time ago by the COM
mittee at the instance Of the beet sugar
republican senators, providing against fur
Their 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
majority Of % votes, the vote being A for
the amendment and % against it, the mega
tive votes being cast by democrats. The
other committee amendments then were
adopted.
After the committee amendments had
been accepted the democrats offered num-
Der of amendments, but they were all
voted down by strict party votes One OF
these amendments provided for the strik-
ing out of article six Of the treaty. which
makes specific declaration against the
granting of any concession to American
tobacco imported into Cuba. That article
was 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 another
amendment providing for the admission Of
American rice into Cuba free Of duty. Sem
ator Foster presented an amendment pro-
viding that the treaty shall not go into
effect until Cuba should accept the Chi
nese exclusion laws of the United States,
but it. like the McEnery amendments met
defeat.
Senator Newlands withdrew his amend:
ment authorizing the United States to issue
an invitation to Cuba to enter the Union
and become state thereof. but gave notice
Of approving the treaty should come up in
the next regular session.
The vote then was taken on the motion to
ratify, which was made by Senator Cullom
and the motion prevailed-5O to 16-the vote
being in detail as follows
Detailed Vote.
Yeas-Aldrich, Alger. Alice, Allison. An.
keny. Bacon. Ball, Beveridge, Blackburn.
Burnham. Burrows, Burton, Clark (Wyo.),
COc<ra11 ;ob
Dryden. Elkins, Fairbanks Foraker, Eos
ter (Wash), Frye, Fulton, Gallinger Gam
BILE, German, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hepburn,
Hopkins, Kean, Latimer, Lodge, Long, Nc
Comas, McCreary, McCumber, Nelson,
Overman. Penrose. Perkins, Simmons.
Smoot. Spooner, Stewart, Stone Warren,
Wetmore. Total, so.
Nays-Bailey. Bard, Bate, Berry, Car
mack. Clark (Mont), Daniel. Foster da.)
McEnery, Mallory Martin, Money, Morgan.
Newlands. Pettus, Tauaferro-16.
In making the pairs two senators were
paired for the treaty, with one against It..
The pair list was Is follows:
kerns and Hale with Gibson Willard and
Proctor with Clarke (Ark.), Scott and Quay;
with McLaurin, Dillingham; and Clapp with
pillman. kittredge and Plat IN. " with
PATTERSON. Plat Comm and Hawley with
Teller. Mitchell and Clay with Dubois.
Quarles with Culberson.
Mr.. Hoar was absent and impaired
When the result had been footed up the
the presiding officer stated that as the
treaty had received the necessary two
thirds vote it had been ratified
A Spirited Controversy.
Senators Allison and Cockrell were an
pointed committee to wait on the Presi-
dent and notify him that If he had no fur
Their communications to make to the SEN
ate the Senate was ready to adjourn These
two senators. the two Oldest in point of
service in the Senate. Immediately took their
departure for the White House, but they
had scarcely left the chamber when the
Senate found itself again plunged into con-
troversy. The question this time was
whether the debate on the canal treaty
which had taken place after the calling
in of the official reporters should be given
to the public. About an hour was spent on
this subject, the debate being merely an
extension of that of Wednesday on the same
subject. The contention was made on the
democratic side that there had been a clear
understanding that all the speeches were to
be given publicity. Some republican sena-
tors agreed with this view but others, in
Guiding Senators Lodge, Hanna and Fair
banks, declared that there was no unani-
nous agreement to that effect. The issue
was quite sharply Joined and at times the
| language was emphatic, but ultimately the
difficulty was compromised by a suggestion
made by Senator German that all speeches
should be made public, but that none of
| them should be given out except those Of
Senators Morgan and Cullom, which already
| have been published, until after the rati-
| fication Of the treaty by both the United
States and Colombia should be proclaimed.
This discussion was still under way when
| Senators Allison and Cockrell returned from
| the White House. and when the controversy
had been concluded Senator Allison an
nounced as the result of their mission that
| the President had stated that he had no
| further communication to make to the Sem
ate. He thereupon moved the final adjourn
| ment of the Senate. and this motion prevail
| ed without division.
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