The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-03-27
SENATE RATIFIES
The CUBAN TREATY
Several Amendments Adopted
and a Vote Is Finally
Secured.
TRIUMPH FOR ROOSEVELT
Having Completed Presidents Program
the Senate Adjourned
Sine Die at 5:15
O'clock.
TRIUMPH FOR ROOSEVELT

Washington, March 21.-After ratify-
ilng the Cuban reciprocity treaty the
senate adjourned sine die Thursday at
5:l5 O'Clock. Practically the entire day
was spent behind closed doors in eXecu-
tiVe session. Most of the time was de-
voted to consideration of the Cuban
treaty. Several speeches were made in
opposition to the treaty, n one in
favor of it, and then, promptly at the
agreed hour, 3 o'clock, voting began.
Roll calls were had on a number Of
amendments, and the treaty itself was
adopted by a ballot of SO to 16, ONE
what some than a three-fourths vote,
whereas only a two-thirds vote was
necessary to cur ratification.
Immediately after the doors were
closed a few minutes past IL o'clock,
Senator Foster of Louisiana too the
floor in order to make a set speech in
opposition to the treaty. He spoke for
abou two II a half hours. His adj
dress q been prepared carefully, and
on it's conclusion Senator Foster very
generally was compliEented on the
manner of presenting the opposition
view to the treaty. In the main his
SpSS\l "oo e. opPCol y kAAS
Of the American producer.
Among other things, Mr.. Foster made
the point that there was nothing to
prevent the Introduction of Chinese
coolies labor into Cuba, and sale that
If such labor should be introduced
American labor could not compete
with it.
Other speeches in opposition to the
treaty We're made by Senators Berry
and Carlnack, While Senate Simmons
of North Carolina spoke in support of
It.
Senator Berry based his opposition
to the agreement on the amendment
offered by the committee on foreign re-
%tations, providing against any further
reduction by the treaty of the duty on
sugar while the treaty remains in force.
Senator Carmack opposed the treaty
on general principles, declaring that it
was contrary to the theory Of our gov
. eminent.
Senator Simmons was the only dem
ocrat who made a speech in advocacy
of the ratification of the treaty. He
replied at SONS length to the speech
of Senator Foster, declaring for the
treaty as q means Of promoting friend
ly relations between the United States
and Cuba. He said that he spoke for
the United States, and not for Cuba,
declaring he could not accept the the
Dry that the United States is under
any obligations to Cuba, saying he
thought that we had done all for the
Cubans that my one nation could be
expected 10 do for another. But he
believed with the ratification of this
treaty Cuba's prosperity would be ma
terially enhanced, and that on account
OF the improved feeling on the part
of the Cubans toward this country our
expectations to Cuba, which now
n mount RI about 600 0nO 0nO ,,,,,ol1,,
would soon be doubled. He refused to
accept the theory that the American
sugar producing industry would be In
jured by adopting. the reciprocal rela-
lions proposed by the treaty.
Amendments Voted On.
On the conclusion of Senator Sim
mons speech voting began.
The committee or foreign relations
announced through Senator Cullom, it's
chairman, the acceptance of two
amendments In addition 10 those al
ready recommended by the committee
The first of these was the amendment
increasing he rate of reduction on
flour, cornmeal and corn imported into
Cuba from the United States. Senator
Nelson spoke yesterday in support of
an amendment along these lines, and
Senator Burton perfected the amend
ment. AS offered, it provided for a re-
duction of 40 per cent, but the commit
tee. modified the amendment so as to
provide for a reduction of 80 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 yea and nay vote taken on
the amendments was on the amend
ment 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 remains in force. A dfvis-
ion was called for on this amendment,
and it was sustained by a majority of
% votes, the vote being A for the
amendment and % against it, the mega
tive votes being cast by democrats.
Committee Amendments Accepted.
The other committee amendments. in
Guiding those accepted yesterday and
he amendment making the approval
OF the entire congress necessary to rem
der the treaty effective, then were
adopted.
After the committee amendments
had been accepted the democrats Of
Tered a number of amendments, but
they were all voted down by a strict
party vote. One Of these amendment
provided for the striking out of article
8 OF the treaty, which makes specific
declaration against the granting of an,
concession on American tobacco i'm.
ported into Cuba. That article was lef,
just as IT was when the treaty was
sent to the senate. The
to strike out article 6 was offered by
Senator McEnery, as was also anothe,
amendment providing for the admis.
sion OF American rice into Cuba free
of duty. #ies
Senator Foster presented an amend.
ment providing that the treaty sha1
not go into effect until Cuba shoI,,5 90
cept the Chinese exclusion laws of ~
United States, but it, like the McEne
r amendment, met defeat.
Senator NeWlands Withdrew ~,
amendment authorizing the Trn;+ai
States to issue an invitation tn C,,hs
to enter the union and become . stat
thereof, but gave notice that he wn11if
renew it when the question Of apnrov.
ing the treaty should come III, in tbe
next regular session.
Vote on Motion to Ratify.
The vote was then tai m on the mo.
ton to ratify, which was made by Sen.
.ator Cullom, and the motion prevailed
80 to 16, the vote being in detail as foI.
lows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Alger, Alice, Allison. An
9eny, Bacon, Ball, Beverage, Blackburn
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