Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-02
RATIFIES TREATY
Cuban seuate Adopts Reciprocity
Measure by Vote of IL to 9.
| NJ POSES NO c ONDIIIO N S
Propos ed Time Limit Amendment is
Eliminated From Question by Assur-
ances of an Extra Session Being
Called December 1.

Havana, March 30.-By a vote of
- to the Cuban senate has ratified
the treaty of reciprocity with the
United States as amended and passed
by the senate of the United States.
This action was taken by the Cuban
legislators at session of the senate
Saturday night and the action is abso-
lutte. The amendment that was talk
ed of in regard to placing time limit
on the matter was eliminated by the
receipt of the cablegram from Secre-
tary Hay stating that President
Roosevelt would call an extra session
of congress for December l to consid-
er the treaty.
The purpose of this assurance was
transmitted to the senate by Presl-
dent Palma and read at the beginning
of the session, an understanding nav
ing been reached previously with Sen
ators Bustamente, Capote and Dolz,
composing the majority of the foreign
relations committee, that the oD1ec-
tionable condition in the report be
eliminated. This was done by the
offering of amendments by other ad-
ministration senators substituting the
unconditional adoption OF the amend
ments OF the treaty by the American
senate for the qualified acceptance
contained in the original report.
FINAL action was delayed for lcne
time by the discussion of an amend
ment offered by Senator'S Sangullly
Tamayo and Recio requiring the mouse
to pass upon the treaty. Senator San
gully argued that while the constltu
ton was not explicit upon this point
that the representatives in congress
of the people ought to be consulted
as well as the commercial Interests
whose opinions the committee haS
sought eagerly He cited the action
| the United States as a precedent ant
|. said the committee evidently wal
| afraid that the treaty would be defeat
ed if submitted to the house. Senator
DOLE admitted that this was goo'
reason, and quoted the constitution U
show that reference to the house wa
| not required The amendment requl1
| ing the house to pass on the treaty wa
| defeated by a vote OF 5 to 10.
An amendment to or a substitute TO
the committees majority report otfel
ed by Senators, Frias, Monteagudo AM
Betancourt. This approved and rat
| fled all the amendments of the senat
at Washington, and recommended tina
/ the Cuban executive take action cor
/ ductive of obtaining effective reel
1 procity as soon as possible. To thi
substitute report was added the TO
\ lowing:
'This recommendation must not b
] taken as an amendment to or modif
4 cation of the treaty."
i Senators Bustamente. Capote an
DOLE announced their acceptance. G
the substitute report, while Senator
Zavas and another committeeman al
4 gued against it. The chief contentio
of the last named was the uncertaint
as to the action of the American col
gress. Senator Sanguilly in a long an
impassioned speech against the ratif
cation of the treaty, impressively pit
! tured the gradual absorption of Cub
by the United States, in which he sal
i the present action was one step. II
argued that it was practically disgrac,
1 full for Cuba to be a party to such
\ scheme. The speakers eloquenc
4 caused occasional outbursts of appro'
, ing applause from the spectators an
: when he concluded he was greete
with roar of applause in which a
the senator's joined.