Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-03-20
s,o MAJORITY ron TREATY.
Reciprocity Measure 10 Ratified BY the
Senate BY Vote Of 50 "a. 10.

Roelproolty Measure 10 Ratified by the
senate BY Vote Of so "a, 10.
Washington. March 20.-After rati-
tying the Cuban reciprocity treaty the
senate adjourned sine die yesterday at
fifteen minutes past s o'clock. Prac.
tically 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 we're made In opposition
to the treaty and one In favor Of 1t and
then promptly ut the hour agreed, 3
o'clock, voting BEGAN. Roll calls were
had on q number Of amendments and
the treaty itself was adopted by q
ballot Of fifty to sixteen, somewhat
more than three-fourths vote, whereas,
only two.thirds vote was necessary to
secure ratification. 31
I Fortner 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 announced
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 -four,
corn meal and corn imported Into
Cuba from the United States. Sen.
ator Nelson spoke yesterday In sup
pport Of IN amendment along these
lines, and Senator Burton perfected
the amendment. As offered it provid-
ed for reduction OF 40 per cent but
the committee modified the amend.
ment 30 a. to provide for reduction
Of 80 per cent.
The. other amendment adopted by
the committee was suggested by Sen.
ator Bacon, and nxed q 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 i've years,
VI WAll0 SA0 IlO0ty ASAAAoco NO AA AOASSs
A division was called for on this
amendment. and it was sustained by
majority of ~ votes. the vote being Al
for the amendment and 20 against 1t,
the negative votes being cast by demo
Gratis. The other committee amend.
ments, including those accepted today,
and the amendment making the ap.
proval Of the entire congress neces.
sary to render the treaty effective,
then were adopted.
After the committee amendments
had been accepted the democrats Of
fered q number of amendments, but
they were all voted down by stric!
party vote. One of these amendments
provided for the striking out OF article
six of the treaty, which makes specific
declaration against the granting ut
any concession Of 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 an.
other amendment providing for the ad.
mission Of American rice into Cuba
free of duty. Senator Foster present
ed an amendment providing that the
treaty shall not go into effect until
Cuba should accept the Chinese ex-
clusion laws of the United States, bu.
it, 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 q state
thereof, but gave notice that ne would
renew II when the question OF approx
ing the treaty should come up in ths
next regular session.