The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
Business of Extra Session Fin
ished With the Ratification
Of Cuban Treaty.
FOSTER SPEAKS IN OPPOSITION.
Several Amendments Were Added.
Motion to RasIfy Was Adopted b.
Ballot Of 80 to 1e-President Has
No Further Communication to Make.

Washington, March 2o.-After rati-
flying the Cuban reciprocity treaty the
senate adjourned sine die at Sis.
Practically the entire day was spent
behind closed doors in executive ses-
sion Most of the time was devoted to
consideration of the Cuban treaty. Sew
to the treaty and one in favor Of 1t, and
then promptly at the agreed hour, 8
O'clock, voting began. Roli-calls were
had on . number of amendments and
the treaty itself was made the subject
of an aye and no vote. The motion to
ratify was adopted by q ballot Of so to
16, somewhat more than q three
fourths vote, whereas only a two-thirds
vote was necessary to secure rati-
fcation.
Immediately after the doors were
closed Senator Foster, of Louisiana,
took the floor in order to make set
speech In opposition to the treaty. He
spoke about two hours and half His
address had been carefully prepared,
and ON its conclusion Mr. Foster very
generally was complimented on his
manner Of presenting the opposition
view to the treaty. In the main his
speech was an appeal for the protec-
ton of the American sugar-producing
industry. He spoke especially for the
cane-sugar interests of Louisiana, but
said that while the sugar interest was
of paramount Importance in his own
state on account of the cane produced
there, the beetsugar industry had
grown to such proportions that many
other portions of the union also were
coming to have very pronounced in
terest in the market of sugar.
Other speeches in OPPOSITION to the
treaty were made by Senators Berry
and Carmack, while Senator Simmons,
of North Carolina, spoke in support of
1t. Senator Berry based his opposi-
ton to the agreement on the amend
ment offered by the committee on for
eign relations providing against any
further reduction by treaty of the du-
ties on sugar while the treaty remains
In force. Senator Carmack opposed
the treaty on general principles, de-
claring that II was contrary to our the
ory Of government. Senator Simmons
was the only Democrat who made a
speech in advocacy of the ratification
Of the treaty. He replied at some
length to the speech of Senator Foster,
declaring for the treaty as q means of
promoting friendly relations between
the United States and Cuba.
Amendments Accepted.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Simmons
speech voting began The committee
on foreign relations announced through
Senator Cullom, it's chairman, the ac-
ceptance of two amendments in addi-
ton to those already recommended by
the committee The first of these was
the amendment increasing the rate Of
reduction on flour, cornmeal and corn
imported into Cuba from the United
States. AS offered 1t provided for a
reduction of 40 per cent, but the COM
mittee modified the amendment SO as
to provide for q reduction of 80 per
cent.
The other amendment adopted by
the committee was suggested by Sena-
tor Bacon and fixed uniform reduc-
ton of 80 per cent on American cot
ton goods imported into Cuba. The
other committee amendments then
were adopted.
After the committee amendments
had been accepted the Democrats Of
fered number of amendments, but
they were all voted down by a strict
party vote.
The vote then was taken on the mo-
ton to ratify, which was made by Sen
ator Cullom, and the motion prevailed,
so to is.
President Notified.
When the result had been footed up.
the figures were announced from the
chair and the presiding officer stated
that as tho treaty had received the
necessary two-thirds vote II had bean
ratified. Senators Allison and Cocker.
ell were appointed a committee to wait
on the president and notify him that
if he had no further communications to
make to the senate the senate was
ready to adjourn. These two senators,
the two Oldest in point OF service in
the senate, imediately took their de-
parture for the White House, but they
had scarcely left the chamber when
the senate found itself plunged into
controversy. 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.
This discussion was still under way
when Senators Allison and Cockerell
returned from the White House, and
when the controversy had been con-
cluded Senator Allison announced as
the result of their mission that the
| president had stated that he had no
further communication to make to the
senate. He thereupon moved the final
adjournment of the senate, and this
! motion prevailed without division