The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-20
CUBAN TREATY RATIFIED
AND SESSION ENDS
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proval of the entire congress necessary
to render the treaty effective, then were
adopted.
After the committee amendments could
be accepted. the democrats offered num-
Der of amendments but they were all
voted down by a strict party vote. one
of these amendments provided 1or the
striking out Of article OF the treaty,
which makes specific declaration against
the granting of any concession to Amerl-
can tobacco imported into Cuba. That ar
ticle was left Just as 1t was when the
treaty was sent to the senate. Inc
amendment to strike ont article onered
by Senator McEnery as was also another
amendment providing for the admission
of American rice into Cuba free OF duty,
was lost.
Senator Foster presented an amend
ment providing that the treaty shall not
go into effect until Cuba shall accept the
Chinese exclusion laws of the United
States, but 1t, like the McEnery amend
ment met defeat. Senator Newlands
withdrew his amendment authorizing the
United States to issue an invitation to
Cuba to enter the union and become
state there of, but gave notice that he
would renew 1t when the question of APP
proving the treaty should come up in
the next Regular session
The Vote.
The vote was then taken on the motion
to ratfy which was maze by Senator
Cullom and the motion prevailed-50 to 10,
the vote being In detail as follows:
Yeas-Al1rich, Alger Alice. Allison,
Ankeny, Bacon, Ball. Beveridge, Black
burn, Burnham, Burrows, Burton Clark.
Wyoming Coekrell. Culom, Depew,
Dietrich, Dolliver, Dryden, Elkins. Fair
banks, Foraker Foster, Washington.
Frye, Fulton, Galinger, Gamble, Cor
man, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hepburn Hop
kins, Kear, Batimer Lodge, Long Nc
Comas, McCrears, MeCumber, Nelson,
Overman. Penrose, Perkins. Simmons,
Smoot, spooner. Stewart Stone. Warren,
Wetmore-Total 30.
Nays-Bailey, Bard. Bates, Berry. Car
mack, Clark of Montana Daniel Foster
OF louisiana McEnery, Mallory. Martin,
Money, Morgan, Newlands, Pettus, Talia-
ferro,-Total, 16.
In making the p5,-s. iwo senators were
paired for the treaty. With one against it.
The pair list was as follows:
Kerns and Hale, with Gibson Millali
and Proctor, with Clarke. (Arkansas);
Scott and Quay, w'tn McLaurin, billing
A''AtA ehN Cidppr Will 1lllHldns hllITeQEe
and Platt New YJrKl with Patterson;
Plat (CornecticuD and Hawlev. with
Teller; Mitchell ane { lay with Dubois:
and Proctor with Clark of Arkansas.
absent AMI impaired When the result
had been footed up the figures were an
Quarrels, with Culberson. Mr. Hoar was
ofncer stated that as the treaty had re-
ceived the necessary two-thirds vote. I,
had been ratified.
President Notified.
Senators Allison and Cockrell were an
pointed a committee to wait on the Pres
ident and notify him that IL he had no
further communications to the senate.
the senate was ready to adjourn These
TWO santors, 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
controversy. The question this time was
whether the debate on the canal treaty
which has 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 yesterday
on the subject. The contention was made
on the democratic side that there had
been clear understanding that the
speeches were to be given publicity. Some
republican senator's agreed with this
view, but others. including Senators
Lodge, Hanna and Fairbanks, declared
that there was no unanimous agreement
to that effect
This issue was quite sharply Joined and
at times the language was emphatic, but
ultimately the difficult was compromised
by suggestion made .jenator German
that all the speeches should be made pub
lie, but that none of them should be
given out except those of Senator Nor
gan and Senator Cullom, which have al
ready been published, until after the rat
ificatlon of the treaty by both the United
States and Colombia should be proclaim
ed
This discussion was still " r. way
when Senators Allison and Cu4..,ll re-
turned from the White House and when
the controversy had been concluded Sen
ator Allison announced, as the result of
their mission, that the President had
stated that he had no further communica-
ton TO the senate. He there upon moved
the final adjournment of the senate and
this motion prevailed without division.