The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20

force. Senator Carmack opposed the
treaty on general principles, declaring
that 1t was contrary to our theory of
government.
Senator Simmons was the only Dem
ocrat 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 means of promoting friendly re-
latlonS between the United States and
cuba. He said that he spoke for the
United States, and not for Cuba. de-
claring he did not accept the theory
that the United States are under any
Obligations to Cuba, saying he thought
that we had done all for the Cubans
that any one nation could be expected
TO do for another. But, he believed
that with the ratification of this treaty.
CubaS purosperity would be material
ly enhanced and that on account of
the improved feeling on the part of the
CubanS toward this country our ex-
portatlons TO cuba, which now amount
to about $2S,000,000 annually, soon.
would be. doubled. He said he refused
to accept the theory that the Ameri-
can ugar-producing industry would
be injured by adopting the reciprocal
relations proposed by the treaty. and
contended that the only advantage
Cuba would have over the United
States in the production of sugar would
De round IN the fact that the Cuban
SOIL Is somewhat better adapted to that
INDUSTRY than is ours. Even after the
reduction proposed, the duty on Cuban
sugar, he said, would amount to Ga per
cent. ad Valorem, and he was satisfied
that rate of duty would be sufficient
10 maintain the industry in the United
States.
Voted on the Amendments.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Simmons
speech, voting began. The Committee
on Foreign Relations announced
through Senator Cullom, it's chairman.
the acceptance of two amendments in
addition to those already reported bv
the committee. The first was the
amendment increasing the rate of re-
auction on flour corn meal and corn
imported into Cuba from the United
states to 80 per cent. The other
amendment adopted by the committee
was suggested by Senator Bacon. and
nXed uniform reduction of 20 per
cent. on American cotton goods i'm
ported 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, pro-
Vlding against further treaty reduc-
tlon OF the duty on sugar imported into
the United States for the next five
years, or while the treaty remains in
force. A division was called for on
TINS amendment, and it was sustained
by majority of twenty-five votes, the
vote being fOrty-four for the amend
ment and twenty-five against it. the
negative votes being cast by Demo-
Gratis. The other committee amend
ments, including those accepted to-
day and the amendment making the
approval of the entire congress neces-
sary to render the treaty effective
then were adopted.
None but Committee Changes.
After the committee amendments had
been accepted, the Democrats offered
a number of amendments, but they
We're all voted down by strict party
votes. One Of these amendments pro.
Vlded for the striking out of Article {
of the treaty, which makes specific
declaration against the granting of any
concession to American tobacco i'm
ported into Cuba. That article was
left just as 1t was when the treaty
was sent to the Senate. The amend
ment to strike out Article was offer
ed by Senator McEnery as was also
another amendment providing for the
admission of American rice into Cuba
free of duty.
Senator Foster presented an amend
ment providing that the treaty shall
not go into effect until Cuba should
accept the Chinese exclusion laws OF
the United States, but it, like the Nc
Emery amendment, met defeat
Senator Newlands withdrew his
amendment authorizing the United
States to issue an invitation to Cuba
to enter the Union and become a state
thereof, but gave notice that he would
renew it when the question of approv-
ing the treaty should come up in the
next regular session.
The vote then was taken on the
motion to ratify, which was made by
Senator Cullom, and the motion pre-
vailed, SO to 16
On Canal Publicity
The Senate then plunged into a dis
cussion of the question whether the de-
bate on the canal treaty which had
taken place after the calling in of the
official reporters, should be given to
the public. The contention was made
on the Democratic side that there had
been a clear understanding that all the
speeches were to be given publicity.
Some Republican senators agreed with
this view, but others, including Sena-
tors Lodge. Hanna and Fairbanks, de-
| clared that there was no unanimous
| agreement to that effect.
Ultimately the difficulty was compro-
missed by a suggestion made by Sena-
tor German that all the speeches
should be made public, but that none
of them should be given out, except
those of Senator Morgan and Senator
Cullom, which already have been pub
| lished, until after the ratification of
| the treaty by both the United States
| and Colombia should be proclaimed