The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-17
TREATIES RATIFIED.
The Cuban Senate AdopteA All the
 Plans Submitted.

Plans Submitted.
 Havana. July l6.-The Senate today rat fled all the treaties with the United States excepting the Platt amendment treaty.
 The Senate ratified the treaty signed on February Is. granting the United states sites at Guantanamo and Bahia Honda for naval and coaling stations, the agree ment leasing the said areas which was signed on July ?, and also the treaty con- ceding to Cuba sovereignty over the Isle of Pines. The only treaty remaining un- ratified is the so-called permanent treaty covering all the provisions of the Platt amendments.
 The Foreign Relations Committee has not yet prepared its report on the perma- nent treaty but doubtless will do so be- fore the adjournment of the present ses- sion of Congress which will occur next Saturday.
 Reciprocity was not mentioned at to- days discussion, which was not partic- ularly interesting or encouraging with the exception of a speech by Senor Sanguilly. The latter opposed reciprocity but today he expressed himself strongly in favor of all the treaties which Cuba in virtue of her acceptance of the Platt amendment Is obliged to carry out.
 Arguing in favor of the minority report. signed by Senators Dolz and Capota, Senor Sanguilly said the ratification of the treaties was absolutely demanded by the national honor in order to cary out the solemn compact in which Cuba was en- gagged by the acceptance of the Platt amendment and especially so as but for the Platt amendment there would have been no Cuban reciprocity. While there was no escaping from this, he continued, though ought to be no desire to escape. AS a member of the Constitutional Con- vention, he favored the Platt amendment and would do so again if 1t were neces- sary.
 The speeches in opposition to the treaty were brief and consisted chiefly of asser- tions that the Executive had not sub mited the entire details to the Senate, that the safeguards guaranteed to Cuba were insufficient and that the treaty and the lease agreement ought to be combined. Senor Zayas, the principal opponent, con- ceded, in conclusion, that 1t was certain that the stations would be in the hands of a nation most friendsly to Cuba. Finally Senators Zayas and Tammayo withdrew their signatures to the minor ity report and the treaty was ratified by a vote of F to 4.
 There was no report on the lease agree ment but 1t was taken up and ratified after some minor opposition by a vote of 9 to 6.
 The isle of Pines treaty was the subject of three reports, one in favor of post ponement, the second favoring amend ment by eliminating the statement admit ting that the United States had a claim by virtue of the treaty of Paris and the third declaring for unconditional ratifica- ton. This last, the minority report, was adopted by eight votes to four after con siderable discussion. The theory of the opposition was that the United States had no shadow of claim under the treaty of Paris and therefore no treaty was neces- sary.
 While the inclination of the Senators to postpone action on the treaty to next session had been quite general, the rati fications at the present session are con sidered to be largely due to President Palmas influence.