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pie of Porto Rico more than he did. but
he believed there should be a. direct
appropriation from the Treasury.
Money should not be given to them, the
title to which was in doubt There had
recently been filed in the Circuit Court
a suit to recover duties collected on
Porto Rican goods, and he was of
opinion that every dollar collected since
the ratification of the Paris treaty had
been unlawfully collected.
Mr.. NTler Of Arkansas, declared that
the bill was an admission that the
rights of Porto Rico had been outraged
"a confession that money had been un-
justly taken from them
Mr.. Bell. of Colorado. said that such
r. chapter Of inconsistencies. such rs
shifting of scenes rs had taken place on
the Republican side in the last few
weeks. had never before been witnessed
in the American Congress.
WOULD NOT AMEND.
At this point MIR. Bailey attempted to
secure the consent for their side to an
amendment. limiting the appropriation
to the money in the Treasury and to
define the purpose for which it should
be used. but Mr.. Cannon declined to
Yield, and turned the floor over to Mr.
Grosvenor, OF Ohio. The latter said IT
would be n source of qualification to
himself and to the country that the
agony and despair which had so re-
Gently rested upon Porto Rico had been
shifted to the Democratic side of the
Hall OF Representatives Republican
applause) lie said the Democrats had
been vastly more agltated about politics
than starving Porto RIcans
MI Bailey rcitered his request for
notifications which, he said the whole
Democratic side would request
clustered BY THE COUNTRY.
MT Maddox. of Georgia. denounced
the message and the bin as a piece of
cheap political capital.
on were blistered by the country"
you said, and now you are using oil Z"
MIR. Sulzer. of New York, said II was
a move of the President to square him
SELF and Republicans with the people
who protested in the name of Justice
against the Unconstitutional and ini-
quitous tariff bill' for Porto Rico
Mr.. Richardson, who arose to close
the debate, had but four minutes re-
manning. He appealed for more time
but 1T was refused. He protested Wig
orously against the methods emnloved
by the majority. In all his experience.
he said. he had never known such an
uniair advantage to be taken OF the
minority.
CHEAP JOHN PERFORMANCE
He denounced the bringing In of a. bill
prepared in secret after a nights con-
ference with the President and precip-
itating 1t upon the House as designed
to gain Cheap John" advantage. He
charged the Republicans with hoping
and praying that some Democrat would
object ito get even on the loss sustain
ed by the Republican party in the treat
ment of Porto Rico
THE Republican press" he said. ais
clustering you and you hope in this way
to fool the people But you cannot do
1t. warn you that in the des of next
November hurricane in comparison
with which that which devastated Por-
TO Rico was mere zephyr will sweep
over the land. and sweep you out of
power in this Congress and in the White
House" Prolonged Democratic APP
plause.]
After further discussion. Mr.. Cannon
moved the previous question, which
prevailed-143 to 119.
A PARTY VOTE.
This was on standing vote and on
a yea and nay vote, demanded by Mr.
Richardson. the motion prevailed-152
to 12o-present and not voting, five. It
was strict party vote, save for Mr..
Sibley DemocraD. of Pennsylvania,
who voted with the Republicans. The
Democrats. Populists and silver Re-
publicans voted solidly against the mo-
ton.
Mr.. Bailey then moved to commit the
bill. with instructions to limit appro-
priations to collections already made
and specifying the purposes.
After some parliamentary sparrjnr
Mr. Cannon again resorted to yea and
nay vote on Mr. Bailey'a motion to
commit.
The bill was passed-162 to LOT.
Thirteen Observation-Disclosures Chanler
tNew York;. Cochran (MissourD, Cum.
mings New York;. Davey Gouisiana).
Devries (California), Fitzgerald MAS
sachusetts), Livingston (Georgia)
Meekison (Ohio). Sibley (Pennsyiva,
MAD. sulzer (New York;. Thayer MAS
sachusetts). Underwood (Alabama) and
Wilson (South Carolina)-two Popu-
lists-Messrs. Bell (Colorado). Ridgely
(Kansas)-and two silver Republicans
--AIessrs. Shafroth (Colorado) and VIII