The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-30
TARIFF
Clause Sustained By a Vote Of
rs TO 80.

the proposition to strike from tnc foFtO
Rico measure the provision levying 70 per
cent OF the Dingley law duties on Porto
Rico products The proposition was de-
feat-d by a vote OF l6 10 80. While the
vote Is regarded as presaging the passage
Of the pending measure, n is not regarded
as indicating the final vote on The bill.
The feature OF the debate today vas
the speech OF Mr.. Beveridge, Of Indiana
While he advocated reciprocity between
the United States and Porto Rico. he
announced that II all efforts TO secure
free trade should fail he would support
the pending bill The bill was under dis
cussion throughout the session, several
important amendments being agreed to.
Senator Beveridge made a long speech
on the bill today. In conclusion he said;
II favor immediate reciprocity, and
shall go on record as voting for giving
immediate and unrestr.c,e ed freedom OF
trade 20 our island OF Porto Rico But
II we. In the senate who believe that
Porto Rico should have reciprocity at
once, are not able to amend the bill here,
shall, after voting for reciprocity
amendments, vote for the civil govern
menk bill as modified by the committee,
because we must not deny civil governs
ment to the people OF Porto Rico, a min
ute longer and because the bill, as niodi-
fed. insures free trade with Porto Rico
as soon as the civil government OF that
island provides system of taxation Of
Its own. SO that the sooner Porto Rico
gets civil government, the quicker II will
get free trade under the notifications
which the committee have made to the
bill
"Mr. President, the great movement is
one OF conscious as well as power, Of CIV
ilization as we'll as OF commerce. Direct. :.
| ly, # affects all. humanity We go forth
on a world career; we must conduct T.
with a world statesmanship--a states
manship that considers the effect Of ev.
cry law we pass upon the peoples over
whom our influence is extending and
upon the world at large, as well as upon
ourselves.
"Sir, administration OF government
means more than bealance sheets; more
than weights or measures. 1t means this.
but It also means the weighing Jf the
hearts OF men and the balance sheets
OF the affections OF the governed peo-
pie The American masses, in whose
breasts dwell the purity. power and hope
OF the republic and Of the world. under
stand this well. They feel and know
that we are henceforth the master Geo
pie OF the world. They doubt not that hu-
man progresses one vast and swelling
harmony. which not even all the disoords
OF history can destroy, and they mesa in
all that divine and splendid composition,
the noblest, highest, purest, tenderest,
not shall be that struck by the Ameri-
can people as the sovereign power Of
earth"
Mr.. Foraker then asked that the SEN
ate proceed with the consideration OF
l amendments The first amendment was
one imposing a duty OF five cents a pound
upon coffee imported into Porto Rico
Mr. Pettus. OF Alabama, moved to s,rik
out the amendment, which motion involv.
ed the question whether a tax could be
imposed on products imported into Porte
Rico which was not imposed on tho sans
products imported into "other parts ol
the United States"
} Mr. Gailinger defended the amenlmen
regime, he said tariff had been impose,
OF the committee During the Spanish
upon coffee imported into Porto Rico be
cause the coffee raised Nhere y regarde.
as the best In the world and 1t was de
: sired to prevent II from being spoiled D,
) being blended with inferior brands
''If you have a free hand to mutilat
the constitution" said Mr.. Pettns, 'ahcl
E you can pass this bill; but II the con
, stftuion means anything when II say
that taxes and duties shall be uniform
Z then you have no right
T Mr. Pettus amendment was defeated.
: Mr.. Bacon, OF Georgia, offered ia
amendment In the form Of a substtut
for sections two and three Of the com
mittee bill establishing the regular Dine
ley tariff rates OF duty on articles i'm
4 ported from foreign countries INTO Port
4 Rico from the United states or into m
United states from Porto Rico. Mr Ba
4 con explained that It was his purpos
4 TO establish In Porto Rico the tarin sys
4 tenn In vogue IN this country.
Mr., Gallinger said the bill, as IL stoo'
was Infinitely more liberal than was N
4 amendment offered by Mr. Bacon,
'rhe committee he said, had onl
= one object IN view ana that was 10 legii
late for the Porto Rican people as rel
: der them happy. contented and prosper
3 GUS"
Mr. Lindsay. Of Kentucky offered a
: amendment 20 Mr., Bacon's amen1meI
D providing for absolute free tTade betwee
\ the United states and Porto Rice sa.
3 ing
g n offer this amendment because Per-
q Riea Is an American island, because 4
D inhabitants are American citizens n
y cause the people are promised ihe righ
q OF American citizens BY General Mill
= and because the president ana secretai
Of war declared II was our plain duty
give the Porto Rican people free trade