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frssidsnfss message 70 Congress To-
day y a. follows
TO the Senate End House Repre-
esntAtfyea:
Since the svneuztion Of Of Porto
Rieo b. the Spanish forces on The
Isth day Of October, lsss, the United
States has collected on products con-
ing from that islsnd 10 the ports OF
ths United States the duties Gxsd By
ths DlnRIey set, and amounting to
zoos, l55. %, and win continne to coli
let under said law until Congress
shall otherwise direct.
Although I havsf the power and hav-
ing IN mind the best interests OF the
people Of the island, used Il to modify
duties on goods and products enter
ing Porto Rico, I DO not have ne
power to remit or modify duties on
Porto Rican products coming into the
ports Of the United States.
In view Of the pressing necessity
for Immediate sevsnns In Porto Rico
for conducting the government there
and for the extension Of public edu-
cation, and IN view also Of The pro-
visional legislation just inaugurAted
BY tbs HOUSE Of Representatives and
for the purpose Of making the psin.
eipls embodied in that legislation ap-
plicabl to the Immediate past ~
well a. TO the Immediate future, /
recommend that the Shove sum 90
collected and the sums hereafter col
Iected under existing law, shall with
out waiting for the enactment Of the
general Legislation now pending. be
appropriated for the use and benefit
Of the Inland.
(6igned) WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, March 2, 1900.
PASSED By TEE HoUsz.
WAsHEGrox, March 2-stampedsd
By the food Of protests against the
Porto Rican tariff act, which the Re-
pablicans put through the House under
whip and spur Wednesday, there was
. hasty conference OF the Presidents
advisers Ut the White House early
this morning. Republican leaders Of
he House were present IN addition to
the Cabinet, and the President was
urged tosend 10 Congress Immediately
, message which would extrioate his
party from the plight IN which u had
been placed By the passage of the act.
Within two hours Of the special
message from the President, recon-
nending the immediate passage Of 9
I'LL to place In bis hands all the money
solicited upon Porto Rican goods
IIncs the Spanish evacuation Of the
10 be used for the relief Of the
Porto RIcAns, had been read to the
House to-day, the House had passed
nd sent 10 the Senate Q bill to carry
the Recommendation.
The message came like q bolt from
clear sky 70 the minority. They
zsrs st arst inclined to hail 1t with
islisht-as q rsproof OF . majority for
he passage Of the Porto Rican tariff
I'LL on Wednesday. The Republican
sadsEs had . bin ready to carry the
recommendation into sf-
cot. Mr.. Cannon asked immediate
~nsideration for It, and this wss
EiYsH. Il was only whsn the debate
'psned-it had bsen sgreed that 20
minutes should be allowed on Q sIde-I
hat, under the lead Of Mfr. BaIIy, Of
fsxas, the Democrats began Inning up
the bill, beesuss II placed no
Imitation upon The Presidents discrs-
ion IN the NE Of The money. The bin
Eas passed By . vcts Of ia 10 11-is
. PopuIIsts and 2 silver
Republicans voting with the RsyuhH-
ans in the Affirmative.
DENOUNCED By DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats spent the % minutes
llowed them for debate to denounced
most vigorously sueh methods Of Iegis-
ation. Baily Of Texas, Richardson Of
'ennssses, MeRas OF Arkansas and
Their leaders exposed clearly the
umbng OF the performances and
that The Republican majority,
hen forced 70 rsosds from Iss posi-
on In regard 70 Porto Rico, was try.
g now to coufuss the question By
neh cheap tricks a. never before we're
xhibitsd In either house 81 Congress-.
The passage Of this bin By The House
oss not remove the objections 70 the
orto Rican taFsR bin nov pending be-
IRE the Senate. Il remains TO be sseuI
hat the Senators win do with bothI
lie, but IL 10 certain that thsre wtn
> some lively debate and Important
70 both before they can
. 70 the President for bic signature.