The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20


To-Day the pension appropriation bin was
sent to conference and Barney. Mcc.laarv
and Bell were appointed conferees Can
non then called up the Puerto Rico ap-
preparation bill and moved thar the mouse
nonconcur in the senate amendments
Lengthy Debate over II.
McRae moved concurrence. Cannon ex-
planned the changes made in tho bfl hV-
the senate. which he said restricted the an
preparations TO the duties collected nrey-
ious to January /. 1900. Tie house provis-
ION appropriated also the duties collected
after that date and those to be hereafter
collected
McRae said the essential difference he
tween the two bills was that house hill
affirmed the right Of the United States 10
impose the Dingley rate against Puerto
Rico. whereas the senate provision upon
this subject was indefinite Members on
both sides. he said were agreed that the
duties collected on Puerto Rican goods
should be returned. The Democrats tax.
Ing the position that there should be- ahso-
lGtely free trade between the island and
the United States Democratic applause
Bell also advocated concurrence in the
senate amendments. because. he said. the
language OF those amendments distinctly
assumed the installation OF a civil govern
ment in Puerto Rico in the near .dture
Ball said he was astonished TO near the
gentleman tcannon1 move nonconcurrence
in the senate amendments. when the hill
was originally before the house Cannon
had appealed for "storm-swept starving
Puerto Rico" Concurrence win send 10
the island immediate relief Nonconcur-
renee with cause delay. BAH paid his re-
s,ects 10 the Anonymous cabinet officer
who some days ago had attacked as crafty
! politicians those who had refused 10 sup
| port the Puerto Rican tariff bill He said
he could hardly believe that one who as
sailed others in so underhanded a way
| could be a member Of the cabinet
| Moody supported Cannon's melton and
said the conflict OF the two houses aad ab-
| soluteiy nothing to DO with the question OF
| free trade between the United states and
/ Puerto Rico.
"will inconvenience not delay the re-
| lef9" inquired Ball.
! 1T may delay Il an hour or a day"
| r. piled Moody, bat there Will be no APP
/ probable delay. The essential thing is
/ that we on this side believe the United
States should not profit one dollar from au-
/ ties collected on Puerto Rice goods.
! McCleary in advocating Cannou's motion
/ declared the Puerto Rican tariff nll pro-
4 rosed to treat the people Of the sand bet
| ter than the people Of any territory q the
/ United States were ever treated.
Swanson denounced the Puerto Rican
tariff hlI as Infamous and said the
| pending hii to give back the duties collect
e,i under the Dine.ay Law was an attempt
! 70 sugarcoat The outrage. The power 10
tx the duties on zpsds coming into ana
going from this country was The power eK-
| eruised by England prior 10 the revolution
and was one Of tae main reasons @Ay the
colonies thrcw on The yoke
Talk One Way and Vote the Other.
HemcnWay raid the tFoabe with the
! Democrats YVES they talked ore way ana
/ voted another. The RepabiieAns Tr5posed
to deal VITA the situation IA rrnctical
/ way They ald not propose 70 sive she
( Puerto Rioaus free trade, and unposs in
/ teruai revenue taxes upan them ThFy
! proposed 20 glvc toe poafle ~ the Islands
every dollar heretofore col.er'ed under
the Dingley law and every dollar ere
after collected In5er the IS per cent 'sies.
Was for the ru~rto RieAns.
! Cannon sals words asre cheap Action
vas he material tE!nE Els mouaa ~As
designed 20 taru over ~ t7r Pgfrto hitans
ever dollar heresoicrc ans hereafter coi-
le-,ea TIE motion % @f Rae was de-
s,rrei go unit The appropriation t' The
money -cliecteA 60 Jan-ary !. ira Can
ren r3atruIss the rsnorra's f9g the
harsh words coneernlnE ths Treatment ac-
-srset Puerto BIc7 in c1asras wiin 'He
treatment accorded SO by sEa4n FSeg
s.a he sai4. changed theiF taae m t1s
.t,-t wears Now 20 aras thom ene woa.a
believe spaia tae klrs-sst government os
7 earta.
uans~ Doe. Not Consar.
~. r,,tter 90 rouelr a@t loss. . 70 ut
.--t.. aarty vote. ex. ~ fhat TrsTe-
r. zfass voted attn its Republicans.
--r. motion to nsaeon-E theo prevailed
,,.tr.54t division
Coaferee- Are APPoiHtsa.
1rae spaakcr appointed Ae@Ta Cannoa,
Moody and McRae contsrees on the part
. q the house
A 5ll 90 incorporate the Freieriek Doug
lass memorial aad Historical sass-iztian
vas passed
Tae senate Biz 20 appropriate k".1so far
Continued On Page T~o.