The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-03
Observations by Representative War
ner. Who Has Consulted His Com
stituents on the Question.
FAIR TREATMENT DEMANDED
THE PEOPLE, MIR. WARNER SAYS,
UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION,
And Believe Porto Ricass Arc En-.
titled to All the Privileges
of other Americans.
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WASHINGTON, April 2.-Senator Fair
banks is In receipt of many kilograms from
friends in Indiana and elsewhere congratu-
lating him on his Porto Rican speech. The
President also took pains TO extend TO Sen
ator Fairbanks his cordial approval OF the
strong defense of the bill. The national
Republican committee has gone even fur
ther. and has given practical proof of It's
appreciation OF the effort by deciding to-
day, through its executive committee. to
distribute several hundred thousand copies
throughout the country an initial cam
paign document designed to educate the
masses and to correct" alleged popular
misconceptions as to the real intent OF the
proposed legislation. Senator Fairbanks's
speech is regarded by the friends of the
tariff bill as the clearest and best presenta-
tion of their side OF the case yet made.
The Senate will vote tomorrow after
noon on the Porto Rican bill, and will pass
IL by majority of between ten and four
teen, in about the shape IL was reported
by Senator Foraker. There was some talk
to-day of a prospective fight in the House
TO which committee TIE amended bin
should be referred to when il reaches that
body. Technically IL will be the House bill
amended i'm the Senate, and I'm the regular
order would go TO the ways and means
committee, which has charge OF and origi-
mates all tariff legislation. Mr.. Cooper.
chairman of the insular committee, has
manifested wish TO have the bin referred
to his committee on the ground that. az
il will stand amended. the civil government
feature is the big end of the proposition
and the tariff an incident The leaders ex-
pect to avoid friction, however. by refer
ring the whole matter TO conference COM
mittee. which will be attained by the sim
pie process of refusing TO concur I'm the
Senate amendments. 1t is much easier for
the House TO. handle a conference report
than report from one of the regular or
special committees. 1t is the present In
tention of the House machine Go give
two three days to a discussion OF the
Porto Rican bill before vote is taken.
The friends OF the measure will not admit
that there is any real danger of it's falling
to pass in any form which may be agreed
Upon I'm conference.
An Associated Press dispatch says:
Members of the Senate committee on Por-
10 Rico to-day made poll OF the Senate
on the Porto Rican bill. They estimate a
majority of seven for the bill. believing
that ii will receive forty-seven votes.
Those depended upon as sure to support the
measure by their votes Aldrich. Alli-
son, Baker. Bard, Beveridge. Burrows. Car
ter. Chandler, Clark OF Wyoming, CuI,om.
Deboe. Depew, Elkins. Fairbanks. Foraker.
Foster, Frye Gallinger. Gear Hale. Hanna.
Hansbrough. Hawley, Jones OF Nevada.
Kean. Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride. McEnery.
McComas. Mccumber. Mcmillan. Penrose.
Perkins. Platt OF Connecticut, P.att OF New
York. Pritchard. Quarles. Ross. Scott.
SewelI, Shoup. Spooner, Thurston. Warren.
Wetmore apd Wolcott. The Republicans
lose seven votes and gain three. The three
accessions are McEnery. Democrat. Jones
of Nevada. Silver Republican. and Kyle, in
dependent"
Senator Davis to-day formally intro
duced several amendments TO the bill. One
of them extends 10 Porto Rico the pro-
visions of the Constitution relative 10 tariff
and taxation and prohibits any duty on
commerce between the United States and
Porto Rico.