The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-16
THEY THRILL THE SENATE
All About Speech Gallinger's to
Make on the Quay Case.
DEBATE ON PORTO RICAN APPROPRIATION
Ray, Of New York, introduces Into The House a
Joint Resolution 10 Amend the Consti-
tuition Giving to Congress Con-
troll Of Trusts.
CRy The Associated Press. }

Washington, March 15-'1 assert most
emphatically that when the Senator says
told him 1 should not speak Oh his sub
ject, he does not state the truth.
This was the sensational retort made
in the Senate today by Mr.. GallnSel
(Rep, N. HI, to a statement Just made
by Mr.. Penrose (Rep., Pa, who was
seeking consideration of the Quay j,solI-
tion.
Senators were astounded and The audi
tors in the gallery quivered viii ex,ite-
ment. There had scarcely been the slight
est intimation that the debate woul1 tahe
such turn. For nearly three / us the
Senate had had under discussion the
bill appropriating 81, $3.50 900 Co. ne bene-
fit of the people of Porto Rico.
Il do not know whether l do SPEAK
the truth" holly replied Mr.. penrose,
cor whether the Senator trom New
Hampshire failed to tell me The ruth"
Mr.. Gallinger retorted that the V hole
proceeding Of Mr. Penrose was mn .nly
and beneath his notice.
The proposition to fix time for 2 Iote
was postponed until tomorrow, bat il was
some time before the excitement subsi-
ded.
The debate on the APPROPRIATION l;ll
developed a decided difference of cp.n-
ion, as Mr.. Jones (Dem., Ark, offered
as a substitute for the measure a J. i'll 20
return the duties of those who had Laid
them and providing for absolute free
trade between the United States and
Porto Rico The bill had not been dis
posed of when the Quay case was called
up
Mr.. Wellington (Rep., Md, presented
an elaborate argument against the seat
ing of Mr.. Quay and the remainder of the
session was consumed in running dis
cussion of the Constitutional questions
involved.
At the beginning of the session Mr..
Jones (Ark) offered a resolution, which
was adopted in the Committee on Indians
to inquire into and report to the Senate
on complaints frequently made from many
sections of Indian Territory that the towr
site commissioners are incompetent, in
attentive and are not discharging theil
duties.
SUBSTITUTE BY MR.. JONES.
The bill appropriating for the benefit
and government of Porto Rico revenues
collected on importations therefrom was
taken up Mr. Jones (Ark.), offered the
following substitute for the bill:
s'That all duties collected up to this
date upon articles imported into the Uni
ted States from Porto Rico since the
eleventh day of April, 1892 the date OF
the exchange of notifications of the treaty
of peace between Spain and the United
States be returned to the persons from
whom they were collected. and from and
after the passage of this act no duties
shall be collected on articles coming
from Porto Rico"
Mr. Allison explained that the amend
ments proposed had been carefully con-
sidered by the committee. They made the
bill simply a specific appropriation meas
ure. including moneys collected up te
January 1st, 1900
Mr.. Jones (Ark.). inquired what Mr.
Allison proposed to do with the duties
collected after January 1st, 1900.
Mr. Allison replied that that was
question for Congress to deal with in the
future.
II regard this as a most important
measure said Mr. Jones. Il do not be-
lieve there is any law for the collec-
tion of these revenues, and | do hole