The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-24
ASKS WHERE THE
PRESIDENT is At
His Position as to Porto Rico
Puzzles TiIlman.
THE SENATE ENLIVENED
Conference Report on Porto Rican Re-
lief Bill Adopted.
THE SENATE ENLIVENED
1T WAS ADOPTED BY STRICT PARTY 1oTE
Foraker is Authorized by the Republican Senate
Caucus Committee 10 Propose Separa-
lion Of Tariff Feature From Porto
Rican Governmental Bill
Rican Governmental Bill

Washington, March a3.-The Senate
today adopted the conference report
on the Porto Rican relief bill, by a
vote of 80 to Is, practically a strict
party expression. No Democrat voted
for>tbe report but Mr., Stewart, (Nev.(
yotd with the Republicans
The time of discussion was consum-
ed principally by Mr.. .Tillman, (Dem.) {,
S. CO., who made a fierce attack upon
the measure as agreed upon in con-
ference and accused the Republican
Senators and the Republican party of
Rndirection, hypocrisy and dirty
work" His speech was quite charac-
teristic and was listened to with in
terest by his colleagues on the floor
and the people in the galleries.
Mr.. Gallinger, rep, n. H, fol-
lowed with temperate statement of
those who not only favor the report,
but the passage of a Porto Ricau tariff
bill
Mr.. Spooner. (Rep,, Wis.,, closed
the debate with a forceful statement
in opposition to Mr.. Tillman's speech,
in the coarse of which he took occa-
sion sharply to criticise the South Car
DINA Senator for dragging the meas
ure into politics. His colloquial tits
WITH Mr.. Iillman We're immensely en-
JOY ed by the auditors.
The conference asked for Nv the
House on the Diplomatic and Consular
Bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Pettigrew's resolution asking
the President for an itenliled state
lnent Of the expenses of the Philippine
Commission, together with the
amounts paid each commissioners, was
agreed to.
The conference report on the Porto
Rican Appropriation Bill was then
called up by Mr. Allison.
Mr.. Tillman, Is. c., who voted for
the bill as it passed the Senate and
as member of the Committee on
appropriations voted favorably to re-
port it. vigorously opposed the CON
ference report. He particularly re-
GREETED that the Senate conferees had
yielded in agreeing to enlarge the pur-
pose of the measure by providing for
the aid and relief of the people, Of
PopIo Rico
AS long as you continue TO feed
these people down there" declared
Mr.. Tiliman, you may feed them. So
long as the Freedmen's Bureau was
maintained IN the South the cOlOred
race there amounted to nothing.
That's characteristic of the race"
In response to an inquiry from Mr..
Spooner, Mr.. Tillman said:
Pm in favor of free trade with
Porto Rico. | don't believe in protec-
ton one part of the United States
against another That's my position"
Responding TO an inquiry as to
whether he favored free trade with
the Filipinos, Mr.. Tillman said:
IF we are to continue to hold the
Philippines, I'm in favor of free trade
with those islands. There is an old
legal axiom that a man cannot take
advantage of his wrong. Those who
voted to bring into the country those
islands with their cheap contract,
peon and Malay labor. were told of
the results that would follow the rati-
tication of the treaty. And you could
not get the votes necessary TO make
that treaty law until you had bought
some men to vote for it.
eff it is now proposed to send a