Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-28
At WASHINGTON.
Senator Foraker Introduces Amend
ments to Porto Rican Bill.
MAKES IT A NEW MEASURE.
Duties Collected Are by Its Terms
to lie Placed ut the Disposal
Of the President For Ii.
lands Benefit.

aker introduced the amendments to thu
Porto Rico governmental bill which WERE
read TO the Republican senatorial caucus
and some Of which were agreed to by it
The amendments We're incorporated in 1
new print of the bill and the bill as thus
amended introduced as a new measure.
The first important change is. made il
section 3, in which the inhabitants are
described as "citizens of Porto Rico and
as such entitled to the protection of the
United States" whereas in the old bill
they were designated as ''citizens Of thu
United State
The following provision is substituted
for section 8 in regard to articles i'm
ported into Porto Rico from ports out
side the United States:
That on and a,er the passage Of this act the
same tariffs, customs and duties shall be levied,
collected and paid upon all articles imported into
| Porto Rico from ports other than those of the
United States which are required by law to be
collected upon articles imported into the United
States from foreign countries provided that on all
| cotIees in the bean ground imported into Porto
Rico there shall be levied and collected duty of
| 3 cents per pound, any law or part of law to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and, provided, further,
| that all Spanish scientific, literary and artistic
works not subversiye of public order in Porto
Rico shall be admitted free of duty into Porto
Rico for a period Of ten years, reckoning from the
18th day Of April 1899, provided in said treaty
of peace between the United States and Span
and, provided, further that all books and
pamphlets printed in the English language shall
be admitted into Porto Rico free of duty when
imported from the United States.
Provision Regarding Commerce.
The new provision in regard to COM
merce between the United States and
Porto Rico is as follows:
That on and after the passage of this act all
merchandise coming into the United States from
Porto Rico and coming into Porto Rico from the
United States shall be entered at the several
ports of entry upon payment of Is per centum OF
the duties which required to he levied, col
ccted and paid upon like articles of merchan-
disc imported from fo,eign countries and in add
dition thereto upon articles Of merchandise of
Porto Rcan manufacture coming into the United
States and withdrawn for consumption sale
upon payment of tax equal to the internal rev.
enue tax i'm, osed in the United States upon the
like articles of merchandise OF domestic manuac-
trc, such tax to be paid by internal revenue
stamp or stamps TO he purchased and provided by
the commissioner Of internal revenue and to be
procured from the collector Of internal Xevenue at
or most convenient to the port of entity OF said
merchandise iii the United States and to be affX
ed under sneh regulations as the commissioner of
internal revenue Win ,he approval OF the sece-
Wv ,.1 a'"'', tr';', ,' s a','' vi an
fac,,,ro co,,ins into pqrto Rico in aition 10 tha
duty above provided unon navment of tay
equal in rate and amount to the internal revenue
tax imposed in Porto Rico upon the like articles
OF Porto Rican manufacture, provided that on and
after the date when TINS act shall take effect all
ana aitlees except eonee not duti'
AMY al norpLos i', 'I rt;a 'Ie ,,'eu ''ates
pnr,o pico fraa nf d,,, ,n1o. nr,or, hanass.o
made by fine secretary Of war sbal, be adm;tteJ
into the several ports thereof when imported
from the United States free of duty all laws or
parts Of laws to the contrary notwithstanding
ana l whenever the legislative assembly OF Porto
'vo s''".' nave enacted ana put mo operation
ia ~ ~ '"e', '''e .'eeess''ies o.
lishoI and sian NV ro.o,,,,i,n d,,,', ,' r1'"o
notify the president he shall make proclamation
thereof and thereupon all tariff duties on mcr
chandsc and articles going into Porto Rico from
the United States or coming into the United
o.a'eS from rorto hlao shall cease, and from and
" ha su'n na'e an s'ch merchandise and articles
~ e"1'tu d. Tue se'e'a, Pofts Oh entry frec
ectcd ser tha LET da,, ~ Wra' ,ooa '''es D' WI
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nv, Np"N"' "' "e'e""es.
n, HWY j. "iHo SUBSTITUTE lof section |
~, "'nS '"e uisposai Oh the forto |
i'f"" ie,enu's. H. provides mat the |
'''''s anu '"Nrs coiiet.eu III Iorto Rlco,
l'SS ''ie cost OF cniiectlhg' ana the gross
Vi an coilectiohs OF duties and
'aAeS III me h''eo states upon articles
u !, inercl'i'huise coming from Porto Rico
'n"', NOT pe covered INTO lhe general fund
u lhe treasury Dut snail be held as
i"I" ana placed at the disposal
u inc p''Sinrh'' TO he used for the gov