The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-19

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lnterrupung him, which the latter re-
sented with an emphasis that por-
s Yen personal quarrel on the floor,
put Williams finally allowed Grosvenor
70 proceed, reserving his reply until the
Ohioan had finished
Does the gentleman deny that the pres
tuent has changed his mindg' asked |
Kitchen, addressing Grosvenor.
AS soon as 1t became manifest to the |
president that money had TO be raised in |
committee of this house had brought in a |
tarin Dill providing for Is per cent. or % |
per cent, replied Grosvenor, the presi- |
uent recognized the right and power of |
this house to originate that tariff BILL Up |
TO the very last moment of the passage of |
tnat Puerto Riean bill gentleman on the
other side indicated that the president was
stu in favor of free trade In Puerto Rico,
ana newspapers from one end of this coun-
try 10. the other claimed that we on this
side Of the house were in a contest with
the president; that the president never had
changed his mind; that he was still in
favor of free trade. But | call the gentle
mans attention 10 the fact that in the
message OF the president he gave no sign
or Indication of when he desired that the
free trade measure should go into effect.
We by our vote put 1t so that within the
next sixty days, ninety days. four months,
any time after the organization OF the civil
government. the people Of Puerto Rico can
have free trade. The president has signed
Il and thereby given his approval to it
The gentleman gays the president bows
to the will OF congress" says Wheeler.
| I'm the debate on the Puerto Rican ques-
ton. when the gentleman appealed to his
colleagues 70 support the pending hnl, he
| charged IL TO be true that the president OF
| the United States was then in accord with
1 him."
/ Grosvenor--I say so now.
| Wheeler-He changed his opinion
Grosvenor-I say he did not change his
! opinion In any material respect he Simply
| trade 10 what was almost the condition Of
/ free trade that We append to the measure.
! Tie country understands Il. CONGRESSMAN
| after congressman who stood here In dc
/ Tense OF the bill has gone TO his constr
| tuents just when the Democratic noise
was the loudest and has been sent back
here with unanimity almost unpara ilrt-
! ed in the nomination Of congressman. And
! the great body at Philadelphia, the manu-
factnrers association, on YESTERDAY APP
proved OF the Puerto Rican bill, the very
/ body that few weeks ago was quoted on
| this floor as opposed TO Il. Applause on
the Republican side) And, from one enc y,
4 this country are taking care OF II Fhe
! Republican party will not lose any votes
II the O. coming P election esS s OF " ef
not holding back by the coat tails OF the
| world and following whoa we have get
| something TO show for our opinions. Wit
ness the splendid organization OF the gov
eminent Of tile Hawaiian territory. LOOK
| AT the liberal, generous Christian AVS we
Rico Look at the fact that but for the
| intervention of a few men on this side
| OF the water We should have extended the
| liberty of American citizenship, In embryo
! at least, h the people of the Pn;'ippine
islands But we would not consent that
| you should drive US to admit that the
people of Puerto Rico and the people OF
the Philippine islands were 'upen an equal
footing with the people in the United
states. We would not consent that mill
lions Of Malays and all these people might
come over here and march into our labor
| markets, and we will make 1t warm for
| you before the campaign Is over. Q.aGsh-
| ter and applause on The Republican side
You voted that the constitution carried
equal citizenship y the Malays, and the
| Chinese q the Philippines. and TINT Ia
your position today. II is your complaint
that we would not let you de- T. but IN
| publican party and under the blessings of
God, We viii send liberty and equal rights
spd nor hey n sn RGa sea s' Ss
people OF the Philippine islands.
| When Grosyenor took his seat Williams
demanded an opportunity TO reply. and
! time was accorded him.
Mr.. Chairman said he speaking with
deEberation, ''as man grows Old he
| learns something. | have learned some
thing today. | will never again while a
member of the American congress-, under
| take To ask a question of any member on
this floor who Is not sufficiently well vers-
ed In the ordinary courtesies OF human In
| tereeurse az TO be- capable OF returning at
least a polite reply 20 a polite inquiry.
Further than that, x would be almost i'm
| possible for me, without breach OF par
hamentary rules, TO express myself upon
| that particular subject. | asked the gem
| tleman from OHIO "A question which ne
| either could not answer or would not an
| swer, or In his usual lawyer-like political
style desired TO eyade- That question has
! not been answered yet. The gentleman
| said on this floor that the president of the
! United States had NOT changed his mind
| upon the Puerto Rican question. Remem-
! Der, ! did not make the charge that he
| had. What | charged was that he had
| permitted others to change hts mind for
him, which. In my opinion. was not thing
,f hf.h al
| proud. But In charity 10 the president and
| In charity TO many OF the members of this
house. | asked the gentleman when ne de-
| MED THAI the president had changed his
| mind that he permit me 20 ask quest ton,
! ana he Yielded. | asked him whether the
| president had not Ia a public message an
| notlnt ed that he was N favor OF free trade
| between Puerto Rico and the balance Of
| the United states. and also whether vari-
Gus members Of this house had not Ken
| one after another TO say the president Nd
| told them in private conversations that he
| was Al the time of tho conversations in
| favor OF the bill which passed the house.
| There was nothing rude in that inquiry;
| there was nothing personal In H. there
was nothing discourteoas In IL; there was
nothing unprecedented in Il, there was
nothing In u that could have stirred IN
| wrath In the breast OF any man exesot
| one who felt as II he had To break up the
| conversation In a row n order 70 keen
| Democratic applausel
! Grosvenor discisimed any intention of
| pYroniing Williams and there the matter
! ended
Kitchens amendment was lost
/ When the provision relating to the An
/ preparation OF tieoeo for ocean ana lake
surveys vas reached, Moody lMass) re-
served a point % orier against s. and by
Arrangements debate on the section went
over untn tomorrow,
Cannon made a point Of order aEnfnzt
the appropriation of N59oq for the con-
struction % the new naval academy AZ
Annapolis and increasing thp limit OK cost
% g. soaa
Mud3 conaruvcrte3 the remarks OF Can
non IN support NJ his point Without ae-
ctanE the point of order the committee
rose
MAY . was set aside for the canslfera-
Uun " the free home bill Tho confer
enco vepou on the urgent deficiency hlll
was agreed 10
At . o N. the house adjourned
SENATOR FOSTER IN ST. PAUL