The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
DEBATE on IT SENSATIONAL.
REPUBLICAN PARTY CHARGED
WITH HAVING wRONGED PIsO-
PIE OF ISLAND
FORCED TO DO SOMETHING
Measure Adopted Intended to Re-
Heve the Strain Upon the Party
In POwer-Text of the
Bill as Passed.


bate, at times spirited, extending over
parts of two days, the senate today
passed the Puerto Rican relief appro-
priation bin. AS passed the measure
carries $2,O95,OOO. the president being
authorized to use that sum flor public
education, public worHs and other gov
ernmental and public purposes" in
Puerto Rico.
Mr. Allen Neb) offered an amend
ment 20 the bill declaring that the con-
sututiOn extends over Puerto Rico by its
own force, but it was lost by the de-
cisive vote Of Sc to II.
Mr.. Jones (Ark) withdrew a free trade
amendment offered by him and that pro-
position, therefore, did not reach a vote
Other efforts to amend the bill were
fruiueSs.
An order was made by the senate as to
consideration Of the case OF former Sen
ator Quay, 1t being unanimously agreed
that 1t should be taken up two weeks
from next Tuesday, and discussed until
disposed Of, the discussion not to inter
fere with the unfinished business. the
Spooner bill authorizing the president to
govern the Philippines until otherwise
ference reports.
PUERTO RICAN BILL.
On motion Of Mr. Allison consideration
OF the bill appropriatng 81, 900 of col
Iected customs revenues to the people of
Puerto Rico was resumed.
The chair having ruled that the com
mlttee amendments to the bill had been
adopted other amendments offered wers
IN order The committee amendments
provided that the money appropriated
should be that collected up to January /.
IVo the appropriation to be used for
puolc education, public works and
other governmental and public pur-
poses"
Tne first amedment was that of Mr.. Al
len (Neb). II provided that the consti
tuition was by force of the treaty con.
cluded between the United States and the
kingdom of Spain at the treaty of Paris,
France, April Il, 1S99 extended over the
island Of Puerto Rico and it's inhabi-
tants."
ALLEN AMENDMENT TABLED.
Mr.. Aliens amendment was laid on
the table Sc TO II, as follows:
Eeas-Allison, Baker, Bard, Beveridge,
Garter, Davis, Deboe, EIkins, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster, Gallinger Gear. Hale,
Hanna, HaWley, Kean, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride, McComas, McCumber McNil-
Ian, Penrose, Perkins, Pritchard, Quarles.
SO
Nayssa,7Allen, Bacon: Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Chiffon, Clark (dont) CLAY, Cock
Eell, Culberson, Harris Kenny, McIaurin
Morgan, RaWlins Tillum and Turley-17.
Mr. Jones lArk.) withdrew the amend
ment he had offered yesterday saving in
doing so that q great storm had RACED
in Puerto Rico and that likewise great
storm was raging in this country, the
cause Of The latter being the action of
the house on the Puerto Rican question
There was now a strenuous effort on the
part Of the Republicans to get out of
this storm, and the bill proposed was
lhe means they were employing to land
safely. He declared that the course of
the government toward the people of the
island and not the hurricane, had par
alyzed the industries of Puerto Rico, and
said the remedy was to permit the Puer-
to Ricans to bring their products here
free of duty and to buy and sell where
ever they might please.
PUERTO RICANS WRONGED.
THE course we have pursued toward
these people, said Mr.. Jones, us wrong
and indefensible. What the Puerto
Ricans want is not charity, but Justice
1t Is perfectly evident that the prostrac-
tion of affairs on the island is due to the
high taxes with which the people here
are afflicted"
Mr.. Tillman said there was evidently
SO much division among the Republicans
that 1t appeared doubtful to him whether
they would be able to enact any Puerto
Rican legislation at all. He said it
looked rs if the Republican party had
reached the end of its rope. and that tho
last hope now was to contend that con-
gress was without limitation IN the gov
ernment, or in legtslatng for acquired
territory.
Referring to the difference between the
governments treatment of Hawaii and
Puerto Rico as to the administration of
their respective products Mr.. Tillman
said: Senators owed ii to themselves
not TO show such discrimination on the
one hand and such outrage on the other"
He was going to vote for the pending
bill, he said, because the enactment CT
the measure irto law was the only way
to restore TO the people of Puerto Rico
taxes taken from them lawfully and un.
constitutionally.
',rhe United States has not given the
people of Puerto Rico a cent, and 1t Is
a high time" said he, that we give back
to them the money we have stolen from
them"
The bill as reported by the senate COM
mittee was then passed without division,
only few scattering noes" being heard
against 1t.