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! otherwise provided by law: and the reve-
nues herein referred 20. already collected
and 10 be collected tsnder existing Jaw.
are hereby sppropriafed for the purposes
ksrein specified out Of any moneys in The
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
In fun. sesounding tones -Cncle Joe
5 Cannon proceeded 10 state briefly the rea-
sons for passing the bill H explained
that the sugar and tobacco piled UP in
Porto Rico controlled br the sugar AMI
tobacco trusts. which was awaiting ship
nent to this country, would be shipped
10 the United States II this bill passed
and tha5 every dollar Of duty paid by
these trusts would D. devoted TO the
stOFm-swept and SERVING inhabitants OF
the island. Republican APPLAUSE. You
have been shedding crocodile tears over
. there" he Concluded. Now come UP
and vote for this Dill every man Of you. I"
,Renewed spplause1
There was great deal of hubbub as
Mr.. cannon spoke Representative F1tZ-
gerald, Of New York pressed for an Op-
pCrtunity 10 ask a question.
Ask Mr.. RicharCs0n." shouted M
Cannon He has time on that side"
Representative Bailey. Of Texas replied
stoUtly u Mr.. Cannon He brought out
D. mOcrauc applause in his first sentence
when he declared that if ne had known
when the request for unanimous consent
was submitted that the oil placed at the
absolute disposal Of the President 5000
coo now in the Treasury, and an indefi
rite sum hereafter 10 be collected he
y ould himself have taken the responsible
ity Of Directing. He would never consent.
be said. 10 turn over to the discretion CT
enc man money in the Treasury OF the
United States. Undoubtedly the people
of Porto Rico mad been subjected to I'M
just taxation, and there should be an
atonement. But the money should be re-
turned by the direction of Congress, not
at the discretion of the President. The
right to dispose of money in the Treas
TRY belonged to Congress, not to the tx
ecutive.
Representative Berry. CT Kentucky, said
that no one sympathized with the stary-
ing people OF Porto Rico more than he
did, but he believed there should be a d.
rect appropriation from the Treasury
Money should not be given 10 them, the
title To which was in doubt.
Representative McRae, of Arkansas, de
clared that the bill was an admission that
the rights of Porto Rico had been out
raged-a confession that money had been
Jniustly taken from them. aid Repre-
sentative Bell, Of Colorado. said that such
a chapter of inconsistencies, such shift
irg of scenes as had taken place on the
Republican side in the last few weeks
had never before been witnessed in the
American Congress.
Representative Bailey then tried to Sc
cure the consent of the other side to an
amendment limiting the appropriation to
the money in the Treasury. and 10 define
TIE purpose for which It should be used,
but Mr. Cannon declined TO yield.
- Cni6 Z mid
be a source OF qualification to himself
and TO the country that the agony and
despair. which mad so recently rested up-
on Porto Rico had been shifted to the
Democratic side of the Hall of Repre-
sentativ5s Republican applause). He add
ed the Democrats had been vastly more
agitated about politics than starving Por-
to RiCans.
''Why did you not adopt the Presidents
recommendation relative to the Porto
Rico tariff biIl?'' shouted Democrat
al have heard that question 80 times"
replied Mr.. GrOsvenOr. we are now
coming TO the point where We are in &C
cord with the administration. Let US
have a yea and nay vote and sustain the
President We, on this side, are anxious
to sustain the administration. How do
you feelg' Republican applausel.
Representative Bailey reiterated his re-
quest that the bill be modified so as 20
the Treasury. and to specify the purposes
for which ii was to be employed. If those
notifications were made, said he, the
whole Democratic side would support the
bill
eve cannot place ourselves in opposi-
ton to the administration" retorted Mr..
Grosvenor amid laughter and applause.
Representative Maddox denounced the
message and the bill as piece of cheap
political capital. You were blistered by
the country" said he, land now you are
using OIL
Senator Pettigrew yesterday secured the
adoption of the following resolution:
THAT the President be requested, if not
Incompatible with the public interest, 10
send TO the Senate a statement of the
number of saloons that have beer estab-
lished in Manila, p. l., since the occupa-
ton Of that city by the United States
forces; who conducts these saloons, who
are their patrons, and what kind of IL
quors are sold, and the quantity of such
liquor The President is also requested
to inform the Senate of the number, If
any, OF saloons run on the American or
English plan in Manila before We occu-
pied the place. The President is also re-
duested TO inform the Senate whether or
not it is within his power as Commander
in-chief Of our military forces to suppress
all saloons in Manila and prohibit and
prevent the sale of liquor to our soldiers"