The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-12
soon BE A Law.
House Passes the Porto
RicaD Bill.
Adopted by Vote of
161 to 153.
Will Probably De Signed by Presi.
dent Today.
Nine Republicans Voted
Against Measure.
Senate Passes the Pacific Cable
Bill.
Nine Republicans Voted
Against Measure.
Senate Passes the Pacific Cable
Bill.

Washington, April 1.-The long and
bitter struggle over the Porto Rican tar
iff bill ended today, when the House by .
vote OF iGI to 15S concurred in all the
Senate amendm ents. The bill now re-
quires only the signature ef the Speaker
OF the House and the President OF the
Senate before going to the President for
his approval. These signatures win be
attached tomorrow and before night fall
the bill probably will be q law. As the
bill originally passed the House, 1t simp-
Iy imposed Is per cent Of the Dingley
rates on goods going into Puerto Rico
from the United states and coming fro m
Porto Rico into the United State s. AS
amended by the Senate and today agreed
to by the House ali restr' Il ons on goods
coming into thsa u nltaa Statea frosn
Porto Rico are eliininabsd and certain
food stuffs and other articles which here"
tcfore have gone into PCrto Rico free by
executive order, ere excluded from the
ope al len Of the 10 per cent duly Imposed
on 60 eds entering the island from the
United States. A complete scheme ct
civil government far the island is also at
tacned to the measure. Upon the final
vote nine Rspuhl leans voted against the
bill: Mesfrs. Heatwole OF Minnesota,
Cruu packer of Indiana, Lane of Iowa,
Littleiield of Maine, Mccall OF Massachu-
setts, II. O. Smith of MiohiG an. Warner
of Illinois, Fletcher of Missouri and Lori
Iner Of Illinois.
The Democrats, Messrs. Davem and
Meyer of Louisiana, were paired with
Democrats in favor of the bill, and one
Democrat, Mr.. Sibley Of Pennsylvania.
voted for 1t outright. MIR. Devries, the
other Democrat who voted for the origi-
nal bill, tcday voted against concurrence.
Mr.. Stallin gs. Democrat Of Alabama.
was the only member on either side abb
sent and Impaired. The vote came at
O'Clock after very interesting and at
times exciting debate Of five hours which
covered not only the bill, but the special
order under which the House acted. Que
of the most dramatic features Of the day
was the reading by Mr.. Richardson, the
minority leader. Of the original opinion
of Charles E. Magoon, the legal adviser
Of the wAv department, in favor OF the
view that the Constitution extended over
Porto Rico ex proprio vigors. MIR. Dol
liver of Iowa, In reply, termed Mr. Ma
COON q clerk who tried to overrule the
great lawyer at the head of the war de-
partmant. Messrs. II. Q. Smith Of Mich
isan, Warner of Illinois, Crumracker Of
In1iana, Mccall of Massachusetts and
LorrImer af Illinois, all Republicans,
made speeches against the motion to con-
cur.
During the greater part of the session
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill was under consideration. As passed
IL carries nearly $4,000. .0o0.
IN THE SE NATE.
Washington. April 11.-Yith little de-
bate Of Importance the Senate today
passed the Pacific cable bill, a measure
approprjating So. .0e0.O eco for the con-
st uption OF cable line between san
Francisco and Honolnlu. The bill was
unanIm ously reported by the committee
on naval II re and that t was passed
Without ssrious objection, is regarded as
a compliment TO the committee,