Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-20

fsitlCu lor tne expenses OF the COM
mission. the life OF the commission be-
Ing fixed at two years. MIR. Davis, in
charge of the measure. explained that
many of the claims would relate, of
course. to personal wrongs suffered by
American citizens. Notable among such
wrongs were those suffered by Mrs
Ruis. whose husband-a dentist of
Fhiladelphia-was tortured and muir
dered i'll Cuba. The bill had been care
fully drawn. Mr. Davis said. because
of the intermediate nature OF the
claims. and lie believed the measure
thoroughly protected the interests of
the government
TWENTY MILLIONS.
Mr. Davis expressed the belief that
substantially all Of the claims had al
ready been filed with the State Depart
mcnt, and they aggregated about SEQ
00o 0G0.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Hoar
was agreed 10. extending the time for
iliinS claims with the commission from
six months to one year after the or
Sanl2ation of the commission.
After an amendment offered by AR.
Cockrcll, but one appeal is left under
the bill, viz. from the findings of the
commission to the United States Court
of Appeals.
AS amended. the measure was passed
without division
propriating $4,000 for the erection of
a public building at Atlanta, Ga.
PORTO RICAN MATTERS.
The Senate agreed to the request of
the blouse for Il conference on the bill
OF Porto Rico st,d-Senators- lison;
Hale and Cockrell were appointed as
the Senate confcrees.
Mr.. Foraker then called up the Porto
Rican government and tariff bill for
10 a hn pi1it NO pf
fectinE the BILL as far as possible, from
the standpoint of the committee in
order that reprint might be had of
the measure.
CITIZENSHIP OF INHABITANTS.
The first amendment suggested by
MIR. Foraker related to the citizenship
of the Inhabitants of Porto Rico. AS
reported the bill provides that the in
hahitants of Porto Rico shall be "citi-
zcns of tho United States" The amend
ment offered by Mr.. Foraker inserted
some words after the term "citizens"
making the paragraph read shall be
deemed and held to be citizens of Porto
Rico. and as such entitled to the pro-
lection OF the United States"
The amendment was objected to by
Mr.. Bacon, of Gcorga, and went over.
TO REGULATE COAST1NG TRADE.
Another amendment eliminated en-
tirely section OF the original Senate
bill aud inserted in lieu thereof the
following:
The Commissioner of Navigation
shall make such regulations subject to
the approval of the Secretary of the
treasury, as he shall deem eXDedient
Tor the NATURALIZATION of all vessels
owned By Inhabitants OF Porto Rico
on April II, 1892 and which continued
10 be so owned I'M 10 the date of such
n ~ 10 and for the admission
OF the same to all the benefits of the
constinG trade of the United States.
And the coasting trade between tho
United states and Porto Rico shall he
regulated with tho provisions of law
applicable To such trade between any
Two great coastins DISTRICTS"
rms amendment was agreed to-.
After some further amendments
principally changing the phrasco,osv of
tne original measure, had been offered
me senate, at 4:i ~. m. adjourned.
St3NATOR BEVERTDGE'S SUBSTI-
TUTE.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Senntor Row
criuse to-day offered the following sub
Stitute for the tariff section OF tho
Porto Rico bill:
All articles coming into the United
@tatas-from Ports-ffae n
Porto Rico from theIInited States shal,
DC admitted free of duty. but this act
snail not be construed a., extending thn
constitution OF the United states mr.
q, ~ T. pr. .hereot, over Porto Rico. and
,u,io 'ereoy declared that the Consti-
tnn ,t u we onltcq states is not ex-
REFUSAL. TO CONCUR.
Washington, March 1a.-The Iouso
to-day refused to concur in the Senate
amendments to the Porto Rican relief
bill. The Democrats supported a mo-
ton to concur on the ground that It
would avoid further delay in extending.
reliet to the Inhabitants OF the island,
put the Republicans stood firmly be-
nm, nm, CHAIRMAN Cannon in his demand
thal the House should insist upon It's