Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-23
PORTO RICAN BILL
1t Is Up Today In the House and
Time for End of Debate Has
Been Set.
The CASE OF Sen. QUAY
The People of Porto Rico Are Evidently
Considered By Senator Frye Citizens of
the United States Though He De-
A clines to Rule So.
THE HOUSE.

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the Porto Rican tariff bill was resumed
to-day. Mr. Payne Of New York, floor
leader of the majority. gave notice that
on Monday he would move to close the
general debate.
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, minori-
ty leader. and Mr.. Powers of Vermont
appealed for more time. Mr.. Richard
son said it was impossible for those on
views this week.
Mr.. Powers said it was exceedingly
important that there should be ample
time for debate on this important
light upon the subject before he voted.
Mr.. Payne replied that there had
been general understanding that the
debate was to run week.
Mr.. Jones of Virginia, member of
the insular committee, was the first
speaker to-day. He discussed the con-
ditions which existed In Porto Rico
which led to the presidents recommend
quoted from the testimony before his
committee to prove the conditions are
far worse now that when the president
made the recommendations. He de-
prevent actual starvation Of many in
habitants. Speaking of the real motive
behind the bill, he charged that it was
disclosed by Mr.. Moody of Massachu-
self unwilling that 100000 Asiatics
should enjoy the immunities of citizen
ship in the United States which had
been his birthright as an American
citizen.
Mr.. Maddox of Georgia followed in
opposition to the bill. He had read
long letter from former Representative
Turner of Georgia, for many years up
on the ways and means committee, de-
nouncing the new theory constitution"
upon which the pending bill is based.
Mr.. Bartholdt (Rop.) Of Missouri sup
ported the bill. He said: Expansion is
the shibboleth of the hour. 1t has taken
hold of mems minds. AS lawmakers and
politicians you must reckon with it, and
If existing laws and constitutions do not
cover it they must give way" Mr..
Bartholdt said the Democrats were
dexterousiy propagating the insinua-
ton that a secret Anglo-American al
lance existed in order to arouse the re-
sentiment of Irish and German voters.
Secretary Hays reply to the Macrum
resolution nailed that as a lie.
THE SENATE.
In anticipation of the debate on the
question of the right of Senator Quay
to a seat, spectators crowded the gal
leries to-day. President Pro Tenn. Frye
laid before the senate the following ca
blegram, addressed to him as president
of the senate, from San Juan de Porto
Rico
Il am commissioned by the people of
in commemoration Of the anniversary
Of the birth of Washington, to request
that for humanity's sake solution be
adopted of the economic problems here.
Every day represents considerable loss.
leading to total ruin.
(signed) "CAMARA COMERCIO."
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the chair
held the cablegram to be petition
from citizens Of the United States.
The Chair: 1.-The chair does not feel
called upon to rule upon that question.
But the senator from Massachusetts,
may judge how the chair feels, as he
presented the document to the senate
At the request of Senator Pettigrew,
who has been absent several days on
account of illness, his resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the Beers was
placed on the calendar without discus
sion.
The senate decided to take up the
Quay case by vote Of "a to 28. The
vote was as follows: Yeas-Allison,
Bate. Beveridge. Carter, Chandler.
Clark (Mont.), Culberson. Daniel, Da-
Wis, Depew, Fairbanks, Foster. Gear.
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Jones Of
Nevada, Kenny, McComas, McEnery,
McLaurin, Martin, Morgan, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pritchard,
Shoup, Stewart, Taliaferro. Vest. War
rem, Wolcott-34.
Nays-Aldrich, Burrows, Butler, Caf-
ferry, Chiffon, Clark Of Wyoming, Cock
rell, Cullom. Foraker, Gallinger. Hale,
Hanna, Harris, Jones of Arkansas,
Kean, Lindsay, McCumber, Mcmillan,