Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-04
Senate Passed Porto Rican
Bill.
OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER
Senator's Clark and Carter p1lles edyn
Opposite Directions-Only Com.
mittee Amendments Were Ad0pted
Notable Speeches.

Washington, April 3.-This was a nota-
BILE day in the senate. 1t brought to a
close the sharpest and most prolonged de-
bate upon IN S since those dis
cussed during the memorable war con-
gress," two a ago. At 4 o'clock this
afternoon the votes were begun upon the
Porto Rican tariff and civil government
bill and pending amendments and less
than an hour later the measure about
which there has been SO much contention
in and out of congress was passed
by a majority of nine, the final vote being
40 to 81. Only committee amendments
were adopted. It has been evident for
some time that the bill would command a
majority in the senate, but notwfthstand-
ing the fact the interest in the measure,
Doth OF senators and the public, has not
tagged an instant. Today the galleries
were crowded and hundreds of people hll-
ed the corridors. unable to even secure
standing room in the galleries. From II
O'Clock, the advocates and opponents Of
the bill brilliantly and eloquently main
tanned their convictions and their audi
tors were kept in a state of constant ex-
element. The particularly notable
speeches of the day were delivered by
Mason, republican, of Illinois. in opposi-
ton to the measure. and by Foraker, re-
publican. of Ohio, who replied to a brief
speech by Wellington, republican, of
Maryland. 1t was the Ohio senator's de-
sire to clear up any misunderstanding or
transformation concerning the bill.
Mason's speech was argumentative ,elo-
quent and amusing by turns as it cover
ed the entire range Of the country's duties
and responsibilities to what the Illinois
senator sarcastically termed "our in-suh-
lar possessions" it was very interesting
to his hearers.
Just before the. senate adjourned a SEN
atorial episode occurred, in which VOL
colt, republican, of Colorado. accused Mr..
Lodge, republican. of Massachusetts, of
uttering that which was unqualifiedly
false" The difficulty arose over an effort
made by Mr.. Lodge to have the Spooner
bill made the unfinished business. This
involved the displacement of the Quay
case and the friends of the former senator
from pennsylvania made things exceed
ingly lively for half an hour. ~
After some minor business had been
transacted Mason addressed the senate.
His speech was not confined to the Porto
Rlcan measure, but included in it's scope
all the problems attendant upon the con-
troll and government of our insular Dos
sessions.
VNeH TIE hour OF 4 0 CLOCK was reached
the chairman announced that the votes
upon the pending amendments and the
bill should o be taken. 1t the g
ton of Mr.. Foraker, the committee
amendments which had been passed over
were reverted to and adopted without di-
vision.
Mr.. Davis then offered his amendment
providing that mo duties on imports or
exports shall after the passage of this
act be levied or collected on any articles
imported from the United States into
Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into the
United States" Mr.. Davis demanded the
yeas and nays.
The amendment was lost, 30 to 40.
The Dill was then reported to the senate
the amendments were agreed to and on
an aye and nay vote, it was passed by a
vote of 40 to 81, a majority of nine.
Pairs were announced as follows, those
first mentioned being favorable to the
amendment: Caffery-Burrows Chiffon
Elkins. Rawlins-Hanna Hoar- McEnery.
Mallory Hale, Turner Warren, Pettigrew-
Aldrich. Rutler-McCumber.
Beveridge was the only absentee who
was not paired. He has a regular pair
with Clark of Montana and that senator
announced that if present .Beveridge
would vote for the amendment.
The only change in the pair on the final
vote related to Beveridge, republican of
Indiana. Mr.. Clark, democrat, Montana.
announced that he understood IL present.
Mr.. Beverage would vote for the bill. He
therefore transferred his pair to Mr..
Rawlins, democrat of Utah. This per-
mitted both Mr.. Clark and Hanna (Raw-
Inns pair) to vote.