Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
PUERTO RICAN BILL.
House Concurs in Senate Amend.
ments and Passes the Measure.
HAWAIIAN BILL Sent TO CONFERENCE
The Senate Passes the Pacific Cable BIZ
and the District Of Columbia Appro-
prlation Bill, Carrying sS,O00,OOO--
other Minor Bill. Passed.

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priation Bill, Carrying sS,OO0,OOO--
other Minor 1911. Passed.
Washington, April l2.-The long and
bitter struggle over the Puerto Rlcan
tariff bill ended yesterday when the
house, by vote of l6l to LIB, con-
cured in all the senate amendments
The bill now requires only the sigma
ture of the speaker of the house and
the president of the senate before GO
ing to the president for his approval
These signatures will be attached to-
day and before nightfall the bill will
probably be law. As the bill orig
inaIly passed the house it was sim
pie bill, imposing Is per cent OF the
Dingley rates on goods going into
Puerto Rico from the United States
and coming from Puerto Rico into
the United States. As amended by the
senate and agreed to by the house,
all restrictions on goods coming into
the United States from Puerto Rico
are eliminated and certain foodstuffs
and other ARTICLES which heretofore
have gone into Puerto Rico free by
executive order are excluded from the
operation of the 10 per cent. duty i'm
posed on goods entering the island
from the United States. A complete
scheme OF civil government for the is
land is also attached to the measure.
Upon the final vote nine republicans
voted against the bill-Messrs. Heat
wole, of Minnesota; Crumpacker, OF
Indiana Lane, of Iowa; Littlefield,
of Maine. Mccall, Of Massachusetts;
II. c, Smith, Of Michigan; Warne, Of
Illinois; Fletcher, of Maine, and Lor-
liner. of Illinois. Two democrats,
Messrs. Davey and Meyer, of Louis
lana, were paired with democrats in
favor of The bill, and one democrat,
Mr.. Sibley, OF Pennsylvania, voted for
II outright. Mr.. Devries, the other
democrat who voted for the original
bill, vest 'rday voted against concur
renee. Mr.. Stallings (dem.), of Ala
bama, was the only member of either
side absent and impaired. The vote
came at five o'clock, after a very inter
esting and at times exciting debate
of five hodrs, which covered not only
the bill but the special order under
which thu house acted. One 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 le-
pal adviser of the war department. in
favor of the view that the constitution
extended over Puerto Rico ey proprio
vigore. Mr. Bolivar of Iowa. in reply,
termed Mr. Mngoon clerk who tried
to override the great lawyer at the
head Of The war department. Mr..
Warner, Of Illinois; Crumpacker, of
Indiana; Mccall, OF Massachusetts,,
Indiana; Mccall, Of Massachusetts.
ans, made speeches against the motion
to concur.
The Hawaiian bill was sent to CON
ference and at 5:35 p, m. the house ad-
journed.
The house committee on public
lands acted favorably on bills grant
ng right-of-way for electric power
ines and bitches for irrigation and
power through government reserva-
ions and parks, except the Yellow
stone; giving 10000 acres of public
ands IN Wyoming for soldiers home,
o which Chairman Lacey makes a
report, and authorizing the
secretary of the interior to reserve
ands occupied by the Cliff dwellers
md prehistoric monuments.
The Pacific Cable BIN Passed.
Washington, April 12.-With little
lebate of Importance the senate yes
erday passed the Pacific cable bill,
measure appropriating S3,0oO,OOO for
he construction of a cable line be-
wcen San Francisco and Honolulu.
Ihe bill was unanimously reported by
he committee on naval affairs and
hat It was passed without serious
objection is regarded as compliment
o the committee, During the greater
'art OF the session the District of CO.
'mbia appropriation bill was under
consideration, As passed it carries
nearly $S,000,000.
The following bills were passed.
\ppropriating 100000 to establish a
'ranch home Of the national home for
disabled volunteer soldiers at Castle
'inkney, Charleston harbor, s. c.; au-
horizing the president to invite the