The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
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An effort was made in the senate today
by Mr.. Morgan to displace the present un-
finished business, the Spooner Philippine
bill. by the substitution in its stead OF
the Nicaragua canal bill While Mr..
Morgan's motion failed 10 to 33. the Phil
ippine measure had narrow escape from
being displaced by this Alaskan civil code
bill on motion Of Mr.. Carter the motion
being defeated on roll call, % to "a.
Mr.. Burrows (Mich.) made an exhaustive
argument in the Quay case, opposing the
seating of the senator.
Mr.. Jones lArk.l. chairman Of the dem
ocratic National committee. opened the
session with sharp retort to a charge
made against him in the house yesteI-
day by Mr.. Dolliver Qowal. He read from
the record the following from the speech
of Mr.. Dolliver, delivered in the house
yes .erday On the Puerto Rico bill: Il az
ouse the chairman of the democratic Ma
tional committee of being in the same
conspiracy. il you will psrmit me to
speak. / hold in my hand a proposed
amendment, offered by Senator Jones
tArk.). to the bill which has now become
law to give the proceeds OF the present
Puerto Rican customs to the people OF
fuerto Rico, an amendment which il
passed would have given 10 the Anne rlcau
sugar Refining company $i,SOJ,0Oo which
tney have already paid In cash into the
treasury of the United States on sugar
imports from Puerto Rico"
4, as rule, pay no attention to 40
pensions Of this character" said Mr..
Jones, but it may be possible that some
honest man may have been mislsd or
might misjudge what has been done by
me. When the Puerto R.cau bill was pre-
sented In the senate | offered an amend
mert, proposing to refund the dIte5 ,tha,
had been collected from the people O.
Puerto Rico to the people who had paid
the duties. did that from the conviction
that the government OF the United States
had no right TO levy any tariff dur es on
products coming from Puerto Rico, and
II we had no such right, 1t was common
honesty that we should give the money
back to the people from whom we had
taken Il.
81 had never looked TO see who had
paid these revenues nor where this money
would 60 ! am not in the confidence O.,
the sugar trust They have not come TO
me TO complain OF that duty by which
they paid S1S00,00 did not know that
such was the fact. Men who are more
familiar with the doings of the sugar
trust of course know more about that
than |. That they had paid a million AMI
half Of this money into The treasury OF
the United States, | knew nothing OF It
What l understood the facts to be were
that protests were made when these du-
ties were levied and that the case was
pending IN the supreme court of the
United States, and l believe that when
the supreme court decides this question,
it will direct this money shall be paid
back to the men who paid it. ! believe
In Justice, no matter who is involved. I
believs in giving the devil his due and
II we Fave no right under the law 70
levy this duty and the sugar trust has
paid part OF II and the money receive
! from them. It should be returned.
II have no fear OF bsing mis- 'u1gei hY
any member OF this body. DO not be-
lieve any motive OF this kind has ever
been attributed TO me by man who hai
sense OF justice and desire to BE- TAR
and just 10 his fellow men. ] ofere1
this amendment in the course OF the
debate here II was stated that largo
part OF the money that hid been ps'
was paid by the sugar trust ard TIE to-
bacco trust. withdrew the amendment
No vote was taken on IT, After discus
sion 7 made up my mind that the proper
thlrg to do was TO leive the matter TO
be settled by the courts; that having gnn
to the length we had. It was better g iei
the courts say whether this thiny snonli
be done There Is nothing that INN
ANYBODY can Justly censure me with
Mr. MORGAN asked unanimous consent
that the Nicaragua canal bill be msd, me
order OF business for o'clock April 90
hut Mr.. Lcdee in charge OF the s-o'rer
Philinnine hill, obiected. Il shrf fssi
hound said Mr.. Morgan. TO antascnl1s
the senator's bill with the Nicaragua cana
bill"
Mr. Burrows fMich., then sddrsssea tns
senate on the resolution relative 70 seat
ing Hon. M S, Quay a. senator ITO"
Pennsyivsnis. He vigorously opposed the
sesting OF Mr.. QUAY.
The diminished business, the spoonef