The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-03
Under Lead Of Mr.. Bailey They Lined
Up Against the Measure.
MESSAGE AND BILL DENOUNCED.
Mr.. Sulzcr Said it Was Move OF the
President and the Republicans to
Square Themselves for the Un-
constitutional and Iniqui-
tous Porto Rican
Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Within two
hours after the special message from
the President recommending the imme-
diate passage of a bill to place in his
hands all the moneys collected upon
Porto Rico goods since the Spanish evac-
uation of the island, to be used for the
relief of the Porto Ricans, had been read
to the House to-day, the House had
passed and sent to the Senate bill ITO
carry out the recommendation.
The message came like 4 bolt out of
a clear sky to the minority. They were
at first inclined to hail it with delight
massage of the Porto Ricun tariff bill
on Wednesday. The Republican lead
ers. however, had bill ready to carry
the Presidents recommendation into
effect.
Mr.. Cannon asked immediate consider
alton for the bill, and this was given.
1t was only when the debate opened
it having been agreed that twenty mn
utes should be allowed on a side, that
under the lead of Mr.. Bailey, OF Texas,
the Democrats began lining up against
the bill because it placed no Limitation
,lpon the Presidents discretion in the
use of the money.
Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Grosvenor charged
the Democrats with having made faise
professions Of friendship for the starving
Porto Ricans for political purposes. and
adjured ilhem if they were sincere 10
stand up and vote for a bill that would
give the sufferers immediate rcile1.
The bill was passed by vote of l62
and two Pop
ulists and two silver Republicans voting
with the Republicans in !the afiirnla7
tive.
Subsequently the Aldrich-Robbins con-
tested election from the Fourth Alabama
District, which the House twice refused
to consider yesterday, was taken up
1852 TO 1O7-and was debated for the re-
mainder of the day.
FRAYED FOR MR.. EPES.
In his Invocation to-day the blind chap
lain prayed for Mr.. Epes. of Virginia,
who was operated on for appendicitis TINS
morning.
Mr.. Cannon said there was no reason
to make an extended argument in sup
port of the bill The brief message of the
President, he said, covered all the points
necessary.
you have been shedding crocodile tears
over there" he concluded Nov come up
and vote for this BILL every man of YOU
(Renewed apDlause).
Mr. Bailey, of Texas, replying to MI
Cannon, evoked a round of Democratic
applause by his first sentence If he had
known when the request for unanimous
consent was submitted that the bill placed
at the absolute disposal of the President
81 ODc 600 now in the Treasury and an IN
definite sum hereafter to be collected, he
said he would himself have taken inc
II "a
never consent he said, to turn over TO
the discretion of one. man money IN the
Treasury of the United States.
.Indoubtedly the people of Porto Rlco
had been vvbjected to unjust taxation and
there should be an atonement, but the
money should be returned by the dlrectl9n
of Congress. not 1t the discretion OF the
President The right to dispose OF money
in the Treasury belonged to Congress, not
to the Executive"
Mr.. Berry, of Kentucky, believed there
should be a direct appropriation from the
Treasury Money should not be given 10
them the title to which was in doubt
There had recently been filed in the Clr-
cult Court a suit to recover dutieS Col.
lected on Porto Rico goods and he was OF
opinion that every dollar collected since
the ratification of the Paris treaty hao
been unlawfully collected
y CONt,ESS1ONt Ct 6NINoA>'-
Mr.. McRae. of Arkansas, declared that
the bill was an admission that the rlshts
of Porto Rico had been outraged, con,
fession that money had Deen uiJus'is
taken from them.
AR Bell of Colorado, said that Such a
chaoter Of Inconsistencies, such sh1tlns
of scenes as had taken place on the re
publican side in the last few weeks hau
never before been witnessed in the Alnela-
can Congress. *
At this point Mr.. Bailey attemptea 70
secure the consent OF the otIer sius ~
an amendment limiting the appropriation
to the money in the Treasury and 10 ae-
fine ,he purpose for which it should pc
nsed but Mr., Cannon declined 10 ylelu
and turned the floor over to MT, droSse,
nor sSof Ohio. The latter said II Woulu
be a source of qualification to hlnseli anu
to the country that the agony anu ueSEoa1t E!l
which had so recently resteo, Gto.i ~ =: ~
Rico had been shifted to the I enlocIat1c
! .;tI - ~ tbosha,i of representatives. (Re-
n,,h,ic,n applause} He said the Demo-
40 +s tad been vastly more ag1tated ABOUT
| nnlitics than starving Porto Ricans.
" Az Bailey reiterated his request for
,,,11odifica tions which he SAID the Whole
Denocra tic side would support
Mr.: Maddox, of Georgia, oeliouhceu ~ .ile
message and tne piii a' = p'e 49, : - -p'
s..Yon were blistered by the country" he
.,o,a land now you are using oil.
Mr sulzer, of New York said 1t was a
,,nve of the President to square himself
md the Republicans with the people, who
,rntes.ad in. the name of justice AGAINST
4 the ..unconstitutional and iniquitious
ataY.if ff tfi,l, for Porto Rico.
- VIGOROUS PROTEST.
,Ir Richardson. who arose to close the
1 debate. had but four minutes remaining
He appealed for more time. but it was re-
i fused. He protested vigorously against
| the methods employed by the majority. In
1 all his experience. he said. he had never
known such an unfair advantage to be
/ taken of the minority. He denounced the
i bringing in Of a bill prepared in secret