Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-01

Gibson. Tennessee; Reeves, Illinois;
Boutele. Maine: Hammer. Pennsyl-
Nania: Bailey, Kansas; Sheldon. Michi-
gan: Wadsworth, New York, all Re-
publicans, with Tate. Georgia; Spark
man, Florida; Fox. Mississippi; Bella
my, North Carolina; Cox, Tennessee,
and Eppes. Virginia, Democrats, all
against the bill. Herculean efforts had
been made TO get out the full vote, ana
this led to some remarkable incidents
Six men were brought from beds OF
sickness: two of them from hospitals.
PREFERRED BILL TO LIFE.
AIr. Brownlow. OF Tennessee, was
brought i'll Il carriage. accompanied by
his wife and physician. He sat bundled
up near the entrance until his vote was
given and then withdrew. 1t was felt
that the strain would be severe on him.
but when Mr.. Tawney, the Republican
whip, urged that the bill might be lost
by this one vote, MIR. Brownlow said:
Il would rather lose my life than Sec
this bill defeated"
AIR. Tawncy and three assistants were
out i'll carriages until midnight last
night accounting for every vote, and
Mr.. Underwood. the Democratic whip,
was similarly cXerting every means to
brought from sick beds.
ORIGINAL. BILL DEFEATED.
The first test to-uuy was OH n sub
stitute offered By MIR. Mccall OH behalf
of the Opposition. 1t was the original
Payne bill for free trade with Porto
Rico. and WAS defcatcd-160 to Ill. Only
five Republicans voted for the subsJ1-
tute. Mr.. Fletcher Uieo.). OF Mime
sofa. who subsequently voted to re-
commit and against the bill voted
against the substitute. A motion to
- ,t..l, fNltA
similar fate, being lost-160 to H.
There was great excitement through
out the roll calls. which were followed
with eager interest by thousands of
spectators who packed the galleries to
sufrocation. 1eie Republicans INDUCED
IN demonstration of wild jub.la ton
when the final result was announced.
SUBSTITUTE FOR SECTION 3.
immediately after the reading of the
journal the clerk began reading the bin
for amendment under the flve-ninute,
rule
When section was reached Mr..
Payne, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee offered the following
substitute FOR that section:
section .. That OIL and after the
passage OF this act all merchandise
coming into the United States from
forto Rico and coming into Porto Rico
rom the. United States shall be enter
ed at the several ports of entry, upon
payment OF u per cent. OF the duties
which are required to be levied coll
lected and paid uron like articles OF
merchandise imported from foreign
countries; and. in addition thereto,
upon articles of merchandise OF Porto
Rican manufacture coming into the
United States and withdrawn for con-
sumption or sale upon payment of
tax equal to the internal revenue tax
imposed In the United States upon the
like articles Of merchandise of doines-
TIC manufacture. such tax to Zoe paid
by internal revenue stamps or stamps
10 be purchased and provided by the
Commissioners OF Internal Revenue and
to b. procured from the Collector OF
internal Revenue at or most convenient
- the port of entry of said merchan-
disc iato the United States. and to be
affixed under such regulations as the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
with the approval of the Secretary OF
the Treasury. shall prescribe, and on
all articles OF merchandise of United
States manufacture coming into Porto
Rico in addition to the duty above
provided In payment of n tax equal
in rate and amount to the internal
revenue tax imposed in Porto Rico
upon like articles OF Porto Rican man
ufacturc."
MIR. PAYNE'S EXPLANATION.
Mr. Payne explained that the subsii-
tute reduced the duty from % to 10
per cent, and also removed some con-
fusion regarding double taxation. Mr..
Payne said he still believed, however,
that % per cent. would he better. He
said the amended bin probably would
raise about si.25O,000 per annum.
MIR. Berry said the amendment pro-
posed petty instead OF grand larceny of
the people OF Porto Rico. lie ridiculed
the laborious debate through which the
House had passed over the question of
what the limited States meant under
the constitution.
EVASION or CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. DeArmond (AIissourD called at
tenllnn to the peculiar language OF the
United States" he said, were plainly
intended to evadc the constitution. But
he argued that the numbering of the
Queens English and the violation of
the canons of language could not
make il constitutional"
Mr. GroSvenor (Ohio) said that much
of the opposition to the; pending bill
understood.
A VIRGINIAN ABUSES.
Mr.. Otey (Virginial convulsed the
House and galleries by mimicking the
manncrism OF some Of the Republican
leaders, concluding with parody up
on the speech of Mr.. Cannon tlilinois)
yesterday.
The Payne amendment was adopted
without division.
Many members OH both sides OF the
House made brief five minute speeches
explaining their position Mr.. Richard
son (rennessee) had read a communal
cation from n delegation OF Porto
Ricans appealing for free trade.