The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30

OF UNRESTRICTED trade at no distant date.
The bill as q whole. while not what I
would have it, in its failur to give i'm
mediate ard unrestricted trade at no dis
tant date. The bill nevertheless does es-
tablish civil government which may not
be delayed another moment, and does In
sure early reciprocity, and so Is q step IN
the right direction in our progress as an
administering nation, and as q recog-
milton OF these great principles on which
that progress depends"
Mr.. Beveridge closed his speech saying:
Mr.. President, the great movement on
which the American people have en-
barked is movement OF conscience as
well as OF power: OF civilization as well
| as commerce. Directly, 1t affects all hu-
mainly. We go forth on a world career:
we must conduct it with a world states
| manship-a craftsmanship that considers
| the effect of every law We pass upon the
peoples over whom our influence is ex-
tending and upon the world at large as
| well as upon ourselves.
Sir. administration Of government
means more than a balance sheet; more
| than weights or measures 1t means this,
| but it also means the weighing of the
hearts of men and the balance sheets OF
the affections Of the governed people.
| The American masses. in whose breasts
| dwell purity. power and hope OF the re-
| public and of the world, understand this
| well. They feel and deeply know that
we are hencefotth the master people OF
| the world. They doubt not that human
progress is one vast and, swelling har-
mony which not even all the discords OF
history can destroy. and they mean that
| In all that divine and splendid compost
ton, the noblest, higest, purest. tenderest
| note shall be that struck by the Ameri-
can people as the sovereign power of yhe
earth"
Mr.. Foraker then asked that the senate
proceed with the consideration of amend
| ments The first amendment was one
| imposing duty of cents pound upon
coffee imported into Porto Rico.
| Mr.. Pettus (Ala-) moved to strike out
the amendment. which motion involved
| the question whether tax could ebe i'm
posed on products imported into Porto
| Rico which was not imposed on the same
| products imported into other parts Of the
| United States"
Mr. Galinger defended the amendment
| OF the committee. During the Spanish
| regime, he said. tariff had been imposed
| upon coffee imported into Porto Rico be-
cause the coffee raised there is regarded
as the best in the world and IL was de-
sired to prevent it from being spoiled by
| being blended with infeI eDr brands. III
you have a free hand to mutlate the con-
|
can pass this bill; but II the constitu-
ton means anything when it says that
taxes and duties shall be\ uniform. then
| you have no such right
| Mr.. Pettus' amendment was defeated,
13 to g.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga) offered an amendment
in the form of a substitute for. sections
2 and Of the committee bill establishing
the regular Dingley tariff rates of duty
on articles imported from foreign eoun-
tries into Porto Rico and providing that
no duties shall be levied On articles i'm
ported into Porto Rico from the United
States or into the United States from
Porto Rico. Mr. Bacon explained that il
was his purpose to establish in Porto Rico
the tariff system in vogue in this coun-
try. Mr. Gallinger said the bill as II stood
! was infinitely more liberal than was the
amendment offered by Mr.. Bacon. THE
| committee" said he. had only one oO-
/ ject in view, and that was to so legisiate
for the Porto Rican people as to render
them happy. contented and prosperous. "
| Mr.. Lindsay (Ky) offered an amend
ment to Mr.. Bacon's amendment. provid-
| ing for absolute free trade between the
| United States and Porto Rico, saying: Il
offer this amendment because Porto Rico
| is an American island because it's in
habitants are American citizens. because
! the people were promised the rights Of
American citizens by General Miles. and
| because the president and secretary OF
war declared il was our plain duty TO
| give the Porto Rican people free trade. a."
| Mr. Bacon accepted the amendment, and
at his request the amendment went over
until tomorrow.
| Mr.. Pettus (Alal then moved 10 strike
out the provision providing for duty Of
| Is per cent Of The Dingley law rates on
products of Porto Rico imported into this
! country. The motion OF Mr.. Pettus was
defeated, Is to 80, as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Berry. Clark
CMont) Clay. Cockrell. Culberson. Harris
Jones (Ark). Kenney. Lindsay. Morgan.
Pettus. Sullivan, Turley and Wellington
ia
Nays-Allison. Baker. Bard. Carter.
Chandler. Clark OYyo). Cullom. Deboe.
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye. Gal
linger, Gear. Hale, Hanna, HansbrOugh
Hawley. Keans Kyle. Lodge Mcbride. Nc
Comas, Mcmillan. Perkins, Quarles. Rose.
Scott. Sewel shoup SDooner. Warren
and wetmore-23
The following pairs were announced. the
last named being opposed to the amend
ment: Martin-Jonss Of Nevada. Daniel
Penrose. McLaurin-Prftehard. Hoar-Hc
Emery. TaIiaferro- Mason. Turner Aidricb.
2awiins- Waicott. Aonsy-TelIer. Canery-
Burrows. Pettigrew-Piatt Of Connecticut.
simon Depew. Chnton-EIkins. Heltfeid-
Platt Of New York. Butter Bevsridge.
No announcement Of pairs wax made %
the following senator's. who were abs n
from the chamber when their names we're
called: Allen. Davis. McCumher. Mallory.
Nelson. Proctor. Stewart. Thurston. TIL
man and Vest
The next committee amendment Eas
tina; which provided that the Spanish or
native inhabitants OF Porto RICO and
thelr children should be citizens y Porto
Rico. and a. such entitled 20 the nrotsc-
ton Of the United States Nr. Morgan
maintained that the people q Porto Rsco
were citizens o>fae United States. and
a. such Esre entitled % the rights sna
irnmHuities prescribed BY the e9sststgtlon-
The amendment. he sad. vas a vain and
en9ty declaration
i became evident that the amendment