Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-03

der existing law are hereby appropria-
| ted for the purposes herein specified
out Of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated"
Berry, Ky. said that no one sympa-
thiZ"d with the starving people of
! Puerto Rico more than he did but he
| believed that there should be- a direct
appropriation from the treasury.
| Mcitae. Ark, declared that the bill
was an admission that money had been
| unjuStly taken from Puerto Rico.
At this point Bailey attempted to Sc
cure the consent Of the other side to an
amendment limiting the appropriation
| to the money in the treasury and to
| define the purpose for which il should
| b. used. but Cannon declined to yield
and turned the floor over "a GrnSVcnor.
| ohio. tn" latter said il would b. a
Suurc" ot qualification to himself ana to
the country that the agony and despair
| which had 50 recently rested upon
| Puerto iico had been shifted to the
| Democratic side of the nan NJ Repre-
srntatives. d;cpublican APPLAUSE. He
! said tn" Democrats had been vastly
more agitated about politics than
starving Puerto Ricans. Now the lie
puhlicans proposed to show them that
| IN" administration was the best pos
| sihIr guardian of the people of Puerto
Rico.
why lid YOU not adopt the PrcSi
dents recommendation relative t. IN"
Puerto Rico tariff bill"" shouted a
Democrat.
Il have heard that question 80
times. replied GrosVeu"r. We an"
NOW coming t1 m. rt,fDf ,,.b,r.. ,,..4 .,r..
III accord with the administration.
1T US nav" Yea ana nay vote ANA
sustain tn President. Wc on this sid.
IN" anxious /" sustain tn" admuistla-
ti"n- tlaW H. you lrrl"" Republican
applause.
Al this point. bailey r,iut,rJt,d his
request that the hill be- modified 50 as
/" limit the appropriation to tho nancy
in thu treasury ami 70 specify the pur-
poses fur which il was IN ~. employed Z
u those notifications Wrr" made.
said h.. the whole Democratic side
would support the bill.
w" cannot place ourselves in oppo-
Sitinn Y" thr administration. rrturt"d
,;ro-l, nnr. amid laughter ana applause
Maddox. Ga, denounced tina message
and Tho Lin as a piece OF cheap politi- /
Sulz"r, y. n. said "Th. President
\ good politician. Fl" has heard from
the country. Democratic APPLAUSE .
He is trying to square himself and You
with Tho people who protested in III.
nam" Of justice against the uuCunsti-
tutiuual ANA iniputous tariff Till you
passed. un "Wednesday. You COM. here /
with Il confession that that bin was
portion of thu STOLEN goods like a con-
Sci"ncr-strickcn fhief." (Applausc).
Richardson, WHO arose To close the
debate. had but four minutes remain
ing. He appealed for time but was re
fused He protested vigorously against
the methods employed by the majority.
IN ail his experience, he said H. had
never known such an unfair advantage
t." be taken Of the minority. \ bill had
been brought in prepared in secret
session after a nights conference with
the President ana precipitated upon the
!, j. !,
'i""S' ~ w H"p' - S'tiihS s"hl'
cheap John advantage. democratic
ipplauee).
W., b,,., an, ..,,,,.,,, .t,.,. ,,,,,,
az ~ ~ 'n"' sum
one on inns side would object t. this
bill" said he addressing Cannon who
.a+ e,,,iIi,e, ~ M, ..vyt 1;., - I'LL
'i'i''S - MN WV VIZ !'u ~
sire that some one should object? he
proceeded mot To prevent this an
r,.o,,rio,io, Il ,,.,, - ,,i,.;l.,, 80,
Pi'I'i e i'li' - "aS PIN mat
ter ana could nave been called IN ut
any time. No. Won wanted IN objection
:, al a,,,, AZ - I, ,,.ai,
~ So wen WI 'iie i'79 H"S'iii'd ny
your party IN the treatment of Puerto
Rico The Republican press is blister
i,,, ,,,,, ,,J ,,,,, ,,.,,., IL ,li ..
'S In 'i'N ~" i'opV - ~ "as II
tonl the people. But you cannot do il.
warn Won that in the IdeS Of next
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''' " .,'i u INV, !" 'o'" II '9'ii
with which that which devastated
Puerto Rico was a mere zypher. will
sv,oa,, ,,.., IA land a,1 r,,--.,, ,,,, .,,,t
'of 49, ~ ia'ii diiu sweep YOU "u'
OF power IN thlS Congress ana in the
White House" PROLONGED Democratic
,,,,I,,,eol
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cannon said he wished 70 see the
Puerto Ricans secure relief ana this Iii
was we'll designed to give it.
n,jI.,- .,st,ad ,,,b,- .,,;a, ,...; il
v.-,s MT ma ~; ~ tt,i ~ iai"i,
w.. i,' tii'tc III ~ inc luiluS De turned
W. /" uri 70 rico
tilh"n SUE ms WAS !ne pam purpose
II inc PHI ~ thr President was ~ usr
Viii IIiu , HIT lSI1nd purposes. with ! \
r,,,si'i.,,t "" IN trsponSlyr T. every
1,,.ti',,, - ~ Jumtncc, thrr" was no
iutSil"H as 10 me purposes for which the
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