Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20
GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO.
The Bill Called Up by Mr.. Foraker In
the Senate.

Bills were passed by the Senate yesterday
afternoon follows:
To extend the time for the completion OF
the inclined railway on West mountain, Hot
| Springs reservation.
Appropriating S5G0,0eo for the erection Of
public building at Atlanta. Ga.
Appropriating 100000 to complete the es-
| tablishment and erection of military post
| near the city of Sheridan. Wyo.
Permitting citizens of the United States,
| bona fide residents of California, Oregon
and Washington. to fell and remove ior
building, agricultural and other domestic
| purposes timber growing or being upon the
| mineral lands of the United States.
To bring the claims for internal revenue
F., taxes alleged to be overpaid by the CONT
mental Fire Insurance Company and other
| insurance companies and banks before the
commissioner of in arnal revenue.
To carry into effect the findings of the
Court of Claims in favor OF Pamela b.
Finney.
Fixing the limit of cost of the public
building at Boise. Idaho. at S3G0.0o0
To pay NJ. NJ. De Frees s4.434 for sewer
construction adjacent to United States
lands in Indianapolis Ind.
Appropriating S2e0.ooO for a public build
ing at Burlington. VT
To provide for the construction of reve-
nue. cutter for use in ST. Mary's river,
Michigan, and appropriatins $1,000 there
for.
For the appointment OF Louis A. Yorke
a paymaster in the navy Of date he was
retired
COnferees on Porto Rican Relief Bill.
The Senate agreed to the request of the
House for a conference on the bill appro-
priating 2,o95,e00 for the benefit of the
people of Porto Rico, and Senators Allison.
Hale and Cockren were appointed as the
Senate conferees.
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Rican government and tariff bill for the
purpose he explained, of perfecting the
bill, so far as possible from the standpoint
of the committee, in order that a reprint
might be had of the measure.
The first amendment suggested by Mr..
Foraker related to the citizenship of the
inhabitants of Porto Rico. AS reported,
the bll provides that the Inhabitants OF
Porto Rico shall be citizens of the United
States; the amendment offered by Mr..
Foraker inserted some words after the
term Citizens making the paragraph
read, Shall be deemed and held to be citi-
zsns of Porto Rico. and as such entitled to
the protection of the United States"
The amendment was objected to by Mr..
Bacon (Ga-) and went over.
Another amendment eliminated entirely
section 5 of the original Senate bill and in
serted in lieu thereof the following: THE
commissioner of navigation shah make
such regulations, subject to the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury, as he
shall deem eXpedent for the nationalist
ton of all vessels owned by inhabitants of
Porto Rico April IL. 1899 and which
continued to be SO owned up to the date of
such naturalization and for the admission
of the same to all the benefits of the coast
ing trade of the United States. And the
coasting trade between the United States
and Porto Rico shall be regulated with the
provisions of law applicable to such trade
between any two great coasting DISTRICTS
This amendment was agreed to- After
some further amendments, principally
changing the phraseology of the original
measure had been offered. Mr.. Foraker
yielded the floor, and the Senate held a
brief session, adiourning at 4:45 pm.