Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-02
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preparations committee, at once arose
and holding a paper in bis hand re-
marked: 81 will now zee whether 1t
will meet with the approval OF that side
of the House. l ask unanimous con-
sent for the immediate consideration or
the bill which | now send to the desk. "
This was greeted with republican ap-
plause.
You'd better have it considered i'm
medistely," said Mr.. Richardson, "or
your may change your minds" Demo
cratic laughter and applause.)
The bill, which carries out the
precise recommendations of the Presi-
dent was then read. Mr.. Richardson
asked for time for debate. Mr.. Cannon
said he would like to have the bill paas
ed without debate but it was arranged
to give twenty minutes on a side
Mr.. Cannon, taking the floor, said'the
sugar trust and the American Tobacco
Company had paid the principal part
OF the duties already collected so that
those trusts we're being made the un-
willing beneftors of the m.swept
and starving island.
Mr.. Bailey said that il he had known
that the bill gave entire discretion to
the President 10 the expenditure not
only OF the two millions already col.
lected but the indefinite amount yet to
be collected under existing law, he
would have taken the responsibility OF
Directing because he did not believe in
placing the government of the United
States in the hands Of one man whether
the President or the chairman Of the
appropriations committee.
Messrs. Berry, McRae and Bell, with
out opposing the bill, criticised the re-
publicsns for their general policy to-
wards Puerto Rico.
Mr.. Bailey asked Mr.. Cannon to &C.
cept an amendment specifying the pur-
poses to which the President should sp-
ply the money, limiting the apprOpria-
ton to the amount now in the treasury.
Mr.. Grosvenor called attention to the
fact that the Presidents message show
ed that he endorsed the action OF the
House on the Puerto Rican tariff bill.
He suggested that now that the demo
Gratis saw that the President and the re-
publican majority were in accord, they
should join 10 support OF the bill and
pass IL unanimously.
Mr.. Maddox, said this was the cheaI I.
est politl cal business no mad ever heard.
The republicans bad heard from the
country; they had bistered it yesterday
and were now trying to put poultice
CD it.
Mr.. Sulzer said it showed the Presi-
dent was a good politician. He was
trying to square himself and the repub-
licsDs in the House with the country.
Mr.. Richardson, protested against
the short time allowed for debate and
charged the republicans with unfair
ness 10 briu glng in the bill without no.
tIce. The effort to obtain political ad-
vantage was too cheap and transparent.
The country would understand and
next November would drive the repub-
licans from power. Democratic ap-
plause)
MIR. Cannon said that the purposes
for which the money was to be expend
ed by the President were named In the
Dill. viz: For the government and
benefit of Puerto Rico. AS for fearing
to trust the President the Islands OF
Puerto Rico and the Philippines were
now under military Jaw.
Mr.. Richardson hoped the bill would
be voted down unless the democrats
had an opportunity to offer an amend
ment. He opposed Mr.. Cannon's mo-
ion, ordering the previous question Oh
the bill and the roll was called to de-
eide the point
The previous question on the Cannon
bill was ordered Dy 152 to 125.
Mr.. Bailey then moved to commii
the bill to the appropriation comm {.
tee with instructions to report it back
with amendments limiting the appro-
priation 20 the amount already in the
treasury and specifying the objects
upon which the money is to be expend
ed.
The yeas and pays were ordered on
this motion.
The motion to commit the Puerto
Rcan bill was lost by 149 to 1873.
The yeas and nays were then order.
cd on the passage of the bill.
The Puerto Ricau bill was passed,
1852 to 107.
The democrats and popuists who
voted with the republicans on the pas
sage of the bill were Messrs. Bell,
ChsDler, Cochran, briggs, Fitzgerald
of Massachusetts, Fitzgerald of New
York, Livingston, Meek ison, Ridgley,
Shsfroth, Sibley. Sulzsr, Thayer and
Wilson. Mr. Underwood, who voted
against the bill. afterwards changed
his vote, and then secured another
roll call on the formal motion to recon-
slider the las, vote.
The dilatory motion Of the democrats
on the Puerto Rcan bill was defeated
by 145 TO ITO aud the bill was sent to
the Senate.
NEWS 0f THE DAY.