The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
One Of the Greatest Of Constitutional
Debates.

That clever contemporary Of ours In
Washington, the Times, regards with az
fected sorrow the circumstance that the
Senate did not engage in a formal debate
over the Allen amendment to the Puerto
Rico Revenue bill. but merely tabled the
same by a vote OF &c to II.
The amendment In question. 1t will be
remembered, declared substantially that
when Puerto Rico was annexed by the
treaty with Spain the provisions Of the
United States Constitution extended at
once to the island. 1t was on assertion Of
the CT proprio rigore doctrine Of the De-
mocracy. A the Times says, 1t involved a
basic definition OF Constitutional power;
and "in the golden days when the Senate
was recognized as the most dignifed and
able deliberative body in tho world" such
days and weeks"
But the proposition contained in the
Allen amendment had already boon
debated for days and weeks, not only in
the Senate but also in tho House and
in the newspapers Of the country. 1t had
bNth tIV NAI'iilV VI ~ I
speeches, displaying a remarkable grasp
OF the subject and a wonderful amount
Of research on the part Of the orators.
It has come up irrepresslbly and
naturally in the course Of discussions
not only Of the Puerto Rico bill, but
also Of the various Philippine resolu-
tions, the Pension bill, measures relat-
- - :. A.
Hawaiian bill, the Indian %Approprla-
tion bill, and even the Diplomatic and
Consular and the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial budgets. 1t has been dis
cussed already in the senate by Senators
BEvERIDGE, TURNER, Ross, TILLMAN,
NEY, MORGAN, FORAKER, VEST, DEPEw,
MCLAURIN, TELLER, MCCUMBER, LINDSAY,
CLAY, RAwLINs, Chiffon, and to some
extent by Senators LODGE and HoAR, and
others. In the House it has been exhaust
lively treated by 80 many Representatives
that we find il more convenient to put
their names in tabular form, as follows:
wsExs Of Michigan. LITTLE OF Arkansas,
sIBIEY of Pennsylvania. CARMAcx OF Tennessee,
COCHRAN OF Missouri, CANNON OF Illinois,
CLARK Of Missouri. BELLAMY Of No. Carolina,
WILLIAMS of Mississippi. LACEY Of Iowa.
MoRRIs OF Minnesota. SUTHERLAND Of Nebraska,
PAYNE OF New York. THAiER Of Massachusetts,,
RICHARDSON OF Tennessee. ZENoR Of Indiana.
HorKISs of Illinois, BURNETT Of Alabama.
SWANSON OF virginia, RrIEY Of virginia.
DaLzEIL OF Pennsylvania. DoUaHERTY Of Missouri.
RAT Of New York. GARDNER Of Michigan.
BRoMwKLL of Ohio. suIzE5 OF New York,
NRwLANDs Of N yada, RoBISsoN Of Nebraska,
MO LILLIAN Of New York. WILLIAMS Of Illinois.
BRASTLEY of Georgia. STrs<TRSs Of Texas.
WnsOsofN North Carolina, sroErs OF South Carolina.
sPIaHr Of Mississippi, Powers of Vermont,
oAosvEsoR of Ohio, BRovS Of Ohio.
JoSEs Of virginia. TA~NETo Of Minnesota,
RYAN of Pennsylvania. BAILEY OF Texas.
LoSs Of Kansas, LErrLErTELD q Maine,
GREEN Of Pennsylvania. DoLLIvER u Iowa
MOODY Of Massachusetts,, GRAFY Of Illinois.
CLAYTON of Alabama, BURKE Of Tsts,
LLOYD Of Missouri. EDDY OF Minnesota,
HENRY OF Texas. JErr Of Illinois.
BourELL OF Illinois, RYAN Of New York.
LASHAM OF tie PARKER of New Jersey.
MoyDELL of Wyoming QCARLEs Of virginia,
JOHNSTON of Virginia. McCLEARY Of Minnesota,
EooSAS Of Illinois, CuwEERD OF Missouri.
BAKTHoLDr Of Missouri, Dr. ALMOND Of Missouri.
MCCALL OF Massachusetts.
In this remarkable list will be found the
names OF nearly every member OF the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, nearly every
member of tho Committee on Insular
Affairs, five members OF the Committee on
Judiciary. ard every member OF the Com
hattss on Rules. excepting Of course, the