Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-03-30
BILL IS MADE OVER,
Foraker Introduces Amendments to
Porto Rico Measure.
THE PERIOD OF TARIFF is LIMITED.
Ceases When Local Taxation system
Is Observation-Disclosures Not Called
Citizens of United States
Disposal of Revenues,

aker Tuesday introduced the amend
ments to the Porto Rico governmental
Dill which were read to the republican
caucus Monday and some of which wer,
agreed to by it. The amendments wer,
incorporated in new print of the bill
and the bill as thus amended intro
duced as new measure.
The first important change is made
in section 8, in which the inhabitant.
are described as Citizens of Porto
RICO, and as such entitled to the pro
lection of the United States" whereas
IN The old bill they We're designated
as citizens of the United States.''
Imports Into Porto Rico.
The following provision is substi.
tuted for section in regard to articles
imported into Porto Rico from ports
outside the United States:
That on and after the passage of this
act the same tariffs customs and duties
Shall be levied, collected and paid 11non
an articles imported into Porto Rico from
ports other than those of the United
states which are required by law to be
Toiiected upon articles imported into the
S Shited states from foreign countries:
crowded, that on all coffee in the bean
OF ground Imported into Porto Rico there
shall be levied and collected a duty of
HVe cents per pound, any law or part of
raw 10 the contrary Notwithstanding: and
pIoViueo further, that all Spanish scien-
tlhc, literary and artistic works, not sub
Verslve OF public order in Porto Rico. shall
pc admitted free of duty into Porto Rico
Tor period of ten years, reckoning from
the eleventh day of April 1899, as provided
IN SAD treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain. And provided further
IN. me English language shall be admitted
into Porto Rico free of duty when i'm
ported from the United States.'
commerce with United States.
Inc new provision in regard to COM
merce between the United States and
Porto Rico is as follows:
That on and after the passage of tbis
act all merchandise coming into the United
states from Porto Rico and coming info
Forto RICO from the United States shall
oe entered at the several ports of entry
upon the payment of Is per centum of the
dutles which are required to be levied
coilected and paid upon like articles of
merchandise imported from foreign coun-
Tries; and in addition thereto upon arti-
Sies OF merchandise Of Porto Rican manu-
fcture coming into the United States ana
Withdrawn for consumption or sale unon
OF a tax equal to the internal
revenue tax imposed in the United States
upon the like articles of merchandise of
domestic manufacture; such tax to be |
paiu ny internal revenue stamp or stamps !
10 De purchased and provided by the com
missioner of internal revenue and to he
procured from the collector of Internal
revenue at or most convenient to the MORT |,
OF entry OF said merchandise in the Un,/ Ell
STATES, and to be affixed under such I e,
uiations as the commissioner of inter,
revenue, with the approval of the secre y
Eary OF the treasury, shall prescribe: ass1S -
on all articles of merchandise o1 41UWs: pu
states manufacture coming Tito .Nlof
RICO IN addition to the duty above pro
vided upon payment of tax equal in rate
and amount to the internal revenue fax
imposed in Porto Rico upon the like arti-
cies Sorto Rican manufacture: Pro-
v1ded, on and after the date when
this &C take effect. all merchandise
and al except coffee, not dutiable
under IT, If laws of the United States.
and all is handise and articles entered
into Porto Rico free of duty under or
ders heretofore made by the secretary of |
war, snail be admitted into the several !
ports thereof when imported from the |
United States. free of duty, all laws or I
parts. OF laws to the contrary notwith- |
standing; and whenever the legislative !
assembly of Porto Rico shall have enacted
ana put into operation system of local
IaAatlon TO meet the necessities of the
government of Porto Rico, by this act
established, and shall by resolution duly
passed so notify the president he shall
make proclamation thereof, and thereupon
all tariff duties on merchandise and arti-
cles going into Porto Rico from the United
States or coming into the United States
from Porto Rico shall cease, and from after |
Such date all such merchandise and arti- |
cles shall be entered at the several ports |
OF entry free of duty; and in no event Shall
eny duties be collected after the first dav
of March, 1922
Disposal of Revenues.
Ihere is also substitute for section
10, concerning the disposal of Porto
Rican revenues. 1t provides that "the
duties and taxes collected in Porto
Rico, less the cost of collecting. and
the gross amount of all collections of
duties and taxes in the United States /
upon articles of merchandise coming |
from Porto Rico shall not be covered |
into the general fund of the treasury.
but shall be held as a separate fund and
placed at the disposal of the president.
to be used for. the government and ben
eft of Porto Rico"
The secretary of the treasury is also
to designate the several ports and sub
ports OF entry in Porto Rico and make
such rules and regulations and appoint
such agents as may be necessary to col
1ect the duties and taxes.
The internal revenue laws are eS-
empted from the provision that the I
laws OF the United States shall have
full force and effect in Porto Rico.
| "Resident Commissioners
! Instead of a delegate in CONGRESS-
from Porto Rice is PRESIDENT commits
sioner to the United States" who shall
be entitled to official recognition as
such by all departments upon presenta-
ton to the department of state of a GER
fificate. of election of the governor of
Porto Rico, and who shall be entitled |
ito salary, payable monthly by the
United States, at the rate of $4,000 per
annum."
! The only other change in the admin
istrative feature of the bill is one re-
Curing the approval of the president of
the United States in the matter of the
Porto Rico telegraph and telephone
franchises
! Other Proceedings.
! Washington. March 2S.-In the SEN
ate the Alaska civil code bill was dis
cussed. The Porto Rican bill was
taken up and Senator Stewart (Nev.)
spoke in opposition to the tariff. In
The house the time was mostly
occupied in considering the army
bill. Mr.. Carter (Kan.)
bill to establish bureau
Of criminal information in connection
with the department of justice. 1t
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