Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-26
A NEW PUERTO RICAH BILL.
Senator Davis introduces One That Provides
Free Trade.
IL Also Extends Revenue Laws over
the Islands, for Two Years
Only.

Washington, March Ex-senator Da-
Wis of Minnesota has introduced SUBJ
stitute for the Puerto Rican bin, which
provides Tor free trade between The
United states and Puerto Rico, and ex-
tends the internal revenue laws with
amendments over the island. The act
Is declared provisional. and shall not
continue longer than March /, 1902,
The Senate committee on Puerto Rico
decided today 10 make no recommended
lions for the separation OF the tariff
feature from the Puerto Rican bill until
after the action Of the Republican eau
Gus TO be held this afternoon.
The bill In full Is as follows;
Section THAT Puerto Rico is hereby
made an Internal revenue district. That
the laws Of the United States providing
FOR internal revenue taxation and coll
lection, not locally inappllcable, are
hereby extended TO, and shall remain In
force in Puerto Rico, excepting as here
In otherwise provided, for the term
stated in this act The President, by
and with the consent OF the Senate,
shall appoint q collector Of internal
revenue for said district who shall re-
ceive an annual salary of $4,000 and
whose office shall be at San Juan.
Sec. 2-That excepting as herein-
otherwise provided Il per cent of all
the internal revenue tax imposed ny the
United States shall be collected IN said
districts. No stamp taxes imposed by
said laws upon written or printed docu-
ments shall be collected in said district.
The secretary OF the treasury Is hereby
authorized and directed 20 make all
needful regulations to carry this act
into effect and 10 prescribe the conpen-
sation Of all officers and agents neces-
sary for that purpose.
sec. 3-The amount OF all taxes so
collected less the necessary expenses OF
collection are hereby appropriated and
placed at the disposal OF the President
10 be expended under his direction for
the government OF Puerto Rico now
existing and hereafter 10 be established
and for public education. public works
and other governmental and public
purposes therein.
Sec. upon tobacco not grown In
Puerto Rico and upon all manufactures
thereof and upon rum or other distilled
spirits produced from substances not
grown In Puerto Rico the full tax pro-
vided BY the internal revenue laws OF
the United States shall be collected
Upon tobacco grown In Puerto Rico and
the manufactures thereof and upon
rum and other spirits distilled or made
from sugar cane or other agricultural
product grown In Puerto Rico or from
the product Of such sugar cane or other
agricultural product, the said tax OF
Is per cent shall be imposed the same
as upon other subjects Of internal
revenue taxation.
Sec. 5-That the President when
ever he shall be satisfied that a local
elf-government has been established
in Puerto Rico adequate 10 raise and
collect taxes by It's own legislation shall
have the power from time to time by
proclamation to decrease the percentum
of taxation or TO abolish the same.
Sec 6-That no duties on imports or
exports shall. after passage Of this act,
be levied or collected on any articles
imported from the United States into
Puerto Rico or from Puerto Rico into
the United States
"Sec. This act shall be taken and
held TO be provisional IN its purposes
and intended to meet pressing present
need for revenue for the island OF Puer- |
TO Rico, and shau not continue In force
after the first day Of March. 1902"