The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-30
THE FREE / TRADE
AMENDME.NT LOST
duty Of fifteen per cent. of the, l1lnstes
law rates on products of Porto fico 'Ai
ported to this country.
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THE VOTE.
The motion of Mr.. Pettus was del e5Aeess,u ~

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ported to this country.
TEDE VOTE.
The motion Of. AR. Pettus was defeated
&c to SO, as folows:
Yeas-Bacon. Bate. Berry, Clark laoii-
tana); Clay. Cockrell,s Culberson. Harris
Jones CArkansas): Nenney. LINDSAY sh9t
|! gan. Pettus, Sullivan, TURKEY, Welilhs CT
t.
.Nays-Allison. Baker Bard. Carter,
Chandler. Clark ONyomns): cullon';z ,- pe-
boo Fairbanks, Foraker T oster, r rye,
G;al,inger. Gear, Hale. Hanna. hans
brough, Hawlcy, Kcan. Kyle. Lodge. NC
Bride, McComas, Mcmillan. perkins,
Ouarles, Ross, Scott, Sewe.l. ohoup
Spooncr. Warren, Wetmore-33
The following pairs were announces.
the last named being opposed to the
amendment:
I MartinJones (Nevada); Daniel, Pen
rose; McLaurin. Pritchard; Hoar, Nc
Emery: Taiaferro. Mason: Turner. AID
rich; Rawlins. Wolcott: Money, Teller;
Caffery, Burrows: Pettigrew. Platt CON
nccticuU; Simon, Depew; Chiffon, Eik'hs:
Heitfeld. Platt (New York;; butier'
Beveridge.
No announcement Of pairs was READ
of the ten Sena tors who were absent
from the Chamber when their names
were called:
Allen. Davis. McCumber, MALLORY. Mel
son, Proctor, Stewart, Thurston, Iiiiinah
and Vest.
At the request of Mr.. Bacon his amend
ment was passed over-lntil tomorrow
AIr. Foraker in charge of the Dill,
offered substitute for section . OF '!'e
! House bill in rela ton to goods ALREADY
imported and the substitute was dsieed
The next committee amendment was
that which provided that the Spanish
or ma tive Inhabitants of Porto RICO ana
their children should be citlzens Oh
Porto Rico. ana as such entitled to the
| protection Of the United States.
WE'RE CITIZENS.
Mr.. Morgan maintained that the people
I of Porto Rico were citizens OF the Chltea
| States, and as such were entitled to the
rights and immunities prescribed by the
Constitution.
The amendment was passed over until
| Tomorrow.
! Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment to
! The section of the bill which proposes
! to redeem the Porto Rico silver coins III
United States money, giving sixty cents
| of American money for the Porto Rico
peso. The amendment proposed TO pay
| one hundred cents for the peso.
! Mr. Morgan held that in the proposed
F., exchange of coins the United States was
! taking advantage of the Porto Rlcans
| because the peso contained the same
! amount of silver as the American dollar.
| The Porto Ricans. he said, are entitled
! to one hundred cents for their pesos be
| cause that amount of silver in money
| would be worth a hundred cents on the
F! dollar.
! Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, and Mr. Bacon,
! of Georgia, took the same position.
! Mr. Foraker maintained that the posi-
| ton of the Democratic Senators was NOT
! correct There was no intention TO de-
! prive the Porto Ricans of any value, as
| an American dollar now was worth IN
/ debt-paying power practically two pesos
| in Porto Rico. He believed the propo-
! sition of the bill was entirely liberal to
! the Porto Ricans
| The discussion of the amendment took
! wide range and had not been con-
! cl,lded when the Senate, at 4:45, adj
iourned.
IN the House.
+! WASHINGTON. March 29.-After four
! DAYS of stormy debate the House to-day
| passed the army appropriation bill. As
, passed the bill is only slightly modified
from the form in which 1t came from
! THE committee One of the last amend
+! ments adopted opens the soldiers homes
/ to the officers and men OF the volunteer
| and regular armies incapacitated by ser
vice during or since the Spanish war.
The chief incident of the day was a
| defence of the War Department by MT.
| Parker, of New Jersey, against the
| charge of reckless extravaganza In the
! fitting up of the transport Sumner. made
:, by Mr. briggs. OF New York yesterday.
(, Mr.. McRae QemocraO. of Arkansas.
moved to strike from the provision for
'.the manufacture and purchase of small
arms ammunition" the words ''and pur-