The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-12

vious question had been ordered on the
rule. Ar. Richardson's motion was not
vote. vote. votel" came from many
quarters and the speaker beat livery
tattoo to secure .Srder while the vote
was being taken.
The viva vocss vote was indecisive,
and to save time aye and nay vote was
taken on the ~1option OF the rule me
voting was followed with intense inter-
est. Long and Underwood hove cd
about the desk. seeing that every pcs
sible vote was recorded.
The announcement of the adoption OF
the rule, ayes 158. noes 14z. present
and not voting H." was greeted with
-saivos Of applause on the Republican
side. The large majority was gen
eraI surprise. It was regarded as
test vote.
The Republicans Who voted against
the rule were: Crumpacker OF Ind1-
ana. Heatwole Of Minnesota, Lane OF
Iowa. Littlefeld of Maine. Lorimer or
Illinois. Mccall Of Massachusetts, II.
Q. Smith Of Michigan and Warner OF
Illinois. The only Democrat voting for
the rule was Sibley of Pennsylvania
1t was. decided that the time remain
ing-three and q half hours-should be
equally divided between the two sides,
Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Richardson to con-
troll the time on their respective sides.
Mr. Payne yielded 70 Mr.. Watson CInd.),
who opened the debate.
Mr.. Jones (Va.) followed on the Dem
ocratic side. He devoted himself prin-
cipally to the civil government features
of the bill.
World Ruled From Above.
Mr. Richardson then yielded thirty
minutes to Mt Mccall (Mass), who d1-
vided his time among the Republican
opponents of the bill. First, Mr.. II. c.
Smith (Mich) stated the grounds Of
his opposition. He believed with Bis
marck that the world wac ruled from
above. not below. and that the god of
nations and of battles points the vic
tory to the right. Now was the exalted
opportunity of this country, he said,
and it should be the Republican party
which should lead it. But as a believer
in the survival Of the good and the
true. he said he could not bring his con-
science to support the bill. Il was q
piece Of bad faith against the people of
Porto Rico. who had fallen upon their
knees to the stars and stripes. Genera
Miles promise then made should, he
said be redeemed. He demanded it.
Mr.. Warner Qlls) urged the same
ground of objection. The bill was, he
said. breach Of trust.
Mr.. Crumpacker Gnd). in the min
ute allowed him, argued that the bill
was fundamentally wrong, contrary to
the history and traditions Of the party
to which he belonged.
Mr.. O'Csrady IN. " and Mr.. Ham
ilton CBIich) each spoke fifteen minutes
in support of the bill.
Mr.. Lorimer Qlls.) delivered a ten
minute speech in opposition to the bill.
which ELECTED frequent applause from
the opposition.
Favored Civil Government.
81 have always favored civil govern
ment for Porto Rico" said he, but
have only thought of giving the people
of that island such government as free
men should give to those who come I'M
der their control by conquest or other
wise. 1 will only vote for civil gov
eminent bill when it viii give them
such government as we would accept
for ourselves L am sure this @neaSure
would not be accepted by any man fav-
oring il on the floor of this house if the
conditions were reversed and We're it in
his power to resist it.
'Alr. Speaker said he, in conclusion
Il think we have reached the crisis in
our history. think we need liberty
revival; if we are true to ourselves We
must have it. If we are to be true
then the ultimate penalty viii be dis
solution Of our republican institutions
A nation which surrenders its basic
principle cannot survive. I am not al
alarlnist. do not think the dissolution
will come in our days or generation
such changes work slowly, but they ar,
none the less inevitable doubt no
that as imperialists we will have ou
day Of grandeur and perhaps our i'm
perial splendor will eclipse that of an
cient Rome.
Light of Liberty Fades.
Columbia if shamefu1ly bedecke,
with the precious pearl of the Antille
and the gems of the Pacific and tn,
Orient, may excite for a time sucl
admiration as is won by riches an,
voluptousness. But, sir, the light o
liberty which is to her what virtue i
to woman, will have faded from ne
eye. And all the riches of the worl
cannot make up for that loss, to thos
Who really love her. to those who loOl
upon her starry emblem as the symbo
Of GOd-given rights, and not as a com
mercial asset"
Mr.. Mccall CMase.) was the last Re
publican who antagOnized the bill.
Mr.. Speake-." said he. sit may b
we'll to consider for a moment tn
course Of events since this bill frs
came into the house. The committe
on ways and means, Of which I hav
the honor TO be a member, apparent
miscOnstruing the message Of the pres
ident, voted to inTpse plain duty @
IS per cent"
"The situation has MATERIAL
changed since that time. The duty ha
been decreased to Is per cent. Instea
Of being permanent in form, il is self
repeating inside of two years. and ma
be repealed by the territorial legislator
In two months.
Question of the Tariff.
so much. Mr.. Speaker, for what ha
been conceded upon the question
the tariff When we consider the al
guments that were advanced in SUI
port Of the measure. and IL was frs
presented here, and compare it wit
the constitutional situation today, "
find an equally great change. The bi
was predicated upon the propositiO
that congress was acting under gener,
powers Of sovereignty outside of II
constitution, and was subject 10 7
limitations whatever II may hay
occurred 20 you who have been readin
speeches recently delivered that it
now sought 10 bring this duty strict
under the terms Of the constitution
ard it is now maintained that it
constitutional.
II - TIE HbClIilh- u the tNepuDhlcd
platforms, and I assert it here in II
presence of the gentleman from Penn
sylyania, who today made a contral
assertion-it is the doctrine Of the F.
publican platforms Of 1896 and 1860, ar
II is the doctrine of Abraham Lincoln
Indignation Aroused.
In conclusion he said the proposal
tax the products OF Porto Rico hi
aroused Indignation everywhere.