The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01
Fairbanks Supports the Bill in .
Lengthy Speech.
Disposes of the story That Trusts
Favored the mn, by the shewlng
That the TRUSTS Really Dessrea
Free Raw Mascrialss and Thst
He Was DESTROYS Of CompssIinw
Those Trusts 70 Pay some x'or-
tion Of the Cost Of Maantaininw
the Puerto Rican Gsversasns.
Instead Of the Islanaers Alsne.

WASHINGTON. March si.--so far a.
the committee in charge OF the measure
is concerned. the Puerto Rican hill was
completed today. with the exception OF
two amendments which senator's had re-
quested should lie over until Monday.
The final two days' debate on the bill
VIII begin at II o'clock Monday.
AT o'clock Tuesday afternoon the
votes win be taken on tho pending amend
ments and the bill.
The feature OF today's session wan an
exhaustive discussion OF tho pending
measure by Fairbanks. Particular inter-
est was manifested by senators ON both
sides OF the chamber In the speech. In
view OF the attitude Of Fairbanks col
league. Beveridge. Several Of the Indi-
ana members Of the house listened to the
speech, and a cordial hearing was given
Mr.. Fairbanks by senators OF all parties.
He supported vigorously and unequivo-
caily the pending measure.
surveys IN Isiana lrossessisss.
Foster offered and passed rsAolution
directing the secretary Of the navy to
|. report what surveys had been made In
the islands recently occupied by ths
United States.
Puerto Rtcan nsii up.
Consideration of the Puerto Rican bill
being resumed. Bacon made statement
concerning the substitute he onnrcd yea
terday for the pending unfinished huss-
ness. He desired he said, TO arrogate
| 10 himself no credit for the substitute, M
II was the measure originally prepared
by Foraker. amended slightly. He could
not speak for all members on hts side
OF the chamber, but he knew that as ne
had introduced the measure In the ut.
most good faith some Democrats would
support II. IL presented. he thought, the
best proposition yet made as TO Puerto
Rico. inasmnoh as II provided a free.
territorial government of the United
States.
Feraker's Happy Reply.
Foraker said he was not insensibis to
the compliment paid him by Bacon IN
adopting his Original draft Of the
Puerto Rico measure. and was inclined
to congratulate him upon havinx reached
the point where he tForakcr) was two
months ago. The bin, ~ he now regard
ed Il. was entirely inadeaate. although
az the time he drafted II he deemed Il
an excellent measure.
II did not. however. provide for many
particulars covered by the pending bill.
and he declared IL was utterly Inadequate
for the purposes intended.
The pending question was on the amend.
ment offered by Allen. providing that the
bill should designate Puerto Rico as a ter
ritory ~ the United States.
New York Lawyers Dvt~t.
Allen read brief prepared by ". v.
Randolph. member Of the New York
bar. on The Constitutional Status of Our
Island Possessions" A few minutes earis-
er Alien had bean refused permission 70
have tho brief printea as a public doeu-
ment. Mccomas cbiectlnE.
After Alien had read about one of tho
nfty.four pases 81 the brisf he was siven
permission TO print it as q part of hls re-
marks.
Hsv~mey~F wants Fr~e Tvaae.
Accomsz then had read recen, state.
msnt Of Mr., iiayemeyer. president ~ the
American sugar Refining Company. IN
which he argued IN favor of the free ad-
mission 10 the United States of sugar
from Puerto Rice. and expressed the be-
Hef that the time would come soon when
IL wouia be admitted free. McComas adj
yerted s&resstieaily % the agreement pp-
said Asf. Havemsysr and Allen we're In.
taeth@r Amendment Defeated.
when that section ~ the hin relating
% She legislative assembly uf Puerto Hiro
was reached retsuA offered Tits amend.
menf
That the legislative assembly ~ Puerto
Rico shall have no power or authority 70
enact any "a Ia conflict with the conet3~
tuition ~ the Tinted Sfat3ss
The amendment Was iost. Is TO 81
Fairbanks sspperis tho min.
Fairbanks then addressed ths senate IN
support of the pendsns pseasars. Pair
banks said IN part
Whether the constitution extends am
t0maftcaBs Ia territory acquired has
been much debated question, Divergent
views have been and will be sharply en-
tertained upon fhe subject. Such differ.
@fsneeA ~ opinion wiii eoptsnps until ths
supreme court SHALL detsrEnk1s the qucs-
flpn. Ife supreme Judgment will be &C.
csptsd bY the country. Entii II nhAtt ta-
ierprrt ths power of congress under the
constitution then congress should rss~rss
% ltssif the widest possible liberty. th4
amplsxi discretion in deeifng with ths
problems and conditions which are now
facing US,
The greatest danger IN deaifne ~lth
the nes problems which engage out at
tsf.ilOI ts Ia undue haste. lncoux.s13rAtA