The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03
PORTO RICAN TARIFF BILL.
o,,v1TTEE HAS PREPARED A SYs-
TEN TO FIT THE CASE.

.,.ttv of the Committee Holds
r,.,t congress Has Unlimited Pow
In Dealing with New Terri
.,ri.s-MinOrity Says They Must
rome Under the COnstitutiOn-HOw
.,,. Tariff Has Been Arranged and
.,, Dutics 1t Provides For.
M. hington, Feb AT a special meet
the Ways and Means Committee
ola, il was decided to report bill es-
,ss.. fng a tariff system for Porto Rico
aasis of IS per cent of the rates in
~. ocular tariff law.
p--5rts were also received from the sub
.or,rfttee which has considered to what
,..,rt The term Omitted States" as used
4, the constitution, relates TO the out
,r.or territory recently acquired by this
counly
majority of the subcommittee. com
.r.sir, the. Republican members, report
3o substance that Congress has prac-
,,aU. unlimited power in dealing with
,pas territories The minority, comprs-
inc MIR. Richardson, Democrat, of Ten
,e.se,. and Mr.. Newlands, Silver, hold in
snbs.auce. that all constitutional restric-
lions extend to the newly acquired terri
,ory and that the powers of Congress are
thereby limited.
The committee adopted the following
substiue for Mr.. Payne's bill relative to
trade with Porto Rico:
section |. That the provisions of this
sot shall apply 60 the Island OF Porto Rico
and 10 the adjacent islands and waters of
The stands lying east of the 74th meridian
of longitude west of Greenwich, which was
coded TO the United States by the govern
mem of Spain by treaty concluded April
II 1899. and the name Porto Rico as used
in rh's act shall be held to include not
onjv the island of that name, but all adj
iacent islands as aforesaid.
sec. .. That on and after the passage
NJ f1ts act the same tariffs. customs and
duiips shall he levied. collected and pad
mon an articles imported into Porto Rico
from ports other than those OF the United
St8Ies. which are required by law to be
collected upon articles imported into the
Tuited States from foreign countries.
"Se,. g That on and after the passing
nj This act all merchandise coming into
az Tnted States from Porto Rico AMI
coming into Porto Rico from the United
s,3tos shall be entered at the several ports
of entry upon payment of 20 per cent. Of
the duties which are required TO be lev
led collected and paid upon like articles
o. merchandise imported from foreign
countries.
provided, nevertheless, that the Gus
toms duties collected in the United States
rorts upon articles of merchandise of
Porto Rican manufacture shall not be
less in rate and amount than the inter
nal revenue tax which may be imposed
In the United States on the same articles
Of merchandise manufacture, and the Gus
toms duties collescted in Porto Rican
ports upon articles of United States man.
ufacture shall not be less than the IN
teraal revenue tax which may be impos-
ed n Porto Rico on the same articles of
Porto Rican manufacture.
Sec. f. That the customs duties collect
Ell in Porto Rico in pursuance of this
sci. less the cost of collecting the same
and the gross amount of all collections of
customs in the United States on articles
Of merchandise coming from Porto Rico
shall he placed at the disposal of the
President for the purpose of paying the
expenses of the government of Porto Rico
until otherwise provided by law"