The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-25
PORTO RICO'S GOVERNMENT.
ROUSE PASSES FORAKER IcMER-
GENCY RESOLUTION.

Provides for Temporarily Continu-
ing Present Oinc ers-Ame ndmcnts
With Regard to Franchises and
Real Estate Were Talked Oh-Part
of the Postofiice Bill Disposed of.
Amendment Adopted to Pay Car
riers Extra for work Overtime.
Washington, April 2i-The House to-
day adopted the Foraker emergency reso-
luton to continue the present officers in
Porto Rico in office until the appoint
ments are made under the civil govern
ment act as amended by the committee
on insular affairs.
The amendments require that all fran
chises shall be approved by the President
before they become operative and place
certain restrictions upon chartered cor
porations such as the issuing of stock or
bonds except for cash and inhibiting real
estate corporations or the holding of real
estate ~ corporations except such as Is
necessary to carry out the purposes Tor
which they are created.
The House except Mr.. Hill of Connecti-
cut, seemed to favor the amendments lie
sought to have them ruled out of order
on the ground that they were not ger
name. The Speaker held that they were
not germane, but overruled the point of
order on the parliamentary objection that
the point came up too late.
After the Speaker had overruled Mr..
HIPS point of order, Mr.. Cooper, in
charge of the BILL explained that Nthe
Il far r1
franchises and correct other defects in
the civil government law Mr.. Cooper
urged that watered stock and the other
evils of corporations In this country
should be avoided as we were entering
upon the government Of Porto Rico.
Cause of HIS Opposition.
Mr.. Hill said he was opposed to the two
amendments, th4 first on political and the
second on economic grounds. He beltev-
ed the subjects should be left TO the peo-
pie of Porto Rico and to the able officers
who would be sent there by the Presi-
dent He said our business men there
were entitled to our confidence, ana
should not be treated as rascals.
Mr.. Jones of Virginia, the ranking MI
nority member Of the Insular Affairs Com
mittee, earnestly favored the amendments.
He had hoped, he said, that there would
be no objection on either side to meas
ure so imperatively necessary.
After remarks by Mr.. Maddox of Geor-
pia Mr. Cooper closed the debate with
statement that a Republican member or
his committee had informed him that he
had been approached by capitalist VINO
had stated that a company was pelhs
formed to buy up all the mortgages on
the island. The amended resolution was
agreed to without division and the House
then resumed the consideration Oh the
postoffice appropriation bill.
The PostOmce Bill.
About twenty pages Of the postoftice
annropriation bill were disposed of, the
onIv substantial amendment adopted
being one &c give extra compensation 10
letter carriers who work in excess OF Tor
ty-eight hours a week.
"Ail the other substantial amendments
were ruled out on points Of order.
An amendment to bring the rural free
delivery service within the classified ser
vice by striking out the word expert
mental" was voted down
b..l was read for amendment under
The aye-minute rule. An amendment was
adopted authorizing the employment OF
toinuorary clerks at first-class offices at
% cents an hour.
Mr.. Digs of New York submitted re-
marks in favor Of increasing the pay OF
letter carriers.
Mr. Corliss Of Michigan offered as an
amendment the bill to grade sub-letter
carriers and against II Mr.. Loud raised a
point OF order
MIR Tabert of South Carolina protested
on behalf OF the taxpayers against the
attempt on every occasion TO Increase
some Office holders salary. The people or
the United States. he said, were divided
into two classes. the "skinners" and the
skinned" As one Of the skinned he
protested The people who paid the taxes
were entitled 10 some consideration.
Mr. bingham OF Pennsylvania pointed
out that Reconsideration bills for post
Office employees carried a total Of Fi2,o00Ooo
and Congress should consider the subject
carefully Tho COrliss amendment was
ruled out OF order.
Pay for Overtime.
An amendment was adopted providing
for extra compensation for letter carriers
when ihey work IA excess VI forty-eight