The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
All Internal Taxes to BE Expended for
the People ny Direction Of
the President.
TEST CASE IN HIGHEST COURT
WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE CON-
sTITUTION FOLLOWS THE FLAG.
Alleged Statement by a Representa-
tive Denounced by senator Ham
ma as "Malicious Lic."

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Da-
Wis, of Minnesota, to-day introduced sub
stitute for the Porto Rican bill, which pro-
vides for free trade between the United
States and Porto Rico and extends the in
ternal revenue laws, with amendments.
over the islands. The act is declared provi-
sional and shall not continue longer than
March /, 1902. The bill. in full follows;
Section /. That Porto Rico is hereby
made an internal revenue district: that the
laws of the United States providing Tor IN
ternal revenue taxation and collection, NOT
locally inapplicabie, are hereby extended
to and shall remain In force in Porto klco.
excepting as herein otherwise proyided,
for the term stated in this act The Presi-
cent by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall appoint a collector OF
internal revenue for said district, who SHAH
receive an annual salary OF $lcoo ana
whose Office shall be at San Juan.
"Sec. 2. That, excepting as herein other
wise provided, Is per cent. OF all the inter-
nal revenue taxes imposed by the laws OF
the United States shall be collected In said
district. No stamp taxes imposed by saiu
laws on printed or written documents shall
be collected in said district. The secretary
of the treasury is hereby authorized and
directed to make all needful regulations 10
carry this act into effect and To prescribe
the COMPENSATION of all officers and agents
necessary for that purpose.
''Sec. 3. The amount OF all taxes so coll
lected. less the necessary expense or collec-
ton, is hereby appropriated and placed at
the disposal of the President to be expend-
ed under his direction for the government
or Porto Rico now existing and hereafter
to be established, and for public education,
public works and other governmental and
public purposes therein.
''Sec. 4. Upon tobacco not grown In Porto
Rico, and upon all manufactures thereof,
and rum or other distilled spirits made
from substances not grown IN Porto Rico,
cnue laws of the United States shall be
collected. Upon tobacco grown In Porto
Rico, and the manufactures thereof, and
upon rum and other spirits distilled or
made from sugar cane or other agricul-
tural product grown in Porto Rico. from
ricultural product the said tax Of Is per
cent. shall be imposed the same as on 9TH
er subjects of internal taxation.
'Sec. 5. That the President, whenever he
shall be satisfied that a local self-goyern-
ment has been established in Porto Rico
own legislation. shall have the power. from
time to time. by proclamation. TO decrease
the said per centum of taxation. or to
wholly abolish the same.
Sec. 6. That no duties on imports or ex-
ports shall. after the passage Of this act.
be levied or collected on any articles i'm
ported from the United States into Porto
Rico or from Porto Rico into the United
States.
"Sec. Z. This act shall be taken and held
TO be provisional i'm its purposes and in
tended to meet pressing present need for
tinue in force after the 1st day OF March,
1902"