The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25


and spirited debate. the house today
took the last congressional step in
completing the Porto Rico hill, agree
irg 10 the conference report by a vote
NJ 1g5 TO ST.. The bill turns over TO the
president for the use of Porto Rice
about s.. 100000 Of customs receipts col
Iecred on Porto Rico goods up to jan
nary last, and such amounts as may
hereafter accrue until otherwise pro-
vided by law. The debate lasted but
An hour, but in this time the whole
range Of Porto Rico legislation was
discussed
An important bill passed during the
dav appropriated $4,000 for designs
for a suitable memorial in Washing
ton to Ulysses s. Grant, this being the
first step in a movement to secure an
arch similar to the Arch of Triumph
in Paris. COMMUNICATING the nlustri-
OILS gOidier-Statesman.
A resolution was passed asking the
secretary Of state for information on
the open door" negotiations concern
Ing China
The conference report on the Porto
Pican relief bill was taken up with an
agreement for a final vote at o'clock.
Mr.. McRae (Arlz.) spoke in opposi-
ton to the report and severely criti
ciged the general course of recent leg
islation toward Porto Rico. He read
the resolution Of the Iowa house of
representatives condemning the Porto
Rico tariff and those of the New York
board Of trade on the same subject.
Wishes Of the People.
In every solemn crisis, he said, the
American people might be relied upon
to make their wishes known in unmis-
taxable terms. Such a crisis was now
at hand, and Porto Rico having asked
a fulfi1lment Of promises and an OPP
pOrtunity to relieve her distressed 'peo-
pie was to be given this opportunity
in the form Of a relief bill.
will the American people submit to
this Outrage?' he asked. IF the
leaders Of the party in power believe
the people do not understand this ques-
ton they viii speedily realize their
mistake"
Nessrs. Pierce (Tenn), Wilson Is.
c.. Cochran CATo) and Cox CTenn)
also opposed the report Mr.. Richard
son. the Democrats floor leader. asked
leave u print IL the record some ed
itoriai press criticisms on the subject.
l.
richardson declared this was most I'M
gracious, to which Mr.. Deliver an
sWered that ne doubted the propIiety
Of reprinting the newspapers in the
Record.
Mr.. Williams CID. Mr.. Ridley
CKan) Mr.. Levy IN. " and Mr.. Fin
ley 6. c. followed in opposition. Sew
eral Of the speakers made references
TO a published report that the Porto
Rico tariff bin was designed to secure
campaign funds.
Campaign Funds Involved.
Mr.. Payne IN. W chairman Of the
ways and means committee, denied the
reports that any campaign fund was
involved in the bill. and denounced as
false the statement that such reports
emanatad from members on the Re
publican side of the chamber.
Mr.. Cannon GIls.) closed the debate
in support of the conference report. He
declared that the minority, like cuttle-
fish, were trying to muddy the water
and divert attention from themselves.
But the people would recognize the fact
that the minority opp ed this practi-
cal measure of relief to the Porto Ri
cans, For half a century the Demo-
cratic policy had been one which would
have carried the government to anarchy
and destruction. Now that party was
poslurnG and asking power under false
pretenses.
There was great applause and laugh
ter as Mr.. Cannon closed with the dec
laratlon that the American people
would rot be deceived by this posturing,
out would kick you out and "send
you down 10 everlasting Derdition."
At o'clock a yea and nay vote was
taken on the report and il was agreed
to-yNas $50. nays 81, present and not
voting 20. The vote was on party lines.
except that a number Of Democrats and
independents voted with the RepubIi,
cans for the report. viz: Bell (ColoO.
Chanler On. ". Cochran CMo0. Cum
minss IN. y, Davenport and Stanley
lPa.), Davey La.), Devries (Cal). Mo-
kison (O), Newlands New, Scudder
N y, Shafroth (ColoD. Thayer
'NassD' Wilson Uda) and Wilson
Goes to the President.
Speaker Henderson at once signed the
engTossed bill, and it went TO the prasi-
cent pro tenn OF the senate preliminary
o. being presented to the president
ne resolution of Mr. Cummings IN.
''L' requesting OF the secretary OF state
incarnation and correspoDdenCe .relat4
motion Of Chairman Hit of the COM
mtlee on foreign affairs. agreed to.
Ar. steele Qnd) renewed his reuuest
That Saturday afternoon. April IA. be
set aside for the reception Of the statue
Of Governor Oliver p. Morton of In
o.ana. Mr.. Fitzgerald (Mass). who
objected to this request yesterday. ex-
planned that he did so in order to draw
me attention Of the country to the facr
That through bigotry and preiudice
there had been no reception M to this
ume Of the statue OF Father Marquette
SSsh by wisconsin to the nation. He
G'd not press the objection and tha or.
ger was made for receiving Governo,
Aortoa's statue.
The house then devoted itself to euIc-
yles to the late Representative Epes Of |
Virginia. Resolutions Of regnec+ ana
sIe.y were passed and at sos p. m. as
further mark Of respect. the house
tdjouued. MUSE
With a Silver shade