The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-27
FIX Up A COMPROMISE
Republican Conference Agrees
on IS Per Cent Tax.

KePuDHcan conference Agrees
on IS Per Cent Tax.
MODIFY PORTO RICO MEASURE.
Bill to Be Only Provisional One-Bul
Four Republican Members Are Opposed
to the Modified Measure-Its Passage
Said to Be Assured.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The general
debate on the Porto Rican tariff bill
was extended until tonight Interest
centered i'll the conferences which were
going on among the Republican leaders
and the dissenting Republicans in their
efforts to compromise their differences
on the bill. The speakers yesterday
were Boutell Qlls.), Brown (O.), Mon
dell (Wy.). Graham (Pa.) and Reeder
(Kan.) for the bill and Messrs. BARTLETT
(Ga.), Lanham (Tex.), Moon (Tenn.),
Williams Qils.), Johnston CIV va.),
Sutherland (Neb.), Jett {Tlls.), Noonan
a(Ky.) and Wilson (Ari.) against it.
At the conference of house Repub-
licans last night on the Porto Rican
tariff bill, assurances were given that
the president believed the measure con-
stitutional and would approve it if it
came to him and an agreement was
reached to limit the operation of the
bill to two years and to reduce the duty
imposed by it from % to. .15 per cent of
the American tariff. As a result, the
Republican leaders claim that the bill
will have the support of all the Repub.
icans except four-McCall of Massa.
chusetts, Littleield of Maine, Lorimer
of Illinois and Crumpacker of Indiana,
and that this loss will be offset by af.
firmatiye votes of the opposition. They
claim the passage of the modified bill
is certain. IS
Mccall said after the conference that
he still believed the bill would be de.
feated. "It.Wjll be a tight squeeze,
anyway" (" said he.
Chairman Cannon gave out the fol-
lowing, statement of the amendments
agreed upon by the conference:
'"The conference reque sted the ways
and means committee to offer an amend
ment to the bill as follows:
s'Amend the title to make it, AN aot
temporarily to provide revenue for the
island of Porto Rico and for other pur-
poses, and to add the following: This
act shall be taken and held to be pro-
yisional in its purpose, intended to meet
pressing, present need for revenue for
the island of Porto Rico and is not to
continue after March 1, 1909. ]"
/, These amendments were adopted with
unanimity. Another to reduce the duty
imposed by the act from 25 to Is per
cent was adopted by vote of ,1O5 to II.
/ A further amendment is to be offered
by the ways and means committee to
make it clear that no double duty is i'm
posed; that the payment of an internal
revenue tax is the total tax on importa.
tions
Quay Case Discussed In Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Formal dis
cussion of the right of former Senator
Quay to seat in the senate as a mem
ber from Pennsylvania was begun yes
terday by Turley (Tenn.). He pre-
sented a constitutional argument
against the seating of Quay, which was
given close attention by his colleagues
He will conclude his speech today. Con-
sideration Of the Hawaiian government
bill brought out lively discussion be-
tween Tillman Is. o. and spooner
(Wis.), in which the former admitted
that ballot boxes had been stuffed and
negroes had been shot down in the
south to maintain white domination.
Leaning over toward Spooner and
shaking his finger at him, Tillman
added: "What would you have dones
You would have done the same thing,
see it in your eyes"
An amendment was made to the bill,
striking out the property qualification
Of voters for members of the Legislature,
but little other progress was made. Z
MARCH, S DAILY ON STAND.
Admits That He Spent $4,000 to S35. 600
e's in Clark Prosecution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Marcus DAILY,
the millionaire miner, was the principal
witness before the senate committee on
privileges and elections yesterday. He
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