Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-03

all saloons in Manila and prohibit and
prevent the sale OF liquor to our SOL
dicrs."
The chair then laid before the Senate
the Presidents Porto Rican message.
1t was referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
a resolution offered by Mr.. Turner.
OF Washington, directing the Secretary
or war to inform the Senate of the
amount of money expended for travel
pay and communication of subsistence to
those officers and men returning from
the philippines, and what bounty or re-
ward was paid for the re-enlistment
OF soldiers was adopted
THE QUAY CASE AGAIN.
Mr.. Penrose called up the Quay case,
and Mr.. Hoar addressed the Senate in
support of Mr.. Quay'S right to n seat
In the body. His particular idea was TO
show that the country at large was
vastly interested in having every State
fully represented in the Senate. This
ldea, he said. was constantly before the
trainers of the Constitution. Discount
ing the value. of presidents in election
cases, Mr.. Hoar asserted that Senators
knew that the three seats claimed
by Messre. Mantle. Allen and Beckwith
were decided against these gentlemen
because they were silver men, and the
Senate was about TO enter upon the
consideration of the repeal of the Sher-
man law.
MIR. I1lkins (west virginia) main
tanned 1t was clearly the intention of
the trainers Of the Constitution that
each State should be constantly repre-
scented In the Senate by two Senators.
which justified the appointment by n
Governor during n legislative recess.
TARIFF BILL DENOUNCED.
The Porto Rican tariff and Govern
ment bill was then taken up. Mr. Tel
Ter (Colorado) denounced It,
He offered the following amendment:
ut is hereby declared that it is the
Intention by this act to establish tenn
porary government In Porto Rico for
the purpose of enabling the people
thereof to establish n permanent gov
eminent republican in form, in which
there shall be accorded to the people
the right of government; and to
that end they are authorized to adopt
constitution consistent with the prin-
ciples of free government and that
shall recognize the sovereignty of the
United States over Porto Rico and the
inhabitants thereof as recognized by
treaty between Spain and the United
States The legislative assembly pro-
Vided for in this act shall at it's first
or second session provide for n consti-
tutional convention to prepare and sub
nut W Tie DeOlJIc lOI luclI approval
or disaDproval n constitution in ac-
cordnnce with the
clared, and the constitutional conven-
ton shall provide the necessary rules
and regulations to submit the consti-
tuition to the people. and il it shall be
approved by them to submit the same
to the President of the United States
for his approval. The inha bitantS of
Porto Rico are hereby declared to be
citizens thereof. and their rights as
citizens shall not be denied or abridged
except by conviction in a court Of JUS
tice.
whenever the people of Porto Rico
shall submit to the President of the
United States constitution, republican
in form and consistent with the provi-
sions hereof, he shall approve of the
same and such constitution shall there
of be the constitution of Porto Rico.
'Thc adoption by the people and the
approval by the President of the United
States of such constitution shall secure
to the people of Porto Rico the benefits
of all those provisions of the Constitu-
ton OF the United States for the pro-
lection and maintenance of civil and
religious liberty and the protection OF
the person and property rights of the
people.
1.-THE adoption of the constitution by
the Inhabitants of Porto Rico and the
approval thereof by the President OF
the United States as herein provided
shall not make the inhabitants citizens
of the United States, nor shall 1t create
obligation on the United States to
admit Porto Rico as n state: nor shall
the establishment and maintenance OF
q government under such constitution
interfere with the sovereignty of the
United States over Porto Rico and the
inhabitants thereof"
MIR. FORAKER'S VIEWS.
In replying to Mr. Teller, Mr.. Fora
ker became involved in n general dis
cussion with other Senators on some of
the constitutional questions raised by
the bill The committee, said Mr.. For
aker, adopted the term citizens rather
than to treat them as either aliens or
subjects. but it implies allegiance and
protection.
A message was received from the
House transmitting the Porto Rican