The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-17
Only Seventeen Votes for Aliens
tuition Extends Over Porto Rico.
Mr.. TILLMAN MAKES A SPEECH
SAYS HE is QUITE WILLING TO
TRUST PRESIDENT M'KINLEY,
But He Fears His "Wicked Partners
"A Spirited Debate-HOuse Civ
i'll Government Bill Ready.

WASHINGTON. March 16.-After a de-
bate, spirited at times, extending over
parts of two days, the Senate to-day passed
the Porto Rican relief appropriation bill.
AS passed the measure carries 81, ,o95, 900, the
President being authorized to use that sum
| ''for public education. public works and
other governmental and public purposes
| in Porto Rico. The text of the bill follows:
BE it enacted. ETC., That the sum of ST.
O95, ,455. being the amount of customs reve-
nue. received on importations by the United
| States from Porto Rico since the evacua-
! ton of Porto Rico by the Spanish forces
| on the 18th of October 1898, to the 1st of
January. 1900. shall be placed at the dis
| posal of the President to be used for the
government now existing and which may
hereafter be established in Porto Rico. and
/ for public education, public works and
other governmental and public purposes
| therein, and the said sum, or much
| thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
| propriated for the purposes herein speci-
| fled, out of any moneys in the treasury not
| otherwise appropriated.
Mr.. Allen offered an amendment to the
| bill declaring that the Constitution extends
| over Porto Rico by its own force, but ii
| was lost by the decisive vote of Sc to IL.
| Mr.. Jones, Of Arkansas, withdrew free
| trade amendment offered by him, and that
proposition, therefore. did not reach vote.
Other efforts to amend the bill were fruit
less.
| An order was made by the Senate as to
| consideration of the of former Senator
| Quay, IL being unanimously agreed that ii
| should be taken up two weeks from next
| Tuesday and discussed until disposed of,
| the discussion not to interfere with the un-
| finished business--the Spooner bill author
| izing the President to govern the Philip
| pines until otherwise directed, the appro-
1 priation bills or conference reports.
| WILL NOT VOTE FOR QUAY.
Before the order was fixed Mr.. Gallinger.
| who had yesterday some hot words with
| Mr.. Penrose, said he had been astounded
| at the charge that those who were opposed
| to the seating of Mr.. Quay were employ
| ing parliamentary tactics to ohstruct
vote on the case. He pointed out that ever
since the case had been before the Senate
bills i'm charge of senator's favorable TO Mr..
Quay had been under consideration by the
| Senate. "In no manner" said he. has
single senator opposed TO the seating of
| Mr.. Quay laid any obstacle in the way of a
vote on the case. I'll say now, the Senate
need not delay that vote for a single min
ute my account. 1 shall not object. I'll
| vote my CONVICTIONS Dy NOtlHS against the
seating of Mr.. Quay.
The Senate convened at 10 O'Clock this
| morning to conclude, if possible, between
that hour and noon, the formal reading of
the Alaska code bill. Only two or three
senator's were present during the earlier
part of the session. Mr.. Carter, who re-
ported the BILL was in the chair and Mr..
Bate, who has paid close attention to
the reading of the measure. did not leave
his seat until the last word of the bill was
pronounced. The reading was concluded at
noon, ia pages being read to-day. To-day s
session was the fourth special session for
the reading of the bill.
Mr.. Hoar offered the following resolution,
which was adopted: THAT the secretary of
war be directed to communicate to the Sen
ate a letter of Emelio Aguinaldo, dated at
Bacoor, July Is, 1898, addressed to the
American commander and forwarded to
General Merritt July q, 1898"
| Mr. Gallinger offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, that the members of the
Cabinet be directed to communicate to the
Senate the number of clerks in their de-
partments, giving the number between
specified ages, and also those who, in whole
or in part. are permanently incapacitated.
Il
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS.
The Porto Rican appropriation bill was
then taken up. The chair having ruled that
the committee amendments to the bill had
been adopted other amendments offered
were in order. The committee amendments
provided that the money appropriated
should be that collected up to Jan. 1, 1900
: the appropriation TO be used for public
education, public works and other govern
mental and public purposes"
! The first amendment was that Of Mr.. AL
len. 1t provided that the Constitution was
} by force OF the treaty concluded between
) the United States and the kingdom oi
Spain at the city of Paris, France. April
/ If. 1899, extended over the island OF Porte
Rico and its Inhabitants
Mr.. Chiffon said that Porto Rico was
the pivot around which turns one of the
gravest questions brought into American
politics i'm forty years. 1.-The proposition ts
levy customs duties against Porto Rico,
, he said. marks a step in American his
. tory which every patriot should seek I,
turn back" Notwithstanding the 'expe
dents" which has been thrown around tn,
bill to "gloss II over" this bill. he declared
| 'is just as much the assertion of a wron,
and dangerous principle the tax on tea
which fired the resistance of our fore
fathers and eliminated in the establish
E | ment of this Republic. The progress of th
American Union has been glorious with an
nexations. The Democratic party has beer
Y from its infancy the party of territoria
acquisition. but In all our history there ha
r | never been a proposition made To tax pro
: ductions of our new territories when trans
Z ported into the boundaries OF the old. An,
law Of that kind is nothing more than tn