The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-18

rote in Porto Rico since the United
States tu' hOrities have been in control
of the leland, and why that system OF
execution was employed.
Public buildings were authorized ard
amounts appropriated for them a. fol-
lows: Allentown, Pa, $4,000 Garth
age, Mo-, $1l2 900; Reno. New, S70,-
600; field, W. Va. 10000; for al
addition to the Hartford, Conn, pub
lie building, $250,000.
The House by vote of 161 TO 153
concurred in all the Senate amend
ments to the Porto Rican tariff bill and
passed the measure. Both Vermont
Representatives voted in the sffirma-
tive. The bill, as passed, provides that
all restrictions on goods coming into
the United States from Porto Rico are
eliminated and certain food stuffs and
other articles which heretofore have
gone into Por REQ free by xecutive
order are excluded from the operation
OF the fifteen per cent duty imposed on
goods entering the island from the
United States. complete scheme of
| civil government for the island is "a so
attached to the measure. Upon the
final vote nine Republicans voted
against the bill
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Au effort
was made in the Senate today by Mr.
Morgan to displace the present un.
finished busness-the Spooner Phil
ippine bil'-by the substitution in it's
stead of the Nicaragua bill. While Mr.
Morgan's motion failed, Is TO 33, the
Philippine measure had narrow es-
cape from being displaced by the Alas
kan civil code bill on motion of Mr..
| Carter, the motion being defeated %
to "A. The feature of the days pro-
ceedings was an exhaustive discussion
OF the Quay case by Mr.. Burrows of
Michigan. Senators on both sides of
the chamber gave him most careful
hearing and at the conclusion of his
speech warmly congratulated him.
The Senate adjourned over Good Fri
day, but vii meet Saturday noon.
A good share of the time of the
House was devoted to debate upon a
resolution from the committee on cleo
ton of President, Vice President and
Representive in Congress for consti,
tutional amendment empowering the
Legislature of the States to decide
WhcNhSt " hllCb oluNCo oOudlOLo bldll Ot
/ elected by the Legislatures or directly
by the people. A sub-resolution was
offered by the minority of the commit
tee which ffered from the majority
resolutions in giving the States no op-
ton, but providing that in all States
the people should vote directly for
! United States Senators.
The President signed the Porto Ri
can bill at seven o'clock Thursday even
ing.
WASHINGTON, April 10 Under the
agreement reached yesterday the House
today proceeded to vote on the consti-
tutional amendment providing for the
election of Senators by direct vote of
the people. The majority report Of
fered by Mr.. Corliss, Republican, of
Michigan, gives the people of each
State the chance of electing their two
Senators either by the legislature or by
a direct popular vote. The minority
report by Mr.. Rucker, Democrat of
Mis- ouri, leaves no option, requiring a
direct vote of the people. The Dem
ocrats with the aid of number of Re-
publicans substituted the minority for
the majority report by vote of 1876 to
&c. The House then adopted the con-
stitutional amendment by vote of 24O
to 10.