The true northerner., 1900-04-11
PORTO RICO BILL PASSED
The Tariff Measure with Committee
Amendments Is Adopted
by the Senate.
The FINAL VOTE STANDS 40 TO 81.
I'm the House Several Appropriation
Bills Are Reported and Considered
and the Measure Providing for n
Territorial Form OF Government
for Hawaii Is Passed.

Y Washington, April 3.-Advocates and
opponents of the Porto Rican tariff
and government bill occupied the time
in the senate yesterday. Senators De-
pew, Cullom and Spooner speaking in
favor of the measure and Senators
Bate and Simon in opposition.
Washington, April 4.-By a vote OF
40 to 81 the senate yesterday passed
the bill providing a civil government
and Is per cent. tariff on imports
into the United States from Porto
Rico, but admits most products free
and provides absolute free trade
trade March /, 1902 or sooner if local
revenues permit. Following is the de-
tailed vote upon the measure:
Yeas-Allison, Baker. Bard, Carter, Chan
dler, Clark (Wyo), Culom, Deboe, Depew,
Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster, Frye. CALM
ger, Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Jones (Nev), Kean, Kyle, Lodge, McBryde,
McComas, Mcmillan, Penrose, Perkins.
Platt Comm, Platt On. y, Pritachard,
Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell. Shoup, Spoon
er, Stewart, Thurston, Wetmore, VOL
cott-S0.
Nays-Allen, Bacon. Bate. Berry. Clark
(Mont), Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel.
Davis (rep), Harris. Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.),
Kenny, Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, Mason
(rep). Money, Morgan, Nelson (rep), Pet
tus, Proctor (rep), Simon (rep), Sullivan,
Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman. Turley, Vest,
Wellington (rep.)-3l
Washington, April Sin the senate
yesterday the Quay case, the Philip
pine bill and the Alaska bill were dis
cussed and 81 private pension bills were
passed.
Washington, April 6. - Senator Gal
linger On. H. presented an argument
in the United States senate on the 5th
against the seating of NJ. S. Quay as a
senator from Pennsylvania. Most of
the day was spent in executive session
on the Hay -Pauncefote treaty. Sena-
tor Gear Qa.) introduced an amend
ment to the post Office appropriation
bill fixing eight hours as the length Of
the working day for clerks in post Of
fees and providing for extra pay for
additional hours.
Washington, April 7.-Senator De-
Doe (Ky.) gave notice in the senate
yesterday that he would move to re-
fer the credentials of j. c. 5. Black
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions. The Indian appropriation bill
was discussed.
Washington, April 9.-The senate
on Saturday occupied the time in dis
cussing the Indian appropriation bill.
House.
Washington, April 3.-In the house
yesterday a resolution was adopted
s. looking TO possible reduction of the
war taxes Bills were passed to open
to settlement 41S.O0O acres in the Fort
Hall Indian reservation and 100000
acres in oklahoma and to appropriate
100000 for a military post at Sheri-
dan. Wyo.
Washington, April An the house
yesterday the Hawaiian territorial
bill was discussed and a measure was
favorably reported authorizing the
president to assign retired officers 10
give military instruction in public
schools.
Washington, April 5.-The Porto
Rico bill was received in the house
yesterday from the senate and referred
to the ways and means committee.
The Hawaiian territory bill was fur
ther considered.
Washington April 6. - In the house
yesterday the Hawaiian bill was
amended so as TO nullify labor con-
tracts and prohibit saloons. The naval
appropriate bill (S6l ,2l9,946) was re-
ported.
Washington, April THE substi-
tute for the senate bill, providing for
a territorial form of government for
Hawaii, was passed in the house yes
terday by a vote of 120 to 2S. The
bill now goes to conference. Mr.. Jen-
kins IN c. introduced bill looking
to the control of trusts.
Washington, April 9.-In the house
on Saturday the agricultural appro-
priation bill ($4.113,OOO) was reported
and eulogies were pronounced upon
the life, services and character of the
late Richard p. Bland, of Missouri.
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Another Body Recovered.
Charleston, w. Va, April 2.-The body