The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
PORTO R|CAN BILL PASSED
The Tariff Measure with Committee
Amendments Is Adopted
by the Senate.
THE FINAL VOTE STANDS 40 TO 81.
In the House the Hawaiian Terri
tOrial Bill Is Discussed and Meas
ures Are Passed Throwing Open
Indian Lands to Settlers-DniIy
Summary of Proceedings.

Washington, March 29.-The senate
yesterday agreed by unanimous con-
sent to vote on the Porto Rico bill
and all pending amendments next
| Tuesday. The Alaska government bill
was further considered.
| Washington, March 30.-The senate
yesterday agreed to the conference re-
port on the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill; heard an extended
speech by Senator Beveridge in support
of free trade with Porto Rico, and by
a vote of 80 to 16 refused to strike from
the bill the provision levying is per
cent of the Dingley law duties on Porto
| Rico products.
| Washington, March 81. - Considera
ton of the Porto Rico bill occupied
most of the time in the senate yester-
day, Senator Proctor (Vt) speaking in
| favor of free trade.
| Washington, April 2.-The United
States senate Saturday completed con-
sideration of the Porto'Rican bill with
the exception of two amendments.
Senator Fairbanks made a lengthy
speech defending the Is per cent. tariff.
The subcommittee has reported that
| all classes in Cuba expect independ-
ence, bu| are like children and must be
| taught and led.
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.
BY a vote Of 40 to 81 the senate
| yesterday passed the bill providing
civil government and a Is per cent.
tariff on imports into the United
| States from Porto Rico, but admits
most products free and provides alb
| solute free trade March I, 1902, or
sooner if local revenues permit. Fol-
| lowing is the detailed vote upon the
measure:
! Yeas-Alison. Baker Bard Carter, Chan
dler. Clark CWyo.). Cullom, Deboe, Depew.
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, CALM
ger. Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley
| Jones (Nev.), Kean. Kyle, Lodge, McBryde,
McComas, Mcmillan, Penrose, Perkins,
Platt Comm. Plat On. V, Pritachard,
! Ouarles Ross, Scott. Sewell. Shoup Spoon
err Stewart, Thurston, Wetmore, VOL
| cott-40.
Nays-Allen, Bacon. Bate. Berry, Clark
| fMont) Clay Cockrell Culberson. Daniel,
| Davis (rep). Harris, Hetfcld. Jones (Ark),
| Kenny, Lindsay, McLaurn, Martin. Mason
| (rep) Money, Morgan, Nelson (rep.), Pet
| tus, Proctor Crep), Simon Tep.), Sullivan,
| Taliaferro Teller, Tillman, Turley. Vest,
Wellington Urep.)-31.
House.
| Washington, March 29.-1n the
| house yesterday the time was devoted
prac tically to the consideration of the
army appropriation bill. The confer
ence reports on the urgent deficiency
and the pension appropriation bills
were agreed to.
Washington. March 3o.-The army
| appropriation bill was passed in the
house yesterday with an amendment to
| omen soldiers homes to officers and men
of the volunteer and regular armies in
capacitated by service during or since
the Spanish war.
Washington March 81. - In the
house yesterday bill was introduced
| to increase the term of Office of the
president of the United States to six
| years, the pTeSiutlt W NC luciiSioic W
reelection, and providing that repre-
sentativcs shall be elected every three
years. The naval appropriation bill
(S6l ,OO0,O0O) was reported and war
claims were considered.
Washington, April 2.-The fortified
tons appropriation bill was passed in
the house Saturday as it came from the
committee. it carries $7,093,4SS. A
resolution was adopted to reflect the
present board of managers of the ma
tional soldiers home.
Washington, April 3.-In the house
yesterday resolution was adopted
looking to possible reduction of the
war taxes. Bills were passed to open
to settlement 41S,000 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 Ain the house
yesterday the Hawaiian territorial
bill was discussed and n measure was
favorably reported authorizing the
president to assign retired officers TO
give military instruction in public
schools.