The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-04
NINE MAJORITY
THE PORTO RICAN BILL PASSED BY
THE SENATE, 40 TO 81.
Only Committee Amendments Adopt
ed, All Others Being Rejected
by Ten or More Votes.
SIX REPUBLICAN REBELS"
DAVIS, MASON, NELSON. PROCTOR, 81
MON AND WELLINGTON,
Only Members of the Majority Party
Who Both Labored and Voted
for Free Trade.
BEvERIDGE NOT PRESENT
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE HE WOULD
HAVE VOTED FOR THE BILL.
Statement Also Made He Would Have
Supported senator Davis's Unre-
stricted Trade Amendment.
FEATURES OF FINAL DEBATE
PROTESTS AGAINST THE BILL BY MA
son, WELLINGTON AND OTHERS.
Statement Also Made He Would Have
Supported senator Davis's Unre-
strfcted Trade Amendment.
FEATURES OF FINAL DEBATE
PROTESTS AGAINST THE BILL BY MA
son, WELLINGTON AND OTHERS.
Letter from Davis to Fairbanks
SnarI Over Quay Case-House to Ac-
cept the Porto Rican Measure.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The vote by
which the Porto Rico tariff and civil gov
ernment bill passed the Senate this after
noon was about what had been expected,
and the result was accepted without gallery
or floor demonstrations of surprise or ex-
element. The vote for the bill included
thirty-eight Republicans and two neutrals
Stewart and Jones, of Nevada. Six Re-
publicans joined the twenty-one Democrats
three Populists and one silver Republican
in opposition. Eight senator's were absent
and paired. the list including Senator Bev-
eridge. who was paired with Rawlins. If
he had been present he would have voted
yea. If the entire membership had been
present the majority would have been the
same-nine.
Prior to the final vote the majority put
its iron heel on Senator Davis $nendlnent
for raising revenues in Porto Rico by col
lecting Is per cent. of our revenue taxes
there. cablegram from General Davis to
Senator Fairbanks explaining the practical
difficulties in the way of extending: our in
ternal revenue laws 20 the island settled
the fate of the Davis amendment, which
had many friends. as 1t seemed to include
the same constitutional question over which
the hackers of the Foraker compromise
have been so strongly contending
The bill goes back to the House, where its
parliamentary status is that of a House
bill, with Senate amendments, despite the
fact that il is in reality a new measure.
The only feature that is left as the House
had it is the provision for collecting 15 per
cent of the Dingley rates on articles COM
ing into the United States from Porto Rico.
The reverse proposition. that 15 per cent.
of those rates shall be collected on articles
going from the United States to Porto Rico.
has been modified to permit all articles on
the Dingley free list to enter Porto Rico
free OF duty when taken there from the
United States, and to add to that list those
articles now permitted to enter free by ex-
ecutive order Practically this abolishes
duty on articles going from this country to
Porto Rico.
The programme tonight is to send the
bill direct to conference committee of the
two branches, there TO receive the final
touches before it graces the statute books.
Present indications are that Republican
opposition In the House will be insufficient
to defeat the passage of the conference
product. The parentless proposition seems
fated 10 become law.
The Republican national chairman, Mr.
Hanna, Is making use of the machinery OF
the Republican congressional campaign
committee TO food the country with litera-
ture explaining the beauties of the pro-
posed Porto Rican bill. special attention
being given to German-Americans.