The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-12
PORTO RICAN
TARIFF BILL
Passed In Concurrence by Tho
House Of Representatives.
The VOTE WAS 161 TO 1853.
Majority 10 Favor Of The Measure Larger
Than Was Anticipated
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN BY MEMBERS
President Grallflsd By ths Passage Of the Measure
as He Believed Delay Would Go Dangerous.
Debate on New RUE.
Majority In Favor Of The Measure Larger
Than Was Anticipated
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN BY MEMBERS

Washington, ID. c., April l2.-The
House passed the Senate Porto Rico
bill late yesterday afternoon by a vote
OF 161 to 1853, and the Republicans and
many of the people i'm the crowded gall
leries applauded vigorously. The major
ity OF eight was larger than the Repub-
lican managers expected, and was due
to their unremitting efforts Tuesday
night and yesterday, when they got
back all the Republican absentees who
could possibly be brought. while sever
al Democrats were away impaired.
Representative Sibley OF Pennsylva-
mia, who is really Republican,, was
the only Democrat who voted with the
Republicans. and nine Republicans
Mccall, Littlefield. Crumpacker. Fletch-
er, Heatwole, Lane, Lorimer, Warner
of Illinois and Henry c. Smith of Mich
igan-broke with the Republicans and
opposed the bill. , Speaker Henderson
had his name called and recorded his
vote In favor of it, while the Repubn-
cans applauded.
The bill Will go To the President to-
day, and will be at once approved by
him, but under it's terms IL does not
take effect until May !, and the irter-
vening time will be spent in making ar
rangements to set up the civil govern
ment aid for the collection OF the tariff
taxes provided for i'm it.
The President was highly gratirieo TO
learn OF the passage OF the bill. He
wanted il passed as quickly as possible,
ha In ha
of the matter was dangerous.
Having made up their minds To gulp
the Senate bill down like an oyster the
House Republicans went through
II heroically. They were aided by the
Willingness of the Democrats tha. the
bill should go through on the theory
that IL would hurt the Republicans.
There was n good deal OF excitement
among members at the House all day.
although there was no special manifss-
tation OF IL. and II. did not produce any
real eloquence in the brief debate.
Speaker Henderson and the majority
OF the committee on rules copicl the
ironclad special rule under which the
Democrats in the SD Congress concur
red I'm the Senate amendments To the
Wilson tariff bill, and. bringing Il into
the House. put it through by vote OF
15S 10 142, which as a test of strength.
since all the insurgent Republicans
were opposed, was greeted with APP
plause by the Republicans. They saw
then that their majority would be larg-
er than they had anticipated when they
came to vote on the motion to concur,
and the excitement on the floor some
what subsided.
The discussion Of the rule was more
interesting than that on the motion 10
concur. But when the roll was called
on the motion to concur the interest on
la mr. n a.
O.. Everybody realized that this closed
the most interesting chapter of this
sessions history. by preventing the
bill from going into conference or back
TO the Senate and sending 1t directly
to the President.