The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-28
THE AMENDED BILL.
Changes Made i'm the Porto Rico Civil
Government Measure.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator For
aker to-day introduced the amendments
to the Porto Rico governmental bill, which
were read to the Republican senatorial
caucus yesterday, and some of which were
agreed to by 1t. The amendments were in
corporated in new print OF the bill, and
the bill, as thus amended. introduced as a
new measure.
The first important change is made in
Section 3, in which the inhabitants are de-
scribed as citizens OF Porto Rico and, as
such, entitled to the protection OF the
United States" whereas, in the old bill.
they were designated as citizens of the
United States"
The following provision is substituted
for Section s. in regard to articles i'm
ported into Porto Rico from ports outside
the United States:
That on and after the passage of this
act, the same tariffs, customs and duties
shall be levied, collected and paid upon all
articles imported into Porto Rico, from
ports other than those OF the United
States. which are required by law to be
collected upon articles imported into the
United States from foreign countries: Pro-
vided. that on all coffee in the bean or
ground, imported into Porto Rico there
shall be levied and collected duty of s
cents per pound. any law or part of law
10 the contrary Notwithstanding; and pro-
vided. further. that all Spanish scientific
literary and artistic works, not subversiye
OF public order i'm Porto Rico, shall be ad-
mitted free of duty into Porto Rico for a
period or ten years, reckoning from the
llth day or April 1899. as provided in said
treaty of peace between the United States
and Spain: and, provided. further that all
looks and pamphlets printed in the Eng
lish language shall he admitted into Porto
Rico free OF duty. when imported from the
United States"
The new provision in regard to commerce
between the United States and Porto Rico
In as follows:
act. all merchandise coming into the
United States from Porto Rico and coming
into Porto Rico from the United States
shall be entered at the several ports of
entry upon payment of Is percentum of
the duties which are required to be levied.
collected and paid upon like articles of
merchandise imported from foreign coun-
tries: and. In addition thereto. upon arti-
ctes or merchandise OF Porto Rican manu-
facture coming into the United States and
Withdrawn for consumption or sale. upon
the payment OF a tax equal TO the internal
revenue tax imposed I'm the United States
upon the like articles OF merchandise of
domestic manufacture: such tax TO be
paid by internal revenue stamp or stamps
10 be purchased and provided by the COM
missioner OF internal revenue and to be
procured from the collector of internal
REVENUE at OF most convenient TO the port
of entry OF said merchandise In the United
states and 10 be affixed under such regula.
tions as the commissioner of internal reve-
nue., with the approval of the secretary of
tie treasury. shall prescribe: and on all
articles OF merchandise OF United States
manufacture coming into Porto Rico. in
addition 10 the duty above provided upon
payment OF a tax equal In rate and amount
OF the internal revenue tax imposed In
Porto Rico upon the like articles OF Porto
Rican manufacture; Provided. that on ana
sffer the date when this act shah take Ell