Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
PORTO R|CAN BILL PASSED.
REPUBLICANS SUCCEEDED IN PUT.
TING THE MEASURE THROUGH
THE SENATE
With Majority of Nine Votes,
Speeches Made by Senators Mason,
Wellington and Foraker-Amend-
ments Disposed of by Practically

Senate. 1t brought TO a close one of
the sharpest and most prolonged de-
bates upon any measure since those
discussed in the memorable war Con-
gress" two years ago. At 4 o'clock
this afternoon the votes were begun
upon the Puerto Rican tariff and civil
government bill and the pending
amendments, and less than an hour
later the measure, about which there
has been so much contention in and
out of Congress, was passed by ma
jority of nine, the final vote being 10
to 81 Only committee amendments
were adopted.
1t has been evident for some time
that the bill would command a ma
jority in the Senate. but notwithstaad-
ing that fact the interest in the meas
ure, both of Senator's and the public
has not tagged an instant. To-day the
galleries were crowded and hundreds
of people filled the corridors unable to
secure even standing room in the gal
leries. From IL o'clock when the Sen
ate convened, until the hour when the
voting began, advocates and opponents
of the bill brilliantly and eloquently
maintained their convictions and tho
slant excitement. The particularly
notable speeches of the day were de-
livered by Mr. Mason, of Illinois, in
opposition to the measure and by Mr..
Foraker. OF Ohio, who replied to
brief speech by Mr.. Wellington, OF
Maryland. 1t was the Ohio Senator's
desire to clear up any misunderstand-
ing or transformation concerning the
bill.
Mr.. Mason's speech was augmenta-
tive, eloquent and amusing by turns,
and it covered the entire range of the
country's duties and responsibilities to
what the Illinois Senator sarcastically
termed "our in-su-lar possessions,
it was very interesting to his hearers.
Just before the Senate adjourned a
sensational episode occurred, in which
Mr.. Wolcott, of Colorado, accused Mr.
Lodge, of Massachusetts, of uttering
that which was "unqualifledly false"
The difficulty arose over an effort
by Mr.. Lodge to have the Spooner bill
made the unfinished business. This
involved the displacement OF the Quay
case. and the friends of the former
Senator from Pennsylvania made
things exceedingly lively for half an
hour
Voting began on the Puerto Rican
bill shortly after o'clock. After
number of committee amendments
were agreed to without division. Mr..
Davis, of Minnesota, offered his
amendment making Puerto Rico an in
ternal revenue district and granting
free trade The vote on this amend
ment was taken by yeas and nays.
The Davis amendment was lost, 81
to 40.
The detailed vote on the Davis
amendment follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry,
Clark (Mont.), Clay, Cockrell. Culber-
son. Daniel, Davis (Rep.), Harris, Heit-
field. Jones (Ark), Kenny, Lindsay,
IMcIaurin, Martin, Mason tRep),
Money. Morgan, Nelson tRep), Pettus,
Proctor (Rep.), Simon (Rep.), Sullivan.
Taliaferro. Tillman, Turley, Vest, Well
lington (Rep)-30
Nays-Allison, Baker, Bard, Carter,
Chandler. Clark, (Wyomingl; Cullom,
Deboe. Depew, Fairbanks, Foraker,
Foster. Frye, Gallinger, Gear. Hans
brough. Hawley, Jones, (Neyada);
Kean. Lodge. Mcbride, McComas, Nc
MILAN. Penrose, Perkins. Platt, (Con-
necticut): Platt, (New York; Priteh-
ard Quarles. Ross, Scott, Sewell.
Shoup. Spooner, Stewart, Teller, Thurs
ton, Wetmore, Wolcott-40.
Senator Nelson offered free trade
amendment, but placing the internal
revenue taxes on goods coming into this
country from Puerto Rico. The amend
ment was lost 20 TO Al. The vote was
the same as on the Davis amendment.
except that Daniel, (Dem., Virginia.;
voted no.
Pairs were announced as follows.
those first mentioned being favorable
to the amendment:
Burrows; Chilton-Elkins; Raw
lins-Hanna; Hoar-M cEnery; Mallory
Hale: Turner-Warren; Pettigrew-Al-
drich. Butler McCumber.
Mr.. Beverage was the only absentee
who was not paired. He has a regular
pair with Mr.. Clark. Of Montana, and
that Senator announced that IL present,
Mr.. Beverage would vote for the
amendment.
The detailed vote on the bill was:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Bard, Carter,
Chandler, Clark, (Wyoming); CulIom,
Deboe, Depew, Fairbanks, Foraker,
Foster. Frye, Gallinger. Gear. Hanna.
Hansbrough. Hawley. Jones, tNevada);
Kean. Kyle, Lodge. Mcbride. McComas,
Mcmillan, Penrose. Perkins, Platt,
(Connectlcut); Plat, tNew York;:
Pritchard. Quarles, Ross. Scott, 5eweIl.
Shoup, Spooner. Stewart, Thurston,
Wetmore. Wolcott-40.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate. Berry,
Clark. (Montana); Clay. Cockrell, Gull
berson. Daniel, Davis, rep: Harris,
Heitfeid. Jones, (Arkansas); Kenney,
Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, Mason.
lRep.l; Money, Morgan, Nelson,
(Rep.) j: Pettus, Proctor. fRep): Simon,
REM. Sullivan. Talfaferro. Teller