The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-29

Washington, March 2S.-Tba s...
today agreed TO vote upon fba -
Rico government and tariff hin ~.
day afternoon ar 4 o'clock. An fn,-,,--
ant utterance was made later in -,
day on the bin by Mr.. Davis am
VINO advocated free trade between -'- :,
United States and Porto Pics s-e
speech was comparatively brief =.
ms reasoning was SO close and 60.
that he crowded into small sDaca ' --
immense amount of We'll GfgeS+SS q. a
formation and careful thought ''''
his principal proposition was the ~.
cessary money to be raised BY tsvs, -
should not be raised by a duty lew,
upon Porto Rlcan products but bv ~
internal revenue tax levied on rum an
TOBACCO produced on the island mi.
system, in his opinion, would b5--1
SUIT the people Of the United Sal.
and those Of Porto Rico than the -
posed tariff and would be inst -, ~
able and constitutional.
The amendment offered bv 7rr r.
ter 10 the Alaskan civil code lin =
lating to the mining for gold under Is,
waters of Cape Nome was agraa5 +g
but no further progress was ms6a ~
the measure. VISA
Mr. Nelson (Minn.) resigned from n.
committee on Indian affairs and ma
succeeded by Mr.. Bard Of California
Many Pension Bills.
In presenting a resolution pr5v5ir,
for additional help for the commi--sss
on pensions, Mr.. GaIlinger said tbs-.
were now 1.750 senate bills before rs
committee and hundreds Of hons Min.
yet TO come. One senator, he said No.
asked the committee 10 invasrigs--
forty-seven cases and it was prvsi-
ally impossible to 90 this work Wirbar.
additional help.
Bills were passed as follows. Aufbo-
izing the adjustment of rights 0f 81
tiers on the Navajo Indian reservasir7
in Arizona Providing for the intr0dnc.
ton Of testimony in behalf Of the a.
fendant in ali preliminary hearings ef
a criminal nature.
Consideration Of the Alaskan bill Was
resumed, the pending question bei1g
the substitute offered by Mr.. WoTco-f
for Mr.. Carriers amendment, relating
10 the mining of gold in the sea o7
the Alaskan coast. It was defeated
to %.
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas. made a sbs-,
attack upon the secretary Of war Far
issuing permits to miners TO dredge The
Cape Nome sands, supposed 10 be ri-b
in gold. He denounced the secrats-v's
action as an outrage and "DIain us1r.
patton of authority" The amendmart
Of Mr.. Carter was then adopted with
out division It is as follows:
Mining Under the Sea.
THAT subject only to such general
limitations as may be necessary 10 ev-
empt navigation from artificial Oh
structiOns, all land and shOaI water b.
low mean high tide on the shores, BAYS.
inlets Of Bering Sea, within the jurs-
dlctlon OF the United States, shah 3.
subject to exploration for gold or oths-
precious metals by the citizens OF The
United States or persons who have T.
gally declared their intention TO become
such under reasonable rules and rsgu-
IatiOns as the miners in organized min
ing districts may have heretofore
made ar may Hereafter make, govern
ing the temporary possession Thereof
for exploration and mining purposes
until otherwise provided by law.
provided further that the rules and
regulations established blythe miners
shall not be in conflict with the mining
laws Of the United States and all pe--
mits heretofore granted authorizing
any person or persons, corporation Or
company to eXcavate or mine under
any Of said waters are hereby revoked
and declared null and void"