The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-27
A FREE TRADE BILL.
Senator Davis Further Complieates
Porto Ricau MIDDLE.

Washington, March Ex-senator Davis
has Introduced . substitute for the Porto
Ricsn bill which provides for free trade
bet Wsen the UnitSd States and Porto
Rico and extsnds the internal revenue
laws with amendments over the island.
The act is declared provisional and
she'll not continue longer than March,
1909.
The bill In full 10 as follows:
Sestion THAT Port, Rico Is hereby
the laws Of the United States providing
for internal revenue taxation and colleo-
ton. not locally inapplieable, are hereby
extended to and shall remain In force In
Porto Hioo, excepting as herein otherwise
provided for by the terms stated In this
uot. The President by, and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, shall
appoint q ooll.osor Of internal revenue
for said district who shall receive an an
nual salary Of four thousand dollars and
whose cffice shall be at San Juan.
Section u.-That, excepting as herein
otherwise provided, 10 per cent OF all
the internal revenue taxes imposed by
the laws OF the United STATES shall be
collected In said district. No stamp
taxes imposed BY said laws upon written
or printed documents shall be collected
In Eaid district. The secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized and direct
ed 10 make all nsedful req ulations to car.
~ this act into effect, and to prescribe
the compensation OF all ofiicers and
agents necessary for that purpose.
Section III.-1he amount OF all taxes
collected, less the necessary expenses OF
collection, are hereby appropriated and
placed at tine disposal of the President to
be expended under his direction for the
government of Porto Rico now existing
and hereafter to bs established, and for
public ed ucation. public works and other
governmental snd public purposes there
in.
Section IV.-Upon tobacco not grown
In Porto Rico and upon all manufactures
thereof and upon rum or other distilled
spirits Of produce from substances not
grown In Poito Rico the full taxes pro-
vided by she internal revenue laws Of
the United States shall be collected. Up
on tobacco grown In Porto Rioo, and the
manufactures thereof and upon rum and
other spirits distilled or made from sugar
cane or other agricultural products grown
In Porto Rico or from the product Of such
sugar cane or other agricultural product,
the said tax of Is per cent shall be i'm
poEed the same as upon other subjects OF
internal taxation.
Section What the President, when
ever he shall be satisfied that local self
governments has bssn established in
Porto hico adeq uate to raise and collect
tsxss by Its own legislation shall have
the power from time to time to decrease
the said PER oentum Of taxation, or 20
wholly abolish the came.
Section VI-That no duties upon i'm
ports or exports shall after the passage Of
this act. bs levied or oollect ID on any ar
tiolss Imported from the United States
into Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into
the Unitsd States,
Section VL-This act shall be tai en-
and held to be proyisional In its purpose
and Intended to meet pressing present
ned for revsnuskfor the IL land az Porto
Rio0, and shall not oontlnus In force az
ter the first day OF March. lsU2.