The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-12

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would permit permit" d, fancy hraids and col
single proposit - m
sIhlo for the senlc = s.,u to the inid5 u u
OF tho original bill, levying Is Per cen
OF the Dinghy duties on goods going into
Puerto Rico. he said. itshad done SO Ia
the so-calied civii government amensl-
ment.
Under the suisc Of civil Eovernru4ns.
he said. the senate had Imposed an In.
pcrialistic government upon tina people of
the leland. He asserted 1t was never tha
Intentions Of the republicans IN the house
in the frst Instance TO enact amy such
measure. He quoted President Mckinley.
Secretary Root. ex-Pr<sdent Harrison ex-
Speaker Reed aud other republicans az
National reputation In favor OF free trade
with the islands and drew Applause from
his democratic colleagues BY characterizing
the president. In the language Of ex-
Speaker Reed, as the emperor Of ex-
pediency.'
Proceeding, he expressed his regret that
tho secretary OF war had not seen At to
furnish the opinion Of judge Charles Al.
Mhgoon, the attorney for the inauiar
bureau TO the effect that the constitution
extended OK proprio vigore to our new
possessions upon which be said the orig
inal Recommendations Of the president ana
secretary OF WIT wore based. He read
some extracts from this alleged suppressed
opinion which had been printed In 4 New
York newspaper The reading was fre-
Queutly punctuatcd with applause Why.
Mr.. Richardson asked. had the prssldent.
the secretary Of war and the republicans
nirty changed front upon this whole quos-
aron? For reply. no read the statement
~
mission that the trusts had gone down
to Warrington and "had grasped the re-
publican party by the throat" He also
recalled the statement printed short
time ago in local newspaper that re-
publican member Of the house had said
that In return for the passage Of the bill
large contribution wac to be made 70
the republican campaign fund. Mr.. Rich
ardBon created something Of sensation
by giving the name Of the newspaper
man who had written the Interview, say-
Ing he was reputable, correspondent,
worthy Of all credence.
Mr.. Dc Almond (Mo.) said tho rule xas
evidence that those who Ind decided to-
suppress intellect, chain he will and
stino the conscience realized that they
must do their work quickly He COM
mended those who had the manhood TO
stand out for the right and warned the.
majority that tina republicans would ha3es
the country to reckon With.
a Mr.. Rabcock (Wis.), chairman Of the
republican conxressional Campaign COM (
mittee. 10 whom M. Dalzeli Yielded 4
minute ana half. indlenantly rsssntrd
tba charge ~ NJ. Richardsou' Tint tho "a,
publican campairn corp,nitfec md receive
I NANCY cons;dsTation a. ~ 'puarfo racn
farInY mi As ,srr, ~ ~ ',,at
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le Ni.su'sMs n'a ep''lenee, anoA,p ~,
yo'se On the democratic size amid howl
q aefis'on'
Mr. Bapccck paid no attention TO y
The shoe was on the other loot ne con-
tinued' The tobacco trust ana the sugar
trust. ne SAID. had started the Tree tradds