The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-12
MILL BECOME A LAW TO-DAY.
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vos of Republican applause followed. 1t
was test vote and the large majority
was a general surprise.
The Republicans who voted against the
rule were Crumpacker of Indiana, Heat
Wole of Minnesota, Lane of Iowa, Little
field of Maine, Lorimer of Illinois. Mccall
of Massachusetts, II. c. Smith of Michi-
gan, Warner of Illinois
The only Democrat voting for the rule
was Sibley of Pennsylvania
| 1t was decided that time remaining
three and a half hours, should be equally
divided between the two sides, Mr. Payne
and Mr.. Richardson, respectively to CON
troll the time
Republican Change of Base.
Mr.. Watson of Indiana, opened the de-
bate. As to the change of administra ton
opinions, he said new Information as 90
conditions had been obtained The Re
publican party was a practical party. It
met conditions as they arose. He rallied
the Republican recalcitrants, and said
they were marking time. but imagined
they were in the triumphant march of
progress"
Mr. Jones of Virginia. said the Demo-
Gratis if they could, would give to the
inhabitants of Porto Rico, representa-
tive free government with the same rights
privileges and immunities enjoyed by eV-
cry American citizen.
Mr. Richardson then yielded thirty min
utes to Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts, who
divided his time among the Republican
opponents Of she bill.
First. Mr.. H. c. Smith of Michigan
stamped the bill as a piece of bad faith
against the people of Porto Rico, who
had fallen upon their knees TO the Stars
and Stripes.
Mr. Warner of Illinois said it would ere
ate righteous revolution.
Mr. Crumpacker of Indiana contended
the bill was fundamentally wrong and
contrary 10 Republicans traditions.
Mr. Lorimer pleaded for equal rights
and privileges to ALL and citing Roman
history, declared that a nation which sur
renders its basic principles cannot sur
Vive.
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts said the
proposal to tax Porto Rico's products had
transformed the whole country into
Boston tea party. Democratic applause.)
Messrs. Maddox of Georgia, Hay of Nir-
ginia and Swanson Of Virginia We're
among those who opposed the bill in brief
but vigorous speeches.
Opinion of Mr. MagOOn.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, the mi
nority leader, aroused great enthusiasm
among the Democrats by reading extracts
from the original opinion dated Feb. %,
of Law Officer Magoon of the war depart
ment. Mr. Magoon, he said, was but
subordinate officer. But what would the
country think of the Secretary of War
who had demanded that he reverse his
opinion. prolonged Democratic applause
Mr.. Deliver of Iowa, ridiculed the i'm
portance attached by the Democrats to
the opinion of a Flaw clerk, who thought
he could override the great lawyer who
presides over the war department"
Mr.. Payne of New York, the floor leader
of the majority. closed the debate with a
vigorous speech in which he said the
proudest act of his life is his connection
with the bill from start to finish. pro
longed applause on the Republican side9
The Detailed Vote.
At 5 o'clock, the House. under the terms
of the special order, proceeded to vote.
The detailed vote follows:
y Yeas: The Speaker, Acheson, Adams,
Aldrich, Alexander Allen of Maine, Bah
cock, Bailey of Kansas. Baker, Barham,
Bartholdt, Bingham, Bishop, Boreing,
Boutell Bowersock Brick Bromwell,
Brosius, Brown, Brownlow, Bull, Burke
of South Dakota, Burleigh, Burton, But
Ter, Calderhead, Cannon, Capron, Clarke
of New Hampshire, Cochrane of New
York, Cornell, Cooper of Wisconsin, Cor
liss, Cousins, Cromer, Crump, Curtis,
Cushman, Dahle, Dalzell, Davenport
Samuel, Davidson, Dayton. DICK DOLL
yer, Dovener, Driscoll, Eddy, Emerson,
Faris Fordney, Foss, Fowler, Freer,
Gamble, Gardner of Michigan, Gardner
of New Jersey Gibson Gill, Gillet of
New York. Graf, Graham, Greene Of Mas
sachusetts, Grosvenor, Grout, Grow,
Hamilton, Haugen, Hodge, Hemen-
wav. Henry. Hepburn, Hill, Hit Hof-
fecker. Hopkins, Howell. Jack Jenkins,
Jones of Washington, JOY Kahn, Ketch-
am Knox, Lacey, Lands, Lawrence,
Idnney. Ltauer, Long Loud Louden-
slayer, Lowering. McCleary, Mcpherson,
Mann, Marsh Mercer, Mesick, Metcalf,
Miller. Mondel, Moody of Massachusetts,
Moody of Oregon, Morgan, Morris, Mudd.
Needham, O'Grady, Olmstead, Overstreet,
Parker. Payne, Pearce of Missouri,
Pearre. Phillips Powers, Prince, Pugh,
Ray of New York, Reeder, Reeves, Rob
erts Rodenberg, Russell, Shattuc, Shell
don. Sherman, Showalter, Sibley Smith
of Illinois, Smith. S. w, Smith, W A,
Southland, Spalding, sperry, Sprague'
Steele. Stevens, Stewart of New York,
Stewart of Wisconsin, Sulloway, Tawney,
TAYLOR of Ohio Thomas of Iowa. Thropp.
Tompkins, Tongue. Van Voorhis, Vree-
land Wadsworth, Wanger, Waters Wat
SON. Weaver, Weeks, White, Wise,
Wright Young-161.
Nays Adamson, Allen of Kentucky, At
water. Ball, Bankhead, Barber, Bartlett,
Bell, Bellamy, Benton, Berry, Bradley
Brantley Breazeale, Brewer, Brundldge,
Burleson, Burnett, Caldwell Campbell,
Catchings Chanler Clark of Missouri,
Clayton of Alabama, Clayton OF New
York. Cooney, Cowherd Cox, Crawford,
Crumpacker. Cummings, Cusack DAILY,
Davenport (Stanley), Davis, De Almond,
DeGraffenreid, De Vries Denny, Dinsmore,
Dougherty, briggs, Elliott, Finley, Fitz-
Gerald of Massachusetts, Fitzgerald of
New York. Fitzpatrick. Fleming, Fletcher,
Foster, Fox, Gaines, Gayle, Gilbert Glynn,
Gordon, Green of Pennsylvania, Griffith,
Griggs. Hall. Heatwole, Henry of Mis-
sissippi. Henry of Texas. Howard, Jet,
Johnston. Jones of Virginia, Kitchen, Kle
berg. Kluttz Lamb, Lane, Lanham,
I.atimer, LentZ, Lester, Levy,
Lewis, Little Littlefield Living
ston. Lloyd Lorimer, McAleer, Mccall,
Mcclellan. McCunoch, Mcdowell, McLain,
NcRae. Maddox, May, Meekison Miers
of Indiana Moon, Muller, Naphen, Ne
vile. Newlands, Noonan, Norton of Ohio,
North of South Carolina, Pierce Of Ten
nessee, Quarles, Ransdell, Rhea of Ken
lucky. Rhea of Virginia, Richardson,
Ridgely Riordan, Robb, Robinson of In
diana, Robinson of Nebraska, Rucker.
Ruppert Ryan of New York, Ryan of
pannsvJvania Scudder. Shackelford, Sha-