Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-24
tobacco growers had no interest in ex-
Guiding Porto Rican tobacco.
a VIGOROUS ATTACK.


lean, unprecedented, unwarranted and
unconstitutional. He advocated regen-
Grating Porto Rico by Il loan the United
States could authorize 1t to make, three
or four million being sufficient lie
reviewed the old Porto Rico loans to
Spain and Cuba and Jamaica, and
pointed out that in 1873 the island had
mnnumittcd $4,000 slaves without tu-
mutt or bloodshed.
II say said he. that 1t lies In the
mouth OF no man to say that Porto
RICO could not repay II loan of $40, 00O.-
600 If operating under free trade In free
markets. | assert that this bill is
drawn against the advice OF General
Davis. Governor General OF the island,
against the protest of the people of
Porto Rico, against the counsel OF Sec
rotary Root, against the recommends
tons of the President. and against the
original recommendations of the chair
man of the Ways and Means Commit
tee. The greatest calamity which over
ahadowed the Republican party he
said, was the calamity involved in the
pending bill" (ArplauseD
IL was UNI Republican, and he asked
when before had 1t been proposed to
place duty on American capital and
American labor
He argued that If the industries of
the United States were 10 be protected
'cpt4Sl tue 4i0NNllltS III IOFlO lIlCO,
ana later against those of the Philip
pines. the industries of those islands
could never prosper.
ELOQUENT PERORA ALTON.
.MaX our ilag., he concluded. float
over the whole Republic. In the Occf-
dent and the Orient; over the Pearl of
the Antilles and the 10000 islands near
far of Cathay; upon land and sea;
over school home and church. the en-
n a. my f,,il ~,
OF liberty and freedom. OF the inestin,a-
BILE blessings Of 4 Christian civilization,
OF human rights guaranteed by the
constitution, not dependent upon the
evanescent will of State ar National
Legislatures too often nffrighted at
their own shadows. rights imbedded In
the constitution, not floating as empty
bubbles on the pcrturbed surface of
eloquent pcrorations. rights that are
eternal and world wide. not ephermeral
and circumscribed. of opportunity, not
oppression and of regcncrat ton. not re-
preston"
AN AGREEMENT.
MIR. Payne asked unanimous consent
for vote Tuesday.
Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic floor
lender. consented to this. and the agree
ment WIS formally entered into. It
was n part of the agreement that COM
mittee amendments aud substitute
could be presented. The House ut 4:55
y. nj. recessed.
THE QUAY CASE AGAIN
Despite vigorous and influential OPP
position. Mr.. PcnrOse, OF Pennsylvania,
succeeded in getting the Quay case be-
fore the Senate to-day aud three nota-
bic speeches were delivered.
After Il sharp parliamentary squabhle
Mr. Penrosc moved that the resolution
Involving the seating OF Mr.. Quay be
taken up for consideration. On an aye
anA no vote the motion prevailed--34
To IS, Tho minority was so decisive
rs 10 cause some SURPRISE 1t ia known
Tint some Senators who will vote. If
opportunity be offered. 10 seat Mr. Quay
io-dny voted against consideration OF
the ease. while, ON the contrary, others
who voted FOR consideration probably
Will vote against seating him. The
vote. thereforc. cannot be regarded as
cutie Il test oc Mr.. Quay's absolute
strength in the Senate.
DANIEL SUPPORTS QUAY.
Following the taking up of the reso
luton Mr.. Daniel tDem) OF Virginia,
delivered Il speech in which he vigor-
ously supported Mr.. Quaya right to a
seat. --------.-.----.
MIR Vest tDem.), Of Missouri. anu Mr..
Foraker CRep.), Of Ohio, delivered nota-
bic speeches ancnt the Hawaiian gov
ernment bill. Both were constitutional
arguments.
QuAT'S FRIEND PENROSE.
air. Penrose requested tha c,,i, .,
la, before the Scnnte The O,ov raso,n1
lion as a oi,e:tion oS tbc I'j.,,,ns, -,
ileSc. The chair asked IL there was OBJ
JeCTion 10 present consideration Of the
resolution.
~ do nor wish IN ha nons,,,,,
one senator" sail Az. ILL., :" ~. "a
agreeing chat This resol,,tion shoi,
crowd ont the Hawaiian Government
Dii, q. me measure !or which we are