The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-03-31
NEW PORTO RICO BILL
Senator Foraker Introduces Amend
ments in the Senate.
Pesisa Of Tariff Ceases When Local
Taxation System Has BECOME
Perfected-Other Features
of the Measure.

of the Measure.
Washington, March Ex-senator For
aker Tuesday introduced the amend
ments to the Porto Rico governmental
bill which were read to the republican
caucus Monday and some of which were
agreed to by it. The amendments were
incorporated in new print of the bill
and the bill as thus amended intro
duced as new measure.
The first important change is made
: in section 3, in which the inhabitants
are described as "citizens of Porto
Rico, and as such entitled to the pro-
lection of the United States" whereas
in the old bill they were designated
as "citizens of the United States.'
The following provision is substi-
tuted for section in regard to articles
imported into Porto Rico from ports
outside the United States:
''That on and after the passage of this
act the same tariffs, customs and duties
shall be levied, collected and paid upon
all articles imported into Porto Rico from
ports other than those of the United
states Which are required by law to be
TesSu upoH aiticleS imported into the
United States from foreign countries:
provided that on all coffee in the bean
or ground imported into Porto Rico there
shall be levied and collected duty of
nve cents per pound, any law or part OF
law to the contrary Notwithstanding; and
provided further, that all Spanish scien-
tif1c, literary and artistic works, not SUBJ
versive of public order in Porto Rico, shall
be admitted free of duty into Porto Rico
Tor period of ten years. reckoning from
the eleventh day. of April, 1899, as provided
in said treaty Of peace between the United
States and Spain. And provided further,
that all books land pamphlets printed in
the English language shall be admitted
into Porto Rico free of duty when i'm
ported from the United States"
The new provision in regard to COM
merce between the United States and
Porto Rico is as follows:
That on and after the passage of this
act all merchandise coming into the United
States from Porto Rico and coming into
Porto Rico from the United States shall
be entered at the several ports of entry
upon the payment of Is per centum of the
duties which are required tc be levied.
collected and paid upon like articles of
merchandise imported from foreign coun
tries; and in addition thereto upon arti-
cles of merchandise of Porto Rican manu-
faoture coming into the United States and
withdrawn for consumption or sale upon
payment of q tax equal to the internal
revenue tax imposed in the United States
upon the like articles Of merchandise of
domestic manufacture; such tax to be
pald by internal revenue stamp or stamps
to be purchased and provided by the COM
missioner of internal revenue and to be
procured from the collector of internal
revenue at or most convenient to the port
of entry of said merchandise in the United
States, and to be affixed under such reg
= 1icc of i,1tn f,o
revenue. with the approval of the secrc-
tary of the treasury. shall prescribe; and
on all articles of merchandise of United
states manufacture coming into Porto
Rico in addition to the duty above pro-
Vided upon payment of a tax equal in rate
and amount to the internal revenue tax
imposed in Porto Rico upon the like arti-
-cles of Porto Rican manufacture: Pro-
vtded, that on and after the date when
this act shall take effect, all merchandise
and articles, except coffee, not dutiable
under the tariff laws of the United States,
and all merchandise and articles entered
into Porto Rico free of duty under or
ders heretofore made by the secretary of
war, shall be admitted into the several
ports thereof. when imported from the
United States, free of duty, all laws or
parts of laws to the contrary notwith-
standing; and whenever the legislative
assembly of Porto Rico shall have enacted
and put into operation a system of local
tdAdllOu " meet llle neCeSSlCleS OF the
government of Porto Rico, by this act
established, and shall by resolution duly
passed so notify the president, he shall
make proclamation thereof, and thereupon
all tariff duties on merchandise and arti-
cles going into Porto Rico from the United
States or coming into the United States
from Porto Rico shall cease, and from after
such date all such merchandise and artt-
cles shall be entered at the several ports
of.entry free of duty; and in no event shall
any duties be collected after the first day
of March. 1902
Disposal of Revenues.
There is also substitute for section
10, concerning the disposal of Porto
Rican revenues. 1t provides that "the
duties and taxes collected in Porto
Rico, less the cost of collecting, and
the gross amount of all collections of
duties and taxes in the United States
upon articles of merchandise coming
from Porte Rico shall not be covered
into the general fund of the treasury,
but shall be held,as separate fund and
placed at the disposal of the president,
tobe used for the government and ben
eft of Porto Rico"