The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-24
PORTO RICAN RELIEF
Conference Report on Measure
Adopted by Party Vote.
PENSION LEGISLATION IN HOUSE.
Privnte Bills to the Number Of 142
Were Passcd-I,a,e in the Day MIR.
Talbcrt Made tho Point Of No
Quorum ;,nd Brought Busi-
ness To i, Stnnd-Stiil for
Nearly an Hour.


WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The Sen
ate to-day adopted dEe conference re-
port on the Porto Rico relief bill by 80
10 Is. practically a strict party vote.
No Democrat voted FOR the bill. The
time of discussion was consumed prin-
cipally by Mr.. Tillman DemocraD. Of
South Carolina. who made a fierce at
tack upon the measure as agreed upon
in conference, and accused the Republl-
can Senator's and Republican party OF
indirection. hypocricy and dirty work.
His speech was quite characteristic, and
was listened to with interest by his col
leagues on. the floor and the people in
the galleries.
Mr.. Gailinger (Republican), OF New
Hampshire, followed with temperate
stater,eEt OF those who not only favor
the report, but the passage OF Porto
Rico tariif bill.
Mr.. Spocner tRepublican). of Wisconsin,
closed the debate with a forceful state
ment in opposition to MI. Tillnans S
speech, in the course of which he took
OCCASION to sharply criticise the South
Carolina Senator for dragging the meas
ure into politics. His collequal tits
with N1r Til!man We're immensely en-
joyed by the audience.
The conference asked for by the House
on the Diplomatic ! consular bill was
agreed TO.
1TEMlzED STATEMENT.
Mr. Pettigrews resolution, asking Inc
President for an itenized sta atement OF
the expenses of the Philippine cam
S,sliSn, together with the amounts I'alo
each commissioner were agreed TO-
The conference report OF the Porto
E;co bill was then called up by Mr.. ALI
son.
Mr.. Till,nan. of South Carolina who
voted for the bill as it passed the Sen
ate and rs a member of The Committee
on Appropriation voted favorably TO re-
J,ort il, vigorously opposed the confer
ence report He especially regretted 'hat
the Senate conferees had agreed TO en-
large the purpose of the measure by pro-
yidins for the aid and relief OF the
n people" OF Porto Rico.
AS long as You continue to feed those
people down there" declared Mr. III
man, you may feed them. SO long as
TIE lrreedmens Bureau was maintained
in The South the colored race there
amounted to nothing Ihal chafac-
teristic CT the race.
In response TO an inquiry from Vli.
Spooner. Mr.. Tillman said:
I'm in favor of free trade with Porto
Rico. ! don't believe in protecting one
part of the United States against an
other That's my position.
FAVOR FREE TRADE.
Responding to an inquiry as to whether
he favored free trade with the Ph'ip-
pines. MIR, Tillnan said:
..Jf we are to continue to no the
Ihilinpines Tn in favor of tree-trsde
with those islands. There is an old 1ecai
axiom that a man cannot take adNan-
tase Of his wrong. Those who veted W
bring into the country thoss islands with
their cheap contract Poem and >Malav
labor were told of the results that would
follow the ratification Of the treaty. ana
YOU could not get the votes necessary TO
make a treaty law until YOU had bought
some men to vote for It.
..If Ii is now proposed to send horde
of carpet-baSgers over there backed by
the bayonets of soldiers, so long as nave
voice ] shall protest.
lie charged that the recent speech OF
MIR. Beveridge had infused new life into
the revolution because it indicated the
hypocracy and double-deaiing which he
said the United States had resorted to in
the treatment Of the Filpinos. Address
ing the Republican side; .'tae people,, :
said Twill teach you next November
that trade and the flag and liberty and
the constitution so together
PRESIDENTS POSITION.
Further along Mr.. Tillman said he had
asked before and would like to know
now whether the President was in favo.
of free-trade with Porto Rico
..1s he for free-trade to-day? he asked,
I ,;p1 a, hah "a 90
driven by the men who want protection
against the little island In the Caribbean
Sea- After waiting an instant. Mr.
Tjliman said:
..of course there is a dense silence in
the chamber, as response to my. inQu ry. :
The Senator from Ohio (Foraker, ton.
is doubtful as to his position. I'D Ike
10 know If he is IN favor OF tree-trade
Z with Porto Rico.
Mr. Foraker replied that his position
had been set forth fully in the report on
the Porto Rico government bill. The
committee, he said. in investigating the
situation became convinced that the peo-
,,le of Porto Rico could not stand direct
taxation.
III the House.
WASHINGTON. March 23.-The House
gave to-day to private pension bills. pass
ing li2 Of these measures. Late In the
Il day Mr.. TSlbert, OF South Caronna, rails
cd the point of no quorum. and as the at
tendance was small. there was much diff
Guilty in securing the number necessary
to proceed. Business came to a stand
still and the doors were closed. "A quorum
was secured after cali of the House
and pages had been hurriedly sent for
yrae.nbcr.S.
This lost the House about three-quarters
Of an hour.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the Secretary of State for copies OF LETT
q tiers on file in the Decoartment from citi-
IS of 1,l-treatynent while In the South Afri-
can republics.
The conference report on the Porto Rico
augmentation bill was then presented by
a. ~ s,rr,, tJa asked for a. mr.,