Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-30
PORTO RIC0N BILLS
PASSAGE INDICATED.
vision - Beveridge Made
Speech.

WASHINGTON, March 30-.A direct
vote was taken by the senate on the
proposition to strike from the Porte
Rico measure the provision levying Il
per cent Of the Dingley law duties on
Porto Ricon products. The proposition
was defeated by vote OF IS to 80.
While the vote is regarded as presaging
the passage Of the pending measure, IL Is
not regarded as indicating the final vote
on the bill
The feature Of the debate was the speech
of Mr.. Beveridge 1nd) While he advo.
Gated reciprocity between the United
States and Porto Rico, he announced that
II all efforts to secure free trade should
fail he would support the pending bill The
bill was under discussion throughout the ses
SION, several important amendments being
agreed to.
The first amendment was one imposing a
duty Of cents pound upon coffee imported
into Porto Rico
Mr.. Pettus' amendment was defeated-18 to
80
Mr., Bacon, of Georgia, offered an amend.
ment in the form of substitute for sections
and of the committee bill, establishing the
regular Dingley tariff rates of duties on arti
Giles imported from foreign countries into Porte
Rico, and providing that no duties shall be lev.
led ON articles imported into Porto Rico from
the United States or into the United States
from Porto Rico.
Mr.. Lindsay, of Kentucky, offered an amend.
ment to Mr.. Bacons amendment providing for
absolute free trade between the United States
and Porto Rico.
Mr. Bacon accepted the amendment and at
his request the amendment went over until to-
day
Mr. Pettus (Ala.l then moved to strike out
the provision in section providing for duty
of 10 per cent of the Dingley law rates ON
products Of Porto Rico imported into this
country.
The motion of Mr.. Pettus was defeated. ID
to f3, as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Berry Clark Mon J,
Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Harris, Jones ARK J,
Kenney, Lindsay. Morgan. Pettus, Sullivan.
Turley, Wellngton-l6
Nays-Allison, Baker, Bard, Carter, Chand-
Ter, Clark (Wy.), Cullom, Deboe, Fairbanks,
Foraker Foster, Frye Galli4-ger, Gear, Hale,
Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Kean, KYLE
Lodge, Mcbride, McComas, Mcmillan, Perkins,
Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell, Shoup Spooner.
Warren, Wetmore-33.
The following pairs We're announced, the last
named being opposed to the amendment:
Martin.Jones, of Nevada; DanielPenrose.
Northumberland, Hoar- McEnery, Italia.
ferro Mason, Turner-Aldrich, Rawlins- VOL
colt, MoneyTeller, Gaffery Burrows. Petit.
grew-Platt, of Connecticut; Simon-Depew.
Chiffon Ellkins, Heitfed- Platt, of New York :
Butler Beveridge
The announcement of pairs was made of the
following senator's who We're absent from the
chamber when their names We're called Allen.
Davis, McCumber, Mallory. Nelson, Proctor.
Stewart, Thurston, Tllman and Vest
The next committee amendment was that
which provided that the Spanish or native in
habitants of Porto Rico and their children
should be citizens of Porto Rico, and as such
entitled to the protection of the United
States
1t was passed over until today
MIR. Morgan offered an amendment to the
section of the bill which proposes to redeem
the Porto Ricon silver coins in United States
money, giving 60 cents OF American money for
the Porto Ricoo peso. The amendment pro
posed to pay 100 cents for the peso. This was
also supported by Mr.. Jones (Ark) and Mr.
Bacon lGa) Mr.. Foraker opposed it.