Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-04-11
PUERTO RICO!
Closing Struggle Over
Tariff Bill.
Bad Man from Arizona Ar
rested,
Confirmation Of Death Of Gen. Ma
reuil in South Africa,
PROCEEDINGS or SENATE

washington, April 1.-THE closing
struggle over the Porto Rican tariff
bill. set for to-day. attracted crowds.
As soon as the reading of the journal
was concluded. Dalzell. OF Pennsylva-
MIA, on OF the leaders OF the majority
and a member OF the committee on
rules. presented the special order as
follows:
Resolved. That Immediately upon
the adoption OF this resolution the
committee of the whole house on the
state of the union shall be discharged
from consideration OF house bill S2i5
porto Rico bilD and the senate
amendments thereto. that the same
shall be considered in the house until
5 y. IN. Wednesday, April IL. when.
without delay or other motion. a vote
shall be taken on the motion to con-
cur in said senate amendments in
gross. All members shall have leave
to print on the subject OF said bill
and amendments for ten days from
the adoption of this rule"
Upon demand of Dalzell the previous
question on the adoption OF the rule
was ordered. This gave twenty min
utes for debate on each side under the
rules. Dalzeli said what the country
desired was not debate but action.
Richardson, the minority leader, called
attention 20 the fact that the rule
would permit the house to vote only
upon the single proposition
Babcock, of Wisconsin, chairman OF
the republican congressional campaign
committee, Indignantly resented the
charge of Richardson that the repub-
lican campaign committee had received
money consideration for the Puerto
Rico tariff bill.
| Grosvenor made a speech that kept
his side IN almost continuous applause.
1t was a glorious thing. he said, to wit
ness the anxiety Of the democratic
party and mugwump press lest the re-
publican party should destroy itself.
He adored the democratic party for
making opposition TO this bill test of
democracy. Allegiance to this bill was
now, he said. the shibboleth of repub-
Ilicanism. He hurled back in Richard
sons teeth the chareg OF bribery which
was n lie.
Dalzell concluded the debate ON the
Irule. 1t was decided that the time re-
manning. three and one-half hours, be
fully divided between the two sides
Payne and Richardson TO control the
time OF their respective sides. Wat
son, Of Indiana, opened the debate
Jones. OF Vermont. made an argument
against the civil government feature
OF the bill. Maddox, OF Georgia, and
Williams, OF Illinois also opposed the
bill. The latter charged that the ma
ljority had abdicated to the sugar trust
IL. c. Smith, OF Michigan. and Warner
of Illinois. opposed the bill on tn,
ground that 1t was "A breach of gooC
faith which the people would not tol
crate.
O'Grady, OF New York Hamilton, re
publican, of Michigan, supported th'
bill, and Lorimer republican, of iii
nois. opposed 1t In a speech which
elicited frequent applause from the op
position. Mccall, republican, of Mas
sachusetts, was the last republican VIII,
spoke against the bill. He quoted from
Grosvenor's speech In support OF hi
position. Mccall said the indignation
: over this bill transformed the whol,
, country into Boston tea party. III
was followed by Swansin, Of Virginia
, and Newlands. Of Nevada, In opposi
tiOn to the bill