Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

the president OF the senate before 60
ing to the president for approval.
As the Dill originally passed
the house it was simply a
bill imposing Is per cent. of theI
Dingley rates on goods going intoI
Porto Rico from the United States and
those coming from Porto Rico into the
United States. AS amended by the
senate all restrictions on goods COM
ing into the United States from Porto
Rico are eliminated and certain food
stuffs and other articles which have
heretofore been going to Porto Rico
free by executive order are excluded
from the operation of the Is per cent,
duty imposed on goods entering the
island Of Porto Rico from the United
States. A complete scheme of a civil
government for the island is attached
to the measure. Upon the final vote
nine republicans voted against the
bill: Nessrs. Heatwole, Mimi; Crum-
packer, Ind; Lane, Iowa; Lit
tlefeld, Maine; Mccall, Mass. J.:
H. c. Smith, Mich; Wardner.
III; Fletcher, Maine, and Lorimer,
III. Two democrats, Messrs. Davey
and Meyer, of Louisiana. were paired
with democrats in favor of the bill and
| one democrat, Mr.. SiHey (Penn.) yot-
ed for it outright. If all democrats
had been present and voting against
! the bill it would have been killed. The
vote came after an interesting and at
times exciting debate of five hours.
| Washington. April 12-An effort
was made in the senate by Mr.. Morgan
to displace the present unfinished bust
ness, the Spooner Philippine bill, by
| the substitution of the Nicaraugua
canal bill. While Nh. Morgan's mo-
ton failed, Is to 33, the Philippine
measure had a narrow escape from
| being displaced by the Alaskan civil
code bill on motion of Senator Carter,
the motion being defeated on the roll
call, p to "a. The feature of the days
| proceedings was the exhaustive dis
cussion of the Quay case by Senator
|
gued against seating Quay Sen
ators on both sides of the
chamber gave him a most care.
full hearing and at the conclusion oil
his speech warmly congratulated him
Senator Jones (Ark.), chairman of thu
democratic national committee, opened
the session with sharp retort to the
charge made aginst him in the house
by Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa. Senator Pet
tigrew, unable on account of Senator
| MOrgan'S objection, to get his resOlu-
ton expressing sympathy for the beers
before the senate. then addressed the
senate as if the resolution were under
consideration. The senator maintained
his resolution ought to be adopted
If it were not it would be the first time
in its history that the senate had failed
to stand by a nation struggling for lib.
erty.
Washington, April 12.-The houst
after a spirited debate adopted
the resolution reported from the
insular affairs committee to all
thorize the secretary of the treasury
to designate repositories in PORTE
Rico, Cuba and the Philippines for tht
deposit of government funds. By tht
terms of the resolution it applies tt
Cuba only so long as the island shall
be occupied by the United States. The
amendment to include the Philippines
in this provision was defeated by party
vote The senate bill which will per
nit dependent mothers of soldiers OF
sailors of the Spanish war ever
though they married confederate sol
diers to receive the benefit of the gen
eral pension law was passed.