The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-04
IT HAS PASSED.
Porto Rican Tariff Has Majority
of Nine in Senate.

Washington, April AT 4 o'clock yes
terday Afternoon the votes were begun
upon the Porto Rican tariff and civil gov
eminent bill and pending amendments,
and less than an hour later the measure,
about which there has been so much con-
tention. in and out of congress. was pass
ed by a majority of nine. the final vote
being 40 to 81 Only committee amend
ments were adopted.
The galleries were crowded and hun
dreds OF people filled the corridors, un-
able even to secure standing room in the
gaHerles. From II O'Clock, when the SEN
ate convened, until the hour when the
voting began, advocates and opponents of
the bill brilliantly and eloquently main
tanned their convictions and the auditors
were kept in a state of constant excite
ment The particularly notable speeches
Qll.) in opposition to the measure and
by Mr.. Foraker (O) who replied to
brief speech by Mr. Wellington (Md) It
was the Ohio senator's desire to clear up
any misunderstanding or INSTRUMENTATION
concerning the bill.
Just before the senate adjourned, a
sensational episode occurred in which Mr..
Wolcott (Col;) accused Mr. Lodge (Mass.)
~ ~ = iH ~ lhdt Which was "unquaIfedly
false The difficulty arose over an eff
fort made by Mr.. Lodge to have the
Spooner bill made the unfinished business.
rms involved the displacement of the
Quay case and the friends of the former
senator from Pennsylvania made things
exceedingly lively for half an hour.
measure:
y, YeasIAilison, Baker, Bard Garter,
Depew, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster. Frye,
Gallinger, Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Lodge. McBryde McComas, Mcmillan,
Penrose, Perkins. Platt Comm, Plat IN.
-, ,Pr i5 Quarless Ross, ,: Scott.
ton, Wetmore, Wolcott-40.
Nays-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry, Clark
GMont.), Clay, Coelzrell, Culberson, Daniel.
Davis (RepO, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
(Ark.), Kenny, Lindsay McLaurin, Mar
tin, Mason 8Repl. Money. Morgan, Mel
(Rep), Sullivan, Taliaferro, Teller, Till
man. Turley, Vest, Wellington (Rep.l-31.
Pairs were announced as follows those
first mentioned being favorable to the
amendment: Caffery- Burrows, Chiffon
EIkins, Rawlins-H Hanna, Hoar- McEnery,
Mallory-Hale, Turner-Warren, Pettigrew-
Aldrich, Butler-McCune.
The only change in the pairs on the
final vote related to Mr.. Beveridge .Qnd),
! Mr. Clark (Mont) announced that he un-
| derstood that, if present, Mr.. Beveridge
| transferred his pair to Mr.. Rawlins Dem.
/ Utah.) This permitted both Mr.. Clark
and Mr.. Hanna (Mr. Rawlins pair to
Scarcely had the Porto Rican measure
| been disposed of, when quite unexpected
| ~, serious snarl over the case OF for
| mer Senator Quay arose.
| Acting under the unanimous consent
Quay case should be taken up, s'subjeei
to the consideration of appropriation bills
| conference reports, the present unfinished
| business. and Senate Bill 2355'-tht
Spooner bill as to the government of the
| Philippines-Mr. Lodge moved that the
| Spooner bill be made the unfinished bust
ness.
This was objected to by the friends o.
1 Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Wolcott (Rep.. Colo
I moved to adjourn. The motion was lost
% to %.
Mr.. Lodge then renewed his motion and
| again Mr.. Wolcott moved to adjourn, bu
his motion was lost, % to 29. A Ions
wrangie ensued, and when. at 5:55 thu
senate adjourned, the situation was still
strained and the status of the Quay cas-,
unsettled.