Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-26
Too Many Dissatisfied Republl-
cans In the House to Pass the
puerto RIcan Tariff Bill
DIPLOMACY OF RUSSIA WINS
Two Costly FIres-suDreme Court
DecIsions-Death of Three
Prominent People.
DECISION DEWEY PRIZE CASE

Washington, Feb. 26-The house
met at II o'clock to resume the de-
bate on the Puerto Rican tariff bill.
Payne, of New York, the floor leader
announced that no compromise had
been made with the dissatisfied re-
publicans, and there would be con-
ference tonight. The leaders decid-
ed to extend the general debate for
another day. When Payne preferred
the request for an extension OF time,
Richardson, the democratic leader,
said
"This is a remarkable request to
come from the majority. We con-
strue it to be candid confession
that they have brought here bad
bill, and an admission in open house
to the country that they have not
votes enough to pass it. The demo
Gratis" he continued, were not dis
posed to take advantage of the pitt
able situation on the other side. Still,
they felt that some terms should be
imposed" and he demanded, as the
conditions to the extension OF the
night session tomorrow, permission
to offer a substitute in the house,
Wednesday, when the final vote was
taken. with these conditions, he
blandly remarked, "the minority
would grant the entreaty Of the ma
jority."
Payne smilingly replied that he
appreciated the generosity" of the
conditions.
Bartlett, of Georgia, made half
hours speech against the bill
Washington, Feb. 26-Lanham, OF
Texas, in opposing the bill declared
Puerto Ricans were either Americans
or aliens. There could be no such
thing as separating and divid-
ing the immunities and the
privileges of American citl-
zenship. Inhabitants of the island,
he insisted, were entitled to unre
stricted free trads with the United |
States. If imperial policy was set |
up it could but end in the downfall
of the republic.
Washington, Feb. pa committee
of ten, appointed at the confer
ence of the republicans to consider
the differences in the Puerto Rican |
tariff bill, reached no agreement. |
Washington, Feb, 26--Republican
leaders after consultation with Speak
er Henderson today over the Puerto
Rican tariff bill announced emphati-
cally the bill be modified and would
pass. Changes decided upon are 20
to 10 per cent The bill is to con-
tinue in force only until the general
law for raising the revenue for the
island can be framed.
Moon, of Tennessee, also opposed
the bill Boutelle then followed in
advocacy of the measure. He was
opposed, he said, to admitting Puerto
Ricans and Filipinos to free
competition with American labor. He
was in favor of doing justice to those
people, but we must not do wrong to
ourselves.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 26-The senate
committee on commerce. by vote Of
10 to 6, agreed to report the shipping
subsidy bill.
Turley, of Tennessee, called up the
resolution reported from the elections
committee to the effect that M. s.
Quay was not entitled to seat in
the senate, as senator from Pennsyl-
vania. He said
"If there ever was a case in which
the governor of state was, under
the constitution, without power to fill
a vacancy, it is this one. The action
of the governor was in the teeth OF
every provision of the constitution
hearing upon the subject"
Washington, Feb. 26-At 2 O'Clock
under unfinished business, the Ha-
waiian government bill, was laid be
fore the senate Cullom offered an
amendment striking out the proper
ty qualifications clause to vote for
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