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FINAL VOTE TAKEN.
The Senate Passes the Porto Rican
Tariff Measure.
Is SUCCESSFUL BY VOTE OF 40 1881
Free Trade Amendments offered by
Senator's Davis and Nelson De-
feated - House Considers HUI
waiinn Government Bill.


waiian Government Bill.
Washington, April 4.-Tuesday was
notable day in the senate. 1t
brought to a close the sharpest and
most prolonged debate upon any meas
ure since those discussed during the
memorable war congress two years
ago. AT four o'clock in the afternoon
the votes were begun upon the Porto
Rican tariff and civil government bill
and the pending amendments and less
than an hour later the measure, about
which there has been so much conten-
ton in and out of congress, was passed
by majority of nine, the final vote
being 40 to 81. Only committee amend
ments were adopted The Davis
amendment providing that mo duties
on imports or exports shall, after the
passage of this act, be levied or col
lected on any articles imported from
the United States into Porto Rico or
from Porto Rico into the United
States was lost, as was the free trade
amendment of Senator Nelson (Nfinn.)
Two amendments offered by Senator
Bacon (dem., Ga.), one being substi-
tute for the entire bill, were defeated
without division.
The Vote.
The bill was then reported to the
senate, the amendments were agreed
to, and on an aye and no vote it was
passed by vote of 40 to 81, major
4 of al ! l. Al
upon the measure:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Bard, Carter, Chan
dler, Clark (Wyo.), Cullon, Deboe Depew,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gallin-
ger, Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Jones (Nev.), Kean, Kyle. Lodge McBryde,
McComas, Mcmillan, Penrose, Perkins,
Plat Comm, Platt IN. W, Pritachard,
Quarles Ross, Scott, Sewel Shoup, Spoon
er, Stewart, Thurston, Wetmore, VOL
cott-40.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Clark
lMont.), Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel,
Davis (rep), Harris. Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.)
Kenny, Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin. Mason
Tep), Money, Morgan, Nelson (rep.), Pet
tus, Proctor Tep), Simon (rep.), Sullivan,
Ialiaferro, Teller, Tillman, Turley Vest,
Wellington Gep)-31.
The particularly notable speeches of
the day were delivered by Senator
Mason Qll.) in opposition to the meas
ure, and by Senator Foraker (O.), who
replied to brief speech by Senator
Wellington (Md). 1t was the Ohio
senator's desire to clear up any misun-
Outstanding or misinformation con
corning the bill.
snarl Over the Quay Case.
just before the senate adjourned, a
sensational episode occurred in which
Senator Wolcott (Col.) accused Sena-
tor Lodge (Mass.) of uttering that
which was 'unqualifiedly false" The
difficulty arose over an effort made by
Senator Lodge to have the Spooner bill
made the unfinished business. This in
volved the displacement of the Quay
case, and the friends of the former SEN
ator from Pennsylvania, made things
exceedingly lively for half an hour.
House.
Washington, April 4.-The house
Tuesday entered upon consideration
OF the substitute for the senate Ha-
waiian territorial bill under special
order which will bring the question to
vote on Thursday afternoon at four
o'clock. The debate was in committee
of the whole, and only three of the six
speeches were pertinent to the bill.
Mr.. Knox (Mass.), chairman of the
committee on territories, delivered a
carefully prepared speech in advocacy
OF its passage. Mr. Robinson (Ind. J
criticised section in the bill which
he said, continued in force labor CON
tracts existing in Hawaii, denouncing
it as legalizing a system of wage
slavery. Mr.. Mondell (Wyo.) spoke
generally in support of the bill. Mr..
Lane Ga.), one of the republicans who
opposed the Porto Rico tariff bill, made
a vigorous speech reatfirming his posi-
ton, and warning his republican asso-
ciates that the country would not sup
port an unfair policy toward the Porto
Ricans. Mr.. Thomas IN. c., Mr.. Will
l'ams (Miss.) and Mr. Boutell Qll.) dis
cussed imperialism.
Resignation Accepted.
Washington, April 4.-The resigna-
ton of Mr.. Webster Davis as assistant
secretary of The interior was accepted
by Secretary Hitchcock, by direction
Of the president. The resignation, it
was understood, was sent directly to
the president by Mr.. Davis, but was
referred to the secretary of the in
terror to be accepted by him in the
regular course. Secretary Hitchcock
declined to say anything in regard to
the resignation. He believed that the
statements made by Mr.. Davis fully
covered the case. The secretary re-
fused to make public the text Of the
letter of resignation or that of the ac-
ceptance of it.
Story Is DIscredfted.
Washington. April 4.-War depart.
ment officials do not believe the story
that comes from South Africa to the
effect that Capt. Carl Reichmann, Sew
enteenth infantry, was one of the
leaders of the Beers at the last fight
between the Beers and the English at
the Bloemfontein waterworks. Adit.
Gen. Corbin would not even discuss
the possibility of the story being true,
Reichmann's brother officers. men who
know him well, say that it is very
probable that Reichmann occupied
some conspicuous point of vantage
from which to view the fight, and his
discovery in uniform by the British
was the basis for the assumption that
he was one of the Boer leaders. Reich