The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-17
ANII:|RUST. AMENDMENT.
Joint Resolution in House Proposes
Adding Article Sixteen to
Constitution.
SENATE DEBATES PORTO #RICAs BILL.
A substitute ouerrd by Senator Ieus.
Causes n Lively Discussion PRrtIrI~
pRied tn by MRny-praaress In the
Occur d'AIenr Investigation ~
Other side Given Hearing,

pnAeu IA bg MhnS-froMreAn In the
Occur dAIenc InvestIEatIon -
Other side Gt.en Hearing.
Washington. March To-. Represents
tive Pay. of New York. chairman of the
house committee ON judiciary and at
the head of n special subcommittee on
trusts, Thursday introduced the fol-
lowing joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the constitution.
Resolved. etc. That tn following arti-
Gle be proposed TO the legislatures of the
several states IA an amendment TO the
constitution of the United States
Article 1.-THE congress shall have
power To regulate and represa monopolies
aud combinations, tp create aud dissolve
corporations and dispose of their property
10 make laws necessary and properly tor
the execution ot the foregoing powers.
Such powers may he exercised by tho
several states IN any manner not In con
tiiet with the laws OF the United Statsa'
sharp Debate In senate.
Washington, March IL. - AZ the be-
ginning of thursdays session of the
senate senator Jones tArk.l offered
the following which was adopted:
Whereas. frequent complaints are be-
ting made from many sections of the In.
dian territory that the townsite commits
sioncrs are Incompetent. inattrntive to
their duties and are not diachatgiug the
duties incumbent upon them.
Resolved, That the committee ou Indian
nftatrs he directed TO inquire into the truth
of these allegations and report to the sen
ate
When the morning business had been
finished Senator sullivan (Miss.l took
the floor To deliver his announced
speech on our relations with the Phil,
ippines, but at the request Of Senator
Allison yielded for immediate consid-
GRAFTON of the bill appropriating for
The benefit aud government of Porto
Rico revenues collected on importn.
tions thercfrom.
Jones Onrrs n Substitute.
Senator Jones lArk.l offered the fol-
lowing substitute for the bill:
That all duties collected 90 this dateupon
articles imported into the United States
from Porto Rico since tho llth day Of
April ts19 the date of the exchange OF
Publications of the treaty of peace be-
tween Spain and the United States, ba res
turned tn the persons from whom they
were collected. and from ana after the
passage OF this act no duties shall he col
leutcd ON articles coming from Porto Rico"
The amendment offered by senator
Jones (Art.) 10 the Porto Risnu appro-
priution bill prccipitnted lengthy dis,
cussion of the whole Porto Kican sub
iect relating to the rights Of the United
States to collect the tax. senator
Cuckrell tMo,D, member of the Hppro
priutions committee, opposed the
amendment of Senator Jones and
thought that there should he nothing
more than the appropriation bill
passed atthis time. Other senators who
participated in the debate were Sena-
tors Spooncr. Lindsay, Stewart, For
ukcr, kenney and Iincon.
Senator Bacon tGa.l said that the ap.
proprintinn proposed was way to get
out of the dilemma which the republic
ans put themselves in.
senator Spooncr wis J retortcd that
Senator Hncon's party often found H.
self in "a dilemma which il could not
get out of.
senator Alien (Neb) said that this
bin had brought down the cpndemnn.
tion Of the people ON the republican
party.
senator Tillmnn ts. CD said the bill
would not relieve the distress except
indirectly.
Senator PettiRrew Is. d. said he saw
no reason for the passage Of the bill
at this time.
sssds EorFespohdsnrs.
Washington. March In response
TO resolution the president Thursday
sent 10 the senate the correspondence
relating 20 the requests for mediation
IN south Africa.
House,
Washington. March iG without
business the house Thurs
day resumed the consideration ~ the
District Of Columbia appropriation bill |
General debate closed Wednesday and
the bill was read for amend
ment under the hve.minuts rule.
To Give Three More Hearings.
Warrington. March 1.-THE senate
committee on interstate commerce
Thursday decided 10 give three more
hearings on the bill 10 regulate com.
merce ard then to take up The meah-
ure and disposa of II 10 far sE the cum
mittee can do 50.
The frat ~ the hearings viii De held |
Friday. the 23d inst. and the other |
two will be hfld on the following sue.
retsiye Fridats.
To Prevent Fsoa AdaitsEstt9n.
Washington March 10. Henator
Proctor VT Thursday introduced q
bin pfosidiBg for The prevention II the
al food ltautborizes the
treat ION Of bureau " chemistry In the |
agricultural department md places the
regulation of adHltefatiobs In ts |
charge
For Libraries In NasIia.
Washington March fg Senators
Mcmillan and penrose introduced bills
n the senate Thafsday prosiding for
Ihe opening Of libraries in Manila for
he benefit of Americans there.
OTHER SIDE HEARD.
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