The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-16
PUERTO RICAN BILLS
Republican Senators Agree on
Legislation for the Island.
THE HOLLAND SUBMARINE BOAT.
A Large Congressional Party witOcsSes tho
Performances Of the Craft-Secretary
Gage I.sues n Circular to Holders
of United States bonds.


Washington, March I5,-Thc repub-
lican senators in caucus yesterday
reached partial agreement on Pu-
erto Rican legislation. The house
bill appropriating S2,0OO,09O is TO be
taken up and pissed Immediately.
The bill for "a civil government of the
island is to be taken up aud disposed
of as soon as possible and the tariff
bill is to be delayed For the present,
while a committee of seven senator's
may be selected by Chairman Allison
to try to compromise differences on
the revenue bill and secure a measure
which republican senators generally
cannot support. This partial agree
ment was reached after ~ caucus last
ing from two o'clock untiN $3.50.
The temper of the debata yesterday
was much milder than that of Tues
day. As soon as il was generally un-
dcrtood that the tariff fcaltures of
the legislation were to. be postponed
the discussion reverted TO the govern
mental features of the bill and uron
This subject the time was mostly
spent. Senator Foraker explained
many features of the bill and was fire.
quently Intercepted so that he WAS
| on his feet a great deal OFF the time
| he was questioned by differsMt sena-
tors, most OF whom wanted to, know
the effect of different provisions of
| the bill. 1t was intimated that the
bill could be amended if mt salts
factory and senators opposed TO tar
1
| it'll on Puerto Rican products said that
| there would not be the least obiee-
| ton to passing the government bill
Senator Elkins said that Ire favored
leaving not only the questian of rev
| enues, but the government; of the. IL
land as well, to the president. He
thought the island WOULD lie mdch
better off under military I-ile for dlre
next two years than any government
that could be devised by congress.
He particularly counsPled delay.
''We will know a lot more about this
whole question in year or two years
than we know now" lie said. ~und
the islands will be as well taken care
of during that time as they would be
under any legislation We may pass
There was general uuaumity rs to
the wisdom of providing for immedi-
ate action on the $2,OOOOOo rehet
proposition, the opinion of all senators
being that that measure should be
passed for humane. reasons.
The Holland submarine Boat.
Washington, March 15.7--A large
congressional parry, including mem
bers of the senate and house commit
tees on naval affairs, yesterday wit
messed the performances of the Hol
land submarine torpedo boat. Th'
party was accompanied by Mr.. Al
! len, assistant secretary of the navy
/ Admiral Dewey and other naval Oil
GERS The presidents yacht, tn
q Sylph, conveyed them down the Po
, tomac to a point near Mount Vernon
: where the torpedo boat, after engag
ing in some preliminary maneuver'
I made her dives. The party on tn
t Sylph followed alongside and note
the progress of the boats movement
Members of the congressional part!
after their return to the capital, sal
j., they considered the exhibition SUE
cess SO far as this could be deter
u mined without being on board tn
o boat
= Secretary Gage Issues Circular.
Washington, March 15.-Immediat
a ly upon receiving notice that Il
financial bill had been approved |
- the president, Secretary Gage issue
II a circular to holders of United Stat
| nve per cent. bonds of the act of ia
d uary IA, 1875; four per cent. conso
of 1907, act of July IA, 1870, and ia
30 uary 20, 1871, and three per Gel
y bonds of 1908, of the act of June
~ 1898, in which their attention is
III rected to section II of the act a
- proved yesterday. The secretary CO
~ tinued as follows "Under the pI
% visions of this law the departing
At will be prepared TO receive on a
" after this date, until further MOTIF
any of the bonds issued undar +