The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
THE SENATE
The Porto Ricans Will Get Their
Money Back.
SENATOR T!LLMAN SPEAKS.
He Advocates The Quick Passage
of the Relief Measure and Jabs
Republicans. Compli.
RH.H;>
ments Mckinney.

was PASSED by the United States Sem
ate Friday The bill provides that the
sum Of $2,095, 455, being the amount
Of customs revenue received on iHpor-
tations BY the United States from
Puerto Rico since the evacuation Of
Puerto Rico by the Spanish forces on
the lSth of October, 1898, to the lst
of January. 1900, shall be placed at the
disposal of the president, 10 be used for
the government now existing and which
may hereafter be established in Puerto
Rico, and for public education, public
works, and other governmental and
public purposes therein. La discussing
the bill Senator Tillman made gcoi
speech
Mr.. Tillman said there was evidently
SO much division among the Republi-
cans that it appeared doubtful to him
whether they would be able to enact
any Puerto Rican legislation at all. He
said it looked as if the Republican par
ty had reached the end of the rope and
that its last hope now was to contend
that congress was without limitations
in the government Of, or in legislating
for acquired territory. Referring to
the difference between the govern
ment's treatment Of Hawaii and Puerto
Rico as to the admission of their re-
spcctiye products Mr. Tillman said:
Senators owed it to themselves not to
show such discrimination on the one
hand and such outrage on the other. ="
Hewa going to vote for the pending
bill, he said, because the enactment OF
the measure into law was the only way
to restore to the people Of Puerto Rico
taxes taken from them wrongfully and
uuconstitutionally. ''The United
States has not given the people Of Puer-
to Rico cent and it is high time"
sad he, that We give back to them the
il, hey we have stolen from them.
Nr. Tillna1 declared that the govern
ment established now in Puerto Rico
sas worse than that forced upon the
pcople by Spain. particularly as to the
islands fiscal affairs. as, under Spanish
rule the Puerto Ricans had at least a
tree market in Spain for their goods.
This assertion MIR Gallinger dis
puted, calling Mr.. Tillman's attention
10 the fact that Spain levied duty
upou Puerto Rican products, especially
.offee, which constituted four tfths Of
he export product of the island. Mr.:
lillmap read extracts from Gen. Davis
report stopping 10 the midst Of the read
ing to exelaim, lets cast this leglsla-
ton like honest white men; let's not
have any nauby pambyisu and hypo.
critical philanthropy aboutit. That Is
all | am trying to get senator's to agree
to now. There will be no trouble about
the main question. That will either be
adjusted by congress before adjourn
ment or it will be adjusted by the peo-
pie next November aud don't you forget
it.
He thought the way to help the peo-
pie of Puerto Rico to get on their feet
vas to give them market through
the means of free trade with the
United States. If public soup house
was started men who might earn their
living with a hoe, or an axe, would sit
down and wait for the soup to be
handed arouud. The result would be
to cut of the very labor necessary to
rehabilltate the island as it should be
rehablli,ated. Mr. Tillman favored a
civil government for the island, and
criticised the expenditures under the
present military system as expensive.
"Thtre is no sense, no justice and no
honesty" he said, ''in having those
poor devils robbed simply because they
have come under our dominion. He
thought the Republican party was in a
dilemma, but thought it would come
out all right You are the best or
gauizcd party | ever saw" he said,
land no matter how you talk, I've no
doubt you'll all round up On the vote. !"
Mr. l'illman referred to what he said
would be the monumental salaries Of
the officials of the insulsr possessions,
particularly noting the members Of the
Philippine commission. Mr.. Foraker
informcd Mr. IiIllnsn that he had been
told that the highest salary of any mem
Der of the commission would be SO, 600
a year. "Tha, may be disappointing
to the senator, suggested MIR. Fvrak.r r
No" replied Mr. Tillman. I'm
grati6ed. I'm always willing to trust
William Mckinley, but it's his bad and
wicked partners that I'm afraid Of. He
is patriotic AID aoble man, although
just now he may be carried off his feet
'y the dream Of appearing in history
a!"nss:de of Jefferson and others who
Ai,;cH a-selyto our territory" In con-
clu>Inu he hrsought congress to take its
hsrdS .r,ns i.c throat Of the Puerto
Ricaus aud give ,iirrn a chance to gov.
ern themselves even il We had to guide
them little at first
Mr.. Allison then asked for vote
upon the bill and amendments and the
rcquest was accedcd to. Mr. T'llman
urged Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Pct,us to
withdraw amendments which they hal
offered il order that the measure might
be passed without delay and just as it
came from the senate committee. Mr..
Jones wi,;llrew his amendment, but
Mr. Pettus Insisted upon vote on his
amendments, which, in effect, were
the making of direct appropriation
n II -
without any reference to the tariff or
customs dues collected. The amend
ments were DEFEATED. The bill as re-
ported by the senate committee was
then passed without division, only
few scattering noes" being heard
against it
A Tolbert in a New Role
\ dispatch from Seneca to the Green