The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-19
House VIII Begin What Promises
III IL. Il Memorable
Debate.
EQUALITY OF EXCISE TAXES.
Question at Issue l. Whether the
Constitutional Provision FIX
tends over the Island
Vote Next Monday.

Washington. Feb 18Th House ,o-mo:-
rnN will inter upon rne .usii.,rt':ou ol tine
Puerto Iicin ,,rin bill. and -. debate upon
1t romi.rs 10 To- MEMORABLE ~ the history
81 has Tolarc~-. fh- vital question al ISSUE
~ tho hI is whether thai ause of the
Constitution pr.viGiuE for equality Of i'm
post and oN.i-, taxes Throughout, United
States territory extends over M" island Of
Puerto Rico. and I'm this is involved. per
hJuS. tlr Determination "f Tie future status
and gny'run. =; .: our new possessions.
Tin" Republicans. in framing M" till. have
Proceeded upon he tEror, ,i.a. the Con>,i-
tuition and is immuritios q, not extend over
rucsto i;ico. The Democrats are -olidly ar
raycd upon n" ether side. and in commit
tee Tho, werc Joined by on" Republican, Nr.
Mccall Of MASSACHUSETTS,.
Among III" o.Lcr Republicans who take
the sam" yi.w IS Nh. Li,tl.uc.d Of Maine.
who succeeded the lat. Mr.. Dinghy. He won
hi- spurs in The debate upon the Roberts
case. and : already considered oi- z the
most powerful d,hatcrs in ,Er House. The
SUPPORT of fI.-- fwa Prominent Republic
ANS has raised som" hops iU the opposition
that th-v may D." able tn defeat the bill.
although this hardly Seems probable at this
writing.
Both sides ar. preparing for q royal stru--
E.r. Air. Payne. the floor leader 1f the ma
: "stE. wiI 'i''u ~ SupFu., - The hill, IL.
Nti h' followed by Mr.. Richardson. m" M
urrity leader. Nh. Bailey uf Texas Uin close
for IA, minority. The debate viii continue
throughout thu week. AMI th. vote viii Dee
taken uG %. following Monday.
Thu attention of tn" S'u-,tr this week
viii b" given largely ~ tie relations OF
TIE jgIf.i States - its i%uSullr possessions.
The liii providing =. form VI co,rrHma.t
for TN" Hawaiian Islands has right al way.
ami it n -hu.lI he 50 fortunate as 20 BE
nrfi.y acted u,uu =. fore The close II tn
w,'k tn" Puerto iicau bin. Underi tGe
agreement made tn the Republican caucus
last W'.k. viii he immediately taken NJ
probabilities ar that 'b. Hawaiian
tIll viii %" debated al cousi.i rtp.e i'ustn
ans 'hat many amendments viii he offered
IL IT, IN this account and because IL may
4' us.s.i;. the basis 81 NOR or less general
'tik "r Jh" question of tn" policy TO b
pursued towards the new possessions. con-
siderable time possibly viii u" necessary 10
the final disposal Of tire bill.
All admit tn urgency 90. legislation go
provide = government Toy Hawaii. hu, on
som. points there are radical differences
90 opinion. and thcs" VIII haN" o." b"
Is tH" question as q whether ~ y~"iniH,F-
Ciel intercourse he.Utcu tho United States
and Gin" islands shall be un'.er q tariff "g
under the fr-,-trJd- srS''m allowed toe
tween the States If ~" Union.
senator CulI.m. IA charge of the Till. Wi'!
resist amendments. and l.. viii b. support
nearly al lh- L. H~au,rat-. Precisely the
same light viii be made on Tie Puerto
Tiran bill.
II is po-Sihl" that the conference report
on IA, cuTr ncy hili viii hr brought IN
this week. an. # -. everything els" will
b" lad ABIDE for IT'S roTsiirr1tI"u-