The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-24

prosper Porto Rico would remain an
orange for US to squeeze, the people
hewers OF wood and drawers of water
for the $4,000 600 inhabitants of the
United States.
Promises to Natives.
General Miles. when his army had IN
vaded Porto Rico, had promised the
natives THE immunities and blessings
Of our government and they had crown
ed aim with garlands and had kissed
the flag. He would never vote. he said.
TO violate the pledge that great soldier
had made. Mr.. Littlefieid then took up
the legal phases of the question and
concluded as follows:
May our flag float over the whole
republic, in the OCcidenT and the Orient
over the Pearl of the Antilles and the
10000 islands near far-Off Cathay. upon
land and sea, over school, home and
church. the emblem Of our integrity and
good faith. Of liberty and freedom, of
the inestimable blessings Of Christian
civilization, of human rights guaran-
teed by the constitution, not dependent
upon the evanescent will Of state or
national legislatures, too often alright
ed st 4 IL own shadows, rights embed
dsd in yle constitution, not floating as
empty bubbles on the perturbed sur
face of eloquent perorat1OnS; rle hts that
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eraI and circumScTibed of opportunity.
not of oppression and of regeneration,
not repression. Thus, and only thus.
shall it be and ever remain, by the
blessing and favor of Almighty God,
the unsullied ana untarnished symbol
of our honor and glory and splendOr-
Needs of the Island.
Mr.. Lacey Qowa) followed in support
/ OF the bill He had visited Porto Rico
and he spoke with the advantage OF
! personal observation. He urged that
| the needs Of the island could be met by
this bin without the necessity of hav-
ing tax gatherers go among the peo-
pie.
/ Mr. Gardner (Mich) said the same
gloomy forebodings as were heard on
/ this bill had been heard at every great
/ forward movement in this country. The
/ speech of Mr.. Littlefeld and others in
opposition would do much mischief in
! spreading doubt and discomfort among
I the Porto Ricans-
Mr.. Payne asked unanimous consent
J 10 close general debate on Monday with
| debate under the five-minute rule on
/ Tuesday until p. m, when the final
vote shall be taken.
Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic lead
er of the floor, consented D this and
! the agreement was formally entered
into. 1t was a part Of the agreement
, that committee amendments and sub
/ stitute could be presented.
Before the adjournment 1t was an
nounced from the clerks desk that a
Republican conference would be held at
/ p. m tomorrow.
The house then at 4:55 o'clock took a
recess until p. m.
At the Night Session.
At the night session Mr.. Sulzer IN.
" vigorously opposed the bill as I'M
warranted and Unconstitutional and
against the rights of the Porto RiCans
and the policy and traditions of this
country.
The road to Imperialism" he said,
lis q hard road to travel under the
constitution, We want no Porto Rican
step-daughter in the Union, but one
grand galaxy Of sister states enjoying
equal rights and equal preTOgatives I'M
der the constitution
The others who spoke were White On,
c. for the bill and Messrs- Lloyd
(MoO. Little (Ark.), w. f. Williams
ml). Burnett (Ala.). stark CNeb)
Ryan and Green (Pa), Daily IN. j.
and Gilbert (Ky), against the bill. Al
9 80 the house adjourned.