Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-11

Babeock Dsnouncesl It as Absolutely
Without Foundation Final
Vote at Five.
E Washington, April 1.-THE house
committee on rules agreed upon a spe-
scial order to be presented to the house |
as soon as 1t convenes, which will bring
the motion to concur In the senate
amendments to the Porto Rican bill to
a vote at 5 o'clock today. The test vote
will be on adoption of the rule and will
occur about 1.
Washington, April 1.-THE closing
struggle over the Porto Rican tariff
bill, set for today, in the house. att
tracted great crowds to the galleries.
Excitement was at high pitch when the
house convened at noon. AS soon as
the reading Of the journal was con-
cluded. Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented special order under which the
Porto Rican bill with the senate
amendments was to be taken for corr
lsideration this afternoon and a vote to-
adoption of the rule was ordered and
lthis gave twenty minutes for debate on
each side. Dalzell then discussed tho
lrule briefly. Richardson. minority lead
er. declared that IL 1t had been possible
for the senate to add to the iniquity of.
the original bill levying fifteen per cent
of the Dingley duties on goods going
Into Porto Rico. it had done so in the
lso-called civil government amendment.
4 Under the guise of civil government,
Ihe said, the senate imposed an imper-
lialistic government upon the people o..
the island. He asserted it was the in
4 ltention of the republicans OF the house
Z measure. He also recalled a statement
n printed short time ago in a local
4 newspaper that a republican member OF
the house had said that in return for
passing the bill a large contribution
:, lwould be made to the republican cam
paign fund. Richardson created a SEN
!, tsation by giving the name Of the news
view, saying he was a reputable cor
respondent, worthy of all credence.
Babcock. of wisconsin, chairman of
. the republican congressional campaign
committee Indignantly resented the
/ charge made by Richardson. AS a mem
ON
! absolutely without foundation. An an-
imated debate then followed, partici-
!. pated in by a number of the members.
Immediately after Dalzell sat down, af-
!, ter closing the debate, Richardson was
s on his feet again with a motion to re-
commit the rule with instructions to re-
n port bill and substitute bill
providing free trade between the
= United States and Porto Rico The mo-
. ton was ruled out of order and the vote
5 on adoption of the rule was ordered
The announcement of the adoption Of tn,
0 rule, ayes 15s. nays 142, present ant
t not voting eleven, was greeted witt
d loud applause on the republican side
= This is regarded as a test vote, presag
: ing passage of the bill.
: The republicans who voted agains
= the rule We're: Crumpacker, of In
diana; Heatwole. of Minnesota; Lane
of Iowa: Littlefield. of Maine; Lorime
= land Warner, of Illinois; Mccall. o
: Massachusetts: and H. c.. Smith, 0
Michigan. Sibley, Of Pennsylvania
was the only democrat voting for tn
m rule.
e The remainder Of the afternoon wa
~ devoted to debate on the bill. whic
was opened by Watson. of Indiana.
- Jones. OF Virginia. followed Watson
y devoting his argument principal
y against the civil government feature
- the bill. Maddox, of Georgia, and vii
= iams. of Illinois, opposed the bill, I'll
. latter charging the majority With ha,
ing abdicated TO the sugar trust. H.
Smith. of Michigan. and Warner,
90 Illinois, opposed the bill on the grour
~ that 1t was a breach OF good fait
al which the people would not tolerate.
8 81 srlle senate.
II. Washington April 1l.-Soon after II
senate convened today a resolution WI
Ia adopted calling upon the president,
A. not incompatible With public interest
- TO inform the senate whether any pc
"a sons had been executed by garrote
n5 Porto Rico since the United States al
liberties had been in control of the /