The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13
Now Assistant Secretary of the Savys
N Position which He Has Filled
with Much Credit
HE WILL PROBABLY ACCEPT
AND START FOR SAN JUAN POSSIBLY
ON SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK.
Intimation that He VIII BE Tendered
the Naval Portfolio IL Mckinley
IL Reelected This Fall.

WASHINGTON, April I-The President
at o'clock this evening signed the Porto
Rican tariff and civil government bill.
Only Secretary Root and Mr.. Cortelyous
the assistant secretary TO the President.
were present when the bill became a law
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Allen :
was rendered the civil governorship Of the
island.
Following is a summary of the provision<
of the Porto Rican bill. which become q
law when signed by the President tonight:
1t applies to the Island OF Porto f:ico and
to the adjacent islands lying east OF the
seventy fourth meridian. which are desig-
mated Porto Rico.
From the date of the passage os the act
the same customs duties are levied on all
goods entering Porto Rico from foreign
countries as are levied on the same goods
entering the United States. save that
coffee, which has free entry into the
United States. is TO pay duty OF cents
a pound entering Porto Rico
Scientific, literary and artistic works and
books and pamphlets printed I'm the En-
glish language may enter Porto Rico FREQ
of duty.
The tariff section of the bill relating to-
duties between the United States and Porto
Rico is as follows:
THAT on and after the passage of this
act all merchandise coming into the United
Porto Porto Rico % from IN - the T United States States shall nan
be entered at the several ports of entry on
payment of Is per cent Of the duties which
are required TO be levied. collected and
paid like articles of merchandise i'm
ported from foreign countries, and In addi-
ton thereto on articles OF merchandise OF
Porto Rican manufacture coming into the
md wit drQr IIrrrr<
tion or sale on payment or tax equal TO
the internal revenue tax imposed in the
United States on like articles of merchan-
disc OF domestic manufacture, such tax To
be paid by internal revenue stamp or
stamps to be purchased and provided by
the commissioner OF internal revenue, and
TO be procured from the collector Of inter-
nal revenue at or most convenient TO the
port of entry OF said merchandise In tho
United States. and to be affixed under such
regulations as the commissioner OF internal
revenue, with the approval OF the secretary
Of the treasury, shall prescribe; and on all
articles of United States manufacture COM
ing into Porto Rico. in addition to the duty
above provided, on payment of tax equal
in rate and amount TO the internal reve-
nue. tax imposed in Porto Rice upon the
| like articles OF Porto Rican ma ufacture.
| Provided, that on and after the date when
| this act shall take effect all merchandise
| and articles, except coffee, not dutiabl8
under the tariff laws of the United States
and all merchandise and articles entered
| in Porto Rico free of duty under orders
| heretofore made by the secretary of war
shall be admitted into the several ports
| thereof, when imported from the United
| States, free Of duty, all laws or parts OF
laws to the contrary Notwithstanding. and
whenever the Legislative assembly of Porto
Rico shall have enacted and put into opera
| tion a system of local taxation to meet
| the necessities of the government OF Porto
Rico by this act established, and shall by
| resolution duly passed so notify the Presi-
| dent he shall make proclamation thereof,
and thereupon all tarin duties on merchan-
disc and articles going into Porto Rico
| from the United States or coming into the
| United States from Porto Rico. and from
and after such date all such merchandise
and articles shall be entered at the several
ports OF entry free Of duty; and in no event
shall any duties be collected after the lsr
| day OF March, 1902. on merchandise and
| articles going into Porto Rico from the
| United States or coming into the Unitee
States from Porto Rico.
''The duties collected under the above
section shall be placed at the disposal OF
the President TO be used for the govern
| ment and benefit OF Porto Rico until the
government of Porto Rico shall have been
| organized, when the moneys collected shall
| be turned into the local treasury OF Porto
1 Rico. Goods imported from Porto Rico and
under bond shall pay only the duty imposed
/ by this act"
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
The governmental provisions OF the BIN
| are here given:
The capital shall be at San Juan. Per-
sons who were Spanish subjects April II.
| 1899. and who have not elected to preserve
| their allegiance 10 Spain are held 10 be
| citizens of Porto Rico. and entitled 10 the
protection OF the United States. The desig-
nation of the body polite Is under the
| name. '"The people OF Porto Rico"
| The laws and ordinances Of Porto Rico
now in force shall continue I'm full force
| and effect, except as altered by this act.
| or military orders, and which are not In
consistent with the laws or the United
i States.
The old law forbidding the marriage OF
| priests and ministers is repealed.
The vessels of Porto Rico are to be
nationalized and admitted 20 the benefits
OF the United States coasting laws. Quar-
antine stations are 10 be established
Porto Rico coin 10 be rated, the peso
being rated at sixty cents In the exchange
| Three months after the act takes effect
Porto Rico coins are not TO be legal tender.
Property usually under the control OF
the United States wiz 50 continue ana