The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-01

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puerto Rico. He riaiaiiled the iaborious
debate through which the house had
passed over the question Of what the
United States" meant under the constitu-
ton. II this country had been called
columbia" instead OF "the United
states" ]. 200 pages u the Congressional
Record could have been eliminated. No
one would have had the hardihood 70 con-
tend then that the constitution did not
extend over every foot Of soil
De Almond Picks Flaws.
De Almond eslioa attention TO the pc
culiar language OF the substitute The
words coming into the United States"
he said. we're plainly intended 70 evade the
constitution.
Grow. the venerable ex-speaker OK the
house. and Graft spoke briefly IN support
OF tho bin The latter said his consdtu-
ents expected him 20 abide by the WIFI Of
The majority Of his party.
Rromwef. who his hitherto opposed the
bill. after paying his respects to some Of
his Ohio colleagues tGrosvenor and Shat
tuc) said HE was now convinced that the
administration which throc months ago
demanded nee trade for Puerto Rico. now
earnestly dsafted the passage Of the bill.
II rflattered little whether he returned 70
congress. he said. but Il was Of great inn
portance that the Republican party should
remain IN power. lis announcement that
he decidea 70 stand by his party IN the
present emergency Was greeted with APP
plaiise
Grosvenor says II Is misunderstood.
Grosvonor said much ~ the opposition
to the pending bill was due 90 the fact
that some misunderstood H. As late as
last Saturday night the editor Of prom
inent Republican paper had made the
statement 10 him that the bin nropoged
that We should pat our hands into the
pockets of starving Puerto Ricans when
he learned that an the money collected IT
both ends of the line went 70 the Puerto
Kicans. he was astonished
Payno's amendment was adopted with
out division
Many Bricf Speeches.
Many members on both sides Of the
house made brief hve-minute speeches cx-
plsining their position
Riehs rdson read communication from
delegation of Puerto Rcans appealing
for free trade.
Payne, IN reply said the gentlemen who
signed that communication were all direct
~ Interested in exporting sugar ana to-
baceo into the Omitted states. m s.
Payne then offered the following aail-
tional section, agreed upon at the con-
ference Of Republicans on Monday night:
An Additional section.
'"rhis act shall be taken and held to be
provisional In it's purposes and Intended
10 meet pressing present need for reve-
nue. for this island OF Puerto Rico and
shall not continue In forqe after March /,
fs12'' sa
Powers Of Vermont. who was the at-
thor Of the amendment supported H. Ills
objections TO the bin concerned its con-
stitutonnlity and rs cxpodcncy case
was already in the courts involving the
coustitntionalify aud this section would
make the measu. temporary and prpyis-
ionaI. II was he understood, satisfactory
TO tho president. and that being the case.
he was willing to give the amended bill
his support
sibicy sapports the Bin.
Sisaey apnouuced his intention of voting
for the bin While w were desatiag the
situation the people ~ Puerto Rico were
starving
Tho emergency" interrupted Williams,
lis not in Puerto Rico, bug IN the policy
OF che Republican patty uemocraie
appiausep
Continuing, Sibley said that II u was es-
tahlished that every foot Of territory
owned hy the United states was On an abb
solutc equality ne was opposed Il ina
whole policy ~ expansion lf the tnhabt-
tants os the Philippines could compeea