The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-17
SENATE PASSES THE
PUERTO R|CAN BILL.


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was the pivot around which turns one OF
| the gravest questions brought into Ameri-
can politics in forty years.
''The proposition to levy customs duties
against Puerto Rice" he said, marks a
step in American history which. every pa
triot should seek to turn back.
Notwithstanding the "expedfents" whicn
had been thrown around the bin to gloss
II over" this bill. he declared. rs just as
much the assertion of a wrong and dan
gerous principle as the tax on tea wnieh
hred the resistance OF our forefathers anu
eliminated in the establishment OF TINS
republic The progress of the American
Union has been glorious with lamentations.
The Democratic party has been from is
infancy the party OF territorial aequsi-
ton, but in ali our history there has never
been proposition made to tax productions
Of our new territories. when transported
into the boundaries and sold. Any law OF
that kind is nothing rnpre than the spoila-
ton of the weak by the strong.
Amendment Defeated.
Allison moved to lay the amendment OF
Allen on the table. The motion prevailed,
IS 10 II. The detailed vote was as fol-
Yeas-Anison, Baker. Bard Beveridg-.
Carter, Davis Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks.
Hanna, Hawley, kean,. Lindsay. Lodge,
Mcbride, McComas. McCumber, Mcmillan,
Penrose, Perkins, Pritchard, Quarles.
Ross, Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Spooner.
Thurston. Warren, Wellington, Wetmofe
SO.
Nays-Anen, Bacon, Bate. Berry. Butler.
Chiffon Clark (Mont), Clay, Cockren, Cu!-
herson, Harris. Kenney McLaurin, Nor
gan, Rawins, Tillman. Turley-H
Jones Wlthdravvs His Amendment.
Jones withdrew the amendment he hal
offered yesterday, saying in doing so that
a great storm was raging in Puerto Rico
and that it< eWise a great storm was raging
in this country, the cause OF the latter be-
ing the action of the house on the Puerto
Rican question. There was now strenu-
Gus effort on the part of the Republicans
TO get out of this storm, and the bill o.
posed was the means they were employing
He declared that the course of the gov
eminent towards the people of the island
and not the hurricane had paralyzed the
Industries of Puerto Rico, and said the
remedy was to permit the Puerto Ricans
to bring their produces here free of duty
and TO buy and sell wherever they might
please.
THE course we have pursued toward
these people" said Jones, is wrong ana
indefensible. What the Puerto Ricans
want is not charity but justice.
bill Being Prepared.
In answer to question by Allen, Ali
son replied that under the military gov
eminent in Puerto Rico all food products,
farm implements and many other useful
and necessary articles were admitted free
of duty. He said ii was proposed to pass
a Puerto Rican bill here in the senate
that would be entirely just to Puerto Rico
and TO the United States.
Allen-Does that include the tariff pro-
| vision?
Allison--Undouhtedl
Paying the DingIey Rates.
Anen asked what rates of duty the
goods OF Puerto Rico were now paying
the United States.
"They are paying tho rates fixed by the
Dngley act" replied Allison. The bill
I hail will
eral and Just to all. | take II there Is no
4 senator on either side of this chamber
| who would propose to continue the pres
| ont commercial conditions between the
! United States and Purto Rico for any con-
siderable time. ! want the matter hast
ened in every way possible"
Jones inquired where the money came
| from that was being expended In Puerto
! Rico, and had been expended heretofore.
Foraker replied that a large amount
| had been expended from the war emergen-
cy fund, and that some had been expend-
/ ed from customs receipts The war de-
| parlment hoped that relief would be af-
| been delayed so long that the present
| proposition had been brought in.
Jones Also offers nm Amendment.
| Remarkipg that he could not ascertain
| just what the object of the bill was, Jones
| said he would content himself with Of
| fering the following amendment
From and after the passage OF this
act, no duty shah be collected on articles
/
/ OF the United States, or no goods coming
from Puerto Rico into other parts OF the
| United States"
| CoIiouuies over the Biu.
Pettus declared HIS opposition 10 the bill.
| holding such appropriations were danger
doned.
Wolcott inquired II the appropriations
| made for the relief of the Mississippi
| river sufferers at various times were not
| IN terms more LIBERAL than the present
| measure
Pettus replied that this was not true.
| I've relieved many sufferers By appropr-
| alton he said. but In every Instance A
SPECIFIC appropriation was made for spe-
| cinc purpose"
In answer 90 a further inquiry by VOL
| colt. Pettus maintained that not a dollar
| OF any RELIEF Appropriation heretofore
made could be used for any purpose other
than that specifically defined Ia the iegls-
''The proposition now before U.S. he de-
eArea w ped pchey. and II is dan
Tnlman said there was evidently a.
I much division among the Republicans
that % appeared doubtful 90 him whether
/ they would be- able to enact any Puerto
I lNleAu 'eslfhtnn nt aN he said il looked
as the Republican party had reached he
Z end of its pope and that the last hone was
I now Oh routcu1 thqt congress was with
/ 9"t limitation 10 tho government ~, or
! iu ieEiSlatnF f1r acquired territory
Referring to tho adherence between the
/ governm. nts treatment of Hawaii and
| Puerto lde1 as to the admission ~ their
/ respective products, Titman said.
show eucb discriminatiaa on ~ one banJ
1 AaI s-gh outrage or the other
Giving Hack the Taxes.
Tie vas go,.nE % vote Ter the pending
/ measure iuto law waa the eniv yay a..
Z restore 90 thf people o. Puerto Rico tsves
tesen from them wrongfuUy ana uucon-
'The Uu6sd states has not riyc, ,..o