The National tribune., 1900-04-05

the mendment)-8Iartin and Jones (Ne-
vada). Daniel and Penrose McLaurin and
Pritchard, Hoar and MeEnery. Talliafeerro
and Mason. Turner and Aldrich, RawiIns
and Wolcott, Money and Teller, Cattery
and Burrows, Pettigrew and Platt tCon,
necticuD. Simon and Depew, Chiffon and
Elliins, Heitfeld and Flatt (New York;,
Butler and Beveridge.
Not voting and not paiEad-Alleni Davis,
McCumber. Mallory. Nelson. Proctor,
Stewart, Thurston, 1'illman and Vest.
At this time it was estimated by an
| independent newspaper 81 authority that
when the vote was taken on Senator
| Nelson S amendment, at least six Senators
| who were recorded on the, tariff side, or VINO
We're not recorded at all, would vote for free
| trade; viz, Davis, Nelson. Proctor. Mason,
| Hoar and Beveridge; this would reduce the
| ma Jority against free trade from IL 10 D;
and that some of these Senator'S would vote
10 the last against the tariff, even To the
point of opposing the civil government bill,
which includes the tariff. Senator Proc
tor said he would he one of these Senators.
Several minor amendments were offered.
Senator Beveridge spoke. In his con-
Guiding sentences, written since the he
publican caucus, he announced that he
would vote for free trade amendments, ana
that when these had been defeated, he would
support the modified bill on account OF ITS
civil government feature. Mr.. BeVerIdge $
address was divided into two parts, the first
discussing the question whether the Con-
stituton was already extended TO Porto
Rico. question which he answered i'll the
negative. and the second being plea Tor
free trade between the United States and
the island. He argued that this was the
wise and proper course; that it would be
beneficial TO the people of Porto Rico and
of the United States, and that it was neces-
sary in order that the confidence felt in
this country by the Latin-American ma
tons might not be shaken.
The House passed the Army BILL modi-
fled by a few minor amendments. 1t was
agreed that the Spanish war veterans
should have the same privileges in the
different National Homes that the veterans
of the civil war have.
In the Senate on Friday last Mr.. Proctor
spoke for free trade between the United
States and Porto Rico. 's
Senator Pettns, one of the most digni-
fled of members of that body, a gentle
man in his S0th year. convulsed the SEN
ate by satirical speech about orators,
aimed at the young Senator, Beveridge. of
Indiana, who the day before, in wordy
Grafton, had announced his change of heart
on the Porto Rican tariff bill Mr.. PettuS
closed his speech with the following story,
which convulsed the Senators and shook
the galleries with laughter:
Il
select man to lead the children of Israel
out Of Egypt, and through the wilderness
to Canaan. He did not select an orator.
G.aughter.) No, he selected one Of these
men from Iowa or Maine. and his name
was Moses; and he was suffering man,
too. UIaughter) But Moses told his
Master to his face that he could not do it,
because he could not speak TO the people.
And what was the reply? There is Aaron;
he speaks WELL And they took Aaron
along; not in command, that was not al
lowed; but they took him along as a
kind of deputy. And when Moses, on
his Masters order, went up into the
mountain for the tables. the orator left i'll
charge had a golden calf framed Qaughter)
and he put all the people down to worship
ing the golden calf. Naughter) More peO-
Pile worship the golden calf now than in
those days. But whiin Aaron and his peo-
pie were all down wdrshiping the golden
pulled out his sword ami demanded to
know Who is on the 'LofE's side?' Then
the orator jumped up from his knees,
drew his sword, andngalf on Moses side.
and went 10 killing thellqsraelites along
with Moses. HIis
"All these orators will DO the same thing
the last one dfethem. We saw
an instance of it yesterJfat afternoon"
An amendment. 5ffattd by Senator
Pcttus. declaring that tthe Constitution
and laws of the Unitsd States shall have
the same force and tffett in Porto Rico
as in other territories 0f the United States NJ
was defeated by a vote ~ IL yeas TO 33 nays
This was the principal feature of the days
of the Porto gtican bill.
The House devoted tie day to war claims.
The Committee of the Whole refused TO
recommend for passage the bill to remuncr-
ate the British Cable Company for expenses
incurred in repairing the Manila cable cut
by Admiral Dewey, which was under con-
sideration several weeks ago, and the bill to
refer to the Court Of Claims the claims of
citizens Of certain border Counties of Penn |
sylvania who suffered losses during the
various incursionS Of rebel forces into that
State during the civil war; this bill has been
before Congress for many years, and in
wolves about S3,450,00O.
In the Senate on Saturday Mr.. Fair
banks spoke at length in'favor of the Porto
Rican tariff. -5a' g .
The notifications bill occupied the House.
II carries little over S7,0d0,000.
The Senate, on Monday. April ., con-
tinucd the debate on the Porto Rican tariff |
bill.
duced by Representative Payne On. Y.DI
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury
to inform the House whether, in his opin-
ion, the present laws for raising revenue |
are creating and viii continue to create |
"A surplus. This resolution was passed |
II is believed to foreshadoW possible re- |
duction of the war tax.
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.