Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-20
Beveridge, Of Indiana, Offers
Free Trade Substitute for
the Porto Rico Tarif.
AsTO THE CONSTITUTION
Resolution Specifically Provides Thal
Constitution Does Not Extend over
Porto Rico-Reyeridge WiH
Speak on Thursday.

Washington, March 19-(By AssocA
ated Press.)-Senator Beveridge todaX
offered the following substitute for
the tariff section of the Porto Rico
bill: "All articles coming into the Uni
ted States from Porto Rico or going
into Porto Rico from the United
States shall be admitted free Of duty
but this act shall not be construed az
extending the constitution of the Uni.
ted States or any part thereof, over
Porto Rico and il is hereby declared
that the constitution of the United
States is not extended over Porto Ri.
CO..
Beveridge, of Indiana, gave notice at
the opening of today's session of the
senate, that in connection with the
amendment to the Porto Rico bill.
which he offered, he would address the
senate next Thursday on the amends
ment and the pending measure. The
senate then proceeded to considera.
ton of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, Cullom of
Illinois, being in charge of the meas
ure. As reported the senate bill car
ried $24, ,155,SO0.
The reading of the bill was complete
ed at lao o'clock, the committee
amendments having been agreed to as
the reading progressed. The bill as
amended passed without division.
The senate concurred in the house;
amendments to the bill granting to
the state of Kansas the abandoned
Fort Hays military reservation, thus
passing the measure. The request of
the house for a conference on the pen
sion appropriation bill was agreed to
and Shoup, Quarles and Taliaferro were
appointed conferees on the part of the
senate.
The bill providing for the appoint-
,nent by the president of three com-
missioners to receive, examine and adj
judicate all claims of citizens of the
United States against Spain, which the
United States, according to article I
of the treaty between the United States
and Spain, agreed to adjudicate and
settle, was then taken up. A number
of amendments were adopted and the
bill passed. The claims aggregate $780,
100000.
In the House.
In the house today the pension ap.
preparation bill was sent to conference,
and Barney of Wisconsin, McCleary OF
Minnesota, and Bell of Colorado, were
appointed conferees.
Cannon then called up the Porto
Rico appropriation bill, and moved that
the house non-concur in the senate
amendments. AIcRea of Arkansas NOV
ed concurrence. Cannon explained the
changes made in the bill by the senate,
which, he said, restricted the appro-
priations to duties collected previous
to January 1. 1900. The house provis-
ion appropriated also the duties collect
ed after that date and those to be here
after collected. The other change
made by the senate, that of designate
ing the purpose to which the money
shall be put, he said, was only a
change in form, the house provision
having left the expenditure OF the
money to the discretion of the presi-
dent. McRae said that the essential
difference between the two bills was
that the house bill affirmed the right
of the United States to impose the
Dingleyt rates against Porto Rice,
whereas the senate provision upon this
subject was indefinite
The motion to concur lost. Sc to 116.
The motion to non-concur then pre-.
vailed without division.
Cannon, Moody and AIcRae We're app
pointed conferees ON the part of the
house. The remainder of the day was
devoted to District of Columbia busi-
ness.
An Army Measure.
Washington, March 19.-(By Asso.
ciated Press. .)-Senator Lodge in thu
senate and Representative Moody in
the house today introduced joint res-
olution making the senior major gem
eral of the army, while commanding
the army, a lieutenant general, aud the
adjutant general of the army major
general.
Washington. March 16.-(By Associ-
ated Press. )-All the amendments ON
the Porto Rican appropriation bill
We're Withdrawn or voted down and
the bill passed without division.
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Loie Fuller BADLY Beaten.
Paris, March 19.-Loie Fuller. the
clever American dancer, Friday night
,yac attanl,ol In, two ra,barS ~, I, -.