The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-12
PIIERTO RICAN
TARIFF Bill
is PASSED
and Bitter Struggle Ends in a
'' xsjority of Eight Votes
For the Bill.
vyE REPUBLICANS OPPOSE
v.,sure-Gen. GrosvenOr Gives
=, atehsrdson 4 Sound Drubbing.
A Memorable Afternoon.

r,,sgfNGTON, April 1.-THE loug
S,,pr struggle over the Puerto
sl,s - t,rif bill ended to-day when the
ne. i'-.. nv a vote OF Isl to 15S concurred
,rtse aaa,e amendments. The bill
,,T rrosIrss only the signature of the
.,s,.sr Of the house and the president
,,ss ,sga,e before going TO the Prgsi-
"a, ,sr his approval. These signatures
"a, h. attached tomorrow and before
r,gst,al the bill probably viii be
nw
A, the bill originally passed the house
q asa simple bill Imposing Is per cent
:, me plDglpy rates on goods going into
p,,,,,o Rico from the United States and
s,-Irr from Puerto Rico into the
I,,,ted states. As amended by the sea-
s,s and to-day agreed to by the house,
N restrictions on goods coming into
,ss Hated States from Puerto Rico are |
eliminated and certain foodstuffs and
o,bsr articles which heretofore have
rose into Puerto Rico free by executive
s,5er are excluded from the operation
., the Is per cent duty imposed on
Usds entering the island from the
url,sd States,
Civil Government for the Island.
complete schemeof civil government
s- the stand is also attached to the
reasurs. Upon the final vote nine Re
B.s,l,ans voted against the bill: Messrs.
Hsa.wols, Of Minnesota; crumpacker,
q, Indiana; Lane. Of Iowa; Llttlehelh,
d, Maine; Mccall, of Massachusetts;
c Smith. OF Michigan: Warner, of
Illinois: Fletcher. OF Maine, and Lori
nqr os Illinois. Two Democrats,
us.srs Dayey and Meyer Of Iowa,
we're paired with Democrats in favor OF
the Bill and one Democrat, Mr.. sibley.
q Pennsylvania, voted for it outright
yr. De vrfss, the other Democrat who
yotsd for the original bill. to-day voted
aEalnst Concurrence. Mr. staIlings
iDsm. Ala.). was the only member on
other side absent and impaired The
y9te came Al S o'clock after q very in
ia-gstius and at times exciting debate
q i've hours, which covered no: only
the bill but the special order under
shIch the house acted.
Had Its Dramatic Feature.
one oi the mos, dramatic features ot
the Day was the reading by Mr. Rich
artsoa, ths minority leader Of the orisi-
nal gp.aioa o. Charles E. Magoon. the
legal adviser Of the war department. in
favor Of th= view that the constitution
extended over Puerto Rico ex propria
yigVH. Mr. Dolnver. OF Iowa. in reply,
termed Mr. Maroon a clerk who tried |
toovruIe the sreat lawyer at the head
o. The war department.. Msssrs. II. c.
suata, o, ,NJighISau; Warner. OF Illinois;
Crungackgr, OF Indiana; Mccall, OF
Massachusetts, and Lorimsr, OF Illinois.
Al. Republicans made speeches against
the resolution to concur.
Mr. Richardson. the leader OF the
Democracy charged that the Repuba-
cans mad changed front on the bill. and
that they were goyarucd by mercenary
nutvgS
Babcock Gets in His Work.
Mr. gabloeh twlsJ. chairman OF ths
Republican congressional campaign
eomm.tisa 10 whom Mr. Dalzerl yialded
a minute and "a half. Indignantly ro-
sen;sd the gha-Ee gf Mr.. Richardson
that the Republican campaign commit
Tee had received a money consideration
''T the Puerto EieaR tariff bill. As 4
nsHbzr OF taat committee. b. desired |
10 aenolner lI as absolutely without
foundation md b. challenged any one
" Hame the Republican who was re-
sygas'5ie tlr such a charge.
Jumping TO his feet Mr.. Pierce,
TENN tried to interrupt Mir. Babcoei:.
bal The latter waved him aside.
He wi'hdraws hts challenge" shout
% voice on the Democratic side, amid |
ao#l0! dgr2Ion.
AF Ba5e0ck paid no attention to Il. |
Ias shoe was On the other foot, he coz
aaasd The tobacco trust and the
sugar trust. he said. had started the
Hee trade agitation. This statement
p"aaeei more dgrisivc cries from the
Question which. however, were drown
@a Republican cheers.
GEosysRor Jabs the Enemy.
N' Grosyguor. tohlo). followed with
a'peeeh that KEEP, his side In almost
.oalagoas applause. It was 4 glorious
uas, be said, to witness the Anxiety OF
4i Democratic party and III. mug
H'i7' press lest the Republican party
'a'a.a destroy itself. He had Witness
gu u 6a'ors, but he had never seen It go
-'i.'ls as now to avert from the Re
publican PARTY the odium and curse OF
,H o4'fapad public sentiment. tRrpub-
..aH eh0FHD. He referred sarcasticdliy
~ ~ 'A editorial this morning in zone ut
.l',a Independent papers which would
,'''l7.g support Bryan" appealing to
.'' INpabUaaHs FOR Gods sake not 20
" " @.Hs+Ivrs injury. It gave the
',aaa %, Hypocriay" TO the whole "out-
r @. sall. Mr.. Grogvrnor said he
'l a1a Democratic party Tor max |
rs ''p'' ton 10 this bin. the test Of
and those Democrats VINO
' previously voted for the tariff bnl
" Do" placed allegiance to party
'.'' -17astrnry
speaks in uHvarnished Language.
.EaasH To this bnl was now. he
!, ' 'hibbol7th of Repuhlieauism
N' AaHed back in Air. Eiehardson'J