Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-29
Bill as Modified by Senate Commit
tee Makes Provision.
LOCAL TAXATION SYSTEM.
when This f. FIXED rnder civil Cow
ernment, Free Trade Prevails,
Says senator Beyerldge'
Afternoon Dispatched

Washington, March 2s.-The confer
ence report on the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill was agreed to-
A concurrent resolution offered oy MT
Culberson. Of Texas, directing the sec
rotary Of war and the secretary OF the
navy 10 keep "season0hly advised the
families OF wounded soldiers and sail
ors OF the condition OF the men," was
agreed 10.
Consideration Of the Puerto Rcan
tariff and government bin was then re-
sumed, Mr.. Beveridge Ind addressing
the Senate IN support Of the PROPOSE
ton for free trade between the United
states and the island OF Puerto Rico
Mr. Beverage said:
u favor Immediate reciprocity and
shan 60 on record as voting for amend
ments giving immediate and unrestrict-
ed freedom Of trade to our island OF
Puerto Rico. But II we, In the Senate
who believe that Puerto Rico should
have reciprocity at once, ere rot able
to SO amend the bill here, } shall, after
voting for reciprocity amendments
vote for the civil government bill as
modified by the committee, because we
must not deny civil government to the
people OF Puerto Rico q moment longer
and because the bill as modified In
sures free trade With Puerto Rico as
soon as the civil government Of that
island provides a system Of taxation OF
It's own. SO that the sooner Puerto
Rico gets civil government the quicker
IL wiz get free trade under the modlh-
cations which the committee nave
made.
II should be clad II the BIZ could be
so separated that we might vote Tor
civil government without the revenue
feature, although the committee has
modified that feature 50 as 10 insure
early freedom Of trade, But Is the bill
stands we can amend H. We must vote
FOR II as modified by the committee, or
else vote against civil government alto
gether, ana clv.l government must no
longer be denied to the people Of Puerto
Rico. Delay OF civil government 70
t,fese pe0ple b denial a ySsaee,' Ano
SO / shall vote for the civil government
bin because il does establish ciyll gov
eminent al once. and because under tbs
notifications by the committee II also
establishes absolute reciprocity IN thu
near future. II ought TO establish IN
restricted trade instantly. and Il may
| be that the House viii so amend II II
We should not so amend II here. But i
we are not able to amend 1t here, anC
! II the House should not SO amend 1t
but adopt the modified civil government
bill. the committees Modification doei
give us the absolute certainty OF unre
| strlcted trade al no distant date.
The bill. as whole, while not wha
I would have il in IT'S failure to give i'm
mediate and unrestricted trade 20 Puer
TO Rico, and In other particulars, never
theless does establish civil government
which may not be delayed another mo
ment and does insure early reciprocitl
and so is a step in the right direction II
our progress as an administering natol
and Is a recognition OF those great prin
ciples on which progress depends
Mr. Pettus (Ala.) moved TO strike on
the provision for the IL per cent tariff
The motion was defeated, l6 10 80.