Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-19
REFUSED TO CONCUR
The Porto Riean Relief Bill in the
House,
Vote Was 06 YEAS, zig NAYS
legislative Bill Passed by the
Senate.
CLAIMS AGAINST SPAIN

At tho opening of the session of the House
today bills We're passed Ia constitute South
Manchester Conn. port OF delivery: 20
alithorfz,. e. F. Mari and f. II. Pearce to
accept silver watches awarded to them
10y the Dominion of Canada for services in
r,sc1Iing British sailors. and to authorize
u. *. Dnhhins 10 accept q gold watch from
the dominion of Canada for similar SER
wees
tn pension appropriation bill was s@nt
10 conference. Messrs. Barney tWis.). Nc
tIoary (MinnD and Bell (Col) were ap-
painted c"nfcrees.
Til" Senate hill to appropriate $5o0G0 for
repairins the revenue cutter Thetis was
passed
Mr. cannon then called up the Porto Rico
appropriation bill. and moved that the
House M ~oncCr in the Senate amend
-
Nr. McRie (ArkD moved concurrence.
Mr Cannon explained the changes made
in the bill by the Senate which. he said.
restricted the appropriations 10 the duties
collected previous to January !. 1900.
The House provision appropriated also
HI. duties collected after that date and
those in h" hereafter collected. The other
ch.tngr made by the Senate. that designat-
ing tho purpose to which the money should
hr. nut. h. said. was only change of form,
The. House provision having left the eXpen-
President
MIR McRae said that the essential diff
ference between the two bills was that the
House bill affirmed the right of the United
States +" impose the Dingley rates against
Porln Rico. whereas the Senate provision
upon this subject was indefinite.
Members. on both sides. he said. were
agreed that the duties collected on Porto
Ritfin goods should be returned, the demo-
Gratis taking the position that there should
be absolute free trade between the island
TA,, on
pisuse)
Mi Bell (ColD also advocated concurrence
in the Senate amendments. because, he said,
the language of those amendments dis
tinctly assumed the installation of civil
government in Porto Rico in the near flu
t:.re-
Mr. Ball CTexasl said he was astonished
70 hear the gentleman (Mr. Cannon move
nun-currence in the Senate amendments.
When the bill was originally before the
House Mr.. Cannon had appealed for
''storm-swept. starving Porto Rico" Con-
currenCe Will send to the island immediate
relief NnE-C0ncurrenCe will cause delay.
Mr.. Bal Endorsed the action of the Senate
in specifically setting forth the purposes for
Which the money was to be used.
An Anonymous Cabinet Officer.
In the course Of his remarks he paid his
respects to the anonymous cabinet officer
WI" spra" days ago had attacked as crafty
puiitic:4ns those who had refused to sup
pm ti4' u ~ ISiEIll DILL. lie Sdlu
could hardly believe that one who assailed
others in 50 underhand a way could be a
member Of the cabinet.
Mr. Moody (Mass.) supported Mr. Cam
non : motion on the ground that it would
support the House proposition to turn 10
the account Of Porto Rico every cent of
duties collected under the DingIey law The
conflict uf the two houses had absolutely
nothing To do with the question of free
Rico. - ~
VII n"n-concurrence not delay the re-
!ef' inquired Mr.. Ball.
1t IL may delay it for an hour or day."
replied Mr. Moody. but there will be mo
appre' able delay. The essential thing is
that ~ on this side believe that the United
StatT& should not profit one dollar from dlI-
Ue> collected on Porto Rican goods"
Mr. McCleary (MnnD. in advocating Mr.
1ann0n's motion. declared that the Porto
Rl@dn tariff bill proposed to treat the pe0-
pie "t the island better than the people of
any territory of the United States were
ever trt ated. WV
penounces the Tariff
Mr. Swanson Wa.) denounced the pc-to
Rican tariff bill as Infamous" and SID
the pending bill to give back the duties COL
lected under the Dingley law was an at
tempt 10 sugarcoat the outrage The
power TO fix the duties on goods coming
INTO and going from this country was the
power exercised by England prior to the
o rpa
sons why the colonies threw off the voke
MI Hemenway Qnd} said the trouble
with the democrats was they talked one
way and voted another. The reprbIicans
pEoposed 10 deal with the situation in a
pEactcal way. They did not proDose tn
give the Porto Rtcans free trade and inn
pose internal revenue taxes upon them
lhey proposed to give to the people of The
Islands every dollar heretofore collected nm
DER the D1ngley law and every dollar here
al.er corrected under the l. per cent rates
|hr. cannon concluded the debate Words
ne sald, were cheap Action was the ma
teFiai thing. The merits of the conflictine
motions tested in the light of results mi,sf
De apparent to all. His motion was de-
signed TO turn over to the Porto Rfcans
every dollar heretofore and hereafter coll
Iected The motion of Mr.. McRae was de-
signed 10 limit the appropriation to the
money collected prior to January 1, 1900
Mr.. cannon ridiculed the democrats for
their harsh words Concerning the treat
fnent accorded Porto Rico in contrast with
the treatment accorded ii by Spain They
nad, NJ said, changed their tune in two
snort years. Now to hear them one would
believe Spain the kindIiest government on
earth. Gentlemen he concluded, talk is
cheap; here is action. The House bill was
right. Let US stick to it,
Mr.. McRae (Ark) demanded the yeas and
nays Upon his motion
The I'"tion TO concur was lost So to 116.
House Disagreed.
The motion TO non-concur then prevailed
without division.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Cannon.
Moody and McRae (Ark.) conferees on the
parI Of the House.
nJer the agreement made last week the
remainder Of the day was devoted to the
cons l"ra'ion of District of Columbia bust