Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-12

| ttldt llc CONSTITUTION WIS tAt'lluth -
proprio vigorc to Puerto Rico. The opin-
ion had been sent to the House in answer
to a House resolution ana arrived after
! Richardson spoke earlier in the day. The
( opinion was dated Feb. %. lie had no
words Of criticism, he said. for MaSooh
for changing his mind. lie was put
| subordinate officer. But what would the
country think of the secretary OF war
| who had demanded that he reverse his
opinion? prolonged Democratic APP
| plauScD.
Dollivcr. Iowa. followed. He referred
to the final act Of eloduence on the other
side as being the reading OF the opinion
| of "a law clerk who thought he could
overrule the great lawyer who presided
| he would prefer the opinion Of lawyers
like Mccall Of Littlcfield 70 the opinion
| of a Law clerk. He asked Richardson
pointcdly whether he would accept the
| opinion Of Gen. Davis.
(Which opinion asked Richlrdson.
Give Us both opinions and | will take
my choice" daughter.
This is his official report" said Dol
| liver.
Did Re not in his sworn testimony be,
, fore the insular committee recommend
free trade?" asked Richardson.
| Deliver read Gen. Davis opinion and
also the opinion of DR. Carroll, the Prcsi-
| dents confidential agent.
did not DIR. Carroll recommend free
trade?" asked Richardson.
| ultimate free trade" responded Dolli-
yer, Just as this bill docs
In conclusion he dismissed as beneath
| contempt the cHiIS sc VI bribery Us Il mo-
payne. y. Il, the floor leader Of the
majority, closed the debate with a vigor-
| Gus speech in which he said he was ready
to submit the issue involved in the bill
| to the common people of the country.
| The proudest act Of my life" he said,
| lis my connection with this bill from
start to finish" prolonged applause
from the Republican, side).
| At . o'clock the House under the terms
Of the special order proceeded to vote.
y.1i fs.,n ft1l Nr-iti int.
| interest. The only demonstrations oc-
Cured when Henry c. Smith Of Michigan,
voted No" and when the Speaker di-
rected the clerk to call his name and he
| answered AYE" When the Speaker an
| nounccd the passage Of the bill, ayes, 16l:
noes. l53; present and not voting. II. the
| Republicans chccred for several minutes.
The roll call was as follows:
| Yeas-Achoson Adams. Aldrich. Alex
| ander. Allen. Me. Babcnck. Bailey. Kan.
Baker, RIrham. IIartholdt, bingham,
Brick. Cromwell, Rr1sius. Brown, Brown
low, Bull Burke, S. d., Burlei1h, Burton.
Butler Caldcrhead. Cannon. Capron.
Clarke. y: H.. Cochrane, y; y, Council
| Crump. Curtis, Cushman Dahle, Dalzcl
| Davenport tSamueD, Davidson. Dayton
| Emerson, Faris, Fordncy, Foss Fowler
| Frcrr, Gamble, Gardner. Mich. Gardner
| \. J.. Gibson, GIL. Gillctt n y, Gran.
Graham. Green. Mass. GroSvernor, circuit
Grow speaker Henderson, Hamilton,
| lIaughen, Hedge. Icmenway, Henry,
! Hepburn, Till. Hit. Honrccker. Hopkins
| Howell. Jack. Jenkins, Jones. Wash JOY
| Kahn. kctchIm. Knox, Lacey. Lands
! Lawrence, I.inu,y. Iittau,r. Long. Loud.
| Loud, nsaecr Lowering, NcClcary. Nc
| PhcrsOn. Mann. Marsh. Mercer McSicE
| Mctcalf. Miller. Npudcll. Moody, Mass.
! Moody. ore. Mrr-au. Murvyl. Mudd,
Ncedham. O'GraUy. Glmstcd. Orrrstrcct
! Parker Payne. Pcarcr. Mo. PcIrrr.
| Philiups. Powers. Prince. ruyh. Ray.
| y. ". Rr.d.r. Reeves. Roberts, RuI,u-
| berg. Russell. ShlttUck. sheldon. Shcr-
man. show Iltc~. SihltN. Smith. H.. Smith
IS W.. Smith CW. Al. Southland.
! Shading. Spc-rg. Spra-ur. Steele. Ste
vtns. Stewart. y. 81. Stewart. Wis, SUI
| lrway. Tawncy. Tayicr. ~. Thomas. lI..
| Throrp. Tompkiuy Tongue van Noorhis.
| Vrcrl ia W.idSwurth Wlugcr Waters.
| Watson. Weaver. Weeks. " hitc, Wisp.
| Wright. Youn--lG.
Mi li-nkTnId r1rhrr, Tlrtlctt, hill
| I,nllamv. Hentutt. I;trry Bradley. Erunt-
| lev. IirlzclIe. l;rcwcr, Bruudagc. Burlc-
| Sun. Iuructt. caldwell. Campbell. Catch
| in.s. Chanlcr CLAYTON. Ma. Clayton.
n clark. NIu.. Cron,y. Sowhcrd. COX.
| Crawford. C'runi1lcker. Cummin-s Cu-
| sack, Daiv. Davenport OStlnivyl. Davis.
| De Nrmorj pcGrlffsnrcid. peVrits. Den
| nv. iinsmirc. DougLcrty. briggs. Elliott.
| Finley. Fftz-eraId Mass. Fitzgerald.
! n. III. Fi:zputrick Flymiu4 Fletcher.
| Tnst,r Itoy Gaines. GAVE. Gilbert
| C;lvuu Gordon Greene "a. Griffith.
| Gri...s Han. iIcltwui. Henry Miss.
! Henry. Tex, Howard. Jrtt. Johnson,
! Tnnre VA. Kitchen. hlth. TX. lNluttS,