The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
PUERTO RICAN BILL.
The Conferees Have Agreed Upon a
Compromise Measure.
NO PREMIUM PAID ON CERTIFICATES.
Tho New Transport sumner Inspected
Employ ent for Puerto Kican Lsborers
The Bond Exchanged Yesterday
for The New TwO..


Washington, March 21.-The con-
ferees on the Puerto Rican appro-
priation bill have agreed upon IA com
promise measure. The senate con
ferees receded from the senate amend
ment limiting the appropriation to
the revenues collected on Puerto Ri
can importations until the LIST of last
January and restored the clause in
the house bill applying to future rev.
enues reading as follows: Together
with any further customs revenue
collected on importations from Puerto
Rico since January !, 1900, or that
shall hereafter be collected under eX-
listing laws"
The provision in the senate amend
ment specifying the purpose for
which the money shall he used is re-
tanned, but an addition is made de-
claring specifically that it shall be
for the laid and relief" of the Puerto
Ricans.
The bill as agreed upon reads as
follows: THAT the sum of S2,095,-
ASS, being the amount of customs
revenue received on importations by
the United States from Puerto Rico
since the evacuation of Puerto Rico
| by the Spanish forces on the 18th of
| October, 1898, to the first of January,
1900, together with any further GUS
| toms revenue collected on importa-
| tions from Puerto Rico since the first
of January. 1900, or that shall here
after be collected under existing law,
| Il. l. -. r
the president, to be used for the gov
eminent now existing and which may
! hereafter be established in Puerto Ri
60 and for the aid and relief of the
people thereof and for public educa-
ton, public works and other govern
mental and public purposes therein
until otherwise provided by law, and
the revenues herein referred to, al
ready collected and to be collected
under existing law, are hereby appro-
priated for che purposes herein spec
flied out Of any moneys in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated"
No Premium Paid on Certificates.
Washington, March 21.-The treas
ury department is being flooded with
letters quoting from various newspa
pers to the effect that the department
is paying a premium on certain 81 sill
yer certificates with the number 81 OF
the back series of 1899, on account OF
the plates from which the certificates
were printed having been stolen from
the bureau of engraving and printing
This statement is taken from greer
goods" circular issued by counterfeit
ers, or dealers in counterfeit notes
None OF the plates have been stoleI
and cannot be under the system il
use. The government neither pay
nor receives premium upon any of it
issue either of coin or paper currency
The New TRANSPORT sumner Inspected
Washington, March 21.-Mai. Bel
linger, OF the quartermaster general
office. has returned from New York
where he made an inspection of tn
new transport Sumner, which, h
says, probably is the finest vessel o
her class i'm the world. Her dcpartur
for Manila with a large body of re
. cruits, which had been fixed for tn
god inst, will he delayed until the lat
ter part of next week.
b. | Employment Tor fuerto hlchn Lhboreri
Washington, March 21.-Secretar
Root has authorized Gen. Davis at Sa
Juan to give employment upon publ
works to surplus labor in Puert
Rico. The war department had pre-
pared an order to carry out this plan
but it was learned that Secretar
Root had telegraphed the instructio
to GEN. Davis from Havana.
The Bonds Exchanged Yesterday.
Washiu&ton March 21.-The amour
of bonds received at the treasury We
; terday for exchange for the new TIVE
, was S1O,OOO,OOO, making total to dat
of $4,000, 900. OF this amount $500
=, GOO came from persons or institution
other than national banks.