The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03

be of one mind longer than forty min-
utes. Naughter.) We agree if it will
help you out of the hole"
The bill was then offered and read. 1t
was as follows:
''Be it enacted, etc, that the sum of
$2.095, 455 being the amount of customs
revenue received on importations by the
United States from Porto Rico since the
evacuation of Porto Rico by the Span
ish forces on October 18th, 1898, to Jam
uary 1st, 1900, together with any fur
ther customs revenue collected on inn
portations from Porto Rico since Janua-
nv 1st 1900 or that shall hereafter be
collected under existing law shall be
placed at the disposal of the President,
TO be used for the government and bene-
fit of Porto Rico until otherwise pro-
vided by law; and the revenues herein
referred to, already collected and to be
collected, under existing law, are hereby
appropriated for the purposes herein spec
flied out of amy moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated"
Mr.. Cannon explained that the sugar
and tobacco piled up in Porto Rico con-
trolled by the Sugar and Tobacco Trusts
which was awaiting shipment to this
country would be shipped to the United
States if this bill passed and that every
dollar of duty paid by these trusts would
be devoted to the storm-swept and starry
ing inha bitants of the island. Republican
applause.)
You have been shedding crocadile
tears over there" he concluded. Now
come up and vote for this bill every man
of YOU" (Renewed applause.)
BAILEY'S STRONG LOGIC.
Mr.. Bailey, (TeXas), replying to Mr..
Cannon evoked q round of Democratic
applause by his first sentence. If he had
known when the request for unanimous
consent was submitted that the bill
placed at the absolute disposal of the
President 81 100000 now in the Treasury
and AN indefinite sum hereafter to be col
lected, he said he would himself have
taken the responsibility of objecting. He
would never consent, he said, to turn
over to the discretion of one man money
in the Treasury Of the United States.
Mr. Berry, (Ky.), said that no one
sympathized with the starving people of
Porto Rico more than he did but he be-
lieved there should be a direct approprla
ton from the Treasury. Money should
not be given to them, the. title 10 which
was in doubt. There had recently been
filed in the Circuit Court a suit to re-
cover duties collected on Porto Rcan
goods, and he was of opinion that every
dollar collected since the ratification of
the Paris treaty had been unlawfraiy
collected.
Mr.. McRae, {Ark.), declared that the
bill was an admission that the rights OF
Porto Rico had been outraged-Ia con-
fession that money had been unjustly
taken from them.
Mr. Bell, (Col.), said that such a chap
ter of inconsistencies such shift ne of
scenes as had taken place on the Re
publican side in the last few weeks had
never before been witnessed IN the Am
erican Congress.
At this point Mr. Bailey attempted to
secure the consent of the other side to
an amendment limiting the appropriation
TO the money in the Treasury. and to de-
fine the purpose for which it should be
used. but Mr.. Cannon declined TO yield
and turned the floor over to Mr.. eros
ycnor, tOhiol. The latter said 1t would
I've source of qualification TO himself
and TO the country that the agony and
DESPAIR which had SO recently rested
upon Porto REQ had been shifted TO the
Democratic side of the hall OF the Rep
resentatives. Rerublican applause). He
said the Democrats had been vastly more
astated about politics than starving
Porto Ricans.
Mr. Bailey reiterated his request for
notifications which he said the whole
Democratic side would support.
Mr.. Maddox Ga) denounced the mes
Srlt % q nd 4 ba mo of phQon
litical capital.
You We're blistered by the country"
he said. land now you are using oil.
Mr.. Sulzer N. y said it was a move
of the President to square himself and
the Republicans with the people, who
protested in the name of justice against
the unconstitutional and iniquitous
tariff bill" for Porto Rico.
REPUBLICAN TRICKERY.
Mr.. Richardson who arose to close the
debate had but four minutes remaining
He appealed for more time. but it WAS
refused. He protested vigorously
against the methods employed by the
majority In all his experience. he said,
he had never known such an unfair ad-
vantage TO be taken of the minority.
He denounced the bringing i'll of a
bill prepared i'll secret after night )
conference with the President and pre-
cipitating it upon the House as designed
to gain cheap john advantage. He
charged the Republicans with hoping
and praying that some Democrat would
object Ito get even on the loss sustain
ed by the Republican party i'll the treat
ment of Porto Rico"
The Republican press" he said, is
bliStering yoh and you hope III this way
to fool the people. But You cannot do
il. | warn you that in the Ides of next
November a hurricane in comparison
with which that which devastated Porto
Rico was Il mere zephyr, vii sweep over
The land and sweep you ont of power in
this Congress and in the White House"
prolonged Democratic Applause.)
After further discussion Mr. Cannon
moved the previous question. which pre-
vailed-143 to -
This was on Il standing vote aud on a
yea. and nay vote. demanded by Mr.,
Richardson. the motiOn prevailed 152 to
125. present and not voting five. 1T was
Il strict party vote. save for Mr.. SIbley,
(Dem., Pa), who voted with the Repub-
licans. The Democrats, Populists and