The evening times., 1900-03-31

In the Senate today the Porto Rican bill
was taken up as the unfinished business.
Mr. Bacon explained that the Substitute
for the bill Of whi-h he had given no,i e.
yesterday was not his own work. but VS.
the product of The Senator from O-iJ CMr.
Foraker, being The bill originally pre-
pared by that Senator. He had offered it.
In good faith, and should be u~ra chan de-
lighted at its passage. He had examined
I IL with great care, and his deliberate
judgment was that it was superior ID 9th
er territorial bills FOR tine care and SYM
metry and harmony Cf its provisions. AID
was in entire correspondence with tho
great fundamental principles and iustitu-
tioas Of tae Government OF the Uuitcd
States.
He did not believe that there would De q
dissenting voice from the support OF shat
measure or The Democratic side Of jue
Chamber, because il accomplished nhas
I Democratic Senator's thought ought 10 BE-
accomplished aud established in Porto
Rico, a free territorial government.
Mr. Foraker said he was noj insensIbIs
70 the compliment paid him by the Senator
fIum Georgia. and he Congra tulated mat
I Ia
or TWO months caught up To- the UIa.s
/ whore he lNr. Foraker was when he il-
Z trOduced that bin. II had been simply d
Z Arst draugL-, and II expressed his own
idea az thar time. before having heard The
] testimony afterwari given before the s-r.-
{ mitteo- j. 3it not however provide for
many difficulties THAI lad 20 be provided
/ for II was entirely si,enJ. for instance,
I on the subject n the exchange Of coinage.
I For that and several other reasons winch
I Mr. Foraker men toned. he could not ns4.
favor The bill WEIch lie had himself lu--s-
I dured.
The pending question being on the
amendment offered yesterday by Mr. Allen
20 make the 6esi guatioa OF THE legislative
assembly o. Porto Rico the legislative
assembly Of the Territory of Porto Rico.
Mr. Allen TOOK the floor and began 20 read
. q pamphlet by = New York lawyer The
c0lioqUy, which followed was cut short by
the President pro temPOre putting the
question on the pending amendment and
declaring il rejected.
section 80. which provides for legislative
authority IN the island having been
reached. NJ Pettus offered an ameu5mert
providing that The legislative assembly OK
Porto Rico shall have no power or author
ity 20 enact any law in conflict with lhe
Constitution OF the United States.
4 do not desire 10 discuss the amend
mcuJ." he remarked. but 1 desire q vote
ly yeas and nays. The Republican SeUa-
tors roted unanimously against The a. -7a-
HeHt which was rejected. yeas. u. nays.
j..
Mr. Fairbanks then addressai the sen
aJs aJ Length I'm support OF the bill lie
said that in its essential principles, in -
mo~. exalted purpose The Constitution ra.l
1c adapted 10 many peoples of many cJul-
tries who are without preliminary training
or experience, bur es 90 others it-w0uii
he iIIy-adapced. and some modification as
t0 details would bCcome necessary if j.
were 20 BE- applied -0 them The spirit u
,hGJ immortal instrument may so every
where bus many of its fixed ami absolute.
provisions would rest imperfe-dy upon
many peoples ana nations whose t-ali-
lions and conditions are entirely lElisa
oar 0.,u-