The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-01
HOUSE PASSED
PORTO RICAN BILL
AS Amended at Monday
Nights Conference
A SWEEPING VICTORY.
The Vote on the Measure Stood lf2
Yeas to 16l Nays.
SIX REPUBLICANS OPPOSED
And Voted Against tho Bill Whlic IL
Had the Support of Four on Dem
ccratic Sidc-Six Members Wero
Brought From Sick Bcds 10
Enable them to Cast
Their Votes.
A SWEEPING VICTORY.
SIX REPUBLICANS OPPOSED


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-Thc battle
royal over the Porto Rican taTih p'ii
ended in the House to-day in sweeping
victory for the Republicans. Inc o-ii'
amended as agreed upon at the cohie'-
cnce of Republicans on Monday nlSh'' SO
as 70 reduce the tariff from p to 10 per
cent. of the American tariff. and iimllins
its life to two years, was passed ny WIZ
of l72 yeas to 161 nays.
SIX RepliblicanS-Messrs. Crumpachef,
of Indiana: Fletcher, of Minnesota Heat
wole Of Minnesota; Littlefleld. oil Malne'
uLorlmer, Of Illinois, and Mccall. Oh MAS
sachuse,ts. voted with the opl'oslio'i
against the bill, and four Deihoc.a's
Messrs. Davey and Myer, OF Loulsiaiia:
Deyryes. of California. and SloeE' ol
pennsylvania. voted Win 'he
cans for the bill
In addition lir. Warner. of Illinois, was
r,aired with MI. Boutelle tRep1. OF Maine,
for it Two other Republicans. MT. Laile'
OF Iowa, and Mr. F'aris. of Indiana were
absent and impaired They were uhoei-
stood ia be against the bill. Four DeIh.'
Gratis, who were opposed 10 ihe otii.
Nessrs Fleming, of Georgia. o.Hah'
North Carolina; Smith Of Kentucky, anu
staIlirys of Alabama, were abseni anu
impaired. Other pairs for the bin were
t;Hhson of Tennessee; Reeves, OF llilhois'
Routelle. of Maine; Harme', OF pcnnsSi-
yania: Bailey, of Kansas; Sheldon, OIL
michigan: Wadsworth, of New York
ali Republicans with Tate Of Georgia;
spar1s1nan. of Florida: Fox. of Mtsslss p
nj; iBeilany. of North Carolina: COX. OF
y r;,,ts 10 "a
Tennessee; and Epes. OF HirSihla-Oe'iio
Gratis, all against the biii.
I1RClM. SICK -BToD.
a1ercuIean efforts had been made to get
out the full vote. and this led to some
remarkable incidents Six men were
Drought from beds OF sickness; two OF
them from hospitals
MIR. Prownlcw of Tennessee. was
brought in 4 carriage, accompanied by
his wife and physician. lie sat bundled
up near the entrance until his vote was
given, and then withdrew 1t was felt
that the strain would be severe on him,
but when MIR Tawney, the Republican
whip, urged that the bill might be lost
by this one vote Mr.. Brownlow said: i
would rather lose my life than see this
bill dcfcalcd..,
Mr. Tawncy and three assistants were
out in carriages until midnight last night
accounting for every vote, and Mr.. I'm
tierwood. the Democratic whip, was SINH
larly cxerting every means TO get out
his vote.
Three Democrats were brought from
sick beds.
The first test to-day was on a suaSti-
tute offered by Mr.. Mccall on behalf of
the opposition. 1t was the original Payne
bill for free trade for Porto Rico. and
was defeated lG9 to Ia. Only five Re
rublicans voted for tho substitute Mr.
Fletcher. of Minnesota, who subsequent
~ voted TO recomnit and against the
bill. voted against the substitute. A mo-
ton 10 rec cnn1nit it. which followed,
shared sin. lar fate, being lost 16O to
l72.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
There was great excitement through
out the rolI-calis. which We're followed
with eager interest by thousands of
spectators. who packed the galleries to
siiffocat;on. The Republicans INDUCED in
n demonstration of wild iubilation when
The final result was announced.
Immediately after the reading of the
bill, the clerk began the reading of the
bill for amendment under the five-ninute
rule. When section three was reached
Mr.. Payne. chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee offered the following
substitute for that section:
Section 11I.-That on and after the
into the United States from Porto Rico
and coming into Porto Rico from the
United States shall be entered at the sew
oral ports OF entry upon payment of Is
per cent. of the duties which are required
TO be levied, collected and paid upon like
articles of merchandise imported from
foreign countries. And in addition there
TO upon ARTICLES Of merchandise of Porto
R;can manufacture coming into the United
tate n5 VIII COZ ion or
sale uron payment of tax equal to the
internal revenue tax imposed in the
United States upon the like articles OF
merchandise of domestic manufacture;
such tax to be paid by internal revenue
stamps or stamps to be purchased and
provided by the commissioner of internal
revenue. and to be procured from the col
lector OF internal revenue at or most
convenient TO the port Of entry of said
merchandise into the United States. and
to be affixed under such regulations as
the commissioner of internal revenue
with the approval of the Secretary of the
! Treasury shall prescribe; and on all arti-
cleS OF merchandise of United State man.
ufacturc coming into Porto Rico in addi-
ton TO the duty above provided. in pay
ment of a tax equal In rate and amount
to the internal revenue tax imposed in
Porto Rico upon like articles of Porto
Rican manufacture
DUTY REDUCED.
MIR. Payne explained that the substitute
reduced the duty from 2a to 15 per cent.
and also removed some confusion regard
ing double taxation. Mr. Payne said he
Stln believed, however. that 25 per cent.
would be better. die said the amendment
Dil. probably would raise about s1.250,09O
per annum
Mr. Berry. of Kentucky, said tn amend
Inent proposed petty instead OF grand
S larceny of the people of Porto kico. He
rid,culed the laborious debate through
(Which the House had passed over the
i question of what the United States.
I mean. under the constitution.
Mr.. DeArmond OF Missouri. called at
stention 10 the peculiar language Of the
( substitute. The words Coming into the
United States" he said. were plainly