Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-12
HOUSE CONQUERED
Porto Rican Tariff Bill Will Be-
come Law as the Sem
ate Left 1t.
LONG, BITTER FIGHT ENDED.
Changes Made Since the Bill Left the
House Complete System of Govern
ment Provided Nine Republic
cans Voted Against the
Measure.

Measure.
Wusniu.t.n ApriI If rho long aud bit
ter struyul. over the Porto Rican iarin
bil ended today when mo House bv a
vote of 1Gl to l3 concuired in all the
senate amendments Tine bin now re-
ouiros only the signature Of the Spca5-
rr of the ilous. ana the presideut of the
SENATE before yoius 70 the President for
his approyaI 'Thos,,. signatures will be at
tachod to-morrov ana bcror. liphtfau tho
hin u,.,h,blv viii he - lnw As the hin
originally ua.sad the Housc If was "A sim
pl. bin i,nuosiu.. f., pci. cent. Of the Ding
lev rates on coods .oinp into Porto Rico
from tho -pitod Sfntns and corninr from
porto Di.o unto the I-nited S,,t.. AZ
amended by the senate and to-day auicad
To bv tho iiousc all restrictions on goods
cnmi,o. into tbr T-nited states from Pm
ia Rico ar. eliminated ana cn,.aiu food
stuffs ana other. articles which hcrctofore
have ponc into porlo Rico free hv cxc-
cutive order. ave excluded from, tho unera =
lion of tba l., mon. cont dutv imnosnd an
goods cntn,inr Tho island from he 1.uitod
states 4 romnIotn .rhcno or ri,iI noy-
.rnnont ia, ,h, Island fs also .,itarhad
to tt, ,ne,.,,r, r-no,, tho a,,,l ,.,to min.
rounhIirans voto1 aoninet thc nm NIassrs
unatu,oio t Niir,1enta rr,r,r,.l,,r = :
Indi,,, ,,n ~ 1ou,, Ii,,I'Gnrd ot
Maine NcCou of N,ss.,,b,,.ntt. II g.
Smith Of NIiraie,u V-,,nn,. cr Iliiuot-
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liuois
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TOD fn,. +, n,,,,;,Lt NJ pn,,,.ics ,ba r,l,.,
,Inmno,.i who vofad for rho ortgin,I Mn
t,da, ,otod ,r,i,., ,o,,,,,ro,r, N,.
ctaIiiros j.,, \,b,,,. ,,.o. ti o,,I,.
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n,ir.J rho vote came at : o,cIork ,rto,.
:, ,.s,, int.,..tir.- ana -, Zinc av.iti,,c
Johatn nr Two hr,,.. u.hi,,L ,,o,.,,nd ,,,-
nrt,. ,b,, bili h,, a.. .,aii.,I ,,ta,. ,,,,,ior
which tbc Uoueo artod Cna nf tbo ,o,,st
dr,p,a,ir roat,ro. or thu da, u..e ~.
re,Linc Lv AR pic,.,denr ,bo ,,iro,it I.
load..r of tho original nninion of Cba,ics
+, Maeonn mo Iepal advisor of mo war
den,,tn,ort il, r,vnr or ,be ,.io,,. mat TIM.
cunstitut,nr ,vt.,.ded uv.r pcrto pico .>
rroprio vicure Mr. polliyer of Iowa in
ropiy tormud Mr. Naroon ! cierl, who
tried 10 overrule tho rraa, lavver at tho
head of the war departm4nt Ncssrs a.
G. Smith of Michigan Warner of Illinois.
Crun,ua,kor of Indiana Mccall or Mnssa-
chusottS and I.nrincr of rllinoiy AN re-
publicans made spooches against the mo-
Excitement was at high pitch when the
sneakers gavel fell at noon. As soon as
the reading of tho journal was concluded
MIR DalzciI of ponnsvIvania. one of inc
leaders of the maiorify and a member Of
tbo comn,itta. ON ru1es nrason,ad a sp,-
cial ord,r under which tho Iiouse was
to operate Il provided that immediately
unon tho adortion of tbis resolution in
rnn,n,itt.e nr IN, ,rboic rho Housn she'll
lac Jis,barg.d f,o,, ,o,,.idcr,tio,, of .ba
hin ard IN. Soust, ameuduente thoreto.
tb.t tb, .a,,,o Ia, ,,,,.id.r.d il, tbo tIousc
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Nr ~. nd'u'ol ., t"''' 'sstv' we Hh'',oi
~ '1u'' O'l' '"''" ~, ',""'' vi '''0 SO
re d'""Se" Ere"' enthusiasm among we
ucillu' az ny 'o'ohtnE 'NI"N,S rom l,''
"'l5 5i''dI oiH'Ho' oi !l"rIT" r., MACON: In'
''E"' ""NlS'' 81 ti'' luSu,dI "utea" vi '"'
war dopartmcht' III "hich ne argued that
me constitution was extended rN-prorrl9
Nlsorc 10 Porto itlco. The opinion hau
he'h sent TO IN" fious' IN answer TO the
iiouSe resoInton adopted ON saturday
last ana arrived after AIR. Richardson
spoke earlier in the DAY The opinion was