Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-11

unofficial on the Puerto RICO OIL was
1853 to 1853.
Delay on the official announcement
was caused by a recapiiulation.
Washington. April 1.-THE rule on
the Puerto Rico bill was adopted-yeas
l5S; nays AZ. present ana not voting il,
This was regarded as a test vote, indi-
eating the passage Of the bill.
INTEREST INTENSE.
Intense interest was manifested 10
the House OF Representatives today In
the final contest over the Puerto Rican
bin. At II O'Clock the committee on
rules assembled IN Speaker Hendersons
private office. and settled the days pro-
gram, fixing the final vote for o p. ~,
today.
The speaker and Messrs Dalzel and
Grosyenor voted Tor the special rule
and Mr. Richardson, the Democratic
member of the committee, voted
against a.
Early IN the day the party managers
We're cXerting their utmost endeavoiS
10 assemble a fun vote, The measures
adopted We're almost unprecedented In
their thoroughness.
GATHERING THE ABsENTEEs
on the Republican side there were
twenty-five or thirty abseutees. but
Representative Long the Republican
whip was IN Geographic c1mmuni.
cation with every one VI these aud
| knew on what train each would arrive
Mr. Long summed up his work by
saying that every Republican reprcscn-
tatlye would Doe present on paired with
a single exception Boutelle. of Maine
! and IL was hoped 10 pair him later.
1T is impossible Go guard against
| sickness. food or disaster said MT
Long. but barring Unforeseen mishaps
| ! look Tor the passage of the bin as u
came from the Senate by majority
/ Of from three 90 nine
! Representative Richardson. the Dem
ocratic whip counted on not m0r'
! than five Democratic abseutees. three
| Of them being sick But the Rlpubli
| can estimate of Democrats impaired ral
/ up 20 nine. viz.
Bailey VI Texas. Stallngs, of Ala
]
| Missouri. Crowley OF Illinois Riigeley
| Of Kansas. and Robertson. Davey an'
/ Never. OF Louisiana.
The sick list includes Robertson
! Crowley and Ridgeley
II was expected however that nj
! Ridgeley might enture out for the vote
| and Mr. Fox was expected boy train.
The Democratic membe.s also elaine
/ that pair had been arranged for Ml
! Bailey which would have 60 be aceepte,
REPUBLICAN D1SsENTERs
The half score OF Republican member
who oppose the bin held conferenc
at the capitol shortly before moor
Eight members We're present and th
| reports presented show that a total ID
nine Republican votes against the bi
could be relied upon. Mr. Mccall q
| Mass. summed up the situation froi
that standpoint as follows.
we have nine Republican votes BE
| y0nd that an depends upon the presenc
OF Democratic members, and that is a
unknown quantity 20 us But the Yot
will be close"
The closing struggle over the Puert
Rican tariff oil. set for today attract
cd great crowds Go The galleries ana "a
the preparations indicated field da
replete with exciting Incidents
! EXCITEMENT AT a HIGH PITCl
Excitement was al a high pitch whe
the speakers gavel fell 40 noon.
AS soon as the reading NJ the iUurn.
was concluded. Mr. Dalzell pa. one
the leaders OF the majority and "a men
Der Of the committee on rules, present
ed the special order under which th
House was % operate ass follows.
Resolved That Immediately upon Nh
| adoption OF this resolution The CON
mittee OF the whole House ON the stat
OF the Union shall Bee discharged frol
the consideration OF H. r. b2l5 on
Puerto Rlcan bllO and the sena'
amendments thereto that the sam
shall boz considered In the House mt
%. %. Wednesday, April N. 1900. whe
without delay or other motion o. voi
shall be taken on the motion tp conct
10 the said Senate amendments BOO gros
Am members shall have leave to prii
on the subject " said bin any amen,
ments for ten days from the adoptio
Of this rule
ACTION WANTED. NOT TALK.
I]pon demand Of Mr.. Marshall u
previous question on the adoption of q
rule was ordered This gave tWeni
minutes for debate on each side und'
the rules.
Mr. Dalzoll said he would discus
the rule briefly The amendments "a
tached by the Senate. he said furnish.
ciyll government Tor the island.
was the opinion Of the majority III
those amendments should Doe concurr'
IN. There had been enough discusslt
on the subject What the country d
sired was not debate but action.
CALLS 1T 1NlQU1TY
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leado
called attention to the fact that %
rule would permit the House to vol
| only upon q single proposition IN 20 ha
| been possible for the Senate Zoo add
| the InQuity Of the original bin lcyylr
/ 80 per cent OF the Dingley duties
. goods going into Puerto Rico. DE sal
{ ID had done 30. IN the s0-callld cil
| government amendment. Under n
gulse of a clvil government the Seuat
be said, had imposed an lmperlallst