The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-17
WITH NO AMENDMENTS
Tillman Scores Republican Party and
Administrations Advisers.
TO DECIDE QUAY's FATE SOON.
Proposition to Seat Him as Senator
From Pennsylvania Will be Ca'ico
Up Tor Action Two Weeks From
Next Tuesday Spooner's
philippine Bill is Next
Programme Made.

Programme Made.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE PORTO
i.ico appropriation bill was passed pS
the Senate to-day. Its text follows:
BE it enacted, etc, That the sum OIL
s2,os5, 455, being the amount OF customs
revenue received on importations by lhe
United States from Porto Rico since the
evacuation Of Porto Rico by the spanish
forces Of the 10th of october, 1888, TO the
1st of January. 1900, shall be placed at
the disposal of the President, to be useo
for the government now existing anu
which may hereafter be established IN
Porto Rico and for public education, pup
die works and other governmental anu
public purposes therein; and the saiu
sum. or SO much thereof as may DC me-
cssary, is hereby appropriated loF liie
purpose herein specified, Out Oh any
moneys in the treasury nv
appropriated. oo;,j
This bll. recommended in speclai
,nessape by President Mckinley, follows
= debate. at times spirited, extending
over the parts of two days Before ''s
massage, Mr. Alien. of Nebraska, ollereu
an amendment 10 the bill, deciarlliS
that the Constitution eXtends over ro4 -
Rico by its own force. but II was iost,
and Mr. Jones, of Arkansas. VIM :"
!, free usie amendment offered Dy liiih'
c.,1,er c4forts TO amend the bill were
TO DECIDE oUAY's FATE
The Senate unanimously agreed 10
+.ke nm the Quay case two weeks 1ro"
next Tuesday and discuss II uh,i' ais-
,,oscd Of. the discussion mol 10 'Ilteiiei
with the unfinished business, the opooiiei
h,I, authorizing the Preslaent 10 soN -. -
The Philippines until other"lse va ,,oa
tFa anpropriation bills, or conference
reports. otfora7
.he following resolution. which was
adopted: ,,-,o+aa
..Thst the Secretary of War be directed
"a communicate TO the Senate iet'et o.
Emilio Agunaido. dated at Bacoor' July
18th, 1898. addressed 10 the American c9al-
anande-. and 1orwarded 10
,,itt, July 9th, 1895.
ar c,llneer. OF New Hampshire OIL
i-e-ed a resolution which was agreed 10
that the members of the Cablnet DE o'-
rected to communicate 10 the Sehate tiie
number of clerks in their departments
iei,.in-. the number between specified ages
and also those who, IN 'WIlo4e Va All pa -
are permanently incapacitated.
Nr 14oar then renewed his request to
n, date for taking up the Quay case, re-
tsulting as already stated
Meantime Mr. Gailinger, Of New f1a1np-
shire. who had yesterday some not WoIas
with Mr. Penrose, of Pennsylvania, denied
that any senator opposed 10 the seaung
of Mr. Quay was employing parliament
ary tactics TO obstruct q vote on the case,
hot no
him without any preliminary objection.
Consideration of the Porto Rico bill was
then resumed
AMENDMENTS OFFERED.
The Chair having ruled that the COM
1nittee amendments to the dill had BEEN
adopted other amendments offered We're
in order The committee amendments pro-
vided that the money appropriated should
be that collected up to January l. 1902 the
appropriation to be used for public edu-
cation, public works. and other govern
mental and public purposes
The first amendment was that of Mr.
Allen. Of Nebraska. Mr.. Allison entered
motion to lay the amendment on the
table but withheld it, while Mr. Chiffon
Of Texas. addressed the Senate on the
general proposition of the amendment
and tic Porto Rico question. He said the
bill is as wrong and dangerous in prin-
ciDle as the tax on tea, which fired our
forefathcr:- The Constitution. he urged
goes wherever the flag flies. Mr.. Allison's
motion to table Mr. Aliens amendment
prevaied--3G To IL
JONES SCORES REPUBLICANS.
The amendment offered yesterday by
Mr. Jones. of Arkansas was thec, laid
before the Senate, but was withdrawn.
in a discussion of his position. he de.
clared that "a great storm had ragged ir
Porto lsico, and likewise a great storm
was raging in this country. the cause OF
the latter being the action OF the House
on the Porto Rico question. he said there
was strenuous effort on the part of the
Republicans TO get out Of this storm
and The bill now proposed was the means
they were employing to land safely. He
declared that the course OF the govern
ment toward The people of the Island
and not the hurricane. had paralyzed ii:
industries, and the remedy was a re.
versal of the action OF the govcrnmen,
and authority for the Porto Ricans II
bring their products here free of duty
and letting them buy and sell whereye,
they might please.
'.The course We have pursued toward
thcse people," said AIR. Jones. sis wrons
and indofensihe. What the Porto Rican:
want Is not charity. but justice. 1t j.
perfectly evident that the prostraltion o
affairs on the island Is due to the hisf
taxes with which the people there arr
afflicted
n answer 10 question by Mr. Allen
of Nebraska. Mn. Allison replied that un
der the military government in Porte
Eico. all food products. farm implements
and many other useful and necessar.
articles were admitted free OF duty
AR Jones asked where the money came
from that was being expended in Porte
Rico now and had been expended here
tofore. To which Mt. Foraker replied
that large amount had been cSpende,
from The war emergency fund. and tina
some had been expended from custom.
reee!pts. Rer.arklns t.at he could no
ascer.ain lust ,a-hat the object of ths
bill was. Mr.. Jones said he would con
tent himself by offering an amcndmen
that no duty be collected on article.
.,,.,,o3,c, irfo Porto Ieicosfyono other. ma ~