The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-29
TARIFF BILL TUESDAY
Will be Brought to a Vote in
the Senate.
INTERNAL REVENUE PLAN
offered by Davis and a Strong
Speech to Back 1t.
INTERNAL REVENUE PLAN

| cay agreed TO vote on the Porto Rico
| government and tariff bin Tuesday after
noon at o'clock. An important utter
ance was made later in the day on the
bill fy Mr.. Davis (Minn.), who advocated
free trade between the United States and
Porto Rico. His speech was comparative
ly brief, but his reasoning was so close
and cogent that he crowded into small
space an immense amount Of well-digest
ed information and careful thought His
principal proposition was that the nee
essary money to be raised lby taxation
should not be raised by q duty levied
upon Porto Rican products but by an in
ternal revenue tax levied on rum and
tobacco produced on the island. This
system, in his opinion, would better suit
the people of the United States and those
of Porto Rico than the proposed tariT.
and would be just, equitable and consti-
tutionaL The amendment offered by Mr..
Carter to the Alaskan civil code bill re-
lating to the mining for gold under the
waters of Cape Nome was agreed to, but
no further progress was made with the
measure. Mr.. Nelson (Minn.) resigned
from the committee on Indian affairs and
MIA.
In presenting a resolution providing for
additional help for the committee on
pensions, Mr.. Ganinger said there were
now 1,750 senate bills before the commit
tee and hundreds of house bills yet TO
come. One senator, he said, had asked
the committee to investigate forty-seven
cases and it was physically impossible TO
do this work without additional help.
A successful effort was then made by
Mr.. Foraker to fix a time for the vote
on the Porto Rlcan tariff and govern
ment bill, next Tuesday afternoon being
agreed to at the suggestion Of Mr.
Prostor of Vermont.
Bills were passed as follows: Author
izing the adjustment of rights OF settlers
on the Navajo Indian reservation in Ari-
IONA; providing for the introduction of
testimony in behalf of the defendant in
all preliminary hearings of a crifinal ma
ture
Consideration of the Alaskan bill was
resumed. the pending question being the
substitute offered by Mr.. WoIcott for Mr..
Carriers amendment relating to the min
ing of gold in the sea off the Alaskan
coast. 1t was defeated. q to IS. Mr..
Jones of Arkansas made a sharp attack
upon the secretary of war for issuing per
mits to miners to dredge the Cape Nome
sands, supposed to be rich in gold He
denounced the secretary's action as an
outrage and plain usurpation of au-
thority''
no ofA "
adopted without division. The amend /
ment is as follows: THAT. subject only
to such general limitations as may Zoe /
necessary to exempt navigation from ar /
tfficial distractions, all land and shoal I
water below mean high tide on the
shores, bays and inlets or Boring sea
within the jurisdiction of the United /
States, shall be subject TO exploration /
for gold or other precious metals by the /
citizens Of the United States or persons
who have legally declared their intention
to become such, under such reasonable
rules and regulations as the miners in
mining districts may have
heretofore made or hereafter make. gov
erning the temporary possession thereof
,or exploration and mining purposes, I'M
I'll otherwise provided by law Provid-
ID, further, that the rules and regulations
established by the miners shall not be
n conflict with thu mining avs Of the
United States and all permits heretofore
granted authirizing any person or per
sons, corporation or company TO exca-
rate or mine under any OF said waters.
ire hereby revoked and declared nun and
old"
Consideration of the Porto Rican bill
vas then resumed, the pending question
icing upon the free silver coinage amend
nent offered by Mr. Morgan. The amend
nent was defeated. Is 10 %.
Mr. Davis CAIinn). who IS one OF the 4,
eaders Of the movement against the !
proposition TO impose a tariff upon ;
Porto Rican products, was recognized for
speech. Il am 50 desi-ous Of an early
ote on this BILL" said Nr. Davis. that ;
have thought 1t better to address the s
enate this afternoon much more briefly Z
han l otherwise would have done. This q
viii cause me 70 omit some discussion o. :
institutional questions and many other !
matters auxiliary and collateral to the q
main subject ?
After the elaborate argument Of Mr.. :
lindsay. ar. Davis said. he ca not think 2
was necessary toT him % enter upon G
constitutional discussion q the ques- &
on. While he deemed the question very Z
uportaat. he regarded II as entirely nom :
artisan, and fe.t that & ought y BE- - b
1usidered. Hls remarks. h said would a
e directed % the house bill wbica had
sc0me part % the senate measure. b
lie sale that IL could net = 6en.e I'd that 2