Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-22
.1s#1f ont PUERTO
RIGAA TARIFF BILL
Mr., Payne, Republican Floor Lead
err Opens the Discussion in an
Elaborate Speech
BEST THING FOR ALL CONCERNED
Tariff Proposed in tho Mcn sure will
Hrncii, Both the island and
This ComntrY- Gonstitutional
Power of Congress.

Hrnoli, Both the island and
This Country- Constitutional
Power of Congress.
Washington, Feb 2l.-l'hc galleries
OF The house were we'll filled today i'm
anticipation OF tie opening OF the de-
ha'" upon The ruertu ltican tariff bill.
',:forH the bill was called up Mr.. Dol
liver. OF Iowa, moved the passage nm
d,r suspension Of The rules of the bill
reported from tn" committee 3oi, ways
and ,ncans 10 almond The section OF the
asise,i statutes rclatin" to the inter
lfa reNcnne TAX on ferincnted liquors.
Mr.. Fletcher, republican,, Of Mime
soMi. Offered an amendment providing
mat thr bill shall not 90 into effect UNI
Ill July >. $500. The amendment was
AGREED 10,
MIR. Svlzer. democrat of New York.
said hs favored the bill. but thai il WAS
inertiN n sol, To the hro Mars. What
tiry really wanted was the abolition
Of the war taxes.
Mr.. Ferry, dem0crnt of Arkansas,
eeciai d the republicans were using
the war taxes To make III, deficiencies
caused by the Dinslcy law. which he
said had proven u incst lamentable
failure.
Nh Often of Wisconsin, Mr. Bar
tliuld,. of Missouri. and Mr.. l1abcocli.
oil Wisconsin, urged the passage of
bin in nsi ice To the brewers The lat
ter said the brewcrs We're carrying he
greatest tax burden in this country
IliAN ina Sl2,000oG0 OF taNcs) and en-
Titled 10 consideration.
Mr.. iiarilctt, Of Georgia. said the
humble were asking relief from The
war taxes, and they should lie listen d
10 as we'll us the richs association OF
brewers. lhe bill. was then passed
without division
Mr.. Payne, OF New York, floor leader
81 lie majority. then moved that the
boise 90 into committee of the whole
To consider the Puerto Gic.n tariff
BILL
P,yne,T ills for the Eill.
Eeirescntative Paige, of New Work,
c!sii,nan OF the NAYS and means com
nlitIet and republican floor leader,
cl.ered the dthaie on The Puerto Rico
tariti hli lFe' said in part:
Incident 10 the late war with Spain
mas The invasion Of Puerto Rico. From
The moncnt the American ARMY set
Sits Foos on l4iierto Rican soil the pco-
pile received them with demonstrations
OF ie", and he Hay of thcs United
states Was received With delight
Whatever difference there may have
been as 10 The policy Of anncxine The
Philippine islands. know OF no oppo-
siiipn anywhere to lie annexation OF
this; gem Of the Antilles.
~ his bill, by its terms. relates only
I'd the island of Puerto Rico. Ii eau
ils4dy taken as u precedent for amy
itaiskAiNc action in reference to the
Philippine islands when the present
inSuilection shall have bccn overcome.
except IN so far rs we assert in il oar
view Of our power under American
lssi~larion
AN agree that the first and most
imrorlant duty We owe TO the people
Of l'aerto Rico is 20 open markets for
ibeni. IN no Other NAY cam we allay
~ fcctin. OF discomfort likely 10
4 ~ among the people. who have real
~ so little in the change from The
! punish oppression of 400 yea:s to the
IiioS pcrity and l!eertN which follow
The american fac
"'ihe original hill introduced on the
10Th of .'antiaiN l;ist. provided that
the customs laws OF the United States
and he Internal leNcnllr laws be ex-
tenled Ia Puerto iIco. The idea was
10 give III" producer of sugar free en-
trance of this staple into the United
States. saving !, duty of over $50 Il ton.
'ucler tl,,t hiil the dniv saved upon
tobacco would be 30 cents per pound
for the main portion of The crop and
for wrappers SIS per pound.
Gri2iiil ssiii's Nclccts.
after consultation with General
Davis. the present military governor.
Mtn has made u careful study OF the
conditions in lPGprtu Rico. ii WAS
found this action would not produce
sufficient revenue 10 meet the en-
ppnSeS o. government. He estimated
that NOT more than Sl.OOO.0OO could
be- collected from boli. customs duties
and internal revenue tax. This sum
would not pay The bare expenses of
government without appropriating n
COLLAR for pnblic schools or ronds
IN Substitute was then brought for
ward which imposes duty equal TO
our own tariff upon all articles import
ed from abroad other than those of
the United States INFO Puerto Rico
and n duty eqnnl TO II per cent f,i the
rates of our own tariff laws OH all az
ticles imported into Puerto Eico from
the, e9lsStates or from Puerto Hiro
iMto the uited States
ho hest estimates that can he ON
tanned show tina. this will proincc Il
rcYlilc OF sl,i00oo from cnstc,ns di!-
tics ~ hirh added IN tl,p intprnoj res
enueS of th" island, will produce S.
100000, n. sum Sufficient. to layxa4 cx
renscs ri sgoverpncnt -incJlldbG he
posi.a service and also S325.oo0 for
lMbnc schools. The total estimate OF
l;enara! Davis for expenditures is
81 looo.9 .;fhc original bill therefore.
4 nld seem, means Il bankrupt treas
1J3the substitute q surplus Of $780,
Md4hi viii meet some of The press
100 Seeds for the establishment of
lpnaioiL s.hools. \ rYnisslolr of -
iArsentum Of the duties on Sugar and
tebarco which ere nhw paid means an
annllal increase Of incomc to these
proMe of S.. ao0.oA0. EhiSaGeans. !i4't-
ing the mortaee from small plapta
items, better Magt.s 1'of;la EbiEfa.s hsiore
lnnMN in circulation and greater gem
N'al prosperity. II means hope in
1lead Of despair. means encourage
ilcns ~ II -f214cuh $. &1ih. st;iil-
4atNI ~ the prosperity of'sthffr
kE1saR1gerss, wit..- q; ,re2tosa .elisir
OH Broken fortunes.
a{Isa' t44,te: & sase> !s4.ler-tAi sAi4 ssi
bp1eaSc from year TO year there can
ipo doubt; that. i will restore pros
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