Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-12
CARLISLE IN DEBATE
Former Secretary Of the Treas
ury Argues the Porto
Rico Case.
Holds the President Cannot Set.
Up Tariff Against United
States.
Main Arguments in the Case.
Closed--Case Up to the
Court.

OASOSSA-l ~ wv Wy " go -
Court.
Washington Jan Hon. John G..
Carlisle chief attorney fer the plain
eng IN what is known as the Porto
lsico cases followed MIR Gliges who
alsted his argument yesterday. He
pss 81 81. saying that he would not dig
esis'S qussiioias ef policy. as they be-
atiged % anpthe, iaiatin. The qties-
lens wege q be settled only q, the
nstitutisr Is sid he had bss,, as
VI u9able form an opinion asio the.
eNa cont .ten OF The government
First, howess sr d e believed the ooiten-
nen of the government Was fhat the
is.ssa ~ o Porto lsiuo did not become a
ilar u the Iinlfea states either sls the
s'l=saail.s tue piesoee q he rat flea
tiS,ll 81 .se rsaiS of Paris that there
iti9tl existing which paced
M Isl tllas sideF The general ec-
iylii ara il.Ws;siciion of the lttsds
es' 6 CERTAIN rliitatians:
Ills aan!ils period be- syssIi the ae-
iis'lt.ssn 81 tbs alle The pa--.
u iSfNs' ny cong he iAissial
Nigllt b sosarnvd By tle presa:ent
alsfi IA II net bseon1e a Iar. Of The ai;-.
states until adlnitsed By fess
snSl lniIl sllcsii 81 nlay AZ sgis-
"a The stands From this il IL
s'aiG that set being a pas, Of
l ilds5a States congress- has ii giit
What taxes may he levied anls
arlse said NJ real question Mas
ilei lssr the constitntien extended
W illhalsitants II lsertp fsico bGf
Eslisr 4 eSfeafis'satyei tilst coii2Ges'7
silent and ths. caipnst The con.
a5ion + that tile constitution pi'ife 9
3,ssssr IN hi' ssss9llai ard pfoil-
sfiy nights AS a ettizen, When a s,s,lss
iistnAtt "a sss from ore man mere tan
Kit s'lpuid. u IL 81 i yatien, but +.
king his proper y without due psoess
IA iaS and giving hire nc compensation
for i5
On the point that the territories X ere
lssls asi1aft If the United states NJ Car
se read q history Of the framing %
tss- constitution. ssotying that fast II
t.s III intention that all acts and
geo tiss s'soua ne he supreme laW OF
is lal,G his yas before the word
sstutipn had been introduced.
lfi, ne teoil il Ito near that il WAS III e
ysentsNn To have the cb1aatituian APP
q al PARTS 81 tbs country whether
re aies' simply in territory be-
sire 10 them.
Air. aiiislA argued that the cons,itu-
ler IL sss'l be interpretedsas a whole and
Hi q nta filS government 10 accom-
y 1877 AZ tiis sstlt'f1oseS for which il Was
laItanse. International law ne said,
etisd g sit govern any agent Of this gov
Z ilnstflt, but ne court could lopls 10 II
: Si9r defining What the constitution
means, There Would h. ysyo cunstitu-
= Ions ne said, III tile inierpretatie n OF
& nc counsel on the 5th-r side 0fis- for
stsites ard defining he powers and EAR
.rlg fei tins rights IL estsaezs si;i ifse
ttler far he rerfiteriea ls So
{ rigi1f, Upon the esissatislst sSl.I i}are has
2esa constructed he:..'ty = s.
fsll Of laWs governing AL states and
errltories ard from the fiIsal co.'s gres.
mas made ,alforn ,awa fer t,atfif be
, seen states and territories, as W. Y az
rraditior, bankruptcy and natlraliz-
ion laws On the latter point h said
: :rGeF the Interpretation of the govern.
< esent there were sitting courts outsid,
: il.s t7itea States in 4 territory, Z rant.
ing citizenship n the United States &
ia resident upon five years inhabi atior
: lset a territory OUTSIDE The United States
Mr.: Carlisle undertook 10 show tha
4 beth indirect and direct taxes had beel
= AID upon states and tei'ritp;ats alike
and autiea had beer laid upon import
= iEto efritpriess as well as states Jtnde
Territories acre NOT part of the Tnite
=. States II might be fake.i that good
IS could 60 fs-a from Porto Rico to Alas
Ia, bur his . nc. the case, for IN
- sane dates are charged on goods froi
territory gong 10 Porto Rico az fror
STATE That The tax levied IS oca
tax Ms denied. but il was denominate
tax fop local PURPOSES
NJ Gariisle Nead tbs portions Of tn
Porto Rican aot tablishing the rate
ef duty and disposition of the money
colectea as a basis for hiscomplete al
sument, and said the court would So
THAT on all goods from the Unite
states 10 Porto Rico there should i
levied 8 per cent of duties in foreig
goods with the internal revenue OF POI
10 Rico added and that goods frol
Porto Rico to The United States ente
upon the payment of 10 per cent
Ky customs With internal revenue on
w added Wlen the goods are of Porto Rit
manufacture, while goods from 9th,
a. countries paying the Porto Rico intei
. nal revenue may come into This COUNT
Without other Internal revenue ia
We insist, he said that this IS n
20 an import duty. Weobject to the for
o under which the. government seized OF
q goods and held them on their arrival
r. Porto Rico until We paid hem tribu
g in the form of a tax. An import
g something, he said, coming from 70
q eisn country. Porto Rico can not be
@ foreign country, for it's courts send a.
3lpeals to this body This ia therefore n
q IAN import tax, but an export tax upt
@ goods, sent oft of these states, and the
~ are two specific prohibitions again
q such export duties. Opinions of IL
9 court were read to show that tribun
n mad held that no duty might be laid
q exports from one state to another as
gIforeign country.
Following this, Mr.. Carlisle argu
8 that there could be no export duty, al
n paid that there must be fixed some tin
a When Porto Rico ceased to be foreij
@ territory, and even with that point
Y urged that the tax must be consider
q Unconstitutional. If congress COT