The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-22
PORTO RlCO'S
DELEGATE | Z,
His Status III Congress Likely to
be Productive Of Alright
in That Body.
JONES LIKES THE Il ISLAND ''I..' NJ }
Real Estate Agents Hot After
Hanna, But the Only House a
He Wants is White.
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fFrrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, .. c., Jan. H.-Thc
status OF the representative from Porto
Rico IN Congress, or, ut least his titlc Is
likely to be productive of fight at inc
present session. The 1nsulnr Committee
4 OF tho House reported unanimously ia i',
year In favor Of allowing nc representa-.
tIvc from the Island to have all the priv
ieges Of the delegates from the terrific
3rles and 10 have the title OF delegate.
This Bill pissed the House, but did not
Eet through the Senate. The Committee
an Rules Of the House has now intro
duccd a resolution calling the Porto
Rican commissioner, and giving him
the rights OF q delegate, which carry
about all that n congressman has, save
the right to vote. i3
5sig Representative Jones. OF Virginia, who
IS the senior Democrat on the lnsnlar
Committee, said to-day that he shonsl
oppose tho resolution, and IT Is likely that
tho Republican members Of the commit
3teeiwll vote with him in the matter.
81. AS GOOD AS A HAWAIIAN.
There appears to be no reason why
the Porto Rlcan should not nave the
title which is given the Hawaiian, VINO
has n seat and all the privileges q the
delegates from tho territories, Including
the title OF delegate. But the lia"hllan
is a prince, and has spent night N
the station house in Washington, and
t.,en in the dock at the Police Court.
Senior FREDERICK Degetcau. the Porto
RIcan commissioner, Is cultured gentle-
man. 10 former member Of the Spanish
Cortes. and an able lawyer, who APP
pcared for Porto Rico In the recent case
in which the Supreme Court OF the United
States decided that Porto Ricans were
not aliens. though not citizens OF the
United Suites. Mr.. Jones says he cannot
Sc, why tho delegates from Hawaii ana
Porto Rico should not be on precisely
The same footing.
- sCHooI TEACHERS COMING.
rs Thc3insular committee has agreed on a
pilI providing for the transportation y
tins country OF large humber Of Porto
.Klcan school teachers. who Will come
owe. during the summer vacation ana
study, the methods In use IN american
schools and universities After they ar
rive in this country they Will be taken
clrr OF by the schools AND colleges II
1s cx pected that several hundred OF them
will come and spend some weeks IN inc
United States.
that Porto Rico Is in q prosperous condi-
ton. The hurricane OF a few years ago
devastated the island and caused great
deal Of suffering. but the people nave a;,.
ing and prospecting. The government Is
snendng 5000 q mile In che construction
q. roads through the island. which gives
emil ioyment TO all who will work. But
the labor Is OF very inferior quality MT.
zones calls attention to the fact that the
island o., Porto Rieo only about ,, thirty ~
eight miles In width and one hundred
mics long, Is perhaps the most tfhckly
settled country In the world, Belgium not
excepted. 1t has population OF some
: II RICH SOIL /.
Mr.. Jones was down there some years
ago and he says he believes the soil TO
b.. the richest In the world. That on
tile tops of the mountains Is as fertile
as that In the lowlands which Is said
not to be the case of land anywhere else.
Mr.. Jones became enanoted OF the Porto
l;,co coffee while on the island. and has
It shipped to him now. He says It Is
far superior to Brazilian coffee. President
Roosevelt is very fond OF it and uses
it on the tables at the White House.
HANNA'S HOUSE.
Mention OF the White House reminds
to-day. Senator Hanna since his return
from Ohio a few days ago said he wanted
to purchase house In Washington. OF
course. he has been pursued by real
estate agents ever since making the an
norncement hut he has not gone to the
extent OF asking to be shown any OF
the property offered him. This morning
.one real estate firm received an anony-
fmou. letter stating that none of the
satisfactory and that he bad made up
his mind that he would likeNto have that
large white mansion on tho avenue, be-
tWcer the Treasury and the State, War
and Navy Departments, now occupied
By Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt