The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-10
THE PHILIPPINES
AND PORTO RICO
Senate Passed Measure Pro.
viding for Each in Budget
and Tariff

Washington, July 10.-During a
session lasting nearly four hours. the
Philippine tariff bin and the bill au-
tomatically continuing the Porto
Rican budget were passed by the SEN
ate. Only a nominal resistance was
offered by the minority to these meas
ures. An amendment by Senator john
ston of Alabama declaring the inten-
tion of the United States eventually
to grant independence to the Philip
pines was opposed as being out of
place on this bill, . I'd was rejected
Senator Culberson sought to limit the
operation of the Porto Rican act to
July !. 1910, but his amendment for
that purpose was defeated.
The senate entered upon an agree
ment to adjourn three days at a time
until the conference report on the
tariff bill Is ready for consideration,
and not to enact any legislation, when
it does convene. BY the adoption of
a house resolution an invitation was
accepted by congress to be represent
ed at the Alaska -Yukon-Pacitic ex-
position now being held at Seattle.
The senate received the official an
nouncement of the death of Represen-
tative Cushman and adjournment was
taken at 3:45 o'clock out of respect to
his memory. The next session will
be held next Tuesday.
Providing funds for the Porto Rican
government which had been left with
out an appropriation as the result Of
dissensions among the island leaders.
the senate today passed without
amendment to the house bill automa-
tically continuing the Porto Rican
budget.
Mr.. Depew said that there was no
doubt that il the Porto Rican house
of delegates had confined their atten-
tiOn to the budget and had not at
tempted to make them a medium to
cary revolutionary legislation, there
would have been no difficulty in hav-
ing the appropriation bills agreed to
between the two houses.
Mr.. Depew, grows cut of an anxiety
on the part of few who are in con-
troll of the political parties. With
ninety per cent of the electoral vote
illiterate. with generations of auto
cratic government behind them, emo
tional, suspicious and easily confused.
it is not difficult for men with special
talent in that direction to exercise
over them large. if not dangerous
influence. The unionist party, which
now has gained all the Offices and has
every seat in the house of delegates,
desires for the government of the
island an autonomy something like
that of Canada where there will be
a nominal governor from the United
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cial branches shall be in the power
of the people. The Republican party
has for its platform the creation Of
Porto Rico into a state and its ad-
mission to the union. Every author
ity, official and general, which has
visited the island and familiar with
the conditions are united in the opin-
ion that as yet the people are not
ready for such a government as is
desired by the one party, nor for ad-
mission to statehood as is demanded
by the other"
Mr.. Culberson offered an amend
ment to terminate the application of
the bill to the Porto Rican govern
ment on July 1. 1910.
This proposition was vigorously op-
posed by Mr., Root. Referring to
statement made by him many years
ago to the effect that the Porto Ricans
would require long time to become
capable of self-government, Mr.. Root
spoke of their actions in Withholding
revenues from the government as evil
dence that they were still incapable
of self-government. "They act like
children and ought to be treated like
wise," he said.
Mr.. Culbertson's amendment was
voted down.