Show TO THEME TAKE YOn ON QUAY LASt CASE Continuous Debate to Be B Had flad From FrOll April 3 SENATE ENTE IS I TO PUSH MATTER MATER THROUGH THOUGH I t I Porto orto Rican Relief Appropriation tion Bill Bil Is Passed I Sum Su of is i Placed in i the te he Hands Hand of tha th President to Be Used Per Fer Public Education Pub Public lie lic le Works Work and Other Government Governmental al and ad Public Purposes Demo Democratic cratic Senators Sentor Express Eres Them Themselves The Themselves selves seve on Republicans Position 4 t I Washington March 16 After a de debate bate tIste at times spirited extending over parts part of two days the senate today toa passed the Porto Poro Rican relief appropriation appropriation bill bl As A passed the measure carries the president being ing authorized to use ue that sum sm for or public education public works and other governmental and public purposes in Porto Poro Rico Mr Allen Alen Neb amendment to the bill bi declaring that the constitution extends over oyer Porto PortoRico Poro PortoRico Rico by its it own force but it i was lost by the decisive vote te of 36 26 to 17 l Mr Ir Jones Jone Ark Ak withdrew a free trade amendment offered by him and that proposition therefore did not notch reach ch a vote ote Other efforts to amend the bill bi were fruitless An A order was w made by the senate as a to consideration of ot the case c of for former former former mer Senator Quay it i being unanimous ly y agreed that it should be taken up two tw weeks week from next net Tuesday and dis di discussed cussed until ut disposed of the te discussion not to Interfere with the unfinished bus Incas iness Ine the Spooner bill bi authorizing the president to govern the te Philippines Philppine un til t otherwise directed the I tion ti bills bs of conference reports offered the follow Ing ng resolution which was adopted That Tat the secretary of war wr be direct ed e to communicate to the senate a a let leter ter er of Emilio Emmo Aguinaldo Aginaldo at July 15 1 ISIS 1898 addressed address addres to the Amen Ameri Aeri can commander and ad forwarded to Gen eral Merritt July 27 2 1691 Mr Ir Gallinger N H 1898 offered H a zero reso ro lution ution which was agreed to that the of the cabinet be directed to t communicate to the senate the number of ot clerks clerk In their departments giving the number between specified ages and also als those who in whole or part are per Incapacitated par pr Case Oase Ce of Mr M Quay Quy Mr Hoar Mass a renewed his request of yesterday that a date be fixed for the taking up of the case c relating to the seating of Mr Quay as a senator from Pennsylvania Pennsylvania and asked aked that the tone time be fixed fed at two weeks week from next net te Tues te day the consideration of the case not to interfere with wih appropriation c bills bis conference reports unfinished business or the Spooner bill buis bi conferring upon the te teI president pr authority to govern the Phil gOVer I Mr Gallinger Gailinger X N H H who had yes yes some hot words with Mr Pen rose ro Pa Ps a said he be had been astounded I at the charge that those tose who were op posed pos to t the seating of ot Mr Quay were employing parliamentary tactics to ob a vote on the case ce He pointed out that ever since the ease case had been ce be before the senate bills bil In charge of or I senators seators favorable to Mr Quay had bee been under consideration by the senate In no manner said sid he has a sin gle senator opposed to the te seating of Mr lI Quay laid any obstacle in the vay ay of a vote on that case Ill a tat c Il say sy now the senate nate need ne not delay that vote ote for tor a single sile minute on my account I shall not object Fit Til rl vote my cay y convictions by voting against the seating of Quay The Tho Th order proposed by Mr Hoar Eoa was I Hoa agreed to by unanimous consent Porto oro Rican Ric Relief Belief BilL BilLOn BIlLOn BilLO On O motion moton of Mr M Allison Alison tion of ot the bill ton appropriating of collected te bi customs 2095 revenue to the people of ot Porto Poro Rico was resumed The chair having h ruled that Te cir Ying the com cam cm amendments amendment to the bill bi had h ben adopted other oter amendments offered ln order The Tho amend me that matthe the money ame 1 be e lasted collected cn up to apro Jan te u 1 1 1900 19 the appropriation to be used for tor or public education public works work and other oth r governmental and public pur poses Je The first amendment was that of Mr Allen of or Nebraska It provided I that the e o constitution was wa by force torce of ot tat the concluded cor de between the United Continued on Page Pas 2 T TAKE E yon VOTE J ON QU Y Continued Prom From Page Page J 1 States Stat a nd the kingdom mot o Spain at t the city cily of Paris France April U 11 1899 1599 extended over oer the Island of or Porto Rico and its inhabitants Mr r Chilton of Texas said that orto Porto Rico was the pivot around which turns one of the gravest questions brought Into American polities politics in tort forty years The proposition to levy customs du duties ties against Porto Rico he said marks a step in American history hI ory which every eloe patriot p should seek to turn back Laid pa the Table able Mr lr Allison moved to lay ll the amend meat In nt of Mr Mi Allen AUen fl on on oil the table The motion prevailed 36 to li 17 The detail e vote was Yeas Allison lUs n Baker Momas Bard McCumber e t McMillan Carter P nrose Davis DayIs Park P Perkins as Doboe Debos De Pritchard Elkins Fairbanks Foraker Sewell Foster Fester Show Gear Simon Hale Spooner Hanna Harms Thurston Hawley Warren Keen Kean ean Wellington w nn ton Lindsay sa Wetmore W 36 Lodge LOOe Nays Allen AIlen J n Bacon Harris Bate Kinney Kinne Berrr Berry ln Butler Bu lr Morgan Clark Mont Cay Turley 17 Cockrell Mr Jones Joneso of Arkansas withdrew e the amendment he had offered saying doing so that tha a great Feat storm had raged In Porto Rico and that like likewise likewise I wise a great storm was yas raging in this i country the cause of ot the latter beIng I Ithe the action of the house on the Porto Rican question There was now now a strenuous strenuous effort on the part of the Republicans cans cane to get out of this storm and the bill proposed pro oed was us the means meane they were employing to land safely He declared that the course coure of the government towards the people of the island and not the hurricane had par paralyzed paralyzed paralyzed the industries cf ef f Porto Rico and said Bald the remedy reme was to permit the I Porto Ricans to bring their products I I here free of duty and to buy and sell wherever they might please The course we have pursued towards I these people said sald Mr 11 oneS Jones J is ta wrong and indefensible What the Porto Ricans lc want is not charity chadt but jus justice I tice 1 Justice Justice to AlL AIL AILIn AllIn I I In ans er to a question by ly Q Mr Jr Allen Alien of Nebraska Mr on replied that under t he the military government in Porto PortoRico PortoRico PortoRico Rico all Iced cod products ts farm eats and many other useful and necessary articles were admitted free of or duty dub He said it was w s proposed to pass p ss a Porto Rican bill here In the senate that would be entirely just to Porto Rico and to the United States St te Mr Allen Does that include the te t e tar tariff tarIff tarin iff in uro D vision Mr Allison Undoubtedly Mr 1111 Allen asked what rates of duty the goods of Porto Forto Rico were now pay payIng payIng paylag Ing lag in the United States They are paying the rates fixed by bythe bythe the Dingley Dingle act replied Mr Allison The bill we shall shaU pass for tor Porto Porte Rico will be liberal and Just to all I take It there Is no rio senator senator on either side of ot this chamber wh whO would propose I to continue the present commercial conditions between the United States i and Porto Porte Rico for any considerable time I want the matter hastened in every mery possible way wa waIr Mr Ir Jones Jon s inquired where the money came caine from that was being expended in Porto Rico and had been expended heretofore Mr Foraker replied that a large amount had been expended from the war emergency fund and that some had been expended from custom re receipts receipts The war department hoped that relief would be afforded by con congress gross gress but the th relief relie had bad been delayed so 80 long that the present proposition had been brought in Object of the Bill Remarking that he could not ascer ascertain lain tain just what the th object t of the bill was Mr Jones said sald he would content himself with offering the following amendment From and after afta the passage of this act no duty shall be collected on n arti articles articles cles cbs coming Into Porto Porte Rico from other I II parts of the United States or no goods I coming comins from Porto Rico into other parts of ot the United States Mr Pettus Ala declared his I to Ute the bill bUl holding such appropriations appropriations appropriations were dangerous as precedents and ought to be abandoned Mr Tillman Tiilman said there was evident evidently ly l so much division among the Republicans that it appeared doubtful to him whether they would be able to I enact any Porto Rican legislation at atalL atall atalL I alL He said it looked as if i the Re Republican Republican I publican party had reached the end of Its rope and that the last hope was j jno now no to contend that was J without limitations In the tho thoe e government of or in legislating for acquired terri tern territory terrItOry 1 tory T Referring to the difference between the governments treatment of Hawaii and Porto Porte Rico as to the admission on of their respective products Mr Till Tillman man said Duty of Senators Senators owed It to themselves e not notto notto I to show such discrimination on the theone theone theone one hand and such outrage on the theother theother other He was going to vote ote for the pending bill he said sald because the enactment of the measure Into law was the only way to restore to the people of Porto Porte Rico taxes taken from rom thorn them wrongfully and unconstitutionally The United States has not given the people of or Porto Rico a cent and it is IsI I high time said stUd he that we give back to them the money we have hae I stolen from them I Mr Tillman declared that the tb govern government government ment meat established now lion In Porto Porte Rico i iwas was worse than t an that tha forced upon the people by Spain particularly as to the Islands fiscal affairs as aa under Spanish rule the Porto Ricans had at least a afree tree free market in Spain for fer their goods This assertion Mr dISPuted calling Mr attention to the fact fad that Spain levied a duty upon i Porto Ponto Rican products especially coffee which constituted of ot the ex en export port product t of the Island nd Mr Tillman TilIman referred to what he said sald would be the monumental salaries of I the officials In the Insular possessions particularly noting the members of or the I Philippine commission coQ ml Mr Foraker informed Mr Tillman TUlman that he le had been told that too t the highest salary salao of any member of the commis cominis commission s sion would be a year Bill Goes G es Through I At Mr Tillmans suggestion sug Mr Ir Jones withdrew In order to facilitate a vote yote on the bill but Mr Ir I Pettus insisted upon a vote yote on his Db amendments which in effect were the making makin of or a direct appropriation n for tor the relief reller of the Porto Ricans Elcans without any reference to the turf or customs du duties dUties duties ties collected They were defeated The bill as reported by the senate committee was then th n passed pLc without di dt division division vision only a few scattering catt nays na s be being beng beIng I ing ng heard against it t I IThe The following follow thUs mils were passed I Relating to the accounts of United States marshals and the clerks of ot the I district courts for the territory of Utah to amend the feI statutes relating to the signing of bills of exceptions Mr Mason then entered a motion that the foreign relations committee be b dis fits discharged discharged charged from further consideration of his resolution expressing sympathy for forthe forthe the Boers Beers Under the rule the motion I went over oer After an executive session j at 4 40 p pm m at the senate adjourned un UD until til tn Monday |