Show porto adopts free trade in a joint session lasting three hours the porto assembly on july 4 unanimously passed the free trade resolution the assembly hall wa crowded with people and cheers greeted the announcement alien had signed the resolution the free trade resolution begins with a preamble in which reference I 1 made to section 3 of the foraker law the resolution then concludes the porto bican assembly in active session and acting pursuant to the in of congress does hereby notify the president of the united states that by virtue of the hollander act and other acts it has adopted and put into operation a system of local taxation to meet the necessities of in eular government and it hereby in that a copy of this joint resola tion be presented to the president of the united states and it requests that governor alien deliver the resolution to president mckinley in order that proclamation may be made by him and it it shall seem wise and proper to the pies dent of the united estates the a requests that his proclamation be issued july 23 as that day is being established a legal porto P lean holiday to commemorate the anniversary of the coming of the american flag |