Show Of r I Grosvenor llor Tells of Wishes i as ato to Porto Rico Bico Bill I It t WOULD GRIEVE AT TEE DEFEAT DE EArr OF MEASURE T t McCall of Massachusetts M Makes Strong Opposition Is 1 a but put Is Not in Sym Sympathy Sympathy pathy with IDs His Colleagues on This Proposition Does Not Believe in Making the People of Our New POMe Poe ions Mere tere Chattels of Thi Government Other Speeches in inthe inthe the thc House Bouse se seW W Feb The debate on an anthe the Porto Rican tariff bill bUl brought out ut several severe ml notable speeches in the tM House fJus today tody Including one by Representative Uro Uro v nor or of Ohio who answered a number of questions que as u a to the attitude of Q the th president another ii by Representative Jt p McCall of Iu achu the Republican member of ot the ways and means committee who dissented from froin the majority report and Representative tive Moody another Massachusetts la Re Republican publican who sharply criticised ed the position of ot his colleague colle e Mr McClel McClellan lan Jan N Y and end Mr Brantley Brnt y Ga G also io poke against the bill and Mr Parker N J in support of it ft The debate was waa wa continued at a night session elon se The house began holding early eary ses sessions es siOM niong today meeting at 11 U a m owing to the thc pressure for tor time in the t e Porto PortoRico Rico Uio debate Mr McClellan N Y opened the debate speaking in opposition i tion to the bill which h he characterized c l as ag the th most outrageous opportunism that has been submitted to a govern government ment body itt at t least lesat since the days of that prophet of o opportunism Leon He argued at some Borne length quoting a great many mu decisions to prove that the position of o the majority was untenable and that the inhabit inhabitants Inhabitants ants of Porto Rico are citizens of the United States within the constitutional rights richt of and that the extends propria vi ora over the island of or Porto Rico the United States Staten only holding holdInA it in trust truE for the state otate eventually to be erected out of or ita l I i ter territory territory territory Mr McClellan was wu frequently and generously applauded by hla Me Democrat Democratic ic associated No Policy So Par Far Mr 11 Brantley Ga spoke against the bill and particularly on the future of ot the Philippines He pointed out that thata a year had since the treaty of ot peace and yet congress had failed thus far to tn lay down a policy for the Phil Philippines PhilIppinEs It was this Inaction by congress he said which spread uncertainty among the Filipinos and nerved them themo to o further tUther opposition He declared that the new Philippine commission could coNid accomplish h nothing and that It If It H went to the Philippines at all aU it should 50 go with the authority and power which congress alone could grant Mr Grovenor tos venor nor 0 O followed in sup mip aupp poi rH p 1 of or the bill bilI He said that any po political party or at who Wh took part rt in ratifying and supporting the treaty treal trea V with Spain was estopped front opposing opp mg any of the legitimate l effects of that treaty When that treaty hung hu in the balance a certain Nebraska colonel left his regiment re ment and came to Washington to aid in securing ratification ratification tion an he jid influence C votes at a a critical juncture At that Mr XI Gro v n nor or said mid if it there was one man in Ute the country who should shoulder responsibility t for the treaty and its succeeding ing responsibilities r that man was wee William WilliamJ J Bryan of Nebraska The Presidents Position Mr lr Grosvenor said saad there appeared ap to tobe tobe j be great reat sensitiveness 8 loot lest the wishes wiehe wt of d the president ent should not pot be carried out outS and this sensitiveness sen was wu most moat mo t apparent apParent on the Democratic side ide i those n nt nit t particularly active in sup up r rl Fe o ting tin the president The p bad performed the constitutional duty in presenting his view to congress congre Sinei then much official information had been b n submitted showing conclusively ively that it was imperatively noces necessary sary ar aar to raise money for tor Porto Rico in tit laDame same ame way in c der to restore the de depressed pressed industries and institutions of ot the Ute island This information had been Been so con eon conclusive conclusive elusive that views had changed both Doth bothin bothIn in the senate and arid here and yielding to It the ways and means moana committee forward this bilL believing it to be the best thine thi attainable for Porto Rico s and nd for this country There nt e was wag only one alternative to this tariff measure and that was to go d wn In our ur pockets and appropriate front from the treasury enough nough t to sustain the island Mr Tents Tenn at this point i asked I 1 understand the bolds bold that the president predent did not under understand stand taDd the situation at the time of his message e Now I ask him if the sweet un dent dat understands the situation n at U this I timer time Net eys Mouthpiece I Mt Mr venor Gro responded reap that he was I not the mouthpiece of or the president and that Mr Richardsons On question que Uon did didot I not ot correctly represent at what hud had been I Isaid said He added I II I think I know the president reas rena reasonably r i well and speaking as u an indi individual Individual vidual and knowing all nfl the things In Involved d in the situation here now I think that nothing would give Kive the pres president idem ident greater grater Na sorrow titan than the tM deft defeAt def of ot this bill and the turning over oyer VCr of this tn a the Democratic minority Mr said It was wu hardly to tobe tobe tobe be i i r fied that the president at the tim Um ho h hf made his hill recommendation toe for forthe the relief of Porto Poto appreciated that such a simple question would be made the text for a constitutional co issue e emore more snore grave than th n anything since the case Taking up the broad right of congress to df deal 5 with the subject Mr Grosvenor Gro said Daniel Webster ter had been the first to maintain the power of congress oo over new territory And yet It remained for fora a Massachusetts member of the house MOH housea MOHa a from Cambridge Ne Mc McCall McCall Call to call this right In III question The reference to Cambridge brought Mr Moody Mass 4 to his ala feet with the statement that Harvard university was wason wason as ason on the side of the ways and meane ma majority fl Pleasant Political Raillery nau ery Mr ot of the fiscal and constitutional question was varied by hy political raillery with the members mem across the tM aisle atele When Mr fro Neville Neb naked if Mr Grosvenor expected to embalm the Fil Filipinos FIlIpinos along with the declaration of independence in the Philippines the Cht Obil member answered that when W en the Democratic i arty larty got ft through h with the Filipinos Filipino It t would need embalming em At It another anther point Mr Grosvenor created laughter R by referring ironically to Ag Aguinaldo as the George Washington of o othe the Philippines Philippine Mr McCall McCaIl Mass M followed Iono in n eppe opposition eppes s uon fl to the bill His Hie speeds speech wes was fol followed lowed loved with great reat interest as u he lie was the only on member of the UN ways and means majority to dissent dl sent from the report Wr M r McCall f rCa said that he regretted retted greatly r U that he could coute not agree with wiLls his colleagues as a i j to tho l l fU but hut he was as compelled Pd f d to dissent dS ent he lause auSe I It involved nothing less than the prop proposition that congress in dealing with the ten it r i I fi t i Fates Stes ates had i Iab ab UP uc l by b L any ay limit limitations of ot th 11 jhn MarI MarIi Mar Marshall I i shalL as Air t a jurist jUri u 1 i t tvr r at t up upon upon on the Use bench berch in ough vs s Blake that th rule ruic ruI I f uni uniformity Un tonalLy in the tile imposition of duties ex extended extended I tended to the territories Rule of Uniformity I A third of a century after the Lough Loughborough Loughborough Loughborough borough case e the again j I when whets California became a territory de tie de I that the rule of uniformity would I apply to it If congress congre n te is not bound by these j limitations against again taxing unequally it Itis j is 16 not by any limitation upon Its it power in the ito constitution said Mr McCall ld But we are naked ked a to pam pace this bill be because because cause somebody y hen hae called in question our constitutional right rl ht to do tic so 10 But It if you yu are going to pass U ee an unjust measure merely to straw m w your strength why not begin by shearing h rin your wolves New Mexico Arizona and Alaska in of or shearing this poor little pet lamb Jamb of Porto Rico I 1 think you are unduly alarmed about aboul the effect of extending the tte ciple of constitutional liberty wherever our out flag floats But I say nty that if it we must give up either constitutional nal lib liberty liberty liberty erty has been preserved to u ti li at a price in blood and treasure greater than the value of a thousand archipelagos We impose Impo eby by this bill a certain cert n per percent percent percent cent of duties upon goods to and fro between that island and this country try How long I will It be before some powerful p Interest Inte will demand that they be recognised rec Can there be beany beany beany any doubt that the taxes will be levied d dmore more and more for the benefit of the Ule great interests in this thi country tad IM nd that the hapless people who were we told by our generate generals that they were to receive the glorious I of American liberty wo Who crowned our OUt soldiers with wreathe will become the victims of our extor e extortion tor tion rather than the t in our freedom Chattels of the Government I say My far wider will it be if It instead of or entering upon a policy which will make her happy chil children children children dren the mere chattel of or this govern government ment anent we follow tollow the humane recommendation dation of our president p and lay the foundations of our empire deep in the hearte hea te ot those tho people Mr r Moody Mass la spoke in favor of the bill The bill in taking off of 75 per percent cent of the regular duty on Porto Rico goods goo go confessed a privilege and advant advantage advantage age to the people of that island and their industries which be a boon to any nation Mr Moody declared that the majority to abide a ide by b the spirit of or the constitution rather than its letter and he derided those who were guided only by a paper constitution constitution tion i iThe The chief reliance of or the Ute opposition had been in the dictum of ot Chief Justice Marshall in Loughbrough va vs Blake but Mr Moody loody said this case had been sub submitted submitted submitted to the court on Tuesday and de tie decided decided sided on the following Friday and he wee was not ready to accept such sueh a hastily formed dictum as ne determining the very destinies de lee of the country The attitude of Webster and the var various various ious ions were reviewed fey ly Mr Ir y who declared that Yr Mr r McCall McCallin in quoting Webster had wrested a por per portion portion tion of the statement from its Ita context thus changing the meaning and placing Webster in a position which should make him turn in his bin grave grae Mr Parker N J made a legal argument argument ment assent in support of ot the regularity of or the proposed tariff and also aim o urged that it would prove of ot substantial advantage to the island At 5 the house bouse took a recess until S 8 p m in when the debate con continued continued At the night session speeches were made mede by y Wilson of South Carolina Lewis of or Georgia and Spight bt of Mis Mississippi in opposition to the bill blU The session was war entirely without note noteworthy notewortHy noteworthy worthy incidents and at 9 p m the house adjourned QUAY QUA CASE WENT TOVER OVER But It Will Vill Be Called Up Today for Consideration Washington Feb 23 In accordance with a tacit ta agreement with the sea sen senators who were unable on account of the meeting of the Democratic tle na Ra national national convention Oft to attend session Mr Penrose Pa refrained from calling railing up the Quay Qua case as he heI had yesterday announced he be would I do eta o When he announced however tendon to call it up tomorrow a brief parliamentary squabble mined ensued as aa to the rights by which the tM ease cue would come before the Ute senate No conclusion was waa w reached the questions involved being postponed for tor consideration until tomorrow Several Severa weeks ago Senator Foraker the senior enior H or senator from Ohio was WItS selected to read Wa fare farewell far farell farewell well ell address today It was wan a notable compliment to Mm hint that when the senate convened today all of the public and private galleries wore were crowded and scores BeONA of or people stood hi In the Ute corridors unable to gain admission lon Mr Kr For Pr akers rending reading was WaI a line bit of elocution tion and he was waa congratulated by many of ot his colleagues Mr Ir Foraker called attention to the notice of ot his Intention to move mOTe con COR consideration of the Porto Rican bin bill after alter the Ute Hawaiian government mans meas measure mansure I ure had been disposed ed of but added that he in no manner would oppose the theu u suggestion Oft of Mr Mr Chandler N HO H declared the question of the right rl ht to a seat t In ba the Ute senate was privileged and it wee was not necessary to take up the question que by vote me A senator had bad the right to ad address addres address dress dres the senate ente on the subject at any anytime anytime anytime time during a session The question ft he said could not be superceded by b bany any other bU business te B not unfinished bu busin HB Mr Hoar Mass M S made the same contention Mr r Aldrich held that these theM costen eoJ en were not in accordance with the I rules and aad practices of the senate e te and I that it had been voted down by the senate on every very previous occasion ion in his Isis experience Mr Hale Maine said that while he be did not agree gree with the arguments ad advanced adv v by Mr Chandler and Mr Hoar alt all al the that tt question cud should be b settled arise art tel then Men tomorrow tow If I |