Show PATCHING UP THE TH I 1 BILL IL EST IN I THE H SENATE Washington Washington March 19 In the sen senate senate senate ate today toda Mr Beveridge offered a sub substitute substitute for the tariff section of the Porto Porte Rico bill bi rind and d gave notice that he hc would address addres the the senate next net Thursday on the amendment and pend pendIng pending j Ing measure The substitute follows All Al articles coming into the United States from Porto Porte Rico or going into Porto Rico from the United States Stats shall be admitted free of duty but this act shall not not be b construed as a extending the i constitution of the United States or any part thereof over ever ve Porto Porte Rico Rio and jit li it is hereby declared de lare that the const constitution const constitution of the United States Is not ex extended extended extended tended over ov r Porto Rico Mr Foraker then called cled up the Porto PortoRico PortoRico PortoRico Rico government and an tariff bill bi for tor forthe torte forthe the purpose as he explained of per perfecting fasting te the bill so far as possible po ib from the standpoint bi int of the committee in order that a reprint might be had h d of the measure The first frt amendment am suggested by Mr Foraker er related to the citizenship I 4 of the inhabitants of Porto Porte Rico As reported the bill bi provides that the in habitants of Porto Rico shall sal be citi citizens zens zeus of the United Unit d States State The amendment offered by Mr Ir Fora Foraker Foraker Foraker ker inserted some words word after the term citizens making the paragraph read Shall Shan be deemed and held to tobe tobe tobe be citizens of Porto Porte Rico and as such entitled to the te protection of or the United States The amendment was objected to by Mr lIr Bacon of Georgia and went over Another amendment eliminated en entirely entirely section s ton 5 of the original senate bill following bi and inserted in lieu leu thereof the 5 The commissioner shall make mke such regulations subject to the approval of the secretary of the treasury as itS S he shall deem expedient for the nationalization of all al vessels veris owned by inhabitants of Porto Porte Rico on April Apri owne Jl ji 1899 and ad which continued to tobe tobe tobe be so 11 owned owne up to the date of such nationalization and for Cor the admission of the same same to all al the benefits of the coasting castig trade of the United States State and the coasting trade between n the United States State and Porto Rico shall be regulated with it the provisions of law applicable to such trade trade between any hay two great t coasting districts I i This ge amendment amend nt was agreed to Af Al After After Alter ter some som further amendments principally principally pally changing the phraseology of the pay original measure had been offered the senate held a brief executive session adjourning at p m in |