| Show I LINDSAY ON PORTO RICO I Kcntucldan Speaks in Opposition to Tariff Part of Bill Washington March 9 Discussion oC Mr Masons resolution 1 expressing sympathy II sym-pathy for the Boers was conducted In l the Senate today behind closed doors air Davis chairman of the Foreign Isolations committee demanding that t the doors bo closed The feature of the open session was a speech by Mr Lindsay on the Porto Rican tariff and the Government measure Ho opposed I the tariff provision of the bill and some f parts of the proposition for the Porto Rico Government I APPROPRIATION FOR ISLAND Mr Allison of Iowa reported from the Committee on Appropriations I the House bill making1 appropriations of I customs dueo exacted from thCs Island of Porto Rico from October IS 1S9S to t January 1 1000 amounting to J2Q0515o l and gave notice that he would call up the measure tomorrow He said its the I measure was well understood he hoped nd believed It would lead to no ex tended debate y SECRET SESSION HT3LD I When routine business had i been fin I lobed Mr Mason called up his motion entered yesterday to discharge the Foreign Relations committee from fur t titer consideration of his resolution ex pressing sympathy for the Boers in their heroic struggle with Great I Britain Tho motion was laid before the Senate Mr Davis chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations I moved that the doors be closed and the Senate at 120 p m went Into ex ecutive session After being In secret Jtpislatlve and executive session 1 tvo hours the Senate at 220p mprp nearly ccoded again to open legislative session Mr Lindsay look the floor and ad I dressed the Senate on the Porto Rico I I taria and Government bill At the conclusion of his speech ho was not i only applauded by the auditors in the I Eillcrles but was warmly I lited by his colleagues congratu I The Senate then at 403 p m took a p ivcess until S oclock tonight when the I reading of the Alaska code bill will be resumed |
