Show IN NO HURRY I 1 i f r Senate will ii Defer B Act A IJ on the Porto h1ll Tariff Bill 1 f I CAUCUS HAS SO DECIDED ii Committee of Seven Chosen to Harmonize Differences fEMPER OFDEBATE MILDER I Republican Senators Reach a Partial Agreement Bill Appropriating Two Million Dollars for tho Island Isl-and is to bo Taken Up and Passed Immediately Bill Providing for n Civil Government is to bo Disposed i Dis-posed of n Soon as Possible but tho Revenue Measure is Postponed Some of the Senators Favored Leaving Not Only tho Question of Revenue but tho Government of the Island as Well to tho President Presi-dent Elkins Believed Military Government Desirable I 1 Washington March 14The Republican Repub-lican Senators In caucus today reached a partial agreement on Porto Rlthin legislation The House bill appropriating appropriat-ing 2000000 Is to be takqn up and passed Immediately The bill for a civil government of the Islands J to be taken up and disposed of nsjsoon as posslbU and tho tariff bill Is lo be delayed for the present while a committee of seven Senators uay be selected by Chairman Allison to try to compromise difference1 H on the revenue bill and secure amen ute which Republican Senators generally gener-ally can support This partial agreement m agree-ment was reached after a caucus lastIng last-Ing from 2 oclock until oJ I The temper of the debate today was much milder than that of yesterday As soon fls It was generally understood J that the tariff features of the legislation J legisla-tion were to be postponed the discussion discus-sion reverted to the governmental features fea-tures of the bill and upon this subject the time was mostly spent Senator Foraker explained many features f fea-tures of tho bill and was frequently Interrogated j In-terrogated so Hint he was on lilt feet p a great deal of the time He was questioned ques-tioned by different Senators most of whom wanted to know the tariff of different provisions of tho bill It was intimated that tIme bill could I be amended If not satisfactory and Senators opposed lo a tariff on Porto Rican products said that there would not be the least objection to passing tho government bill I Senator Elkins said that he favored leaving not only the question of revenues reve-nues but the government of the Island OH well to the President He thought the Island would be much better off un tier military ruje for the next two yearn than under any government that could be devised by Congress He particularly I particu-larly counseled delay t There was general unanimity as to the wisdom of providing for Immediate action on the 2000000 relief proposition j proposi-tion Senator Plait of Connecticut who was not heurd yesterday expressed himself as llrmly convinced that time principle of a protective tariff In time Interest of the Industries of the United States should be sustained in Ahatcver was done Senator Hoar talked at considerable length about the legal phase of the question expressing the opinion hut I the Senate could not act with too great deliberation In considering so inomou tous a subject Senator Wirren agreed with Mr k Hoar upon this latter point He had he said been favorable to absolute frf trade between Porto Rico and tin United States proper but he had his tencd with Interest and profit to tIm and h argument on the other side did not believe that the subject hud 4 been thaustSd by any means Ho r < it that everything was to bo gained and nothing to bo lost by proceeding d < > Jlberalely capitally In vliw of Ihi fat t that tliocnlln problem WIIH JP Mnnv othir KptoHioi were intuit in I the buhie lin nolably by I SVniitun VI drlcll nnd Mason At this I point t I suggWtlon of a coiuinlttuo waS i imtd Ihe authority foi hit ni > and us soon as tin uiutiw 10 polntmcnt was itfveii It Journcd sine die |