Show OUR INSULAR PObSESJOtS Proposed Amendments to Bill Providing Pro-viding for their Government Washington Jan 24 Senator Plait of Connecticut today gave notice ot Important amendments he will offer tote to-te bill providing a form of government for Hawaii and Porto Rico One of Senator Plaits proposed amendments tpcacl of the bills sirlkes out the provision pro-vision for the election of a Delegate to Congress If adopted neither Porto IUco nor Hawaii would be represented In Congress The other amendments relate to the customs regulations In the case of Hawaii he proposes to eliminate the provision of the Hawaiian commission and Insert a clause for the continuance of the existing customs relations be nvi on Uo Untied States and Hawaii until further legislation by Congress The customs provision suggested by Jlr Platt In the case of Porto Rico requires re-quires the collection on Porto Rican articles ar-ticles imported into the United States ofa sum equivalent lo SO per cent of the cusloms duties levied upon like articles ar-ticles imported Into the United States from fprelgn countries Articles originating in the United I States and shipped to Porto Rico arc lo pay SO per cent of the duty Imposed I upon Importations from other countries coun-tries I |