| Show SJ iW W m SUI b by Senator Jill 11 Washington tarch Marth the Benle Senate today Senator offered a sub lub stute for the tall tariff section of the Puerto Rico bi bill and gave notice that ho add red the Senate next Thursday on tl amendment and pend pendIng pendIng Ing measure Tho rho substitute JI artcle articles coming Into the Unite United States kern Puerto or going going into Puerto Ico Hico from the tho United State States shall bo be admitted free freo ot of duty but titis act shall not be construed n as the Constitution of the United States or any part vart thereof Puerto Jc and It l Is hereby declared that the Con Constitution of the United States Is not extended 1 A bi bill the secretary of 01 the navy nar to furnish additional nl naval equip meats to lo military schools Wit was passed ne Senate then proceeded to lo te the en con consideration of the executive bi bill Ir r Cui Cu horn Ills ls bela In charge of the meM inea ute ure ts As r reported the Senate bi bill curled carried Senator made the following statement today loday regarding the amend amendment amendment ment to the Puerto moan bi bill offered b by him providing for tor roe trade between the Isla island nIl and the Unie United States Slates but expressly declaring that tle the Constitution ton tion of the tho United Sta not extend extended e ed 1 over Oer Puerto We hoe have followed the Prod Presidents dent suggestion appropriation of two millIon dollars for the Immediate relief or of Puerto which Is more tItan than the House bi bill would lae have given hn the Island laland In the entre entire two years ears of Ille Its life This removes the reason reaBon which members ha had 1 for voting for the bi bill and restores us to the position frt first announced by the President Op on the great reat In ole 1 we are In entire harmony wih with The President The object of my amend amendment meat ment Is Ii the same lame as that of Senator Daviss but the latter extends extend al all ot of the taxation and revenue provisions of the Constitution over oer Puerto Rico and when any part ot of the Constitution Is II extended 1 It Is II there forever I It may maybe maybe be that experience wi will demonstrate hat we e Ihal want to lo change the laws of taxation of Puerto leo and I If so I tear fear the extension of the taxing pros visions or of the Constitution would 1 pro pre vent us UI 01 On al all questions of power Con Congress res should be lef left wIth an absolutely tree free and unshackled hand |
