| Show OPINION J old Not Follow It It Not Well Washington April war tI d today complied with Ute the recent te re cent of the house Houe of calling for an opinion by br Mr Magoon law of oC the insular division relative to lu the extension ot of the over Puerto Rico Riso TM opinion wu was given In May lay 1 15 Aft er r referring to o cession Of f till tb e I island the th says opinIon say were t mad on th war de In th the schedule adopted by Ute the military gov 10 he requested Mr r Magoon to him hen a or of tbs th arru arga menu meats against t the oe of U the practice Mr MI adds add that the request ut was complied with by b the preparation ot of a memorandum memorandum This wu was not made In any RIlY else In fn the department It II WU was and nd Intended for Cor personal uw u Upon Ua the argument against was u not red crud to be well founded and d no change was made In said tariff larla regulations Subsequently Mr says Mr Magoon all an opinion on tile the general sub t which has baa been made public h r Thereupon the territory conveyed became a of the United states and andas nd u as such uch subject to th the Constitution No further action b by Congress wu we necessary sary II or possible The Constitution does doel not depend upon Con Congress rea for tor au authority u In an any tart part of oC the United Stat State The revere reven of the proposition h la the fact tet From this tI time on Coni congress reM must look to the for authority to o legislate for tor RIco Mr In transmitting the |
