Evening star., 1901-12-10
Republican Members of the Ways
and Means Committee.
DUTIES ON PHILIPPINE PRODUCTS
No Concessions On Goods Com
ing From the Island.
REGARDED AS SIGNIFICANT

A Philippine tariff bill was agreed upon
by the republican members of the House
ways and means committee today. The bill
was subsequently introduced in the House
by Chairman Payne, and will later be con-
to the House
The bill in full is as follows:
AN act temporarily to provide revenue
for the Philippine Islands, and for other
purposes.
BE it enacted oy the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
provisions of an act entitled An act to re-
wise and amend the tariff laws of the Phil
ippine archipelago enacted by the United
States Philippine commission on the 17th
day of September, 1901 shall be and remain
in full force and effect.
Establishing Dineley Rates.
Section 2 That on and after the passage
of this act there shall be levied, collected
and paid upon all articles imported into the
United States from the Philippine archi-
pelago the rates of duty which are required
to be levied, collected and paid upon like
articles imported from foreign countries.
Tonnage Taxes.
"Sec. g. That on and after the passage of
this act the same tonnage taxes shall be levied,
collected and paid upon all vessels coming
into the United States from the Philippine
archipelago which are required by law to be
levied, collected and paid upon vessels COM
ing into the United States from foreign
countries: Provided, however, that until
the 1st day of January 1903, the provisions
of law restricting to vessels of the United
q 10 20 ,cr,pr fat of
merchandise directly or indirectly from one
part of the United States to another part
of the United States shall not be applica bic
to foreign vessels engaging in trade between
the Philippine archipelago and the United
States.
To Go Into Philippine Treasury.
Sec 4. That the duties and taxes collect
ed in the Philippine archipelago in pursu-
ance of this act, less the cost of collecting
the same, and the gross amount of all COL
lections of duties and taxes in the United
States upon articles imported from the
Philippine archipelago and upon vessels
coming therefrom, shall not be covered into
the general fund of the treasury of the
United States, but shall be held as sep
arate fund and paid into the treasury of the
Philippine Islands to be used and expended
for the government and benefit of said is
lands.
Sec d. mat Wnen duties prescribed by
this act are based upon the weight of mer-
chandise deposited in any public or private
bonded warehouse, said duties shall be
levied and collected upon the weight of
such merchandise at the time of it's entry.
Drawback.
Sec. 6. That all articles manufactured
in bonded manufacturing warehouses, in
whole or in part, of imported materials or
of materials subject to internal revenue
tax, and intended for expectation from the
United States to the Philippine Islands,
and all articles subject to internal revenue
tax and intended for expectation from the
United States to the Philippine Islands,
shall, when SO exported under such regu-
latlons as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe, be exempt from internal
revenue tax, and shall not be charged with
duty except the duty levied under the act
upon imports into the Philippine Islands"
Maintaining Open Door Policy,
Several propositions were considered by
the committee and defeated before the bill
was agreed upon. One was the clause Of
fered by Mr.. Russell of Connecticut, as pub
lished in The Star yesterday, providing for
a preferential tariff. UnGer it there would
have been reduction of 20 per cent on the
trade between the Philippines and the
United States, Mr.. Russell claiming it was
necessary to offSet the advantages now en-
joyed by foreign countries. The proposition
was voted down upon the score that pref
erential tariff would violate the spirit of
the ''open-door" trade policy in the orient,
for which this country has been contending.
1t was next suggested to remove the ex-
port tax on goods going to the United
States. The Taft commission tariff provides
a tax on all exports of sugar, tobacco rice,
indigo, hemp, coccanuts and manufactures.
1t was urged that the export tax was not in
accord with the spirit of the Constitution.
1t was decided, however, not to remove it
on any merchandise.
Blow to Reciprocity With Cuba.
In the opinion of some members of the
ways and means committee the course de-
cided upon by the committee today ef-
fectually puts an end to the prospect of
concessions to Cuba in the tariff on sugar
and tobacco. 1t is claimed that If it Is not
desirable to grant concessions to territory
under the control of the United States it
cannot be successfully argued that conces-
sions should be given a foreign country
soon to be an Independent nation.
However, the committee will give hear
ing to the Cuban reciprocity advocates
after the holidays.