The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-13
1T PROVIDES TEMPORARY FUNDS
FOR PHILIPPINES.
BILL CONSIDERED NEXT WEEK
Measures introduced by Representa-
tive Robinson Looking to Change
of the Extradition Laws Be-
tween the States.
(Bv Associated Press. J

Washington, Dec. 13.-After an ad-
iournment for three days the house met
today at noon. Mr.. Cannon asked unani-
NOUS consent for the consideration OF
the senate bill to continue the industrial
commission until February Is, 1902.
After some discussion by Messrs. Can
non, Livingston and Maddox the bill was
passed.
Smithsonian Regents Announced.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of the following regents Of the
Smithsonian Institute: Messrs. Hit,
Illinois; Adams, Pennsylvania, and
Dinsmore, Arkansas.
Mr.. Payne (New York;, chairman of
the ways and means committee, reported
back a substitute for his bill to tenn
porarily provide revenues for the Phil
ippines.
Mr.. Richardson offered the minority
report and both reports were ordered
printed.
Mr.. Payne announced that he would
call up the bill for consideration next
Tuesday. He asked that the bill be
considered Tuesday and Wednesday next,
until 4 o'clock on the latter day, when
the previous question would be consid-
cred as ordered.
As to Extradition.
Representative Robinson of Indiana to-
day introduced two measures designed
to secure the extradition of Ex-Governor
Taylor of Kentucky from Indiana, where
he is wanted in connection with the
Goebel tragedy.
One Of the measures Is for an investi-
cation whether the governor of any
state is justified in refusing to recognize
extradition papers from the governor of
another state.
The other measure provides that in
case a governor refuses to recognize
extradction papers they may be execut-
ed by a United States marshal.
The house agreed to special order for
considering tive Philippine tariff bill and
adjourned until Tuesday
Majority Report OF Committee.
Chairman Payne of the committee on
ways and means, today presented the
ma jority report on the Philippine tariff
bill. 1t says:
This bill Is designed to raise rev.
enue for the government and for the
benefit of the Philippine archipelago. 1t
IS intended to restore the status which
existed prior to the late decision of the
case.''
Prior to that decision, the govern
ment had been collecting duties on
goods coming into the United States
from the Philippine archipelago at the
same rates as those provided in our
tariff laws for like articles imported
from foreign countries. The court holds
that the Philippine archipelago is not a
foreign country and therefore the gen.
eral tariff law does not apply.
This bill extends the rate now existing
upon imports from foreign countries to
articles brought in from the Philippine
islands. In the Philippine archipelago
the United States Philippine commits
sion prepared a tariff act after much
care and study.
Their object has been and is to raise
sufficient revenue to support govern
ment in the Philippines to provide
amply for the education of the people,
both foreign and domestic, and to pro-
vide ample police force for the preser-
walton Of order.
These different forms Of tariff in force
there have produced surplus of reve-
nue. after paying the expenses of the
government. This bill purposes in the
first section to make this Philippine
tariff part of the statutes Of the United
States.
Need Increased Appropriations.
The necessity for a continuance of
revenue which shall be both ample and
certain. is imperative. If we continue
the policy and constabulary system
which has been inaugurated, and which
is doing so much to restore and con-
serve order in the island, it will call
for large increase in appropriations.
We have enrolled 100000 school children
in the public schools. OF this number
more than One-half are without any
schoolhouse accommodations.
It is necessary that we build suitable
houses at once. Ten thousand adults
were at last account enrolled for night
schools, and we are told that this num-
ber has since increased probably to at
least $4,000.
These people, anxious to learn our lam
guage and better their condition, must
be amply provided for. Four thousand
teachers have been emplOyed-nearly all
of them recently-and their salaries must
be paid. This work of education must
not be crippled even for a short time,
for lack of funds.
Our government has gone to work sys-
SSHotASdlIy luIOuSH TIE commission IOr
the improvement of the harbor at Ma
nila. They have let the contracts after
a public advancement and competitive
bids, to the lowest bidder. This con-
tract calls for the expenditure of three
millions of dollars In the near future.
Roads are being constructed and the
building of roads in this tropical coun-
try is expensive. These are but a few
of the many items of expenditures which
are imperative. All these expenditures
are preparing the way for a reduction
of the army. and in the end will prove
OF direct benefit to the taxpayer of the
United States.
Coastwise Navigation Laws.
The bill also provides for the collection
OF tonnage taxes on vessels plying be-
tween the ports of the United States
and the Philippines. 1t further provides