Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-13
PHILIPPINE
TARIFF POLICY.
Is to Set Up Status Quo Ante Dl-
almond Rings Case Decision.
BILL FAvORABLY REPORTED
Imperative 10 Raise Revenue which
shall be Both Ample and
Certain.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Chalrman
Tayne, of the committee on ways and
means, today presented the majority
report on the Philippine tariff bill. 1t
says;
This bill is designed to raise revenue
for the government and for the benefit
Of the Philippine archipelago IL Is
intended to restore the status which
existed prior to the late decision of
the Supreme Court in the diamond
rings case" Prior 10 that decision the
government 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 foreign country, and therefore,
the general tariff law does not apply.
This bill extends the rate now existing
upon imports from foreign countries
10 articles brought in from the Philip
pine Islands.
In the Philippine archipelago the
United States Philippine commission
prepared tariff act after much care
and study. Their object has been and
is to raise sufficient revenue to support
government in the Philippines, to
provide amply for the education OF the
PEOPLE, to open up the highways OF
commerce, both foreign and domestic
and to provide ample police force for
the preservation OF order. These dif-
ferent forms Of tariff in force there
have produced surplus of revenue
after paying the expenses of the gov
eminent. This bill proposes In the
FIRST section to make this Philippine
tariff part Of the statutes OF the
United States.
The necessity for a continuance OF
revenue which shall be both ample and
certain, Is imperative. If we continue
the police and constabulary system
which has been inaugurated, and which
is doing so much to restore and con-
serve order in the islands, 1t will call
for large increase In appropriations
We have enrolled 10000 school chill
dren In the public schools. or this num-
Ter more than one half are without any
school house accommodations, II is
necessary that we build suitable houses
at once. Ten thousand adults were at
last accounts enrolled for night schools,
and we are told that this number has
since increased probably to at least 49,
600. These people, anxious to learn our
language and better their condition,
must be amply provided for. Four
thousand teachers have been employed,
Eearly all OF them recently, and their
salaries must be paid. This work. OF
education must not be crippled even
for short time, for lack OF funds.
Our government has gone to work
Systematically through the commission
for the improvement Of the harbor at
Manila. They have let the contract, af-
ter public advertisement and c0mpet-
five bids TO the lowest bidder This
contract calls for the expenditure OF
three millions Of dollars in the near fu-
ture Roads are being constructed and
the building OF pads In this tropical
country IL expensive, These are but a
few Of the many items OF expenditures
which are imperative. All these ex-
pendltures are preparing the way for a
reduction OF the army and in the end
will prove Of direct benefit to the tax
payers OF the United states.
The bill also provides for the eollee.