New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
TARIFF BILL IN HOUSE.
THE PHILIPPINE MEASURE INTRO
DUcEp BY MR. PAYNE.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS PRE-
SENTED CONSIDERATION TUES
DAY AND WEDNESDAY.

Washington Dec 13-The House after less than
an hours session to-day adjourned until Iues-
day. The bill provide revenue penlpofaIIS
for the Philippine Islands was reported oS M
Payne chairman of the Ways and Means commit
tee and by unanimous consent an order for the
consideration Of this bill on Tuesday and Meohes-
day next adopted, general debate 10 c.ose al
O'Clock Wednesday, when the bill VIII De piaceo Oh
its passage The bill finally reported Is a SUD-
stitute for the original Payne BILL which, however
II follows throughout except in few minor par
ticuIars and the addition of the following proVlso
TO Section G:
That ali articles subject under the laws 0I biee fne
the internal revenue tax has been paio ana ", @hGn
s uhaea fo f61gn country without the
OF such tax with benent OF Grawoach, as In: Inc
pine Islands, with like privilege Where imported
materials on which duties have been paha are sse1 @
produced in the United States. there shall bs al
lowed the shipment of said articles to the PM,
ippine Archipelago drawback equal IN amount to
the duties paid the materials used less per cefs
OF such duties
EXPLAINED AND DEFENDED.
The rerort of the majority of the committee, pre-
scented by Mr. Payne is rs follows:
This hill is designed to raise revenue for the gov
ernrnent and benefit of the Philippine Arcnlpeiago
5 pror s tn the ate be eeson Of Court
The diamond rngS case p pri91 % 9utes tt on Goods
coming into the United States from the PhllppIne
in our tariff laws for like articles imported from
foreign countries" The court holds that the
Philippine Archipelago is not foreis isn country ana
therefore the general tariff law does not Apply. ply
This bill extends the rate now existing upon I'M
ports from foreign countries TO articles brought In
In the PhiIippine Archipelago the United States
Philippine CGSs9n 9 e PFss2Fed T5sr st has been ana
IS to raise sIficient revenue TO support govern
Inent the Philippines TO provide amply Ier ane
of Commerce. both foreign and domestic and to
order These different forms OF tariff in force there
have produced surplus OF revenue amer ii a!tlls
ia the frst section to make this Philippine tariff
part Of the statutes of the United states. ,,,,
The necessity for a continuance Of revenue whlch
shall be both ample and certain is imperative. II
we continue the police and constabulary system
so much restore and conserve order In the Isl
Hons We have enroed one hundred and fifty
thousand school children in the public schools or
this number more than one-haf are Without any
schoolhouse accommodation It is necessary tha5
adults were an last accounts enrolled for night
schools and We are told that THIS nuInner mas
thousand. These people, anxious TO learn our Ian
be amply provided for Four thousand teachers have
been employed, nearly ali Of them recently, ana
education must not be crippled. even for a short
time, for lack Of funds =. -,- ---...-,,.., .,,.11,
Our government has ~one to work systenatIcaliyy
through the coElmission for the impTovemenI OF
after a public advertisement and competitive bids
to the lowest bidder. This contract calls for the
are being constructed, and the building OF roads
in this troPfaI GonTry ee rs * xneHre which
imperative. All these expenditures are prepar-
ing the way for a reduction of the army, and IN
the end will prove of direct benefit TO the taxpayers
OF the United States
The bill also provides for the collection Of
tonnage taxes vessels plying between the ports
OF the United States and the Philippine Archipelago
1t further provides vessels not of the United
States may ply between these ports, notwithstand-
ing coastwise navigation laws. until January
i 1865, when it is believed these islands may safely
come under the operation of present statutes
and vessels only OF the United States be employed
in our commerce with them
At present own people who ship goods to
revenue lax and duties paid upon foreign goods
imported here and used in the manufacture Of
articles to the Philippines. The sixth clause
of the proposed bill is designed to remedy this
The fourth section provides that all the duties
and taxes collected under the act shall not be
cred into the general fund Of the Treasury OF the
United States, but paid into the treasury Of the
Philippine Islands, TO be used and expended for
the and benefit CT these islands
The object of the bill IS meet pressing
emergency practically and efficiently. We present
the tariff act Of the commission as the best that
can be devised in the limited time left for