The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-19
THE VOTE DIVIDED THE PARTIES,
Five Republicans Opposed and Some Dem
OcrateS Favored II.
CONGRESSMAN HENRY MADE A SPEECH
Characterized the Bill as Oppressive and
outraaeous-Suprene Court Received
Notice by Williams

Of iG3 to i2s. Five rcpublicans Mccall
Mass, Mttcacd Mane, Heotwole.
! 'NiiHihJ' HuuN iMlnnJ anu Ht'NthS iMlhh,, j.
voted with the democrats against the hu
'c'd three democrats Robertson. Dayey .
, ana Bronsshrd of Louisiana voted win .
| the republicans for it,
ivy W 'Dt"'" Ia "H' P'"t" j"
| lhNor OF the MI with MI. Foster lDen, .
M Mr.. Warner M, who voted against
49, "''"" ''' j." INV ''H' ''HE'''9
Noted FOR the Philippine measure today.
Mn Cumpacker rludI who also voted
ag,lrst ,h,, u,,,. nj. Am
'S"'"St tue io''" RI'ah hIl was absent |
In the course Of the debate today the
democrats wore .cvcrnl times f.lrnted ,yiu,i
u.ir r,i,,. w.
'''i ''''"'' "" present 'u ALTERNATIVES
lF"p"Sl''"n Ter the pending measure, hut
lust hrfnrr tho yofe w. t,Lpu ou i.i,.
men. - 49,, 40,
" '"' "'l' '"e 'I''"u' OIL 'u'
minority was dehned 10 motion 10 recon
nit, offered by Mr. Richardson rr,pr.,
me minority leader IT instructed the ways
ana means committee tu repurt tho LtI
back amended 80 us 10 rcduce tie customs
ana Internal revenue laws of the Quilted
SlHIeS 10 a revenue basis aud 10 extend
with the ala Of tho United States .Hnuld
De able TO sci mp % stable independent
s9,NgeIrnment
I'M proposition did not command a re.
democrats above mentioned voted IruiI-t
IT. Mr. Never of Louisiana was plilcd
Hepburn iowa and 6aigcH' i,I' idr .SI me-
bill ana Nrssr~ Horny froNu>t Williams
tMlSsl. Mrtul ,icp. Nlas,l Grccu ti'aJ
ana Mcclellan ~ i erliu.t '
The ON passed today imposes ptoyloy
from the i'nltcd St.'tcs ,l.n "i nrpnr,i6c
for lhr collection of TONNAGE tixrt ON
vessels plying hctwopn thr United states.
a sells muy PTS hctvcrn these morris unUt
4 / Jamury T. 1908 TIN. dutlrs ana t1vrs
q collected nndcr the provisions of tho Mn
stall go into the Phlllppipr ItHesurv TO bo
expended for The use and bcncnt of tho
s. Islands
Mr Horny rrc1ne WA. tho Arc, sn,,i.or
tie rhnrnctpri2pd The btu nS opnirC5Si,'c
'- and outrageous Months instc,d ~ t,,.n
days, he snid. would moi be- loo lor. for
& f. a lo6S9 o St nd mg9tT of y%, inter
the Injustice OF tho double nxn"r, and in,'
10 port INK on rice sugar and tobacco eco, and
. | charged that This doTIilc tnygtinn y,,. IN
- tho interest Of Tho sugar and tobncr'
So trusts.
Mr. Ucuiy took iysuc Win his Louisiana
"a colleagues us ,o the cGcpr Of free trgGV
wv win lhc Philippine, upop The sng,u in.
S, dusuy NJ Louisiana rtr poiutrd o,U tbut
81 Porto Rico m.t ycaI producrd more sugar
njsd t6n FREQ " SUGAR lropI tGo 'i, .on "f
A NWld threaten the Loulsiaun iu.inst,N Win
Unhilatiou The benefit, from thn All.
., of cotton and rice. No. rgucd woni'I morn
~ than compensate fpr ANY injury 10 fhr
u sugar Industry
No MIR. Williams GNiss) followed Mr. Henry
lie said shat gs long as tho pbilpniur
archipelago WITS u part Of tho United states
D" and Whcu within It's domain ID shauld hoe
r. treated az part of Uic Cnlou. with the
SAME equality and uniformity enjoyed NV
the other territories, Int 10 avoid cmhal.
p easements, hardships aud iirdcultics ~ the
rs situation. hr hcllc,pd We should gw rid
of the iSlHnds soon ms we could do so
, With honor 90 ourselves and boucht to the
u l'uiplnos.
lie Mr. williams paid his respects to the
supreme oonrt. which he said, arrived at
Its decision by shifting majority o.
or one"
ic II decided TINT the islunds werc some
times domestic ana sometimes foreign. Il
II, made of the old iuclas'ic, oak bound con
III stituuon an instrument that would bend {,
present necessities There was no danger
- he said i me country proceeded al9nf