The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-11

BILL FRAMED
Fixed Up BY Republicans Of Ways
and Means Committee.
PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE
DEMOCRATS UNABLE TO DECIDE
ON LINE OF ACTION,

Washington. Dec. 1G.-The Republican
members of the wsy- and meays commit
/ tee today agreed upon Philippine meas
IRE and later the entire membership Of
the committee. Democrats and Republic
cans, was called together for the first
time.
At an cary meeting of the Republican
members Colonel Edwards, chief of the
iusular division Of the war department,
was further heard as to The methods en-
ployed I'm framing the schedule of rates
on imports to the Philippines. IN par
ticular he brought cut the fact that care
was taken to consult with the Interested
Industries whenever q delicate question OF
adjustment arose
The war department showing brought
ont the fact that in effect the niled
! Suites enjoys preference III the pres
ent philippine rates, LOT a.lhous .t,,i ne
are so described as to prefer the Ameri-
can products. Canned goods are speclled
as "a marked instance of this. the oescFip-
ton being such as. 10 fit the American
product and give IL decided advantage
over foreign canned goods
The Republican members of the COM
mUtce began voting on various features
B OF the Philippine bill as soon as Colonei
!
was on Representative Russels Coma
motion 10 Impose 50 per cent Of the Dias-
lev rates AID the Philippine commission
rates The motion was defeated. TO .,
/ Messrs. Russell Long kan) and IaWney
/ Mimi vo.ne in the affirmative and the
remaining Republican members I'D the
negative
M Payne's Bill.
Mr. Taw- ey moved that the bill repeal
! the export tax in the Philippines. the
motion was defeated by the same vote
This cleared the way for the bill pre-
pared By Mr. Payne, which was agreed
/ 10 withC-.l formal vote. It's text is as
/ follows.
Ar act temporarily to provide revenue
/ for the Philippine islands and for other
/ purposes.
'.Be it e',acted. etc, that the provisions
/ of an act entitled An act 10 revise and
/ amend the tariff laws of the Philippine
/ archipelago, enacted by the United
/ States Philippine commission on Sept Il.
/ 1891, shall be and remain in full force and
! ciICct
''Sec : That on and after the passage
/ of this act here shall be levied, collected
| and paid upon all articles imported into
/ the Cnitec States from the Philippine
I archipelago the rates of duty which are
| required To be levied. collected and paid
/ upon like articles imported from foreign
Sec. 3. That on and after the passage
/ of this act the same tonnage taxes shall
/ be levied, collected and paid upon all YES
/ sells coming into the United States from
/ the Philippine archipelago which are re
/ quired by law to be collected and paid
/ upon vessels coming into the United
! states from foreign countries until the
/ LIST day of January, 1893 Provided, how
/ ever, that the provisions of law restrict
/ ing to vessels OF the United States the
] transportation Of passengers and mer-
! chandiSe directly or indirectly from one
! port Of the United States to another port
~ ~a4Fs
phcaols 10 foreign vessels engaging in
! trade between the Philippine archipelago
| and the United States.
Disposition of Money.
Sec, 4. That the duties and taxes col
/ lected I'm the Philippine archipelago in
| pursuance of this act, less the cost Of col
I Letting the came and the gross amount
/ Of all collections of duties and taxes ia
the United States upon articles imported
I I'm 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 hello p separate fund and paid into
| the treasury of the Pumppine islands, 70
be used and expended for the government
/ and benefit of said islands.
| Sec :. That when the duties prescribed
by this act are based upon the weight of
merchandise deposited in any public or
private bonded warehouse said duties
shall he levied and collected upon the
q
/ time of is entry.
SEQ. g. That all articles manufactured
/ In bonded manufacturing warehouses In
/ whole or in part of imported materials
or of materials subject to internal rev
! enue tax and intended for eXoOrta ton
| from the United States to the Philippine
! Islands, shall when so exported under
: sucu regulations 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 this act upon imports into the
Philippine islands
Democrats Called In.
The Democratic members were called
/ I'm at III o'clock and the committee was
. formally organized. the former clerks
/ and employees being reelected and the
I subcommittee announced.
I The Democratic members were fur
nlshed copies of the Payne Philippine bill
! and were advised that ii would oe taken
/ mp al a meeting of the committee to-
morrow. reported to the house on Friday
| next and considered i'm the house next
! Tuesday. The debate IN the house vii
be brief, probably not exceeding a day
with special rule providing for bringing
the question Co "a final vote probably OF
! TUESDAY evening
Chairman Payne stated that the Cubar
, commissioners had asked for a hearing
and he suggested hearing next Mon
day Mr.. Russell then interpOsed a mo
zion which prevailed. directing the chair
man 20 advise tho Cuban commissioner:
[ that lt would not he convenient for the
/ committee 90 hear them before the holi
. I days. and THAT after the holidays tbs
81 committee would consider the question
The significance of this resolution. it wa.
explained after the meeting. was 20 post
pone the question of the Cuban reciprO
city until action had been matured OF
the Philippines
Subcommittee Named.
The ways and means subcommittee.
: as announced by Chairman Payne TO-DAY
are as follows:
on customs. customs districts and Gus
GT0sven0r. Russell, Richardson an,
Robertson.
on administration of customs laws
Russell Payne Steele. BabcOck, Swan
son and Mcclellan.
on Internal revcnue-Steele. Hopkins
RUSSELL Tawney, Ions Mcclellan anC
on pu6iic debt. the preservation Of tn,
. public credit and redemption Of govern
= G1ent nOtes-Dalzeu. Payne, Mccall
J Richardscr and Cooper.
gn reciprocity and commercial treaties
Hopkins, Dalzen Tawney. Long, Bah
cock Swanson and Cooper
on revenue from other sources thar
customs and excuses and on miscellan
1 e0us sublects-GrOsvenOr Steele. Mccall
Long, Metcalfe, Robertson and New
, lands.
} The Democratic members Of the way
: and means committee held a meeting
/ today in anticipation of the COmmitte
/ discussion on the Philippine tariff bill
I with a view of formulating some line o.
action. There was considerable fffferenc
OF opinion, and after two hou-s of gen
9 I eral discussion the meeting adjOurnei
without an agreement as 70 the course T.
% be pursued.