The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-13
For Upsetting the Decision of
the Supreme Court.
THEY NEED THE MONEY
Bill Reported For Tariff Tax on
Philippines Trade.
Makes Dingley Law Apply to
Island Shipments.
Taft Commission Duties Levied
at the Other End.

Washington, D. c., Dec 13.-Chairman n
Payne, 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 benefit of the
Philippine archipelago. 1t 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 goods coming into
the United States from the Philippine
archipelago at the same rates as those
provided in our tariff laws for like ar
ticleS imported from foreign countries.
The court holds that the Philippine ar
chipelago 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 to articles brought in from
the Philippine islands.
I'm the Philippine archipelago the
United States Philippine commission
prepared a tariff act after much care
and study. Their object has been and
is to raise sufficient revenue to support
a government in the Philippines, to pro-
vide amply for the education of the peo-
pie, to open up the highways of COM
merce, both foreign and domestic, and
to provide ample police force for the
preservation of order. These different
forms of tariff in force there have pro-
duced a surplus of revenue after paying
the expenses of the government This
bill proposes in the first section to make
this Philippine tariff a part of the stat
utes of the United States The neces-
sity for a continuance of revenue which
shall be both ample and certain is inn
perative. If we continue the police and
cOnstabulary system which has been
inaugurated and which is doing SO much
to restore and conserve order in the ISL
ands, it will call for a large increase
in appropriations. We have enrolled
15o, 900 school children in the public
schools. OF this number more than one
half are without any school house ac-
commoda ton. 1t is necessary that we
build suitable houses at once. Ten
thousand were at last accounts enrolled
for night schools, and we are told that
this number has since increased prob
ably to at least $4,000. These people.
anxious to learn our language and to
better their mental condition, must be
amply provided for. Four thousand
teachers have been employed, nearly all
of them recently, and their salaries
must be paid. This great work of edu-
cation must not be crippled, even for a
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
after public advertisement and com
contract 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
few of the many items of expenditure
which are imperative. All these expen-
dttures are preparing the way for re-
duction of the army and in the. end will
prove of direct benefit to the taxpayers
of the United States.
1.-The bill also provides for the COL
lection of tonnage taxes on vessels ply
ing between tn ports of the United
States and the Philippine archipelago
1t further provides that vessels not of
the United states may ply between
these ports, Notwithstanding our coast
wise navigation laws, until the first day
of Janary, 1905, when it is believed these
islands may safely come under the Op-
GRAFTON of our present statutes and YES
sells only of the United States be en-
ployed in our commerce with them.
cat present our own people who ship
goods to these islands are handicapped
by the internal revenue tax and duties
paid upon foreign goods imported here
and used in the manufacture of articles
sent to the Philippines. The sixth clause
of the proposed bill is designed to rem
edy this.
the duties and taxes collected under the
act shall not be covered into the gem
eral fund of the treasury of the United
States, but paid into the treasury of
the Philippine islands, to be used and
expended for the use and benefit of
these islands.
'9The object of the bill is to 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 US
to act.''
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 13.-After an ad-
journment for three days the house met
today at noon. Mr.. Cannon QIl) asked
unanimous consent for the conSiderat ton
of the senate bill to continue the indus
trial commission until February Is,
1902.
After some discussion by Messrs. Can
non, Livingston tGa.) and Maddox (Ga.)
the bill was passed
The speaker announced the appoint
me1t of the following regents of the
Smithsonian institution:
Messrs. Hit Qll); Adams Pa). and
Dinsmore (Ark.)
Mr.. Payne. On. W chairman of the
ways and means committee reported
back a substitute for his bill to tenn
porarily provide revenue 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 he
considered Tuesday and Wednesday
next until i o'clock on the latter day
when the previous questions will be
considered as ordered
The house agreed to the special order
for considering the Philippines tariff bill
and adjourned until Tuesday.
FOR EXTRADITION OF TAYLOR.
Washington, Dec. 13.-Representative
Robinson Gnd-) today introduced two