Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-18
5TH CONGRESS.
Temporary Revenue for Philip
pines Debate in House.
i. c. Payne, Pennsylvania, to Succeed
Postmaster Gen. Smith.
RESOLUTION Follows Resolution in House in
Behalf Of SchIey.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE bill to pro
vide temporary revenues for the Phil
ippIne Islands was debated in the
t.oAse. today, and viii be voted on at
clock tomorrow. 1t was the first
debate OF the session and was conduct
ed calmly and without display of tenn
per. Several lively exchanges and an
impassioned speech by Mr.. DeArmond
Of Missouri, who has just returned
from a trip TO the Philippines, in op-
position to the retention of the islands.
We're the features
Payne, the floor leader Of the ma jor-
ity. opened the debate. Owing to the
,ndispoSition of Richardson, the duty
Of opening for the minority devolved
upon Swanson of Virginia The other
speakers We're Grosvenor. Rep, Ohio,
and Robertson. Dem. La, for the bill.
and Messrs. Shafroth, Silver Rep, Col.
DeArmond, DEM, Mo. Thayer, Dem
Mass. and Patterson, Dem, Tenn.
against it.
tomorrow, Mccall. Republican
member Of the ways and means COM
I1ittee from assachusetts will oppose
the bill, time having been granted him
by the Democrats
The first debate of the session in the
House began, today on the bill to pro
vide temporary revenue for the Philip
pine Islands. Under the agreement
made. last Friday. the debate is to
continue, today and tomorrow until 4
O'Clock, when the vote is to be taken.
Payne. the floor leader of the major
ity, opened for his side and owing 10
The indiSposition of Richardson. the
il'cr leader of the minority who is suf-
ferinf from an attack of the grip, the
task cf opening for the Democratic
Side dcvolved upon Swanson, Va.
mere was fair attendance in the
galleries. Before the debate began
scme preliminary business was tran
sacted after which Payne moved that
the House so into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the Phil
ippine revenue bill. Two Democrats
van Diver. Mo-, and Cooper, Tex. at
tempted 10 interrupt the motion with
REQUESTS for unanimous consent to con-
sder Schley resolutions. but Payne de-
CiiTed to weld the floor and his motion
prevailed
Payne in opening the debate care
fully explained the purpose of the bill
which already has been set forth in his
report.
i'ayne reviewed at some length the
events leading up to the formulation of
Che tariff He contrasted the Spanish
rates with those fixed by the commits
sion.
Payne explained that the commission
also had deemed it wise to continue a
portion of the old Spanish export tax
on h"mp, sugar and tobacco, owing to
the difficulty of levying and collecting
A land tax. Payne also explained the
feature Of the bill providing for the
extension of the navigation laws of the
United States to the islands and the
permission IT granted to foreign yes-
sells TO ply between Philippine and
american ports until January. 1905.
Payne's statement that by that time
I was hoped American ships would be
lhl9 10 take care of this business
aroused scattered applause on his side
# the House
Payne aroused enthusiasm as he de-
cribed the great work of civilization
mich was going on along the line of
ducation
GU: friends on the other side" said
2, howl about our imperialistic gov
of the natives. We are irving
o lift them up to the standard OF
american citizenship"
Are you trying to fit them for citi-
enship i'll the United States or citizen.
hip in the Philippines" ?" asked Gaines.
'enn.
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