The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
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Majority Report on the Philippine
Tariff Bill,

Majority Report on the Philippine
Tariff Bill.
Washington, Dec. IL. Chairman
Payne of the committee on ways and
means today presented the majority
report IN the Philippine tariff bill. 1t
says
This billsi designed to raise reve-
nue. for the government and benefit the
Philippine archipelago. 1t is intended
to restore the status which existed
prior to the late decision of the su-
preme court in the diamond ring
case. Prior to tina decision the gov
eminent had been collecting duties on
goods coming into the United States
from the Philippine archipelago at the
same rates as those provided in our
tariff laws for like articles imported
from foreign countries The court
holds the Philippine archipelago is not
a foreign country, therefore the general
tariff law does not apply. This bill ex-
tends the rates now existing upon i'm
ports from foreign countries to articles
brought In from the Philippines.
SIN the Philippine archipelago the
United States Philippine commission has
prepared a tariff act after much care
and study. Their object has been, and
is. to raise sufficient revenue to support
the government in the Philippines, pro-
vide amply for the education of the
people, to open UP highways OF com
mercey both foreign and domestic, and
provide an ample police force for the
preservation of order, The different
forms Of tariff in force there have pro-
duced g surplus evenue after paving
the expenses of the government. This
bill proposes to make this Philippine
tariff part of the statutes Of the United
States. The necessity for the %continu-
ance Of avenue which shall be both
ample and certain is imperative. The
object OF the bill Is to meet a pressing
emergency, practically and efficiently.
We present the tariff act of the com
mission as the best that be devised
In the limited time left for us to act.
IF we continue the police and. con-
stabulary system which has been In
augurated, and which is, doing SO much
to restore and conserve order in the
islands. it will call for q large increase
in appropriations. We have enrolled
$780, 900 school children in the public
schools. OF tfis number, more thar
half are without any school house &C.
Communications. 1t is necessary that we
build suitable houses at once.
..Ten thousand adults were at las
accounts enrolled for night schools. an,
we are told this number has since In,
creased probably to at least 80, 1000.
These people are anxious tt Iearr
our language andgto better their men,
tai condition, and U be amply pro
vided for.
-Four Thousand teachers have bee,
employed, nearly all OF them recently
and their salaries must De paid. Thi
great work OF education must not Is
~crippledgeven for q short time for lacl
LOT :s.a5SssS&
sour government has gone to worl
systematically. through the commits
sson,SS the improvement or the har
I 1sbor at Manila. They have let a con
tract, after public advertisements an
i icpnspeIitive bids, to the9iowest bidde,
This contract calls for the ~expcnditur
$500 900 in8the near future. Road
/ roads IN this tropical country isses
III pensivesss
Thsse are hut few : ire man