The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-19
TARIFF Bill
HAS PASSED THE HOUSE
RepuI liccn8 Taunt Democrats With Having No Line
of Policy,
But When Minority Offers Better Plan Is Immediately Voted
Down by Large Vote

the Philippine Islands passed the
house today by a vote of 1853 to f2S.
Five Republican, ssrs. Mccall of
Massachusetts. Littlefela of Maine.
Heatwole, EDDY and Stevens Of Mime
sota-voted with the Democrats against
the bill, and three Democrats -Messrs-
Robertson. Davey and Broussard of
Louisiana-voted with the Republicans
for it. Mr.. Meyer, Democrat, of Lou
isiana was paired in favor Of the bill
with Mr.. Foster an Illinois Democrat.
who voted against the Porto Rican Dill.
in the last congress, but would have
voted for the Philippine measure to-
day. Mr. Crumpacker Of Indiana. who
also voted against the Porto Rican bill,
was absent.
/ In the course of the debate today the
| Democrats were several times tainted
with their failure to present an alter
native proposition for the pending
measure, but just before the vote was
taken on the passage Of the bin the
attitude of the minority was defined in
/ a motion to recOmmit- offered By AIR.
/ Richardson, the minority leader
Reduce to Revenue Basis.
It instructed the ways and means
lcommittee to report the bill back
amended so as to reduce the customs
land internal revenue laws of the United
States TO a revenue basis and to eX-
/ tend them to the Philippines until the
latter. with the aid of the United
/ States. should be able to set up a
stable independent government. This
proposition did not command Repub-
Iican vote, and the three Louisiana
] n
! against it. Mr.. Meyer of Louisiana
was paired against it.
! The speakers today were Messrs-
Hepburn of Iowa and Dalzen Of Penn
sylvania, for the biz, and Messrs. Hen
rv of Texas. Williams of Mississippi
/ Mccall (Republican) Of Massachu-
/ sets. Greene of Pennsylvania and Nc
! CIannar of New York, against it.
The bill passed today imposes the
Dingiey rates on goods entering the
United States from the Philippine It
also provides for the collection of ton
mage tax on vessels plying between the
/ United States and the Philippines, and
that foreign vessels may ply between
these ports until Jan T. 1903 The
duties and taxes collected under the
provisions of the bill shall so into the
Philippine treasury. TO be expended Tor
l
one feature of Mr.. Williams speech
was his concurrence in the suggestion
made by Mr. De armOnd yesterday,
that the Philippines be exchanged for
islands in the West Indies, or other
territory. close TO our borders.
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa charged that
the reason the opposition gave una1l-
nous consent for a vote on the bill
without opportunity to offer amend
lment was because they did not wish TO
present their propositions in concrete
form. and be content to talk and
afraid to act" (Republican applause)
He declared he believed the policy Of
the bin was right. He did not believe
the Filipinos were capable of selt-goV-
eminent,
"D6 y8U not believe they are az eaPa-
BILE of government as the CubansE
inquired Mr.. Shafroth Of Colorado.
u dc"
Then do you not believe in the in
dependence Of Cuba2
Hepburn's Admission.
"The Democratic party forced tht
administration into a position where II
, was compelled against its viii to de
clare for the independence Of cuba
) replied Mr.. Hepburn, amidst Demo
= cratic applause
"Oh, YOU may applaud. he con
tinued. 'but I predict that before many
years you viii yourselves see the I'M
= wisdom of giving the Cubans indepen
Y dence." Republican appiause-)
T. Mr.. Hepburn said that when gentle
4 men on the other side shouted for lib
erty for the FiipinOs he would IKE Z
D know by what authority they mad'
their demands
Il spoke for the people of the United
lstates.n interposed Mr.. Shafroth, "thos
/ who love the Declaration of lndepen
I dence" Democratic applause)
II do not believe YOU could md
: prominent Filipino on the islands IN
Z teriected Mr.. Mercer Of Nebraska, Wh
has recently returned from the islands
who desires independence Ihey ne
o sire only a pr0tectorate.
4 care not what the Filipinos want,
= responded Mr. Shafroth. I am oni.
= concerned with what the America
\ people want"
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts. a mem
a Der of the ways and means commute
/, who opposed the Porto Rican tariff bil
y in the last congress, opposed the pend
Il ing measure in a vigorous speech. re
: ferring to the Porto Rico decision o.
q the supreme court, Mr.. Mccall sald.
E Mccall Criticises Court.
7 -Four os the five justices who uphel
the law are of the opinion that IN
! fifth Justice, in deciding with then
y assumed a position inconsistent wit
Z that taken by the same justice 10 an
other decision promulgated by him o
the same day. One justice said tina
the two positions were irreconcilabh
IS If his positions were irrecOncilabl
who shall say which one was risf
/: and which was wrOng2 it may, there
d fore fairly be said that upon tEes
\. questions. which involve our power
make the people of the Philippine Is
5. lands mere chattels, withoUt cour
1. try; TO confer upon them basJar'
Ell common law citizenship. ARD cynical I
to force upon them cruel commerce
? isolation, the court stands WIN IQl
Te and a half justices ranged upon on
ID side and four and q half upon 10
he other
So far as the pending bill was coi
cerned. Mr.. Mccall said that ne dn
believed SO profoundly in the adminn
I. tration's Philippine policy Jnat
= could not support st. What nave i
- seen in the last three years
"a asked. I'VE have witnessed the soiem
= - farce of four or five very estimao
- American gentlemen sitting as lea
fslature over 10.000000 people Of who
language. customs. conditions and e.
istence they were probably ignores
four years ago. We have Witness
m the spectacle Of an American arm
numbering over 70.000 men, engaged