The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-11
TARIFF
REPUBLICANS AGREE UPON A
MEASURE.
IMPORTS TO PAY FULL RATES.
PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONS TARIFF
RE-ENACTED.

All Receipts from Such Duties at
ate Fund to BE Expended for the
BENEFIT of the IsIands-FOreign
Vessels May Engage in Trade
Between the Islands and This
Country-AII Vessels Must Pay
Tonnage Dues.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The Republican
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee to-day agreed upon a Philip
pine tariff bill. 1t is designated as a
temporary measure and provides that
the tariff laws of the Philippine COM
mission shall have full force and effect.
After enacting the Philippine tariff, the
bill goes on to provide:
Sec. 2. That on and after the passage
of this act there shall be levied, col
lected and paid upon all articles i'm
ported into the United States from the
Philippine Archipelago, the rates of
duty which are required to be levied,
collected and paid upon like articles
imported from foreign countries.
"Sec. 8. That on and after the pass
age of this act the same tonnage taxes
shall be levied, collected and paid upon
all vessels coming into the United
States from the Philippine Archipelago
which are required by law to be lev
led, collected and paid upon vessels
coming into the United States from
foreign countries until the first day Of
January, 1905. Provided however,
that the provisions of law restricting
to vessels of the United States the
transportation of passenger and mer-
chandise, directly or indirectly. from
one port of the United States to an
other port of the United States, shall
not be applicable to foreign vessels en-
gaging in trade between the Philippine
Archipelago and the United States.
"Sec. 4. That the duties and taxes
collected in the Philippine Archipelago
in pursuance of this act, less the cost
of collecting the same, and the gross
amount of all collections of duties and
taxes in the United States upon articles
imported from the Philippine Archipel-
ago and upon vessels coming therefrom
shall not be covered into the general
fund of the treasury OF the united
States. but shall be held as separated
fund and paid into the treasury OF the
Philippines, to be used ana expended
for the government and benefit Oh salo
islands.
"Sec. s. That when duties prescribed
by this act are based upon the weight
of merchandise deposited in any pupllc
or private bonded warehouse, SAID du-
ties shall be levied and collected upon
the weight of such merchandise at the
time of it's entry.
Sec. 6. That all articles manurac-
tured in bonded manufacturing ware
houses in whole or in part OF lmpore.
ed materials or of materials supJect
to internal revenue tax and INTENDED
for expectation from the United states
TO the Philippine Islands, shall, when
so exported, under such regulations as
the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe, be exempt from internal
revenue tax and shall not De cnarseu
with duty except the duty levied I'M
der this act upon imports INTO the
Philippine Islands"
The Democratic members were Lur-
rlished with copies of the Payne fnil-
ippine bill and were advised OF the
programme for considering this meas
ure. It will be taken up at meet
ing Of the committee tomorrow, re-
The debate in the House will be brler'
probably not exceeding a day. with
special rule providing for bringing the
question to a final vote probably on
Tuesday evening.
Cubans Must Watt.
The Cuban Commission, through
Chairman Payne asked for hear
ing, but were advised that no hear
ing would be given until after the
holidays, the object being to postpone
the matter of Cuban reciprocity until
action had been matured in the Phil
ippines matter.
The committee was formally organ
ICED and subcommittee appointed.
The Democratic members of the
Ways and Means Committee held a
meeing to-day in anticipation of the
committee discussion Of the Philippine
tariff bill and with a view of formu-
lating some line Of action. Consid-
cradle difference Of opinion prevailed,
and after two hours of general dis
cussion the meeting adjourned without
an agreement as TO the course to be
pursued.