Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-19
MEASURE PROVIDED FOR PHILIP
PINES REPORTED.
AFTER RECENT DECISION
Says Islands Must Have Money for
School Purposes and Harbor I'M
provements - Richardson's Minor
ity Report-eil to Buy Telegraph
Lines.

and means yesterday presented the
majority report on the Philippines
tariff bill. 1t says:
This bill is designed to raise rev.
enue 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 to that decision the
government had been collecting du-
ties on goods coming into the United
States from the Philippines archipel-
ago at the same rates as those pro-
yided in our tariff laws for like ar
ticies imported from foreign countries.
The court holds that the Philippine
archipelago 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
from the Philippine islands.
"The necessity for a continuance of
revenue which shall be both ample
and certain is imperative. If we con-
tinue the police and constabulary sys-
tenn which has been inaugurated, and
which is doing so much to restore and
conserve order in the islands, it will
call for large increase in appropri-
atoms. We have enrolled 10000
school children in the public schools.
OF this number more than one-half
are without any school house accom-
mediation. 1t is necessary that we
build suitable houses at once. Ten
thousand adults were at last accounts
enrolled for night schools and we
ere told that this number has since
incrc ased probably 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 en-
ployed, nearly all OF them recently,
and their salaries must be paid This
great work of education must not be
crippled, even for a short time, for
lack of funds.
1.-THE bill also provides for the col
lection of tonnage taxes on vessels
plying between the 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
coastwise navigation laws, until the
LIST of January, 1905. when it is be-
lieved these islands may safely come
under the operation of our present
statutes. and vessels only of the
United States be employed in our
commerce with them"
The Minority Report.
Representative Richardson (Tenn.)
presented to the house the minority
report signed by all the democrats of
the committee except Mr.. Robertson
Ua) The report says in part:
THE measure is but another step in
the wellmarked line of Imperialism.
Il is enacting policy of pure coloni-
alism and the worst for of that policy
We are opposed to our government at
tempting TO hold territories as colo
MES and treating the inhabitants there
of as subjects and imposing upon
them a government of force. This is
the method of the empire instead of
that of the republic. We oppose the
whole policy of the majority in deal
ing with the Philippine archipelago.
We believe that instead of the effort
they are making to set up and hold
permanent colonies there we should
long since have inaugurated a policy
assuring the people of those islands
stable government and their ultimate
independence"
To Vote Wednesday,.
Mr.. Payne announced that he would
cali up the bill for consideration next
Tuesday. He asked that The bill be
considered Tuesday and Wednesday,
The house agreed and adjourned until
Tuesday.
Representative Robinson (Ind.) yes
terday introduced two measures, de-
signed to secure the extradition of for
mer Gov. Taylor of Kentucky from In
diana to Kentucky. where he is wanted
in connection with the Goebel tragedy.
One of the measures is for an investi
cation whether the governor of any
state is refusing to recognize extradi-
ton papers from the governor of an
other state The other measure pro-
vides that in case governor refuses
to recognize extradition papers they
may be executed by United States
marshal.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce at its first meet
ing yesterday voted to favorabiy re-
port the Hepburn bill providing for the
construction of the Nicaragua canal
Representative Jackson OF Kansas
introduced bill yesterday providing
that the United States purchase the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies and thereafter operate them
in connection with the postofice de
partment. Provision is made for an
appraisal OF the property and for the
payment when the amount is reported
to congress.
Representative Mercer of Nebraska
introduced bill for a building IN
washington for the United States su.
preme court. department OF justice