The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-09
PHILIPPINE Tariff
:. CHAIRMAN PAYNE PRESENTS
THE NEW SCHEDULE.
ANARCHIST BILL PRESENTED
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina
| Tells His Troubles to the Sen
ate-A Personal Matter.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington Dec. 9.-Charman Payne
OF the ways and means committee
presented to his republican colleagues
OF the committee at meeting today
a tariff bill for the Philippines, which he
had drawn to meet the conditions of the
recent supreme court decision.
The Payne bill is quite brief, with two
main features: Applying the Dingley
law as against Philippine exports to this
country and applying the Philippine COM
mittee's tariff schedule to goods entering
the Philippines.
! A further section grants a rebate of
customs tax on goods which have paid
an internal revenue tax in this country.
There is no prOviso in the measure that
1t shall be temporary, so that the rates,
II imposed. would be applicable until
congress otherwise acted.
4, Philippine Church Holdings.
After the usual preliminaries in the
senate today, which included the presen-
tation of numerous petitions, memorials,
bills and joint resolutions Mr.. Gallinger
of New Hampshire asked for reprint
of the document relating to ecclesiastical
holdings in the Philippines. He said there
was great public demand for this pub
Acation. The reprint was ordered.
After the Anarchists.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts presented a
Joint resolution authorizing the president
to enter in negotiations with civilized
nations for the purpose of the punish
ment of persons attempting the life Of
the chief magistrate.
A resolution appropriating $4,000 for
transporting and the installation of q
government exhibit at the Charleston ex-
position was passed.
Senator McLaurin's Troubles.
MIR. McLaurin of South Carolina made
q speech in the senate today defining his
position in South Carolina, and discuss
Ing the campaign In that state, as we'll
as his position regarding federal patron
age in South Carolina and his relation
ship with It, He said the campaign
against him has been one of calumny
vituperation and Misrepresentation.
AS to the appointments in the state he
sought to have democrats appointed, and
where this could not bt accomplished he
tried to have such republicans selected
as would give satisfaction to the people.
He did not want the crime Of burning
postmaster repeated In his state.
ship Subsidy Bill.
Senator Frye today introduced the new
ship subsidy bill. 1t differs in form from
the subsidy bill of the past two sessions.
L IL divided into four titles and Is
1ections. The sections under the title
"Ocean mail steamships are devoted to
amendments to the ocean mail act of
1891. The postmaster general IS required
to consider the national defense and the
maritime interests of the United States
as well as postal interests in providing
for the transportation of American
mails.
Fifteen Year Contract.
The present limit of ocean mail con-
tracts, 10 years, is increased to Is years.
The Frye bill provides seven distinct
classes with rate of to 20 knots
steamers, increasing from 5000 to 10000
tons the minimum size; So for 16 knots
steamers provided the size is increased
from 5000. the present minimum tonnage,
to 5000 tons. The proposed maximum mail
rates per gross ton per hundred nautical
miles are over 10000 tons, 20 knots, 2.7
cents; 10 knots, 25 cents. Over 5000
tons, 18 knots, 2.3 cents; II knots, 2,1
cents; 16 knots 1.9 cents; Is knots. IL
cents. Over 1000 tons, IA knots, is
cents.
| Rates for mail steamers to the West
Indies, Central America and Mexico can.
not exceed 70 per cent of the maximum
rates.
The second title general subsidy
contains the general subsidy for all ves-
sells, steam or sail, which are not under
mail contracts. This general subsidy is
uniform. one cent per gross ton per 100
! nautical miles for not exceeding 16 en-
, tries in one year.
To Promote Building.
To promote the building Of new ocean
vessels, an additional allowance of one
fourth OF cent per gross ton, IS made
for five years.
Any vessel to receive the general SUBJ
sidy must carry mails If required and
must train in seamanship or engineering
one American youth for each 1000 tons.
the vessel to be at the service of the
government If required for defense.
Any vessel to receive subsidy must
be class AL, ana at least one-fourth Of
the crew must be American.
As to Deep Sea Fishing.
The bill provides an annual bounty Of
81 ton for deep sea fishing vessels and
of 81 a month for 4saerican citizens
when engaged in deep Aa fisheries. that
a vessel shall receive on, one form, of
subsidy and that a vessel ,hich has ra-
ceived a subsidy shall not l. sold to .
foreigner. except by consent . the co.
retary of the treasury.
The bill does not provide A4or;oo
registry to foreign ships owns hu
Americans.
STULL APPOINTED CHAPLAIN,