The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-14

Proposed Philippine Tariff Law to Be Contested by the Democrats
Mr.. Richardson Presents Mi
nority Report.

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 1S.-Chair-
man Payne OF the committee on ways
and means today presented the major
ity report on the Philippine tariff bin.
Il says.
This bin is designed 10 raise revenue
for the government and for the benefit
Of the Philippine archipelago. II 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 duties
OF goods coming into the United
States from the Philippine archipelago
al the same rates as those provided in
our tariff laws FOR like articles Inn
ported from foreign countries The
court holds that the Philippine archi-
peiago is not a foreign country. and.
therefore, the general tariff law does
not apply. This bin extends the rate
now existing upon imports from for
elgu countries to articles brought in
from the Philippine islands.
In the Philippine archipelago the
Philippine commission prepared tar
If act after much care and study
/ Their object has been and is to raise
Sufhclent revenue 20 support gov
eminent IN the Philippines. 30 provide
amply for the education of the people.
to open up the highways Of commerce.
both foreign and domestic and to pro-
vide ample police force for the preser-
walton of order. These different forms
Of tariff in force there have produced
d surplus Of revenue after paving the
expenses of the government. This bill
proposes in the first section TO make
this Philippine tariff a part of the stat
utes of the United States.
Continuance of Revenue Necessary.
The necessity for a continuance of
revenue which shall be both ample and
certain is imperative. If we continue
, the police and COnsta bUlaTy system
! which has been inaugurated and which
Is doing SO much to restore and con-
serve order in the island, it VIII call
for a large increase in appropriations.
We have enrolled 100000 school chill
dren in the public schools OF this
number more than one-half are with
out any school house accommodations.
It is necessary that We build suitable
/ houses at once. Ten thousand adults
were at last accounts enrolled for the
night schools, and we are told that
TINS number has since increased,
probably to at least $4,000 These
people, who are anxious to learn
our language and better their
conditions, must be amply provided for
-Four thousand teachers have been en-
ployed. nearly all Of them recently, and
their salaries must be paid This
/ work of education must not be Grip
! pied even for a short time for lack Of
/ funds.
Government Working Systematically.
Cur government has gone to work
/ systematically through the commission
I for the Improvement of the harbor at
Manila. They have let the contract to
J the lowest bidder. This contract calls
! for the expenditure Of three millions
/ Of dollars in the near future. Roads
/ are being constructed and this work
/ is expensive. All these expenditures
are preparing the way for reduction
I of the army and in the end will prove
/ o. direct benefit TO the taxpayers of
| the United States.
/ The bill also provides for the collec-
/ ton of tonnage taxes on vessels plying
! between the ports of the United States
/ and the Philippine archipelago. It
4 further provides that vessels not of