The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-11
PROVIDE FOR TARIFF
PRODUCTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
NOT TO BE EXPORTED
DUTY FREE
REGULAR FOREIGN RATES 60
Receipts From Duties on Exports
and Imports to Be Used for
the Improvement of
the Islands.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The Repuo-
lican members of the ways and means
committee began voting on various fca-
lures of the Philippines bill today. The
first vote was on Representative Rus
sells (Conn.) motion to impose so per
cent of the Dingley rates and the Philip
pine committees rates. The motion was
defeated, to 5, Messrs. Russell, Long
Qkan.) and Tawney (Minn.) voting in The
affirmative and the remaining Republican
members in the negative.
Mr.. TaWney moved that the bill repeal
the export tax in the Philippines The
motion was defeated by the same vote.
This cleared the way for the bill pre-
pared by Mr.. Payne, which was agreed
to, without formal vote. It's text is as
follows:
can. .Act-Temporarily to provide rev.
enue for the Philippine islands and for
ether purposes.
BE it enacted. ETC., that the provisions
of an act entitled, An act to revise and
amend the tariff laws of the Philippine
archipelago enacted by the United
States Philippine commission on Sept Z,
1901, shall be and remains in full force
and effect.
Sec. 2. That on and after the passage
of this act there shall be levied, collect
ed and paid upon all articles imported
into the, United States from the Philip
pine archipelago the rates of duty whicn
are required to be levied, collected AMI
paid upon like articles imported from
foreign countries.
Sec. g. That on and after the passage
of this act the same tonnage taxes
snail be levied, collected and paid upon
all vessels coming into the United States
from the Philippine archipelago which are
required by law to be collected paid upon
vessels coming into the United States
from foreign countries until the 1st day
of January, 1905. Provided however, that
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sells of the United States the transporta-
ton of passengers and merchandise Ill
rectly or indirectly from one port of the
United States to another port of the
United States shall not be applicable
to foreign vessels engaging in trade be-
tween the Philippine archipelago and the
United States.
Sec. 4. That the duties and taxes col
lected 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 archipelago and upon
vessels coming therefrom shall not be
covered into the general fund of the
treasury OF the United States, but shall
De held as a separate fund and paid into
the treasury of the Philippine islands to
De used and expended for the govern
ment of said islands.
sec. D. That when duties prescribed
by this act are based upon the weight of
merchandise deposited in any public or
private bonded warehouse said duties
shall be levied and collected upon the
weight of such merchandise at the time
OF its entry.
Sec. 6. That all articles manufactured
IN bonded manufacturing warehouses in
whole or in part of imported materials.
or of materials subject to internal rev.
enue tax and intended for expectation
from the United States to the Philip
pine islands, shall, when So exported.
under such regulations as the secretary
OF the treasury may prescribe. be ex-
empt 1rom internal revenue tax, and shall
not be charged with duty. except the
duty levied under this act upon imports
into the Philippine Islands,