The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-18
FEATURES OF
TARIFF BILL
Philippine Measure Comes Up in
House Today.
70 BE VOTED ON WEDNESDAY
WILL BE PASSED, THEN SENT TO
TIE SENATE FOR ACTION.
TO BE VOTED ON WEDNESDAY,
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE pro-
visions of the Philippine tariff bill,
which will be passed tomorrow, are
intended TO meet conditions created by
the decision of the United States su-
preme court in the Fourteen diamond
rings case"
Iris bill establishes the same tariff
rates as were in force prior 10 the deci-
sion. with the additional provision that
articles manufactured in bonded manu-
featuring warehouse in whole or in
part of imported materials or Of mater
ldls subject TO internal revenue tax and
4 intended for expectation to the Philip
pines, and all articles subject to internal
revenue tax and intended for expectation
from the United States to the Philippines
shall be exempt from internal revenue
tax, and shall not be charged with duty
except the duty levied upon imports into
the Philippines
The bill therefore provides that the tar
IF enacted by the United States Philip
pine commission, which was promulgated
by the war department about six weeks
ago, and which was very much lower
than the Dingley rates on goods enter
ing the Philippines shall remain in force,
and that the full Dingley rates viii be
collected on all articles imported into the
United States. 1t also provides that after
the passage of the act the same tonnag sc
taxes shall be collected on vessels coming
into the United States from the Philip
pines which are required from vessels
from foreign countries, and that until
Jan. l. 1905, the provisions of law restrict
ing to vessels of the United States trans
portation of passengers and merchandise
from one port to another of the United
States shall not be applicable to foreign
vessels engaging in trade between the
philippines and the United States.
The treasury department viii refund all
duties collected on imports into the Unit
ed States since the cession of the islands
nut VIII not refund the duties collected
on imports into the Philippines, this point
not being definitely settled in the deci-
SIGN of the supreme court.
Commerce Of Philippines.
The commerce of the Philippine islands
for the quarter ending Sept 80. 1871. is
shown by statistics which have Just been
compiled by the treasury bureau of sta
tistics. These show that the United
States stand second in the countries from
which impOrtations were received during
the quarter and second IN the list of cOun-
tries to which exports were sent during
the same period. HOngkOng heads the
table of countries from which impOrta-
tons were received nearly all Of the
merchandise from that point. however
being fresh fruits and vegetables; while
England heads the list of the countries
to which articles are exported. the total
to England in the quarter being 81. S67.79S,
against S1342,5S0 to the United States
Cotton goods heads the list of articles
of import. the value being I,35l994, while
hemp heads the list of articles exported
its value for the quarter being S3,0f7, rs
tobacco and cigars. 81, 400. 901.
The following tables show the imports
by countries and duty collected during
the quarter ending Sept. 81. 1901. and inn
ports by great classes of articles; also the
exports by. countries and the duties col
lected thereon and the articles exported
by great classes:
Imported into the port of Manila, by
values