The sun., 1901-12-14

expensive, These are but q few OF the many
nts o expenditure which are imperative All
thase expenditures are preparing the way for d
REDUCTION q the army and in the end will prove
ot trtct benefit 70 the taxpayers Of the United
s'llts.
The Minority Report.
Representative Richardson fTennl
presented to the house the minority re.
port on the Philippine tariff bill, signed
hy all the Democrats of the ways and
means committee except Mr.. Robertson
ilal. The report says in part:
The measure is but another step in the well
,rHkrd line Of Imperialism. It = enacting a
r'lsy Of pure colonal-m and tfa worst form of
ttl policy. We are opposed g our government
attempting TO hold territories as colonials and
treating the inhabitants thereof as subjects and
imposing upon them a government Of force. This
y he method Of the empire instead Of that Of
the republic. We oppose the whole policy OF the
inaarty in dealing with the Philippine archi-
nrAgO We believe that instead OF the effort
hoy are making to set up and hold permanent
eaoGics there we should long since have inaugu.
I1tnf q policy assuring TO the people OF those
ls,llaIs stable government and their ultimate in
aHudcncc
lii even II there is to be an admitted change
" lur institutions and our form of government
political truth, that all governments instituted
among men derive their just powers from the
ei'tnt Of the governed, and ii it be admitted
tial we are to embark upon the dangerous and
desperate policy Of colony holding and subject
governing, 10 none Of which do we agree, even
thcn M could not give our assent TO the passage
81 tir pending measure, The colonial plan set
np N this hill isAnjust and illiberal in the cN.
titla
The report says the secretary of war
nAde the tax law for the Philippines
ana Is given more power than most
Kings. 1t also says that the bill de-
cares the Philippines foreign territory
ana applies Dingley law rates and then
proceeds TO dcnounce the Dingley law
rs trust binding measure.
Nlr Payne announced that he would
call up the bill for consideration next
tuesday. He asked that the bill be
considered Tuesday and Wednesday
hrNt until 4 o'clock on the latter day,
when the previous question be consid-
"rr'l rs ordered. The house agreed to
tllS and adjourned until Tuesday.
The Early Proceedings.
After an adjournment for three days
ne house met at noon. Mr.. Cannon
tllll asked unanimous consent for tho
consideration of the senate bill to con
lli'le the industrial commission until
Frh, Is, 1902.
After some discussion by Messrs
annon, Livingston (Ga) and Maddox
U'aJ the bill was passed
ln snnn1.np onnopnanJ tI,n NJ
m'nt Of the following regents Of th,
Smithsonian institutions: Messrs. Hit
ulIl, Adams Pa.) and Dnsmort
tNrkl.
representative Robinson Qnd.) intro
Ulced two measures designed to secure
tAe eNtradition of Ex-Governor Taylor
OF kentucky from Indiana, where ht
y said to be soiourning, to Kentucky
where he is wanted in connection witt
tie 'ioebel tragedy.
One of the measures is for an inves
ilgation whether the governor of any
STATE is justified in refusing to recog
iIHe extradition papers from the gov
tfhor Of another state. The othel
measure provides that in case GOV
erlior refuses to recognize extraditiol
paperS they may be executed by {;
United States marshal.
The house committee on interstate
ANA foreign commerce at it's first meet
ihg voted to favorably report the Hep
purh bill providing for the construction
oi the Nicaragua canal. Representa-
l'Ve Fletcher (Minn.) was the onl.
member voting against reporting til
Boston Brokers EaiI.
hoston, Dec. 13.-The assignment O
wainwright Bros. & Co., brokers, ha
neeh announced on the floor of th
Stock Exchange. The firm, with office
at o3 State Strnat inoIudpc w n an