The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-20
MEANS PROVIDED FOR RAISING
MONEY FOR Philippines.
VOTE STOOD 1853 TO 1923
Three Democrats Vote With the Re.
pubIicans and Five Republic
cans With Democrats.

Washington, Dec. ia bill to pro-
vide temporary revenues for the Phil
ippine islands was debated in the
house today, and will be voted on to-
at 4 o'clock. It was the first
Of the session and was con-
calmly and without display of
temper. Several lively exchanges and
an impassioned speech by Mr.. Dear
mond of Missouri, who has just return
ed from there, were feature.
Mr.. Payne, floor leader of the ma
jority, opened the debate. Owing to
the indisposition of Mr.. Richardson,
the duty Of opening for the minority
devolved upon Mr.. Swanson of Vir-
ginia. Other speakers were Mr..
Grosvenor (rep.) Ohio, and Mr..
Robertson (dem.) Louisiana, for the
bill and Messrs, Shafroth, ~(silver)
Colorado, Dearmond, (dem.) Missouri,
Thayer, (dem.) Massachusetts, and
Patterson, (dem.) Tennessee, against
it. Mr.. Robertson said he would sup
port the bill because free trade with
the islands and reciprocity with Cuba,
which was threatened, would destroy
the sugar interests of his state. To-
morrow Mr.. Mccall, republican mem
Der from ways and means committee,
of Massachusetts,, will open, time
having been given him by the demo-
Gratis.
Washington, Dec. 18.-The bill to
provide revenue, temporarily, for the
Philippine islands passed the house to-
day by a vote Of 1853 to 1913, five re-
publicans, Messrs. Mccall Of Massa-
chusetts, Littlefield of Maine, Heat
wole, Eddy and Stevens of Minnesota
voted with the democrats against the
bill and three democrats, Messrs.
Robertson, Davey, and Boussard OF
Louisiana voted with the republicans
for it. MI. Meyer, democrat, Of Louis
lana, was paired in favor of the bill
with Mr.. Foster of Illinois, democrat
Mr.. Warner Of Illinois who voted
against the Porto Rican bill last con
gress, voted for tile Philippine meas
ure today. Mr.. Crumpacked Of In
diana who also voted against the
Porto Rican bill, was absent.
In the course of debate today thu
democrats were several times taunt
cd with their failure to present an,
alternative proposition for the pending
measure but just before the vote wa
taken on the bill the attitude Of tn
minority was defined in a motion t.
recommit, offered by Mr.. Richardson
the minority leader. It instructed tn
ways and means committee to repor
the bill back amended so as to reduc
the customs and international revenu
laws Of the United States to a revenu
basis and to extend to the Philippine
until the latter with the aid Of tn
United States should be able to sc
up a stable, independent government
This proposition did not command
republican vote and the three Louis
lana democrats above mentioned vo
ed against it and Mr.. Meyer Of Loui'
lana vas paired against it.
The speakers today wer., Messr
Hepburn of Iowa and Dalzeli Of Penl
s~ylyenia for the bill, AMI Mess
:l.nry of Texas, Williams of Mis 81
sippi. Mccall (rep.) Of Massachc~ TT
Greene of Pennsylvania aad McCle
Ian of New York against.
line bill passed today imposes tt
Dingley rates on articles from tt
philippines entering the United State
1t also provides for the c%ontinuatio
Of tonnage taxes on vessels plyir
between the United States and Il
Philippines and that foreign vesse
may ply between these ports unit
January 1, 1905. The duties and tax
collected in the Philippines under tt
provisions of the bill shall go into tt
Philippine treasury to be expended +
the use and benefit of the islands.
MARcoNps EXPERIMENTS.