The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-19
INJUSTICE
PREVAILS
MAKEsHIFT PHILIPPINE TARIFF
BILL is PASSED IN THE HOUSE,
I63 TO I2S
FEW BREAKS IN PARTY LINES
stevens, Eddy and Hcatwote Joined
with LfttIefeld and Mccall
in Opposition to Passage
of the Bill.
LOUISIANA MEN VOTED FOR IT
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU.
washington, ID. C.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1s-Al-
though the Democrats in the mouse 70
day made perfunctory opposition to Pilli-
inpine tariff LEGISLATION, efforts to pre-
vent it's passage would have been nope
less The sugar and tobacco interests
are alleged to have been the most potsht
factors in smoothing the way to legisia-
ton.
Congressman Henry of Texas said: The
Democrats have been charged with op-
posing this bill, but proposing no REM
edy I'll propose remedy. Levy TAX
upon goods of foreign countries brought
into the Philippines but allow free trade
between these islands and this country
Then take from the United States treas
ury six or seven millions of dollars rec
essary for the public schools of the ISL
ands. We spend 00,000,000 annually to
support our army in the islands. a lu-
dition to the cost of maintaining the
navy there, and the S20,000,0G3 which we
paid for the territory.
He then took up discussion of the su-
preme court decision, declaring ii at one
learned Judge consumed forty-tnrae pages
to explain the meaning of the wort in
corporate If sugar" had been -substi-
tuted the explanation would have been
easy. the speaker said. The three vi n
nesota representatives voted against the
bill, Stevens, Eddy and 1Ieatwole Fhey
were not given an opportunity to state
their objections.
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1S.-The bill to
provide revenue temporarily for the
Philippine islands passed the house to-
day by a vote of 163 to 12S.
Five Republicans-Messrs. Mccall, of
G11J of KToin
Heatwole, Eddy and Stevens, of Mime.
sota-voted with the Democrats against
the bill. Three Democrats-Messrs. Rob
ertson, Davey and Broussard, of Louisi-
ana-yoted with the Republicans for It,
Mr. Meyer a Democrat, of Louisiana,
was paired in favor of the bill with Mr.
Foster, an Illinois Democrat. Mr. War
ner, of Illinois, who voted against the
Porto Rican bill last congress, voted for
the Philippine measure today. Mr..
Crumbacker. of Indiana, who also voted
against the Porto Rican bill, was absent
In the course of the debate today the
Democrats We're several times tainted
with their failure to present an alterna-
tive proposition for the pending measure,
but Just before the vote was taken on
the passage of the bill the attitude of
the minority was defined in motion to
recommit offered by Mr.. Richardson,
the minority leader 1t instructed the
ways and means committee to report
the bill back amended so as to reduce
the customs and internal revenue law
of the United States to a revenue basis
and to extend to the Philippines until
the latter, with the aid OF the United
States, should be able to set uo a
stable, independent government.
This proposition did not command a
Republican vote and the three Louisiana
Democrats above mentioned voted against
it. Mr.. Meyer, of Louisiana, was pair
ed against it.
The speakers today were Messrs. Hep
burn Gowa) and Dalzell (Pa9 for the
bill, and Messrs. Henry (Texas), Will
liams (Nriss.), Mccall, Rep. Mass,
Greene (Pa9 and Mcclellan On. V
against.
The bill passed today imposes the
Dingley rates on goods entering the
United States from the Philippines and
the rates established by the Philip
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