Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-24
81 PERCENT ON SUGAR
REDUCTION PLAN FOR
PaILIPPINE PRODUCT
Effect of Senate Amendments to the
Philippine Tariff - Republican
Favor the Move Democrats
for Free Trade.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The Senate
Committee on the Philippines today
had under consideration the House
Philippine bill but on the report of
the Democratic members for more time
adjourned until next Monday without
reporting the bill.
All the amendments suggested by the
Republican members were adopted.
The most important of these amend
ments reduces to the extent of 25 per
| cent the rate of duty collected upon
Philippine articles coming into the
i United States and also provides for a
| further reduction equivalent 10 the ex-
port duty charged on such articles
when shipped from the Philippines.
The rs per cent reduction is accom-
plished by providing for the payment
Of 70 per cent of the duty required
by the Dingley tariff act. The pro-
vision concerning the export duty is as
follows:
The rates of duty which are re-
CURED hereby to be levied, collected
and paid upon products of the Philip
pine archipelago coming into the
United States shall be less any duty
: or taxes levied, collected and paid
therein upon the expectation thereof
from the Philippine archipelago as pro-
; vided by the act OF the United States
Commission under such rules and regu
lations as the Secretary of the Treas
: ury may prescribe.
: Another amendment permits the en-
ployment of foreign vessels in the in
. ter-island traffic as well as in tn,
, traffic between the United States anC
the islands. Still another amendment
strikes out the House provision au
thoriZing the Withholding the cost o
: collecting Philippine taxes and duties
thus requiring the gross amount in
stead of the net amount to be deposit
ed in the special Philippine fund.
! An administration amendment sug
gested by the Treasury Department
was adopted as follows:
Merchandise in bonded warehous,
or otherwise In the custom or contro
: Of the officers Of the customs, upor
which duties have been paid, shall D.
: entitled on shipment to the Philippine
Islands within three years from tn
. date of the original arrival to a rgturl
I of the duties paid, less one per cett o,
; merchandise upon which d.
not been paid, may be shipped With
out the payment of duties to the Phil
" ipine Islands within said period Wnde
: such bonds and regulations as may
prescribed by the Secretary Of tn
Treasury"
Senator Lodge of the committee eS
: pressed the opinion after the commit
tee adjourned that a report on the BIZ
: would be secured on Monday. He ais
! said the total reduction made by tn
. committee on Philippine sugar comm
= into the United States would amour
t to 80 per cent.
!. The Democratic members of the CON
mittee did not suggest any amend
= ments but 1t is understood they wi
d; press for a further reduction OF rates
After the committee adjourned tn
: Democratic members OF II held a cor
:. ference and decided TO present m
r. nority report to the Senate recommend
}, Ing that so long as the Philippine Is
n ands remain a part of the territory {
the United States free trade be pei
: mltted between the islands and TIL
: country, and urging that the island
d shall be put upon an Independent foo
Q ing at as early day as possible.