The age-herald., 1902-02-27
HOUSE REFUSES THE TARIFF BILL NOn-CoDcurs in all the Senate
 Amendments. DEMOCRATS TRIED 10 AMEND
 
Want to Reduce Tariff Rate and De- clare the Government Should Re- lnquish All Claim On the
 Philippine Archipelago.

Washington, February 26.-The House today sent the Philippine tariff bill to conference, non-concurring in all the Senate amendments. The Democrats sought to amend the amendments by re- ducing the rate of duty and declaring the government should relinquish all claim to the archipelago, but all propo- siiions were defeated.
 At the opening of the sesslon MT. Loud of Kansas asked unanimous consent that the bill to classify the rural delivery serv- ice be taken up next Monday and be made a continuing order until disposed of The order was made.
 bill was passed to provide for the communication for townsite purposes of homestead entries in that portion of Oklahoma opened last August. MT. Taw- ney of Minnesota made a personal state ment to correct statement made on the floor a few days ago during the speech of MT. Burleson of Texas on trusts, to the effect that the Governor of Montana was not opposed to the Northwestern merger. He said this statement was made hastily under misapprehension. The Governor of Montana had always been opposed to the merger movement.
 Richardson Objected.
 MT. Payne of New York, chairman Of the ways and means committee, asked unanimous consent that the Senate amendments to the Philippine tariff bill be disagreed to and that a conference with the Senate be requested To this MT. Rlehardson, the minority, leader, ob- jeoted.
 As MT. Rtchs rdson disclaimed any in- tention of seeking to Use obstructive tac- ties and agreed that the debate should proceed under the minute rule under MT. Payne's motion. he House went into committee of the whole and took up the amendments serjatum. Mir. Payne moved that the committee recommend non-con- currence in the Philippine amendment to reduce the rate on goods coming to the United States from the Philippines to 75 per cent of the Dingley rates, while Mir Mcclellan moved non-concurrence with the amendment to reduce the duties 25 per cent of the Dingley rates.
 MT. Richardson moved concurrence with an amendment to remove all duties on goods coming into the United States from the Philippines. On a rising vote the amendment prevailed 69 to 67, but when lelltiS were utIlduutu lnt was lost 95 to 109.
 Broadening Clause Proposed.
 MT. Kitchen North Carolina, proposed a broadening of the clause exempting certain persons from prosecution for treason by exempting any person failing to give information against another. Af- ter debate the amendment was lost S6 to 112.
 Mir Richardson Tennessee offered a proviso to the last senate amendment that the United States relinquish all claim to sovereignty over the Philippine Islands, and that hereafter the archipel- ago shall be considered as foreign ter ritory; that all trade between the Uni ted States and Philippines shall be free; that the United States shall protect the islands and their inhabitants while they are forming a suitable government and that thereafter the United States shall withdraw from control of the archipelago, retaining only coaing and naval sta tions. The amendment was declared to be out of order by the chairman at the instance of MT. Payne.
 The measure then was reported to the house. On motion of MT. Payne the house non-concurred in the senate amend- Messrs. Payne, New York, Dalzell, Penn sylvania and Richardson, Tennssee, be- fore named as conferees.
 The house then at 2:50 p. m., on mo- tion of MT. Payne, adjourned.