West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-07

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Toward the close of the session the
discussion became heated In re-
spouse to resolution offered several
days ago by Mr.. Rawlins, of Utah, the
| secretary of war transmitted to the
senate the sedition laws enacted By
the Philippine commission. They
were read in full and Immediately
drew the fire of the opponents of the
governments Philippine policy. Mr..
Hoar, of Massachusetts, expressed
his establishment that such laws
e.ould be enforced by the government
| authorities.
Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, had read
United States the laws of congress
relating to the crime Of treason and
similar offenses against the govern
ment and said the acts passed by the
Philippine commission were almost
| identical in their language as those
enacted by congress in the days of
| the fathers of the republic and that
there was nothing unprecedented or
unusual about them.
The Ohio senator was interrupted
continually and had several warm col
/ loquies with senators who were OPP
posing him. In one of them he an
nounced with great earnestness that
| the American army never would re-
turn from the Philippines until it re-
turned victorious. and that gentle
men, in and out of congress, rail
about IL as they might. ought to thor
oughly understand that fact
In conclusion Of the debate NJ.
Hoar poured oil on the troubled wa
tiers OF the senate. maintaining that
men might we'll differ on any Of the
great questions now before the coun-
try. but that all were thoroughly loyal
to the country and were doing their
duty as they saw it,
Early in the day Mr. Scott. of West
Virginia, delivered a speech. in which
he advocated an investigation of the
| San Bias route for an isthmian canal
and Mr.. Hansbrough made a carefully
prepared address on his bill to pro-
vide a national system Of irrigation
of arid lands.
Portion of Taft's Testimony.
Washington, Feb. TN continuing
his testimony before the senate com
mittee on the Philippines, Governor
Taft said in part:
Taking up the subject CT general
| taxation he said the commission is
making an effort to make the customs
| tariff the only source Of revenue
land WHILE" he said, I'VE should be
glad to have free trade with the
| United States in order to insure the
progress of agriculture, we cannot
| but feel that if it is fair to collect a
tariff on goods coming into the Phil
ippines from the United States it is
| only fair to provide for a tariff on
| Philippine articles coming into the
United States.
I'm our judgment the customs tax
| is absolutely necessary, as the gov
eminent could not be supported by d.
rect taxation. OF course, if there
| were no customs collection on goods
coming from the United States, the
effect would be to nullify all tariff
lcollections, as practically all the i'm
portations into the Philippines would
| be from the United States or from
| Spain, which would also be given
free trade under the peace treaty"
He said that the tariff adopted by
| the commission is a specific duty,
| amounting to from Is to so per cent.
reduced to an ad yalorem system, and
that the effort had been to place the
| higher tariff on Injuries and the
lower on necessities, thus reversing
the Spanish system.
Refunding of Porto Ricon Duties,
Washington. Feb. Mr.. Trace
well, the comptroller of the treasury.
has rendered a decision involving the
question of the refunding of duties Oh
goods imported from Porto Rico. The
decision is given at the request of the
| secretary of the treasury, who asked
| as to his authority to refund moneys
paid as duties, or as a fine equal TO
the duty, no protest having been file1
| against the assessment of these du-
| ties, on certain merchandise brought
| into this country from Porto Rico.
| after the ratification of the treaty Of
peace with Spain and before the TAX
ing effect Of the act OF April u. 1900
The comptroller holds in effect that
where no protests have been filed no
duties can be refunded on goods i'm
ported from Porto Rico between
April II, 1899. and May 1, 1900. All
| applications for the refunding of du-
ties where no protests have been
filed must be sent to the secretary
of the treasury for certification q
congress for appropriation.
To Bar Competition of Marine Band.
Washington. Feb. THE house
committee on labor yesterday re-
ported fayorably the bin of Repre-
sentative Bartholdt, of Missouri. 10
prevent the United States Marine
band and other army and navy bands
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