The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-02-07
WAR TAX REPEAL Bill.
Measure Reported to. the House by
the Ways and Means
Committee.
The oleoMARGARINE BILL CONSIDERED

Urgent Deficiency Bill Reported TO
senate-senator Hale Gives Notice
That He VIII Call 1t Up 1uesd"s
Gov. Taft Continues His fh'Alp-
pine Statement.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Under inc
terms of the special order adopted on
Friday the house Monday entered
upon the consideration OF the oieo-
margarine bill. Before it was taken
nm MIR. Bull (R. ~, who has been III
since congress convened, was sworn
in and Mr.. Payne, from the conmi'-
tee on ways and means, reported inc
hill to repeal the war revenue taxes.
At the meeting at which the commit
tee unanimously voted tavoraole re-
port on the war tax reduction olA'
surprise occurred when Representa-
tive Babcock Republican member) OF
fered his bill largely reducing duties
ION the steel schedule and placing
some articles on the free list, as an
amendment to the tea repeal sect1oh'
The amendment was defeated, to Z,
Messrs. Babcock and Tawney and all
the democrats voting in the atfirma-
tive.
The Cuban reciprocity question also
came up unexpectedly, Representative
Steele, of Indiana, moving 20 per
cent. concession on Cuban sugar. The
motion was withdrawn, however, aft
err brief exchange of comment.
Take Up OleomarGarine Bill.
The opponents of the oleomarga-
rine bill resisted the motion to go into
committee of the whole to consider IL
and when the division was announced,
g. ayes and 4S noes, Mr.. Clayton (Ala.)
made the point of no quorum. The
speaker was able to count only 152
members-not a quorum-whereupon
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) moved that the
house adjourn. Mr.. Henry (Conn.),
who was in charge of the oleomar-
garine bill, made the point that the
motion was dilatory, but the speaker
overruled the point and the roll was
called upon the motion to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost, 60
to 1sS. Another roll call followed on
the motion to go into committee OF
the whole.
1t was carried, IT'S to 70, and the
house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Lacey in the chair. Mr..
Henry Comm, in charge of the meas
ure, made the opening presentation
in it's behalf, following closely the ar
puments of the committee which re-
ported the bill.
Mr.. Wadsworth (N. W, chairman of
the agricultural committee, followed
Mr.. Henry in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Haskins (Vt.), the successor of
Mr.. Grout, the author of the original
bill, supported the measure in an ex-
tended speech.
A Criticism Of Secretary Root.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Soon after the
senate convened Monday Senator Hale
(Me.) reported the urgent deficiency
bill and gave notice that he would call
It up for consideration Tuesday.
At the conclusion of the routine
whether a reply had been received
from the secretary of war to his res
olution passed ten days ago calling
for certain correspondence relating to
the Philippine tariff. When informed
that no reply had been received he de-
clared that, in view OF the fact that
the question was under discussion in
the senate, the delay was "unseemly."
Consideration of the bill to increase
the salaries of judges of United States
courts then was resumed.
At two o'clock the Philippine tariff
bill was taken up and Senator Car
mack (Tenn.) spoke upon the general
in the Philippines and in
opposition to the policy of the admin
istration and majority party in con-
gress regarding those islands.
Powderly and Gompers Heard.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The house
committee on foreign affairs Monday
heard immigration Commissioner
Powderly and President Gompers, of
the Federation of Labor, in favor of
strict Chinese exclusion as provided
in the Mitchell-Kahn bill.
Gov. Taft Still Talking.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Gov. Taft Mon
day continued his statement before
the senate committee on the Philip
pines regarding the conditions exist
ing in those islands.
Answering question by Senator
Lodge, he described the condition of
the island of Samar, where the people
are still in instruction, and said he
was not prepared to state that this is
land was never wholly subjugated to
Spanish rule. He then described the
qualifications requisite for an elector
in the different towns where the COM
had established governments.
These were that such person shall
speak and write English or speak and
write Spanish, or have filled a NUM-
cipal Office under Spanish rule, or that
he shall pay SIS gold taxes year.
Gov. Taft then entered upon gen.
oro1 r,,rro Two of tho xvOrlx of tho con.