The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-20
HOUSE MUST BACK UP
SENATE is CERTAIN TO INSIST ON
ALTERATION OF PHILIPPINE
TARIFF BILL
DEMOCRATS WILL GET BUSY
Opportunity Afforded to Put Their
Views ON Record Concerning Re-
publican BIunders Will Not
Be Neglected
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington, ID. C.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Proposed leg
islation for the Philippines will occupy
the attention of congress for many weeks
1t may be late in the spring before the
discussion on the proposed legislation
ends, and yet the leaders in congress
think they have a pretty clear idea as to
what Will be done after everybody is
through talking. The senate committee
on the Philippines has gone over the stu
alton carefully, has advised with the
president and well informed men who
have visited the new possessions recent
ly, and is approaching final decision as
to the policy that shall prevail. Some of
the details may be subject to change af-
ter the arrival of Gov. Gen. Taft, but the
main lines of legislation, it is announced.
have been marked out and. will be fol-
low ed
In speaking of the Philippine commit
tee, reference is made to the majority
members only. The minority members,
Senators Culbertson Dubois, Carmack
and Patterson, not being in accord with
the Republican programme, have been
studying the situation from their point
of view, and under the leadership of Cul-
bertson will oppose most of the legislation
proposed by the committee
Heavy Reduction Objected To.
AS has been announced in the dispatch
in the Dingley tariff rates On imports
from the islands to the United States
Some of the members of the committee
favor a 80 per cent reduction, as recon-
mended by the Taft commission, but af-
ter canvassing the situation carefully it
was decided that it would be impossible
tc get through congress a bill carrying
so great a reduction. 1t was somewhat
surprising in some quarters that the SEN
ate committee should have decided on a
70 per cent reduction after the ways and
means committee of the house had re-
fused to hear a suggestion as to any rate
except that fixed by the Dingley bill: but
it seems to be understood that the house
Will be brought to the senates way of
thinking on this question, as it is in the
end On most questions of vital import
ance
Inc tariff rates on imports into the
philippines will be maintained but re-
bate will be authorized on some Of the
principal articles exported from the Phil
lppines to the United States. In other
words, such articles as hemp, indigo,
rice care sugar, cocoanut and tobacco,
when brought to the United States will
not be required to pay a double fax. The
plan is to provide that these articles shall
enter the ports of the United States at a
rate that will bring the duty on them
down 10 the level of the DingIey rates
such goods on entering this country will
get the benefit of the % per cent reduc-
ton, plus the amount collected as export.
taxes IN the Philippines
Tariff Bill Comes in Today
The Philippine question will be precini-
tated on the senate tomorrow, when the
committee on the Philippines which has
had the house Philippine tariff under
consideration, expects to report the
measure The bill with its committee
amendments will be sent to the printer
and Senator Lodge, chairman of tba
committee, will give notice of his in
tentlon to call it up on the following day
ana ask for its continued consideration
until finally disposed of. There is a gen
eraI acquiescence- of Republican senators
in this programme
long discussion of the bill is expected
by the Republicans and promised by the
Democrats The Democratic leaders saw
they do not expect to be able to defeat
the bill and disclaim all intention to de-
lay vote unnecessarily, but thew saw
frankly that they consider that it affords
an opportunity for the presentation of
their view of the entire Philippine cues
tlon, which they cannot afford to let
pass. The prediction is freely made that
a vote will not be obtained within a
month.
Forecast for Other Bills.
Tomorrow Senator Frye probably VII
report the ship subsidy BILL but he will
not attempt to secure consideration for
1T for the present and probably not until
after the Philippine bill shall have been
disposed of. The report of the commit
tee on inter-oceanic canals is expected
later in the week, but may be DELAYED
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