Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-02-06
WAR Tx REPEAL Bill.
Measure Reported to the House by
the Ways and Means
Committee.
The OLEOMARGARIAE BILL CONSIDERED


Senate-Senntor Hale Gives Notice
That He viii Call 1t UP Tuesday
Coy. Taft Continues His Philip
pine Statement.
Washington, Feb. 4.--Under the
Germs of the special order adopted on
Friday the house Monday entered
upon the consideration of the cleo
margarine bill. Before it was taken
Mp MIR. Bull OR. ~, who has been Ill
since congress convened, was sworn
in and Mr.. Payne, from the commlt-
tee on ways and means, reported the
bill to repeal the war revenue taxes.
At the meeting at which the commit
tee unanimously voted favorable re
port on the war tax reduction OIL,
n surprise occurred when Representa-
tive Rabcock republican member) OF
iered his bill largely reducing duties
on the steel schedule and placing
some articles on the free list, as an
amendment to the tea repeal section.
The amendment was defeated, 3 to z,
Messrs. Babcock and Tawney and all
the democrats voting in the affirma-
tive.
The Cuban reciprocity question also
came up unexpectedly, Representative
Steele, of Indiana, moving 25 per
cent. concession on Cuban sugar. The
motion was withdrawn, however, aft
er. a brief exchange of comment.
Take Up Oleomarsarine Bill.
The opponents of the oleomarga-
rine bill resisted the motion to go into
committee of the whole to consider it
So ayes and 4s noes, Mr.. Clayton (Ala.)
made the point of no quorum. The
speaker was able to count only 152
members-not quorum-whereupo
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) moved that the
house adjourn. Mr.. Henry Comm,
who was in charge of the oleomar-
garine bill, made the point that the
motion was dilatory, but the speaker
Qverruled the point and the roll was
called upon the motion to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost, So
to 1855. Another roll call followed on
the motion to go into committee of
the whole.
It was carried, IT'S to rs, and the
house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Lacey in the chair. Mr..
Henry Comm, in charge of the meas
IRE, made the opening presentation
in it's behalf, following closely the ar
guments of the committee which re-
ported the bill.
Mr.. Wadsworth On. W, chairman of
the agricultural committee, followed
Mr.. Henry in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Hasllins (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
fMe.) reported the urgent deficiency
bill and gave notice that he would call
it up for consideration Tuesday.
At the conclusion Of the routine
business Senator Culberson inquired
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
conditions 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. 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
she island of Samar, where the people
are still in insurrection, 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
mission 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 gem
era1 narrative of the work of the COM
mission When the commission ar