Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-28
THE PHILIPPINE
TARIFF BILL
II Seems to Be- Having a Hard Time Of It in
the United States Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Tho Senate Votes to Retain the Census Bureau In tht
New 0epartment-AR Resolution Providing for the
Printing Of a Special Edition Of the Con-
gesslonal Record

with delegations representing The bee
ber of Cuban planters in attendance.
Il. M. Carey of Colorado, spoke of the
development of the beet sugar industry
in Colorado, and it's bright prospects
If not endangered by Cuban conces-
sions. The present movement, he said
was only another chapter of the newt
able conflict between the domestic SUI
gar producers Of this country and the
American Refining Company, the lat
ter seeking to crush the former The
bubble, which had been pricked, he
said, was that Cuba was suffering from
starvation.
Representative Hopkins of Illinois,
questioned the witness whether any
concession to Cuba would injure the
beet sugar industry Carey declared
that injury in such case was inevita-
BILE.
Hopkins expressed the belief that a
reduction could be made of a certain
percentage without destroying the
beet sugar industry.
Representatives Dalzell and Grosve-
nor said that injury to domestic pro-
ducers had been shown by this and
other witnesses.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The Philippine
tariff bill was taken up. Bacon, Geor-
gia, offered a joint resolution contain
ing that portion of the bill relative to
shipping in the Philippines, and want
ed it passed Immediately, saying 1T
was the really urgent portion of the
bill The minority would make no OBJ
pass the house and become law at
once.
Lodge stated that he saw no reason
why the bill should be passed piece
meal. Bacon insisted that senators
should have an opportunity to exam
inc the reports of the Taft commission.
He said the resolution was offered in
good faith in order to give the sena-
tars opportunity to prepare to discuss
the other features Of the bill.
Bacon offered a resolution providing
that the committee on printing consid-
er the expediency of printing special
edition of the Congressional Record for
sale to the general public at 50 for the
long sessions and 81 for the short ses-
sions. Adopted.
The consideration of the bill to es-
tablish department Of commerce was
resumed. An amendment providing
that the department of labor should
not be made a part Of the proposed
new department, was rejected. An
amendment providing that the name
should be the department of commerce
and labor was adopted.
BY vote Of 5 to So, the census bu-
reau was retained in the new depart
ment. The bill then passed.
A resolution, introduced by Lodge,
authorizing the committee on the Phil
ippines to make an investigation of the
Philippine question was adopted.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The president
today sent the following nomination to
the senate: Edwin Price, postmaster at
Grand Junction, Colo
THE IRRIGATION BILL.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The senate |
committee on public lands today unan-
imously ordered a favorable report on
the irrigation bill recently agreed up
on by the senators and members OF
the house from the semi-arid states.
Senator Berry reserved the right to Of
fer amendments.
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-By vote of
to 7, the house committee on commerce |
today decided in favor Of the govern
ment construction, operation, and
maintenance of Pacific cable, and or
dered a favorable report on the bill Of
Representative Corliss Michigan.