The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-12
Philippines and Porto Rico
Bills Compared.
FORAKER AMENDMENT
It Meets Considerable Favor in the
Senate.
Is PER CENT OF DINGLEY RATES
sions to the Archipelago Is
Becoming Recognized.
New York sun Special ssrxxcs

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE amendment
offered by Senator Foraker to the Philip
pines tariff bill proposing a tariff equal to
Is per cent Of the Dingley rates instead OF
rs per cent, as in the bill reported by the
Philippines committee, introduced new
complication into the situation in the
senate. Senator Lodge, chairman Of the
Philippines committee. supposed. the re-
publicans were united on the bill reported
from his committee and reckoned only on
the delay caused by the democrats in
reaching vote. The democrats have de-
layed. the bill since the first of January
with their speeches, but Senator Dubois
says they will not continue debate beyond
the last of next week unless the republic
cans get into a snarl over their bill.
Senator Foraker does not claim to rep
resent any other senator's views in his
amendment, but Senator's Perkins and
Mitchell, Of the Pacific coast favor it and
the more other senators study the ques-
tion=the more some OF them are impressed
with the wisdom of giving liberal tariff
concessions to the Philippines. The Phil
ippines commission recommended a cut Of
ing Governor Wright has wired a recon-
mendation similar to the Foraker amend
ment Senator Foraker does not believe
the Philippines will require all the reve-
nue. that would be raised by Is per cent
OF the Dingley rates and for that reason
offered his amendment reducing the tariff
to 25 per cent of the Dingley rates.
3-s Porto Rico Parallel.
The history of the Philippines tariff. bill
has so far been like that Of the Porto
Rico bill two years ago, and the develop
ments in the senate may be similar The
Porto Rico bill was only tariff bill when
it passed the, house, with full Dingley
rates levied against Porto Rican products.
1t was Senator Foraker who combined
that bill with his civil government bill
and cut the tariff to % per cent of the
Dingley rates. was finally amended
by making a further cut to 10 per cent and
limiting the tariff law for two years after
which there should be free trade.
The Philippines was only a tariff
bill when it passed III y, house and the full
DingleS rates We're 1hade to apply TO all
ilippines products.Ef4 The republicans ot
the house did not believe the full Dingley
rates should apply against the Philippines
but the ways and means committee sc
reported the bill and put it through with
a rule cutting off amendments. The
philippines committee of the senate has
changed the bill to rs per cent of Dingley
rates and provided rebate of the export
taxes.
Foraker Amendment Favored.
tits still Unsatisfactory to many repub-
licans and the Foraker amendment is re-
garded with favor. The Philippines com
mission recommended cut of SO per cent
| in these rates and limit on the tariff
That commission also urged the passage
of civil government bill similar to the
law for Porto Rico. The bill of Repre-
sentative Cooper introduced in the house
Is similar to the Porto Rico law, though
the Lodge bill is not so favorable to the
Philippines.
It is still possible that the Forake,
| amendment may be adopted and the tariff
bill combined with the civil government
bill, as in the case of the Porto Rico bill
The democrats say they will not assist
Foraker to cut the tariff. They purpose
to make their fight against all tariff re-
strfctions and for free trade between the
Philippines and the United States While
! the islands are held, and for ultimate in
dependence. This will leave the cues
ton of the Philippines tariff to be settled
in republican senate caucus, as was the
Porto Rico bill