Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-27


ing, passed the Philippine tariff bill
by a vote of 46 to ga strict party
vote. Senators Tillman and McLau
rim, the South Carolina senators who
on Saturday were declared by the sen
ate in contempt because of their fight
in the chamber were not permitted by
voice or vote to participate in the pro
ceedings.
The question as to their right to
vote precipitated a sharp debate last
ing nearly two hours. Senator Tur-
Rer (dem., Wash) contended vigor-
0usly for the right of the senators to
cast their votes and he was sustained
by Senator Patterson (Colo), Bailey
(Tex) and other democrats. They
held that, even though the senators
actually were under arrest and in the
custody Of the sergeant-at-arms, they
could demand that they be allowed to
vote as the senate had not passed on
their case.
Senators Foraker, Aldrich and other
republicans held that the senators
clearly could not participate in any
proceedings of the senate until they
had purged themselves of contempt
and the senate had removed the ban
placed on them. President Pro Tenn
Frye held that the senators could not
vote and he was sustained by ma
jority of the senate.
During the debate on the Philippine
bill Senators McComas and yelling
ton of Maryland became involved in a
controversy, during the course of
which the latter declared that if Nc
Comas should make his statements
outside of the senate chamber he
would brand them as malicious false
hoods. He was called to order prompt
~ and resumed his seat amid consid-
cradle excitement.
Many amendments were offered to
the Philippine bill but except those
offered by the committee only one, re-
stricting the operation of the sedition
laws enacted by the Taft commission,
was adopted. An amendment by Sen
ator Foraker fixing the rate of duties
levied upon products coming into the
United States from the Philippines at
- NO Of
stead of 70 per cent as fixed in the
bill, was lost; but it received a large
republican vote. Had the democrats
voted for it as a party it would have
carried but many democrats voted
against it.
As passed the measure provides
that articles imported into the Phil
ippine archipelago from the United
States shall be required to pay the
duties levied against them by the
Philippine commission and like ar
t1cles imported into the United States
from the Philippines shall pay a duty
Of 70 per cent. of the rates fixed by
the Dingley law less any export taxes
paid upon articles sent from the Phil
ippine archipelago as required by the
Philippine commission. All articles
now imported free into the United
States shell be hereafter exempt from
the export duty imposed in the Phil
ippines. The bill exempts commerce
passing between the United States
and the Philippines from the operation
of the navigation laws of the United
States until July 1, 1904, and au-
thorizes the Philippine commission to
issue licenses to the craft now en-
Dor business, provided such craft are
built in the United States or in the
Philippines and owned by citizens of
the United States or by inhabitants
OF the Philippine islands. The duties
and taxes collected in pursuance of
this act are to be paid into the treas
ure OF the Philippine island and used
for their benefit.
All articles manufactured in bonded
warehouses Of imported materials or
Of materials subject to internal reve,
nue. tax when shipped from the United
States to the Philippines shall be ex
empt from the internal revenue and all
taxes paid upon such articles shipped
10 the Philippine islands since Novem
Der 10, 1901, shall be refunded.
Prince Henry in the House.
The house passed bill to divide
Texas into four judicial districts
also the Tawney resolution calling or
the secretary of war for information
concerning the transfer of sugar lands
in Cuba since American occupation
1t then transacted some business per
tanning to the District of Columbia
and later took up the diplomatic anC
consular appropriation bill. The bill
carries an appropriation of 1891. 67S
an increase of SS2,950 over last year
It was made the vehicle for speeches
on trusts, coinage and other irrele
want matters The galleries were
packed all day in anticipation @
Prince Henry's visit.
Mr. Irwin of Kentucky delivered hi.
nrst speech and denounced the re
marks of his colleague (Wheeler) re
garding Prince Henrys visit. Mr.. Gil
bert of Kentucky opposed the repub
ncan policy in the Philippines.
At this juncture Prince Henry en-
tered the gallery and was loudly az