Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
57TH CONGRESS.

l s'oSAhAht8 eSAs. A-SS->@. llc 11OuSe, tO-
day. passed the bill to reduce the du
ties on the products Of the Philippine
/ islands coming into the United States
from % per cent. of the Dingley rates
1.-THE present duties) to % per cent of
those rates. The discussion of the bill
was accompanied by considerable ma
neuvring on the Democratic side to Sc
cure test votes on various amendments
designed to lower the tariff barrier still
| further. and a record vote was forced
| on a motion to a re-commit, with in
structions to report a bill providing for
| absolute free trade with the islands.
| The division on this proposition was on
| party lines with the exception of Nc
| Call, Mass, who voted with the DEM
ocrats.
The discussion of the pure food bill.
| which has been made a continuing or
der until disposed of, was begun.
Tompkins. Ohio, and AdamsOn, Ca,
opened the debate respectively for and
against the bill. Gardner Mass, OPP
posed the bill.
The Mccall resolution calling on the
state department for the correspon-
dence in the Venezuela embroglio was
adopted at the beginning of the session.
In the absence Of Speaker Henderson,
Da.Zell, Pa, presided.
Immediately after the reading of the
| journal, Hit. ILL.,, from the committee
| on foreign affairs. reported back the
De-Armond and Mccall resolutions, call
ing upon the secretary of state for the
facts with relation to the claims Of
Great Britain and Germany against
Venezuela and generally for state
| mcnt of the diplomatic situation with
reference 10 the Monroe doctrine.
The report recommended that the De-
Almond resolution lie upon the table
and that the Mccall resolution, which
called for all the correspondence in the
case, be adopted.
Richardson, Tenn, asked why Italy
and other European countries which
We're figuring in the controversy We're
not named in the resolution.
Hit replied that he. was advised that
the correspondence was similar in each
case. The resolutions of the committee
We're agreed to and the Mccall resoiu-
ton was adopted.
The House then went into committee
of the whole and took up the considera-
tioii VI th' VII ItlJci Wy tIit way
and means committee. yesterday. to re-
duce the duties on articles the growth
and product of the Philippine archi-
pelago from IS per cent. of the Dingley
rates Ghe present tariff to % per cent
Payne explained the bill The Philip
pine government he said, needed reve-
nue. and for that reason ii was imprac-
ticable to totally abolish the duties.
Richardson. Tenn. said he believed
any duty was unjust. unconstitutional
and un-American. but he favored any
reduction. He gave notice that he
would vote to recommit the bill with
instructions to report it back amended
so as to provide for free trade with the
islands.
Mcclellan. n. Y, recalled the fact
that General Wright, vice governor of
the Philippines, in hearing before the
ways and means committee. expressed
the opinion that the free importation of
Philippine products would best sub
serve the interests OF the islands.
Swanson. Va, also argued in favor of
free trade with the Philippines.
The bill was further discussed by De
Almond, Mo-. Ball, Texas, Crumpacker.
Ind. and Green, Pa. All amendments
were voted down in committee of the
whole Richardson moved to recommit
the bill with instructions to the COM
mittec to report it back amended so as
to provide for free trade between the
United States and the islands.
The motion was defeated on a roll
call. 81 to 122. party vote, except that
Mccall (Rep., Mass) voted with the
nap,ocrotS for the motion The bill
then was passed without division.