The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-27
WILL GO TO CONFERENCE.
House Failed To Agree To Senate
Amendment 10 Philippine Bill.
DEMOCRATIC PROPOSITIONS DEFEATED
Messrs Payne, Dalzell and Richardson
Were Appointed as conterees by
the House.

Washington. February 26-The house sent
the Philippine tariff bill 10 conference. non
concurrlng In oil the senate amendments.
The democrats sought TO amend the nmend.
nients by reducing the rate of duty and de-
clarlng the United States should relnquish
all claim to The archipelago, but ell prop
ositlons wer defeated
With the opening session Of the house Mr..
Loud of California ASKED unanimous con.
sent that the bill TO classify the rural free
delivery servite be taken UP next Monday
aud be made a continuing order until dis
posed of. The order was made
bill was passed to provide for the com.
u ntatlon Tor townsite purposes of hone
stead entries IN tic portion of Oklahoma
opened last August
Nj. Tawney tNinu) made personal
statement to correct statement he uade
on the hoor few days ago during the
speech of Nj. Burlesou CreXas) on trusts
10 the effect that the governor of Montana
was not opposed to the Northwestern rail.
way merger. He said his statement was
MADE hastily under a misapprehension. The
governor of Montana had been he said, nj.
ways opposed to the merger and had done
aud was dong all he could to aid the gov.
einor OF Minnesota in mis- fight against the
movement
Mr.. Payne IN. ". chairman OF the ways
aud means committee. asked unanimous
consent that the senate amendments to the
l,hilippine taHf bill be disagreed to and
that conference with the senate be Sc
cured To this Mr.. Richardson, the minor
ity leader, objected. lie demanded the reg
ular order, which required the considera-
lion OF the amendments in the house, max
ing the point of order also TINT the amend
ments must first be considered in the com
mlttee OF the whole.
Mr.. Payne controverted the point OF or
der but admitted that one of the amend
mentS at least was subject to the point of
order. But Mr. Richardson discaimeI any
intention of desiring to use obstructive tao
ties ana agreed that the debate should pro
coed under the five minute rule, On Mr..
Iayne's motion the house went into com
mittee Of the whole and took up the amend
ments seriatim
Mr. Payne moved that the committee
recommend non-concurrence in the first
amendment TO reduce the rates on goods
coming into the United states from the
Philippines TO 20 per cent of the DnghJ
rate while Mr.. Mcclellan moved uCn-con-
rurrence With an amendment to reduce the
duties to % per cent Of the Dingley rates
Mr.. Payne indicated willingness to
concede the . per cent reduction OF the
senate, but he urged Inconvenience ~
order to simplify the nhraseology.
107. '' was "
Mr.. Richardson moved concurrence with
an amendment to remove all duties on goods
coming into the United States from the
Philippines. On a rising vote the amend
ment prevailed-69 to 67-but when letters
were demanded the amendment was lost
o. to 100.
Mr. Kitchen n. O. proposed broaden.
ing Of the clause exempting certain persons
from prosecution for treason by exemptng
any person falling TO give Informal ton
against another, After debate the amend,
ment was lost--S6 TO liz.
Mr.. Richardson CTennl offered proviso
TO the last senate amendment that tho
United States rellnquish all claim to SOY.
ereignty over the Philippine islands -<yid
that hereafter the archipelago shall be
considered ms foreign territory; that all
trade between the United States and the
Philippines shall be free: that the United
states shall protect the islands and their
Inhabitants while they are forming a suit.
able government: and that thereafter the
United States shall withdraw from control
Of the archipelago, retaining only coallng
and naval stations.
The amendment was declared to he out
Of order by the chairman at the instance Of
Mr. Payne
The measure then was reported to the
house On motion Of Mr.. Payne the hove
non oncurred in the senate amendments
aud asked for a conference. Messrs Payuo
N. -, Dalzell pa and Richardson
Crennl being named as conferces
The house then, at 2;O5 p. NJ, on fAn
ton ot Mr.. Payne, adjourned.