Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Temporary Philippine Revenue Bill
Reported FavorabIy to Senate
Democrats to Make Minority Report
Other Proceedings.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The senate
committee on pensions today ordered a
favorable report upon Hanna's bill to
grant pension of $1,000 year to Mrs.
Mckinley.
Soon after the senate convened today
Lodge, of Massachusetts, chairman of
the committee on the Philippines, re-
ported the house bill temporarily to pro-
vide revenue for the Philippine islands.
The report was ordered by a strict par
ty vote. The bill was amended as here
tofore agreed upon, being a reductionsof
25 per cent on goods coming from the
Philippines to the United States. With
an additional reduction of the export
tax charged in the Philippines on prod
ucts sent out from the Islands to the
United States. The democrats present
ed a substitute which provides there
shall be temporary free trade between
the United States and the Islands: that
the United States shall continue to oc-
cupy and govern the islands until sta-
BILE government has been established,
when the president siall direct Win
drawal from the islands the United
stations as are deemed necessary. The
Philippines are declared to be foreign
territory by the minority bill from pass
age act.
The house bill comforting upon Mrs.
Mckinley the mail franking privilege
was passed
Culiom, OF Illinois. introduced bill to
prevent transportation of deleterous
food and drinks and provide for the ap-
pointment of a dairy and food commits
sioner."
At the conclusion of routine business
Mason made statement personal to
himself The explanation concerned
publication in certain newspapers of
criticism of him because 1t was stated
he is opposing rural free delivery of
rural free delivery OF malls. For
years" he said, II have been endeavor-
ing to better the rural free delivery
service and even now am favoring
largely increased appropriations for that
service" Frye reported the ship subsi-
dy bill agreed upon by the committee on
commerce, and Vest, of Missouri, gave
notice of intention to fine a minority re-
port Nelson then called up the bill
creating a department of commerce.
The House.
Washington, Jan. 20.-Immediately af-
ter it met today the house went into
committee of the whole and entered up
on consideration of the urgent deficien
cy appropriation bill.
Cannon, who was in charge of the
measure, explained that the bill provid-
ed for the government service for the
current fiscal year, where existing ap-
preparations were not sufficient. The
bill carried s10T04.23o. He answered
many inquiries about various items in
the bill. Richardson, democratic lead
er. pressed Cannon to know under what
law 1t was proposed to appropriate $780,,
600 for a permanent military post at
Manila. The chairman of the appropri
ations committee replied there was no
specific law to establish such military
post, but whether under general organ
ization of the army in the field such ap-
preparation was in order, 1t would re-
main for the chairman OF the committee
Of the whole to determine when the ap-
preparation was reached. Cannon pro-
ceeded to argue that the treaty with
Spain imposed upon the United States
certain duties relative to the Philip
pines which might make such an appro-
priation In order. He thought it as
wise to have an army post at Manila
as to have one at Chicago or any other
place in this country.