Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-26
II Went Through the Senate by a
Strict Party Vote.
ONE CHANGE MADE.
An Amendment Was Adopted Restrict.
Ing the Operation of the Sedilion
Laws Enacted by the Phi.
ippine Commission.

hours OF tumultuous debate, the senate
shortly before o'clock Monday oven
ing passed the Philippine tarin bill by
a vote OF &C 20 90. a strictly party vote
Mr.. Tilman and Mr.. McLaurin, the two
senators from South Carolina. who. ON
Saturday last. were declared by the
senate to be In contempt because oil
their fight in the chamber we're not
permitted by voice or vote 70 parucl'
pate in the proceedings.
The question as to their right to vote
preciptated sharp debate. lasting
nearly two hours. Mr. Turner OF
Washington coutended vigorously for
the right of the two senators GO cast
their votes. and he was sustained oy
Mr. Patterson OF Colorado. Mr. Bailey
OF Texas. and other Democrats. They
held that even though the two sena-
tors we're actually under arrest and In
the custody OF the scrgeaut-atarms.
they could demand that they be- allow
ed 10 vote. as the senate had not pass
ed on their cases.
Mr.. Foraker. Mr. Aldrich and other
Republicans held that the senators
clearly could not participate in any OF
the proceedings OF the senate until
they had purged themselves OF con
tempt and the senate had removed the
han placed on them. President Pro
Tenn Frye held that The two senators
ropId NOT vote. and ne was sustained
by a majority OF the senate.
During the debate on the Philippine
bill Mr.. McComas and Mr. Wellington
OF Maryland became involved in con
troyersy OF which the latter declared
that II Mr. McComas should make ms
statements outside OF the senate cham
Der he would brand them as a maiic-
cious falsehood lie was called TO or
der promptly. and he resumed his seat
, amid considerable excitement
Many amendments were offered 70
the Philippine bill, but except those
offered by the committee. only one
an amendment restricting the opera
tIon OF the seditlon laws. enacted by
, the Taft commission. was passed.
The amendment Of Mr.. Foraker hR'
ing the rate OF duties levied upon prod
ucts coming into the United states
e from the Philippines at 50 per cent OF
the Diugley rates. instead OF 90 per
cent as fixed in the bill, was lost ou'
d n received a large Republican vote
n mad the Democrats voted for II as q
,, narty IL would have carried. but many
democrats voted against H.
A. passod. the measure provides ina
% ,-ticIas imported into the Phihppih'
, .r.bipalag1 from the United otaN
grau Inc required 20 pay the duu'
levied AGAINST them boy the fhllp
v rirs commission and paid upon IlN
"a articles imported into the arcAlp 'a-
RI go, foreign countries, that article
tr,n,rtrB into the United states IRON
the philippines shall pay duty OIL D
W nor. rant. of the rates IA.I uF ,I. b'".
ac icy law. less any export taxes ~,
.i- uuou the articles sent from lA, i".
ir,iue archipelago as required uy lN
~ ptiippIne commission. All article
IN now imported free into the Unite
states shall bee hereafter exempt IIoi
he cyport duty imposed in the Ph1lII
ed pines. ...u,,,o-c. mas,
ire tho hetween the United states and IN
''1 pbiIippiues from the operation OF u
.ed aa,,igntion laws Of the United stat
'h' mill July 1. 1904. and authorizes L.
", Philippine commission 10 'sauv
ieu censes 20 craft now engaged IN isn
ice erage or exclusively harbor ousln,5
mo proyided such craft are oullt IN u
lie limited States or In the PhlIlppiu
'ot and owned by citizens OF the o hlu
hei states or inhabitants OF the fh'h
lnu pines. ..,,....,
,,,rsuapce OF this act shall be pa
ent INTO the treasury Of the Philippine
Tor. lands and used for their behehI
re All articles manufactured In bono
the v,rehouses o! imported materials
.rry NJ materials subject 10 Internal rt'
esI. nuo tax when shipped from the Unit
at states 10 the Philippines shall be
ysd ,,,pt from the internal revenue. "a
the ali taxes paid upon such arlI.
uns shipped to the philippine Islands sil
Nov. 10. 1901. shall bee refunded =,
The house passed bill to diyl
TEXAS into four judicial districts
also the Tawucy resolution calling
lied The secretary OF war Tor informant
lived r.rrrrr.-r the transfer OF sugar lai
abIn An Cull since the American ocru
nil.- dion. n l9.rr took up the diploma
hrre and consular appropriation bill
rmy him carries SlJ3l,C1s. an Increase
ycr. So $50 over last year II was mi
ans The vehicle for speeches on tru
re. COINAGE and other Irrelevant matte
cops TIE galleries were packed gll Jay
AIRY. a.tic.patlou o. Prince Hc1ry's WIS.,
l,r Irving OF Kentucky delivered
Cr-g speech ln The house ;7a
.-.-- nosrcrd the remarks OF his coilea
.M ar. wheeler regarding the Nsii
-...f Pr.scr Henry.
yr. Gilbert O. Kentucky op7o.ed
... . Republican policy IN the Phi.lppd
..- a. this jugctIrc Prince Henry
&c tered the gallery OF the house ana
'''-' Loudly app'aUded. some Nen.usIn.s
f,.- cont tn rhprTE Prince lie