The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-25
TARIFF BILL PASSED
Vote Taken After Long and
Tumultuous Debate.
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR'S BARRED.
The Philippine Measure Carried by
= Strict Party V0te-SOme Of the
Provisions Which 1t
Contains,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. - Aftei
eight hours of tumultuous debate the
senate shortly before I o'clock last
evening passed the Philippine tariff bill
by vote of 4G to 20, strictly party
vote. Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. McI4aurin,
the two senators from South Carolina,
who on Saturday last were declared by
the senate to be in contempt because OF
their fight in the chamber, were not
permitted by voice or by vote to par
ticipate In the proceedings.
The question as to their right to vote
precipitated sharp debate lasting
nearly two hours. Mr. Turner (Dem.,
Wash) contsnded vigorously for the
right of the two senators to cast their
votes. and he was sustained by Mr..
Patterson Wolo.). Mr.. Bailey CTexD and
other Democrats. They held that even
though the two 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.
Mr.. Foraker, MIR. Aldrich and other
Republicans held that the senators
clearly could not participate in any Of
the proceedings of the senate until they
had plirged themselves of contempt and
the senate had removed the ban placed
Oh them.
The president pro tem.. Mr. Frye,
held that the two senators could not
vote, and he was sustained by Il ma
jOrity Of the senate.
During the debate on the Philippine
bill Mr.. McCOmas and Mr.. Wellington
(Nld) became involved in a controversy,
during the course Of which the latter
declared thut If Mr.. McComas Should
make his statements outside of the SEN
ate chamber lie would brand them as
malicious falsehood. He was called
to order promptly and resumed his seat
amid considerable excitement.
Many amendments were offered to
the Philippine bill, but excep, those Of.
fered by committee only one, an
amendment restricting the operation Of
the sedition laws enacted by the Taft
commission, was passed.
As passed the measure provides that
articles imported into the philippine
archipelago from the United States
shall be required to pay the duties lev
led against them by the Philippine
commission and paid upon like arti.
cles imported into the archipelago
from foreign countries; that articles
imported into the United States from
the Philippines shall pay a duty of IS
per cent of the rates fixed by the Ding
ley law less any export taxes paid up
on the articles sent from the Philippine
archipelago. as required by the Philip
pine commission. All articles now I'M
ported free into the United States shall
be hereafter exempt from export duties
imposed In the Philippines.
The bill excmpts the commerce pass.
ing between the United States and tho
Philippines from the operation Of the
navigation laws Of the United States
until Jan. /, 1904. and authorizes the
Philippine commission to issue licenses
to craft now engaged In lighterage or
exclusively harbor 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 pur-
slanyc of this act shall be paid into
the treasury Of the Philippine Islands
and = d for their benefit.
All articles manufactured in bonded
manufacturing houses of imported ma
terials or of materials subject to inter-
nal revenue tax when shipped from the
United States to the Philippines shall
be exempt from the Internal revenue
tax and all taxes paid upon such arti-
cles shipped to the Philippine Islands
since Nov. Is, 1901, shall be refunded.