The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-07

tory of Oklahoma.
 Consideration of the Philippines tarin bill was then resumed.
 The following amendment was offered by Mir. Lodge:
 That on and after the passage of this act, in addition to any tonnage dues or taxes now imposed by the government of the Philippine Islands, the same ton mage taxes shall be levied, collected and paid upon all foreign vessels coming into the United States from the Philippine Archipelago and in addition to any ton mage dues of taxes now imposed by the government of the Philippine Islands upon all foreign vessels, except vessels of Spain, owned by Spanish subjects, engaged in traffic between ports of the Philippine Archipelago. which are re- qhired by. law to be levied, collected and paid upon vessels coming into the United States from foreign countries: Provided, however, that until otherwise provided by law the provisions of law restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of passengers and mer- chandise directly or indirectly from. one port of the United States to another of the United States shall not be applicable to foreign vessels engaging in trade be- twen the Philippine Archipelago and the United States or between ports in the
 
 Mir. Patterson (Colo) Democratic member of the Philippine Committee in- quired what effect the proposed amend ment would have on the coastwise trade and whether an excellent opportunity were not offered now to build up and expand American shipping by placing the Philippine Islands in the same category with our own coastwise trade. so that the inter-island commerce might be trans ferred from foreign to American bottoms.
 Mir. Lodge agreed with Patterson's pur- pose and he expressed the hope that soon all trade would be handled in American bottoms, but he did not think this was the proper time to apply the coastwise navigation laws of the United States to the Philippine Islands. or even to say they would be applied later. In short time, however, he was satisfied there would be enough American vessels in the islands to handle all the inter-island trade.
 MT. Patterson contended that definite time for the application of the commit tees amendment ought to be fixed. He therefore offered an amendment striking out in the first proviso the words other wise provided by law" and substituting the words March 1, 19o3.''
 The amendment was rejected, IS to 34
 Mir. Lodge then offered the following amendment as an additional provision of the sestion:
 That the Philippine Commission shall be authorized and empowered to issue licenses to all vessels or other craft now engaged in the lighterage or other exclu- siveiy harbor business, but after the pas- sage of this act such licenses except as herein provided, shall be issued only to vessels or other craft built in the Philip pine Islands or in the United States and owned by citizens of the United States or by inhabitants of the Philippines" Mir. Lodge said that unless some such provision as this were adopted, the prob ability was that the harbor of Manila would be covered with such craft from Hong Kong and other Chinese ports, | thus depriving American owners of light craze boats of the opportunity of doing that business. The amendment was adopted.
 The sedition laws in force in the Phil ippines, which had been sent to the Sen ate by the Secretary of War in response to resolution offered by Mir. Rawlins (Utah) several days ago. were read in full by the clerk.
 Mir Foraker sent to the clerks desk and had read Sections 5331 to 543S, incIu- sive, of the Revised Statutes of the United States dealing with the same offences.
 Mir. Hoar then spoke briefly upon the sedition laws enacted by the Philippine Commission, saying he was sorry that the Commission had had its act justified by reference 60 the only harsh and cruel provisions that were to be found in the statutes of the United States. Under this cruel provision in the Philippine Com missions act. a mother having knowl- edge of the treason of her son must in- form the authorities upon him; the son must inform upon the mother; the broth CT upon the brother: the daughter upon the father. and so on.
 Mir. Patterson said one of the mem bers of the Philippine Commission ought to be relieved from any odium attaching to the enactment of the Philippines sedi- tion laws. Governor Taft had told the Philippine Committee that he was i'll when these acts were enacted by the commission, and that had he been pres ent there would probably have been some modification of the acts.
 'I am quite ready" said MT. Hoar. ito believe what the Senator has said of so able and humane a man as Governor Taft"
 MT. Foraker said he never had heard the Philippines acts read until now. He was surprised. however that the Sena- tor from Massachusetts CIr. Hoar) should be mentally and morally dis turbed'' by such provisions as had been read.
 Not only are the United States pro- visions the same" he declared, 'as those contained in the Philippines acts. but the wording in both Is practically identi- cal
 He (Foraker) approved Of them.
 Mir Tillman interrupted Mir. Foraker to denounce the sedition laws enacted by the Philippine Commission a5 "damnable doctrine"
 "It might be in order" said Mir. For aker. warmly. "to inquire of the Sena- tor from South Carolina on which side of the struggle in the Philippines are his sympathies."
 My sympathies are with the Filipinos." shouted MT. Tillman, pounding his desk emphatically
 Foraker, and such fat-footed and un- made would render the Revised Statutes applicable to him If he were not protected by his position as Senator"
 Mir. Hoar, again interrupting Mir For aker. and, directing attention to the dec laration in the Senate chamber of Thom- as Corwin of Ohio, during a debate on the Mexican War. that If he were a Mex ican he would welcome the Americans with bloody hands to hospitable graves. inquired if the people of Ohio did not reverence the name and memory of Thomas Corwin.
 Mir. Foraker replied that the people of Ohio love to recall the memory of Thom-