River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-06
rrrcenf Deficiency Bill Reported to
s4a-Sapafor Hale Gives Notice
That He VIII Call 1T I'D TUESDAY
Coy. Taft Continues His Phiiip-
pine Statement.

tee UNANIMOUSLY FoCCo :" A"' -
port on the war tax reduction DILL
q surprise occurred when representa-
tive Babcock republican member) OF
fered his bill largely reducing duties
on the steel schedule and placing
some articles on the free list, as an
amendment to the tea repeal section
The amendment was defeated, 8 to Z,
Messrs. Babcock and TaWney ana al
the democrats voting in the afflrma-
tive.
The Cuban reciprocity question also
came up unexpectedly, Representative
Steele. of Indiana, moving 20 per
cent. concession on Cuban sugar. Inc
motion was withdrawn, however, att
er a brief exchange of comment.
Take Up OIeomargarine Bill.
The opponents of the oleomarga-
rine bill resisted the motion to go into
committee of the whole to consider It
and when the division was announced,
60 ayes and 48 noes, Mr.. Clayton (Ala.)
made the point of no quorum. The
speaker was able to count only 152
members-not a quorum-whereupo
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) moved that the
house adjourn. Mr.. Henry Comm,
who was in charge of the oleomar-
garine bill, made the point that the
motion was dilatory, but the speaker
overruled the point and the roll was
called upon the motion to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost, SO
to 1873. Another roll call followed on
the motion to go into committee OF
the whole.
1t was carried, IT'S to 70, and the
house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Lacey in the chair. Mr..
Henry Comm, in charge of the meas
ure, made the opening presentation
in it's behalf, following closely the ar
guments of the committee which re-
ported the bill.
Mr.. Wadsworth IN. W, chairman of
the agricultural committee, followed
Mr.. Henry in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Haskins (Vt.), the successor of
Mr.. Grout, the author of the original
bill. supported the measure in an eX-
tended speech.
A Criticism of Secretary Root.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Soon after the
senate convened Monday Senator Hale
(Me.) reported the urgent deficiency
bill and gave notice that he would call
it up for consideration Tuesday.
At the conclusion Of the routine
business Senator Culberson inquired
whether reply had been received
from the secretary of war to his res
olution passed ten days ago calling
for certain correspondence relating to
the Philippine tariff. When informed
that no reply had been received he de-
clared that, in view of the fact that
the question was under discussion in
the senate, the delay was 'unseemly'
Consideration of the bill to increase
the salaries of judges of United States
courts then was resumed.
At two o'clock the Philippine tariff
bill was taken up and Senator Car
mack (Tenn.) spoke upon the general
conditions in the Philippines and in
opposition to the policy of the admin
istration and majority party in con-
gress regarding those islands.
PovvderIy and Gompers Heard.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The house
committee on foreign affairs Monday
heard immigration Commissioner
the Federation of Labor, in favor of
strict Chinese exclusion as provided
in the Mitchell-Kahn bill.
Gov. Taft Still Talking.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Gov. Taft Mon
day continued his statement before
the senate committee on the Philip
pines regarding the conditions exist
ing in those islands.
Answering a question by Senator
Lodge, he described the condition of
the island of Samar, where the people
are still in instruction, and said he
was not prepared to state that this is
land was never wholly subjugated to
Spanish rule. He then described the
qualifications requisite for an elector
in the different towns where the COM
mission had established governments.
These were that such person shall
speak and write English or speak and
write Spanish, or have filed muni-
cipal office under Spanish rule, or that
he shall pay SIS gold taxes a year.
Gov Taft then entered upon a gen
eral narrative of the work of the com
mission. When the commission ar
rived at Manila they found the people
divided into three classes, those in
favor of the exclusion of American
sovereignty altogether, the Spanish
party in favor of this government and
a large body of ignorant people who
were entirely Indifferent.
Gov. Taft said that the Instructions
to the commission, which gradually
placed more power in the civil govern
ment, had a marvellous effect upon the
people. Ehe instruction, he said,
had been most active in September