The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-20
RECORD VOTE ON PHILIPPINES
Have Passed the BIII on Imports in
Session = yesterday.

Washington Dec 19-The house today
passed the bill to reduce the duties on
Imports from the Philippines coming into
The United States from . per cent Of the
Dingley rates che present rates. To 3
Ter cent Of those rates. The discussion
OF the bin was accompanied by consid-
cradle rnlreIvering on the Democratic
side - secure test votes OF various
amendments designed u lower the tariff
barrier stil farther. and a record vote
was forced GA a motion TO recommit with
Instructions t. report q bll providing for
absolute free trade with the islands. The
division on this proposition was on party
lines with the exception OF Mr.. Mccall.
Republican. of 3Iassa chusetts. who voted
with the Democrats The discussion Of
the pure food bin which had been a con-
Timing order uu5u disposed of. was be-
gun SIR Tom-ias az Ohio and Mr.. Adj
anson of Georgia opened the debate re-
specrively for ard against the bin ar
Gardner n Massachusetts opposed the
bill The Mccall resolution calling on the
state department. for the correspondence
tn the Venezuelan embroglio was adopt
e. az the beginning OF The session
In the absence Of Speaker Henderson.
L-t lAAf i--tt-4 enc t.As---a- tA
tive Blackburn Of North Carolina. 1Ir.
Dalzeu lPa3 today presided over the de-
libera1ions Of the house Immediately af-
ter the reading Of the Journal Mr. Hits
WD. from the committee on foreign az
fairs. reported back the De Almond and
Mccall resolutions calling upon the see
rotary Of state for the facts with rela-
ton TO the claims Of Great Britain and
Germany sainst Venezuela and genarlly
for statement OF the diplomatic situa-
tiou with reference to the Monroe Doc
trine. The report recommended thai the
De Almond resolution lie upon The table
and that the Mccall resolution. which
called for AN the correspondence in the
case. be adopted.
mr. Richardson CTeun-1 asked why ITALY
and other European countries which
were figuring IN the controversy were NOT
ramed in the resolution.
Mr. HIT replied that he was advised
that the correspondence was similar in
each case. The recommendations Of the
committea were agreed 70 and the Nc
Cal resolution was adopted
The house then went into committee Of
tn whole and took uI the consideration
o. The bin reported oy the ways and
means corr ittee yesterday 20 reduce the
duties on articles tlae growth and pro-
duct Of the Philippine archipelago. from
per cent al the Dmsley rates CHE
present tarinl q = per cent.
NIr. Payne explained the bill The Phil
ippine government. DE said. needed rev
enue and Tor that reasoa il was imPrac-
ticable To totally abolish the duties.
Mr Richardso1 (renu9 said he beiev-
ed any duty was unjust. Unconstitutional
snd unamerican. but he favored any re-
ducton re gave notice that DEE would
vote~to re-c0mmit the b.u with iustruc-
lions to report IL back amended So as 10
provide for free trade with the islands.
Mr Mcclellan -. y recalled the fact
that General Wrsht. vice governor Of
The Philippines Ia hearins before the
WAYS ard means committee expressed the
opinion that the free importation Of phil
ippine products would best subserve the
interests Of the islands.
The motion was defeated or a ron call.
s. 10 IL. party vote. eNcert 3Ir Mccall
Rer 9Iass4 who vete3 with the Demo
Gratis for the motion The bin was then
passed wltuout division.