Evening star., 1902-02-25
STR|CTLE;;.PAl!RTY |! VOTE
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Philippine Tariff Bill Passed
by tho Senate.
SHARP DEBATE CAUSED
TWO SOUTH cARoLlNA SENATORS
NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE,
Mr.. Tillman Had Prepared a Protest,
but His Associates Refused
to Receive It.

| yesterday the Segldte, ShOrtly OeIOre
| o'clock last evening, passed the Philippine
| tariff bill by a vote of 46 to 26, strictly
party vote. Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. McLau-
rim, 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- participate in the pro-
| ceedings
The question as to their right to vote pre-
cipitated a sharp debate, lasting nearly two
| hours Mr. Turner (Wash.) contended Wig
| orousfy for the right of the two senators to
cast their votes. and he was sustained by
Mr. Patterson (Col), Mr. Bailey (Tex) and
other democrats. They held that even
| though the two senator's actually were un-
der arrest and In the custody of the SER
| geant-a arms they could demand that they
be allowed to vote, as the Senate had not
passed on their case
| Mr. Foraker Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Hoar 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 contempt and the
Senate had removed the ban placed on
| them.
| The President pro tempore (Mr. Frye
held that the two senators could not vote,
| and he was sustained by a majority of the
Senate. -.ss
Many amendments were offered to the
| Ph1iiDplne Dill, out except tnOSe Ofrered Dy
| the committee only one, an amendment re-
strcting the operation of the sedition laws
| enacted by the Taft. commission, was
passed. The amendment of Mr.. Foraker
| fixing the rate of duties levied upon prod
| ucts coming into the United States from
| the Philippines at 80 per cent of the Ding
| ley rates. instead of - per cent, as fixed in
| the bill. was lost but it received a large re-
| publican vote. Had the democrats voted
| for it as a party it would have carried, but
many democrats voted against it.
The Measure as Passed.
AS passed the measure provides that ar
| ticles imported into the Philippine archi-
| peiago from the United States shall be re-
| qured to pay the duties levied against them
| by the Philippine commission and paid upon
| like articles imported into the archipelago
| from foreign countries; that articles i'm
| ported into the United States from the Phil
! ppines shall pay a duty of 20 per cent of
| the rates fixed by the Dfhgley law, less any
| export taxes paid upon the articles sent
| from the Philippine archipelago. as re-
] Guired by the Philippine commission. All
| articles imported free into the United
| States shall be hereafter exempt from ex-
| port duties imposed infthe Philippines.
! The bill exempts the commerce plying be-
| tween the United States and the Philip
pines from the operation of the navigation
| laws of the United States until July l. 1904,
and authorizes the philippine commission to
! issue licenses to craft now engaged in
| lighterage exclusively harbor business,
provided such craft are built in the United
| States or in tine Philippines and owned by
! citizens of the United States or by inhab-
itants of the Philippine, Islands. The du-
| ties and taxes COLLECTED in pursuance of this
| act shall be paid into the treasury of the
| Philippine Islands and used for their ben
| eft. .r..:.y.
| All articles manufactured in bonded man
| ufacturing warehouses of imported mate
| rails or Of materials subject to internal rev.
| enue tax when shipped from the United
| States to the Philippines. shall be exempt
| from the internal revenue tax. and all
| taxes paid upon such articles shipped 10
| the Philippine Islands since November 10,
| 1901, shall be refunded.
After The Star S report of the proceedings
| was closed Mr.. Allison vigorously sup
ported the pending bill, defending the policy
| OF the administration in the Philippines
| He asserted that such government
| being established in the islands as would
| enable all the people there to participate
! in It.
| cate single instance of disloyalty to the
| American army the part of any demo-
cratic senator.
Mr.. Hanna Resents Insinuation.
Mr.. Hanna said that with the personal
| differences Of the two senator's from Mary
| land he had nothing to do, but when state
| ments were made involving the action of a
| President whose lips now were closed in
| death he felt it was time for him to speak
| THE statement made" said he. that a
| promise was given by our dead President
| with respect to the disposition of the Phil
| lppine lslands-a promise that was not
| kept-I resent in the name of the American
people" (Applause)
| He was willing TO admit there might
| have been misunderstanding, but If any
| refutation of the charge were needed the
| character of President Mckinley ought to
afford a sufficient refutation of it. 1t was
| not possible to entertain such a charge and
| In the name of the American people he en-
/ tered his protest against it.
| Mr.. Rawlins. in charge of the minority
| substitute, made a brief speech in support
| of the substitute
| The debate was closed by Mr.. Fairbanks
| with an eloquent speech in support of the
| pending measure.
| The hour of o'clock. the time fixed for
| the beginning of the voting, having arrived
Mr.. Lodge offered the amendments of
| which he had given notice an hour before,
| and both were adopted
The amendments were: To provide for the
| right of appeal to the board of general ap-
praisers and to fix the date July I. 1904. as
| the time when the navigation laws of the
! United States should be extended abso-
| lutely to the Philippines.
| McLaurin's Name Passed.
Mr.. Patterson (Col.) then offered his
amendment. providing for the repeal Of
tio Seui.ioi dClS paSSeu Dy The 1HIipplHe
| commission, and the vote was taken by
roll call. When the name Of Mr.. McLaurin
| was passed Mr.. Patterson asked why, but
was drowned in ehpENs from the republi-
can can side demandlE regular order"
| When the roll calf was Completed Mr.. Tur-
| ner (Wash.)s demanded to know why the
name or the senior senator from South
| Carolina had not been called.
| The names of be6th 'sgnators from South
Carolina" replied Mr.. Frye. the President
| pro tempore were omitted by the clerk
| by direction of the chair
| Then followed quite long wrangle. Mr..
| Turner insisting upon discussing the ques-
tion of the right oGrhe, South Carolina SEN
ators to vote. despite points Of order that
| under the unanimous consent agreement
| debate was not in ORDER on any subject.
MI. Frye. in the chair. however. said that
| the matter Of keeping TO that agreement
remained with the senator's, and also that
he would not refuse to recognize senator
who rose to a question Of personal privi-
lege Mr.. Turner. rinsisted that the fact
that senator had beep declared to be In
contempt did not deprive him of the right
or voting. Such a. contention. he MAIN
! tanned. would be monstrous proposition.
Mr.. Foraker (OhioJ declared it would be
contrary to common decency for member
OF the body declared to be in contempt to
attempt to partfciDate In the proceedings