The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-01-25

| the total cost of the transport SER
vice between the United States and
Manila during the calendar year
1901. 49, .'-t~ ~
| Senator Mitchell hopes with this
data to ascertain whether or not
there has been discrimination In
the distribution of the transport
! business, and also to ascertain
whether or not the present trans
port service ia more expensive than
would be the shipment Of troops
and supplies by merchant vessels,
as proposed by Secretary Rsot.
Washington, Jan. 21- For nearly
three hours today the Senate had
under consideration the Philippine
tariff bill. The measure was made
the unfinished business and proba-
bly, will hold that position of pref
erence until it shall have been
voted on finally.
The debate was opened by Lodge,
chairman of the committee on the
Philippines. He sketched, in a
ffee-hand way, the reasons which
had actuated the majority in pre-
senting the measure and urged
strongly It's enactment into law at
an early date. He explained, with
some minuteness, the necessity for
the legislation embodied IN the bill
and concluded with an appeal to
the Senate and to Congress to deal
with questions relating to the Phil
ippines as. they might arise, and to
keep clear Of vague words and
vaguer promises, which were likely
to be misinterpreted and to raise
false hopes in the minds of the
Filipinos. In an inpassioned per-
Grafton he besought Congress not TO
give mortgages on an unknown
| future.
Rawlins delivered a vigorous
speech in support of the minority
substitute, in which independence
was promised to the Filipinos as
soon as stable government could
be established in the Philippines.
His discussion Of the general Phil.
ippine question covered much OF
the ground that has been gone over
during the past two years. Through
out he was accorded careful atten-
ton.
AS conclusion of the debate for
the day Bacon sharply criticised
the Secretary of War for alleged
violation of the law in issuing an
order permitting vessels flying q
foreign flag to participate in the
commerce. between the United States
and the Philippines.
Baker City, Or, Jan. 21.-Baker
County has a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor
in Hon. G. A. Johns. It is a well.
known fact that Eastern Oregon is
going to make q very strenuous
effort to name the head of the ticket
at the next state convention, and
that W.. Furnish, of Pendleton,
is an avowed candidate for the place.
But this does not dismay Baker
County. Mr.. Johns says he is not
seeking the Office, but his friends
declare he is to be candidate, and
they propose to boom him IN the
strictest sense of the word.
Charles A. Johns was born in
Jackson County, Missouri, June 25,
1857. When he was yet an infant
his parents emigrated to Oregon,
settling In the Willamette Valley, |
where Mr.. Johns received his pre-
liminary education. Later, bee n
tered the Willamette University at
Salem, graduating in 1879. After
deputy sheriff of Marion
County for two years, he studied
aw and was admitted to the bar in
1880. In 1888 he moved to Baker
City, and by his progressiveness
soon won prominence. In 1891 he
vas elected mayor of Baker City,
ind again in 1892.
When the State Text Book Com
mission was organized by the Legis-
ature Mr.. Johns was appointed one
# its members by Governor Gesf.
Hs has ever taken an active inter-
yst ID educational matters, aud at
present is an active member of the
,chool board of this city, a position
which he fills to the entire satisfae
ion Of his fellow-citizens, regardless
if party. He enjoys a large and
lucrative practice as lawyer.