The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1902-02-06
WAR TAX REPEAL BILL.
Measure Reported to the House by
the Ways and Means
Committee.
the otE0MaRsAaIAl BILL CONSIDERED.
Urgent Deficiency nil Reported to
Sennte-senator Hale Gives Notice
That He VIII Call 1t UP Tuesday
Gov. Taft Continues HIS Phiiip-
pine Statement.

Washington, req. -CllueI eho
terms of the special order adopted on,
Friday the house Monday entered
upon the consideration of the cleo
margarine bill. Before it was taken
up Mr.. Bull (R. ~. who has eena
since congress convened, was sworn
in and Mr.. Payne, from the commit
tee on ways. and means, reported the
bill to repeal the war revenue taxes.
At.the meeting at which h commit
tee unanimously voted a favorable re-
port on the war tax reduction Dill.
a 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, 6 to =.
Messrs. Babcock and Tawney and all
the democrats voting in the atfirma-
tive.
The Cuban reciprocity question also
came up unexpectedly, Representative
Steele, of Indiana, moving a 25 per
cent. concession on Cuban sugar. The
motion was withdrawn, however, aft
or a brief exchange of comment.
Take Tn Oleomargnrine Bill.
The opponents of the oleomarga-
rine hill resisted the motion to go into
committee Of the whole to consider 1T
and when. the division was announced,
CO ayes and As noes, Mr.. Clayton (Ala,)
made the point of no quorum. The
speaker was able to count only 152
members-not a quorum-whereupon
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) moved that the
house adjourn. Mr.. Henry Comm,
who was in charge of the oleomabr
garine bill, made the point that the
motion was dilatory, but the speaker
overrulcd the point and the roll was
called upon the motion to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost, 60
to 1873. Another roll call followed on
the motion to go into committee of
the whole.
1t was carried. 175 to 70, and the
house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Lacey in the chair. Mr..
Henry (Conn.), in charge of the meas
urc, made the opening presentation
in its'behalf, following closely the ar
) guments of the committee which re-
ported the bill.
Mr.. Wadsworth (N. W, chairman of
the agricultural committee, followed
Mr.. Henry in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Haskins (Nt.), 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 a reply had been received
from the secretary of a 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
clarcd that, in view of the fact that
the question was under discussion in
the senate, the delay was%T"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,
Powderly and Gompcrs Heard.
Washington. Feb. 4.-The house
committee on foreign affairs Monday
heard Immigration Commissioner
Powdcrly and President Gompers, of
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 III Instruction, and said he
was not prepared to state that this is
land a never wholly subjngated tt
Spanish rule. lie then described the
qualifications requisite for an electol
in tho different towns where the com
mission had established governments
These were that such person shall
speak and write English or speak ant
write Spanish. or have filed a NUM-
eipal office under. Spanish rule, or that
he shall pay SIS gold taxes a year.
Gov. Taft then entered upon a gen
cral narrative of the work OF the com
mission. VIXEN the commission ar
rived at Manila they found the people
ditiied into three classes, those il