West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-25
gThe Philippine Measure Went
: Through In Senate, 40 Ayes
r.. to 26 Nays.
MARYLAND MEN WRAHGLED.
Wellington and Mccomas Engage In
Hot TaIk-Frye Decided South
i Carolina Senators Could Not Vote.
Some Amendments to Tariff Sill.

Washington, Feb. 25.-After eight
hours Of tumultuous debate yester-
lday the senate, shortly before z
O'Clock last evening, passed the Phil
hppine tariff bill by a vote of As to
s26. as a strictly party vote. Mr.. Till
kman and Mr.. McLaurin, the two sem
lators from South Carolina, who on
hSaturday last were declared by the
Eenate to be in contempt because Of
Etheir fight in the chamber, were not
lpermitted by voice or by vote to par.
Lticipate in the proceedings.
! The question as to their right to
tTote precipitated sharp debate. last;
ling nearly two hours. Mr.. Turner
l(Dem., Wash) contended vigorously
for the right of the two senators to
lcast their votes, and he was sustained
lby Mr.. Patterson (Colo.) Mr.. Bailey
E(Texas) and other eDmocrats. They
Eheld that even though the two sena
ttors actually were under arrest and
they could demand that they be al
flowed to vote, as the senate had not
tBassed on their case.
Mr.. Foraker, Mr.. Aldrich and other
Republicans held that the senators
clearly could not participate in any
IOf the proceedings of the senate until
Ethey had purged themselves of con-
btempt and the senate had removed
the ban placed on them.
L Frye Decided Against Senators.
y The president pro tenn, Mr.. Frye,
Iheld that the two senators could not
Evote, and he was sustained by ma
sjority of the senate.
/ During the debate on the Philippine
Ibill Mr.. McComas and Mr.. Wellington,
Of Maryland, became involved in a
controversy, in the course Of which
the latter declared that if Mr.. Nc
Comas should make his statements
outside of the senate chamber he
would brand them as a malicious
lfalsehood. He was called to order
promptly and resumed his seat amid
considerable excitement.
Many amendments were offered to
the Philippine bill, but except those
Offered by the committee, only one
an amendment restricting the opera
ton Of the sedition laws enacted by
the Taft commission, was passed.
The amendment of Mr.. Foraker, fix.
ing the rate of duties levied upon
products coming into the United
States from the Philippines at SO per
cent of the Dingley rates, instead Of
20 per cent, as fixed in the bill, was
lost, but it received a large Republi-
can vote. Had the Democrats voted
for it as a party. it would have car
ried, but many Democrats voted
against it.
AS pessed the measure provides
that articles imported into the Phil
iDpine archipelago from the United
States shall be required to pay the
duties levied against them by the
Philippine commission and paid upon
like articles imported into the archi.
pelago from foreign countries; that
PARTICLES imported into the United
States from the Philippines shall pay
duty Of Is per cent of the rates
fixed by the Dingley law, less any ex.
port taxes paid upon the articles sent
from the Philippine archipelago as re-.
CURED by the Philippine commission
All articles now imported free into
the United States shall be hereafter
exempt from export duties imposed
il the Philippines.
Exempts Navigation Laws.
The bill exempts the commerce
placing between the United States
and the Philippines from the opera
lion OF the navigation laws of the
United States until Jan. l, 1904. and
authorizes the Philippine commission
II issue licenses to craft now engaged
IN nghterage or exclusively harbor
business, proided such craft are built
in the United States or in the PhiIip
pines and owned by citizens of the
United States or by inhabitants Of
the Philippine islands. The duties
and taxes collected in pursuance of
this act shall be paid into the treas
ury of the Philippine islands and used
for their benefit.
All articles manufactured in bon.-
ed manufacturing warehouses of i'm
ported materials, or Of materials sub
Ject to internal revenue 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 to
the Philippine islands since Nov. Is.
1901, shall be refunded.
By request of Senator McLaurin.
Senator Pritchard introduced q reso-
luton for an investigation of the
charges made by Tillman against Nc
Laurin, in the senate, Saturday. II.
was referred to- the committee ON
privileges and elections.
For Shatserrd Nrvves.