The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
APPROPRIATIONS TO
-Se4-S ~ $500 49,.
BE DISCUSSED IN
I HOUSE
Indian and Army Supply
Bills on the Calendar
Senate Will Continue It's
Review of the Statehood
Measure,--Philippine In
ports Reported.

[ earnest on the appropriation bills. The
Indian and army supply bills are on
( the calendar and three others will be
! reported during the week, namely the
diplomatic and consular, the District
of Columbia and agricultural bills.
: 1t is probable that the time given
& to general debate on these bills will
I be consumed largely in discussion of
/ general political questions. The house
! Will adjourn early tomorrow, owing to
! the sudden death today Of Represen-
tative Tongue, of Oregon.
+ The intention of Chairman Cooper Of
! the insular committee is to call up
/ the Philippine coinage bill on Tuesday.
1t provides for the establishment of
the gold standard on the islands, with
a fixed ratio for the silver peso at two
, to one. The Democrats Will oppose
this measure on the ground that as
the islands are a part of the United
+ States our currency should be extended
to them.
In case the judiciary committee
agrees on an antitrust bill it viii be
considered as soon as it is brought
into the house. The leaders have
agreed to sidetrack everything and
give it the right of way whenever an
acceptable measure is formulated.
While the Democrats will urge the
adoption Of a more drastic bill than
will be agreed upon by the Republic
ans, the latter expect both sides of
the house on the final passage to vote
solidly on whatever measure is pre-
scented.
More of Statehood Bill.
The programme for the senate for
the week includes the continuation Of
the discussion of the statehood bill
each day after 2 o'clock and the inter
mittent discussion of the militia bill
during the morning hour of each SEES
sion when it is not cut off by some
other matter.
There is also a probability Of a re-
turn at any time to the question of
3 the scarcity of coal in connection with
Senator Vests opposition to abolish
the tariff on anthracite.
Senator Nelson has not completed his
speech on the statehood question He
said today that he was not able to say
when he would conclude, but when
he does get through Senator Burnham
Will be ready to proceed. The oppon-
ents of the bill make little effort to
conceal their intention to continue de-
bate on the bill indefinitely with the
hope that it will be sidetracked by
appropriation bills which must be re-
ported before long.
The friends of the statehood bill say
they see no necessity for getting out
OF the way of appropriation bills for
the present. 1t is probable that the
first general appropriation, that pro-
Viding funds for the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial departments of the
government, will be reported during
the week but it is doubtful whether it
will receive consideration before the
following week.
Philippine imports Increase.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 11.-A
statement compiled by the bureau of
insular affairs of the war department
from official returns shows that dur
ing the month of September, 1902 the
imports of merchandise into the Phil
ippine islands amounted to $2,785 009
an increase of more than $500, 900 over
the corresponding month of 1901, and
considerably above the average month
ly value for nine months of the cur
rent year.
The export trade Of $3,509,5S5 is the
largest of any single month since
American occupation, the expectation
of hemp alone amounting to over ST.
100000, practically three fourth of
which was sent to the United States.
Sugar and tobacco shipments to all
countries during the month aggregat-
ed $573,579.
The recent legislation favorable to
the direct shipment of hemp to this
country is apparent beginning with the
month of May, 1902, this trade for the
five months ended with Sept. 3d. 1902,
being $5,0S1, 165, as compared with ST.,
624,627, for the corresponding period of
1901
Imports of merchandise during the
nine months ended Sept. 80, 1902, were
valued at $24,338,322. against $21,81S,-
212 for the same period of 1901, and
S17187,991 in 1900. Manufactured ar
ticles continue to make up more than
half the purchases, although two fifths
of the current nine months trade (in-
Guiding nearly $6,0OOOOO worth of rice)
consists of food stuffs, as compared
with one-fourth in the corresponding
period of the preceding year, in which
the value of rice received approx
. mately $3,500,00O. Reports received
from the United States showed a
steady growth.
The total value of exports for the
nine months ended Sept. 80, 1902, $19,-
299,01S, as compared with $1S,S60,79S
during the previous year, and $17,S83,-
200 in 1900. Almost two-fifths of ST.
800, III worth of the total export trade
for nine months of the current year is
credited to the United States. placing
this country far in advance as the
leading buyer of Philippine products.