The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-03
SENATE ON SUGAR TAX
Bill to Regulate Philippine
Islands Schedule.
RAID ON SUGAR GROWERS
Patterson Objects TO Meddling
with That Industry.

Washington, March 2.-The bill for the
regulation of Philippine sugar was again
the principal feature of consideration in
the senate today. 1t was amended so
as differ for year the time when the
bill shall take effect.
large number of private pension bills
were passed.
The debate was participated in by Mes
srs. Lodge, Patterson and Piatt, and
turned on the Interpretation Of the pre-
ferences of the Secretary Taft's recent
government of the Philippines. 1t is said
that he had passed a law that should not
be enacted in the Philippines. Mr.. Car
mack contended that in the short ses-
sion this would not come up. Patter-
son accepted the suggestion of revision
of the Philippine tariff as a threat Of
another raid on sugar and tobacco, and
said the friends of sugar and tobacco
industries would resist every effort Of
that kind by all legitimate parliamentary
tactics He predicted that bill Of the
kind is an administration measure and
presented by Mr.. Lodge would receive
unanimous support of the Republican
side
Not necessarily" Mr.. Plat Comm in
terrupted to say. and Mr.. Patterson re-
piled that it had been uniformly So in
the past. MI Plat said. however, that
he would join in the effort to defeat any
measure made so far as to reduce the
tariff on Philippine sugar as TO interfere
with the American sugar interest. Mr..
Carmack predicted that there would be
q sugar LOBBY in Washington sufficient
20 insure the defeat of any legislation at
this short session and said that Secre-
tary Taft had been misied if he had been
made to believe the reduction secured
by him could be secured next session. Mr..
Carmack contended that there had been
no adequate returns for the $500 coo, 900
spent by the United States on the Philip
pines. and which he pronounced the most
worthless possession that ever rotted I'M
der a tropical sun"
LODGE REPLIES.
Mr.. Lodge said in reply to Mr. Patter-
son that he never had undertaken to
give assurance TO Secretary Taft that
Philippine tariff reduction legislation
could be secured next session but added
tnaI II the pubic SNOOlu SEM over SuCn
a measure he would support II.
A motion by Mr.. Lodge TO lay on the
table an amendment by Mr.. Carmack
postponing the operation of the bill I'M
I'll 1906 was carried by 81 to II.
Mr.. Allison's amendment deferring the
time to 1905 was then agreed to without
division.
At Mr.. Mallory's suggestion the bill
was amended TO except supplies for the
army and navy, so as to prevent con-
fiict with the bill regulating the ship
ment Of government supplies, which was
passed yesterday
Mr. Teller then read letter from Sec
rotary Taft declining to submit to sin
gle individual senator's testimony taken
by him in the Philippine question Mr.
Hale said the bearing had been intended
TO establish new rule of action
AT this point large number of priv
ate pension bills We're passed At $50
p. m. the senate went into executive
session to permit Mr.. Spooner to report
the Cuban treaty from the committee
on foreign relations and at f:5S re-opened
the doors The senate adjourned at 5:2S
y. n.