The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-03
DEBATE ON THE
SHIPPING BILL
Senator Teller Has 4 Griev-
ance Against Secretary Taft.
REQUEST WAS TURNED DOWN
HINT AS TO FUTURE TARIFF
LEGISLATION.

Washington, March 1.-The senate ct
2 o'clock this afternoon took up the
Philippine shipping bill.
Mr.. AIlisor's amendment deferring
until July l, 1905, the time when the
portion OF the bill requiring that mer-
chandise from the United States for the
Philippines shall be carried only in
American vessels shall go into effect,
was the first subject of consideration.
Mr. Carmack sought TO have the time
still further extended. In debate. MIR.
Carmack declared that the president
had shown far more interest in iBde-
pendent Cuba than he had shown in the
philippines. whose land he has made
'desOlate by war and fire and famine -
The debate was participated in by
Messrs. Lodge, Patterson and Plat of
Connecticut, and turned on the inter
probation of the preferences of Secre-
tary Taft, recently civil governor of the
Philippines. 1t was stated that he had
expressed a willingness that the pro-
posed law should be enacted in case the
tariff on Philippine products was re-
vised. II was intimated that the tariff
reduction could be accomplished by the
short session of congress, but Mr.. Car
mack contended that in a short session
this would be impossible.
Raid on Sugar.
Mr.. Patterson accepted the sugges-
ton OF a revision of the Philippine
tariff as a threat of another raid on
sugar and tobacco, and said the friends
of the sugar and tobacco industries
would resist every effort of that kind
by all legitimate parliamentary tactics.
He predicted that a bill of this kind,
If an administration measure and pre-
sented by Mr.. Lodge, would receive
unanimous support of the Republican
side.
Not necessarily" Mr.. Plat of Con-
necticut interrupted to say, and Mr..
Patterson replied that it had been uni
fOrmly SO in the past. Mr.. Platt said,
however. that he would join in the eff
fort to defeat any measure that would
so far reduce the tariff on Philippine
sugar as TO interfere with the Ameri-
can sugar interest.
Lobby Will Be There.
Mr. Carmack predicted that there
would be q sugar lobby in Washington
sufficient to insure the defeat of any
at the short session. and said
that Secretary Taft had been misled
if he had been made to believe the re-
duction desired by him could be Sc
cured at the next session. Mr.. Car
mack contended that there had been no
adequate returns Tor the SbUU.UVJUUV
spent by the United States on the Phil
ippines which he pronounced the most
worthless possession that ever rOtted
under a tropical sun
Mr. Lodge said. in reply 10 AR Pat
terson. that he never had undertaken
to give assurance to Secretary Taft
that Philippine tariff reduction legis-
lation could be secured next session,
but added that if the house should send
over such q measure ne would sup
port it.
a motion by Mr.. Lodge to lay on the
table an amendment by Mr.. Carmack.
postponing the operation of the bill
until 1906. was cSrried-37 To II. Mr..
Allison's amendment Geferring the
time To 1905 was then agreed to with
out division.
At Mr.. Mallory's suggestion the bill
was amended so as 10 except supplies
with the bill regulating the shipment
OF government supplies, which was
passed yesterday.
A New Departure.
Mr.. Teller read a letter from Secre-
tary Taft declining TO supply to an in
dividual senator testimony taken be-
fore him on the Philippine question.
and saying that he would furnish il to
the chairman of the committee on the
Philippines. He said this was a new
rule within his experience.
Mr.. Hale said the hearing had been
informal. and he expressed the opinion
that Secretary Taft had not intended
TO establish "A new rule Of action.