The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-16

the purchase by the government Of the
large landed properties under the control
OF the friar orders.
Aglipays' Church.
The report says there stin continues
70 be much controversy and ill-feeling
between the independent Filipino church
party-or Aglipayans, as they are COM
nonly caiied-and the Roman Apostolic
vents and cemeteries in many localities.
The report says It has been charged that
was political rather than religious. and
had Tor its motives another iusurrection;
that IL is UnquestiOnaoIy true that he has
attracted a large following OF the ire
conclliable. restless element among the
Filipinos. but il IS also true that he has
a large following of those who cannot
thus be classified and there is evil
Gence which even lends color TO the belief
that his purposes are other than to build
up church OF his own. which he seeks
to make purely Filipino
The report urges that the commission be
tariff schedules, the commission saying
in this connection that II always has felt
lhere should exist mos in!imate trace rae e
relations bCtwee- the EnitsS States and
the islands, UncE stTuctcd. as far as pos
stb.e. by tariff barriers. Having that III
vieNv. an internal revenue syS lem has been
put IN force which the committee hopes
ultimately MAJ nernnit cf material re-
ductious In existing tariff rates, at least
on goods coming from the United states
Dingley Rates Too High.
NJ DIff1IeE" IdfIII rates on sugar ana
tobacco Imported into the United states,
the report SAYS. are profibtiVe. The ad-
Mission Of these products free OF duty
INTO the United States. IL is asserted,
would not seriously injure American in
tereSts, but would he boon TO he Fill
pirO sugar planters and tobacco growers.
\ recommendation is made for the repeal
of the law authorizing the refundfns of
duties. the statement being made mat
since it's enactment 81 069 $50 has been col
iected in refundable duties, principally on
hemp expectation to the United States
The commission makes the following
recommendations:
Reduction of the tariffs on sugar and
tobacco to not more than - per cent of
the Dingley- rate.
That authority be given the commits
sion, with the approval Of the president
and secretary of war. to issue bonds from
time to time for future improvements,
not to exceed $I5.O99,cc0 in the aggregate
Taxation of Bonds.
Legislation exemptinE ali bonds issued
by the Philippine government or any OF
the provincial or municipal governments,
not only from federal or Philippine tax
alton. but from state. municipal and 9TH
er taxation in the United States.
That control of shipping be left wholly
in the discretion of the Philippine com
mission. subject to the approval of the
president and secretary of war.
That the application of the United States
coastwise laws TO the trade between the
Philippines and mainland OF the United
States be postponed by congressional ac-
ton until July ], 1903. or, in the alter
native. that the coastWiSe laws OF the
United States be made not applicable TO
the trade between the islands and the
mainland of the United States, except
with a DrOViSO or condition that the
rates upon imports from the Philippines
into the United States shall not pay duty
in excess of % per cent of the Dingley
tariff.