Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
TARIFF FOR PHILIPPINES.
Passage of the Bill by the House With
Little Change.

Tba IIouse passed the Philippine tariff
hill Yesterday afternoon practically as &c
came from committee, and with but Httie
discussion. There was no especial oppose
ton to II, although amendments coming
from the democratic side designed to put
certain products on the free list met with
defeat.
Immediately after the Philippine tarlH
bill was disposed of the House took up the
river and harbor appropriation bill, but 1t
was soon laid aside, and several measures
were passed, the most important Of which
was the authorization given the Secretary
of War to return to the several states
Union and confederate battle flags.
An unsuccessful attempt was made by
Messrs. Cooper (Texas) and Webb IN, CD
to place in the free list raw cotton and cot
ton waste imported into the Philippines
from the United States and Spain, the lat
ter country being included so as not to vloA
late the terms of the treaty of Paris res
garding discrimination.
Mr.. Webb supplemented his amendment
by declaring 1t to be not right for the House
to coop up and confine the American cotton
grower to only few markets. The amend.
ment, he said, was about the only crump
that could be thrown to the southern cot-
ton growers.
In offering an amendment to remove the
tax on yarns Mr.. Webb called attention to
the promise of the President, made yester-
day to southern mill owners, to assist them
in their efforts to increase the market for
American cotton abroad, and said that an
opportunity was presented by the bill 10
do so.
Mr. Payne maintained that If adopted the
amendment would make the bill onesided.
other products not being accorded the same
privilege.
The amendment was defeated-95 to %.
Unavailing efforts subsequently were MAJ de
to place agricultural implements and agri-
cultural products, locomotives etc.. on the
free list. and a similar fate accorded
proposition by Mr.. Cooper CreXas) TO tax
diamonds in the rough.
The bill was about to be passed when Mr.,
Cooper (Texas) moved to recommit it, with
instructions to place cotton and cotton
manufactures, iron, leather, etc, the
free list. which was lost
The bill was passed without division, and
practically it came from committee.
Following the presentation of the confer
ence report on the army appropriation bill
the House went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the river and
harbor appropriation bill. An agreement
reached TO limit general debate to two
hours.
AS soon al the bill was before the House
1t was Immediately laid aside and the fol-
lowing bills were passed: Extending tho
time for the construction of a bridge across
Rainy river, Mimi, by the International
Bridge and Terminal Company; setting
aside a certain island In Bartlett lake,
Mimi. as a park and forest reserve: pros
vidng for the establishment of the Billings
land district in Yellowstone and Carbon
counties, Montana.
General applause followed the adoption
of joint resolution authorizing the return
by the Secretary of War of Union and con-
federate battle flags to the respective states
In which the regiments which bore them
were organized.