Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-17
IN THE HOUSE.
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of any such meaning" (Still more ap-
piause greeted this statemenD.
stevenson said the whole thing was
not only false but was ridiculous be-
| carse he did not hold the views on<thc
| hills as stated. He concluded by stat
] ing that his interview with the Prcsi-
dent was entirely pleasant. He regard
| ed il as confidential but authorized the
President, SO far as he was concerned,
to make public SO much of it as the
President might remember.
On motion of Sulzor, \. Y, the House
| agreed to d resolution asking the Sec
rotary of state to transmit to the House
all the correspondence between this
| government and the Austro- ungarian
government concerning the arrest, de-
tcntion and fine Of Marcus Braun, spec
| ial Immigrant inspector of the United
States
| Taking lip the Philippine bill for
amendment, Payne secured the adop-
tion of the committees amendment.
| William Alden Smith, Mich, was given
| IS minute OH the statement that he did
not altogether hold the views of the
| opponents of the bill. Smith contended
that the bill would not only not assist
the Philippines, but would be detrimen-
tai to them since Hong Kong was the
principal market for Philippine sugar
and by reducing the duty this market
| would be lost by operation of the Brus-
sells, convention, excluding bounty fed
sugars from European countries or
| their dependencies. Smith offered an
amendment making the duty on sugar
60 per cent. of the Dinsley rate instead
of 25 per cent. as provided in the bill.
| Payne saw nothing new in Smiths
statement. He maintained there
| would be no discrimination against
| Philippine sugar because of the Brus-
| sells convention and said in support of
his statement that he had a telegram
from Mr.. Wilson of Brussels which said
that so far as the Brussels convention
was concerned the question of the
Philippine sugar tariff was definitely
settled.
| AS soon as Payne took his seat
Smith secured the reading of this tele-
gram by unanimous consent. 1t said:
| Permanent sugar commission sit
ting at Brussels suppressed compen-
lsating duty on sugars imported from
Philippine Islands until new eXamina-
ton of Philippine regulations is made
in conjunction with the legislation of
the United States of America, Cuba
land Porto Rico. Question believed to
be definitely settled as regards Philip
pine sugar"
Smith simply remarked after the
reading that this meant any tariff the
philippine Islands might put up for
themselves.
VIC
amendment resulting in its defeat, -
to 1917.
An amendment defining tie purpose
OF the United States in the Philippines
to fit the islands for sclf-government
land to give them independence when
they reached the proper state was Of
fered by Mccall. Mass. Payne raised
the point of order that the amendment
was not germane TO the bill.
Chairman Olmstead ruled the amend
ment was not in order.
Mccall appealed from the decision
of the Chair. Pending a vote on the
lappeaI. Unde, wood, Ala. made Il plea
for the amendment. Payne urged that
respect for the rules of the House be
maintained The decision of the Chair
| was sustained by a rising vote of 1873
to 123, Mccall. Mass. Ioar, Mass,
and Fordney. Mich, being the only
Republicans voting to sustain the APP
peal
Fordncy. Mich, offered an amend
lncnt limiting to 100000 tons of sugar
the amount that can come into this
country from the Philippines in any
| one year, all in excess of that amount
to pay the regular tariff on sugar.
| AS to tobacco the amendment pro-
vidcd that in any one year 50.000.O00
| cigars. 100000 pounds of wrapper leaf
and 100000 pounds of filler leaf shall
come in free in any ono year. Twenty
five per cent. of the Dingley rates are
to apply to an additional amount as
follows: One hundred million cigars;
10000 pounds of wrapper leaf; 1000,
600 pounds of filler leaf. Fifty per
cent. of the Dingley rates arc to apply
to the next 150,0O0,O0O cigars and IS
per cent. of the Dinglcy rates to the
next 200000,000 cigars. Fordny and
Cassel, Pa. spoke for the adoption of
this amendment and Payne opposed it.
| Criticising the expedition to the Phil
| ippires last summer, participated in by
members of Congress, HOgg, Colo. said
| it seemed 1t had cost the government
S10,000-just the amount the press agent
| of the Panama Canal Commission had
cost-to inform the American people of
the administration of affairs there. He
referred to the account of the trip by
| Col. Edwards. 1t showed that they
visited certain place and there was u
parade, a dinner and a dance. They
visited another place and there was an
other parade, another dinner, another
dance. He was surprised that the
members had secured so much Informal
| ton.
The vote on the Fordney amendment
was understood to embrace the full
strength of the opposition to the bill.
On a rising vote &c members voted for
the amendment and 126 against.
An amendment levying d duty of %
per cent. of the Dingley tariff on rice
from the Philippines was offered by
Puio. La, and was adopted.
An amendment by Slader. Texas, was
ruled out of order because it declared
that the bill should not be held to mean
that the United States intends to in