Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-13
RESUMED THE DEBATE
Further Discussion of Philip
pine Tariff Bill.
HOUSE MET AT II O'CLOCK
Less Than Twenty Members Present
at That Time.
GAINES FAVORED MEASURE
He Regards It as Step Toward Free
Trade With the Archipelago
Other Views Presented.
GAINES FAVORED MEASURE

Less than twenty members were present
wien the House of Representatives met
at IL O'Clock today to continue the Philip.
pine tariff debate
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn) spoke first favorlng
the bin as a step toward free trade with
the Philippines. The need for scaling down
some of the hisfl schedules of the Dingiey
tariff was emphasized by Mr.. Gaines liz
suggested that this might well be done
through reciprocity treaties, notwithstand-
iins Mr.. Dalzell had announced the time
has passed for reciprocity"
Mr.. DalZell denied he had made such q
statement. The republican reciprocity doe
trlne, he said, admitted of no reciprocity
except on non-competitive articles
"Nlll the gentleman vote for bill next
Tuesday morning re-enacting the reciproc-
lily clause of the Dlngley law?' asked Mr..
Gaines.
well, 1t takes some time for me TO make
up my mind" responded Mr. DalzeIi.
The work and eloquence of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley for the doctrine of reciproc.
ity We're recalled by Mr.. Gaines who re-
marked: He is dead and gone and ,r
looks though reciprocity is dead and
buried, too"
The Increase of Wisdom.
Mr.. Gaines read from speeches made in
the House years ago by Senator Allison.
the late President Garfield and the late
Senator Sherman to show that republicans
of those days expressed more interest IN
the welfare OF the people than was done
by republicans in the House now When
quoting Mr.. Allison against high schedules
MIR. Payne interrupted to say: That was
in 1870 Don't you suppose Senator Allison
has gained wisdom in his long service since
that time?"
"Oh, yes, If he has read the speeches
Of the gentleman from New York" re-
torted Mr.. Gaines.
cor any others said Mr. Payne.
"Oh. no. l will not admit that the gem
tleman from Iowa needs such Instruction"
responded. Mr.. Gaines.
II hope" said Mr. Payne, addressing Mr..
Gaines that when my friend has been in
Congress for tllirty-fve years he viii also
acquire more wisdom"
If the wisdom acquired by long service
was to be measured by the last retort said
Mr.. Gaines, he hoped his would increase.
When Mr.. Gaines gave Mr.. Lincoln credit
for saying that he 'shuddered" more as to
the effect of the giant industries that were
build.ns UP under high tariff levied for war
purposes than the consequences of the war,
MIR. c. B. Lands Und) disputed that Mr..
Lincoln had ever expressed such sepd-
ments.
Mr. Gaines said the old gentleman to
whom Mr.. Lincoln wrote the words in q
letter was still living and he believed he
could produce the letter.
Permission was given to Mr.. Wiley (Ala-)
to insert a speech in the Record in favor Of
the bill.
Opposition to the Bill.
In opposing the bill Mr.. Young Adch)
asserted the salary list of the American
administration in the Philippines was
greater than the whole Spanish budget.
Great as our expenditure has been, he said,
there was need for still greater expendi-
lures And you cannot DO what is needed
by Charity" he added. What the Fill
pino people object 70, he said, is not any
particular form of taxation, but to any tax
alton whatever. Yet If the progress is to
go on, at least the present taxes must be
collected. The only effect of the present
bill would be to reduce the revenue of the
islands.
For and Against the Bill.
Mr.. Thomas On. c. favored the bill for
three reasons: First, that 1t is in accord
with democratic tariff policy; second, that
1t gives justice to the FiIipinos, our wards:
and, third, that it will not harm any Amer
lean industry. The necessity for either
tariff revision or the arrangement of re-
cfprocal trade agreements was emphasized
by Mr.. Thomas. He closed with plea
for new and wider markets for the whole
country, and dwelt especially upon the need
of the rev south for reciprocal tariff meas-
ures
Mr.. Loud (Mich.) spoke for the sugar beet
interests of his state and urged that the
pledges of the republican party to foster
sugar production should not be violated by
a reduction of tariff on Philippine sugar.
After describing the abject poverty he saw
in the Philippines last summer, Mr. Loud
said he was anxious to better the condition
of the Fflipinos, but did not believe the
Philippine tariff bill the proper means of
affording relief.