The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-01-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

Consideration Of the Philippine tariff bill
was continued in the House on the 10th.
Mr.. Dalzell Pa) speaking for II ana M.
Keifer (Ohio) leading the opposition. The
brought up by Mr.. Sheppard ,CTexas). At
sos p. IN. the House adjourned.
Debate on the Philippine tariff bill occu-
,ied the entire session Of the House on the
18th. Messrs Grosyenor, Williams, Adams
md Mckinley speaking. The discussion
probably will be ended Saturday, and the
dill placed on It's passage next Monday. Al
%. M the House adjourned until next day.
Debate on the Philippine tariff bill again
occupied the entire attention of the House
on the 18th, and the number OF speeches to
be offered on this subject resulted In an
agreement whereby the discussion Is to
continue for two days more. The House
will meet mt IL O'Clock Saturday and Mon
day, and general debate will be closed at
o'clock OH the latter day, The measure
five-minute rule Tuesday, and doubtless will
be disposed Of At SO p. III. the House
adjourned until next day.
There were nine speeches in the House
ON the 18th on the Philippine tariff bill,
consuming nearly six and one-taH hours.
Three Of the speakers opposed the bill and
six favored 1t. Those who argued for the
measure were Mr.. Gaines OF tennessee,
plca for the southern farmer and demanded
reciprocity to benefit the cotton seed oil In.
dustry: Mr.. Needham of California Garrett
of Tennessee, Gardner of Massachusetts,
who devoted the major portion of his re.
marks to the tariff needs of his state and
urged the Republicans Of the House to
amend the tariff simply as to the schedules
on hides and sole leather, and Mr. Scott OF
Kansas The opponents to the measure
we're Mr. Young of Michigan, Loud OF
Michigan. and Norris of Nebraska.
The debate Is to close Monday at o clock,
she session 10 begin at IL in the morning.
General debate on the Philippine tariff
bin was concluded in the House on the 18th
and the measure will be taken up next day
under the fiye-minute rule to be put on 1t:
passage Mr.. Babcock tWis), the leader
of the Republican insurgents, took the floor
on Il question of personal privilege to ex
plain his attitude on the statehood measure
At 4:35 p. IN. the House adjourned unit
next day.
The Philippine tariff bill was passed b,
the House on the 10th. substantially as /
came from the ways and means committee
The vote was 25S to Il Rice was made
subject to the same tariff as sugar and to
bacco, % per cent. of the Dingley rates
Many amendments were launched only t.
be defeated after Il strenuous debate. The
Democratic substitute found support only
with the minority and was defeated 23l tt
106 An effort to commit the United State.
to the policy of granting Independence t,
the Philippines as soon as the natives car
be prepared for selfgoveru ment was lost
4 ne mousse agreed to Il re solution asking
the secretary of state to transmit to the
House all the correspondence and dis
patches between this country and Austria
Hungary concerning the arrest, detention
and fine of Marcus Braun, special immi
grant commissioner of the United States
AT 600 o'clock the House adjourned unit
next day.