Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-13
TARIFF BILL vOTE TUESDAY.
House Agrees to Dispose Of Philippine
Measure Early Next Week,
TWO MORE DAYS FOR GENERAL DEBATE
Mr.. Brook. of Colorado say. Passage
of the Bill VIII Kin
the Rect sugar In
dustry.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Interest was
injected into the Philippine tariff debate
in the house of representatives today by
"a Massachusetts idea OF tariff exposition
by Mr.. Mccall of that state by a character
study of the Filipino by Mr. Longworth
of Ohio and by defense of President
Roosevelt by Mr.. Pou, a democrat from
North Carolina. Besides these, there were
a number of speeches delivered on the
merits of the BILL nearly all of which were
in opposition TO the measure. During the
day an agreement was reached whereby
the debate lie to be continued for two days
more. The house is to meet at Ii o'clock
tomorrow and Monday and to close the
general debate. at 5 O'clock on the follow
ing day. The, measure will be taken for
amendment under the Ave minute rule on
Tuesday and doubtless disposed of on that
day. ts a.
Mr.. Brooks Of Colorado declared the
beet sugar industry the essential factor In
the success of. the vast irrigation pro-
jects of the west and that Its death kneil
il sounded In the passage of the present
measure. Mr.. Lamar of Florida said the
bill was in. the. interest of the Tobacco
trust and meant the breaking down of
the Chinese exclusion act so far as cigar
T.
of Utah and Mr.. Clark Of Florida both
opposed the bill. Mr.. Crumpacker of Indi-
ana favored il and Mr.. French of Idaho
closed the; discussion for the day against it.
The house adjourned at ass o'clock.
Prediction by MT. Brooks.
Asserting that the beet sugar Industry
was the essential factor IN the success Of
the irrigation projects of the west, Mr.
\
manship any move to cripple it. II lei
alone, In ten years the sugar beet would
furnish half the sugar consumed in the
country. In six years the industry In Colo
RADIO has increased its production to $500,
tons annually, with value of s4,15O,OOo.
The statement of Mr.. Dazell that 1t would
cost sIl3 hundred to lay Philippine suga,
! down in New York was disputed by Mr.
Brooks, who placed the figure at $3.55. The
| friends of the bill. he said, claimed thai
under 1t but 100000 tons of Philippine sugar
would come here. Beet sugar men wer,
not afraid of that amount. but were afraid
Of the amount they themselves believed
would come, from 700 900 to 100000 tons
The Filipino laborer, who would produce
the sugar, Mr.. Brooks said. wears fol-
clothes a breech clout; he gets his break
I
tree and works for Is cents day. This /,
the labor that will be placed in competition
with the American laborer.
Mr.. LongwOrth's Impressions.
In hfteen-minute speech Mr.. Longwortt
| (OO gave the house his impression of hi
Philippine trip last summer. Mr. Long
worth was greeted with applause anc
marked attention was given his castigatior
/ Eiiipinn rha IJa fau n.
bill as the best means of developing tn,
Filipino into condition OF self-govern
ment, at which moment he would be NOR,
than glad to drop the islands.
The passage OF the bill, he said, woul,
7 not dathase one ota any American Indus
try or American laborer employed in tina
Industry.
I II for one" continued Mr.. Longworth
'am not in favor of holding the Philippn
islands a part of the United States
moment longer than we absolutely hav
to"
This statement was met with genera
applause, but particularly democratic. I"
am in favor of turning those islands owe
to the Filipino people" continued Mr.. Long
worth. ito govern themselves at the YER
first moment that they have proved to Ii
that they are capable of governing them
selves. How soon that time may com
Providence alone knows, but l say tn
sooner the better" (Applause)
! In brief speech. Mr.. Pou IN. Co. dc
| clared that the sl.sOo.oOO campaign fund G
the republican party at the last electio
had made II sure that there would be n
satisfactory railroad rate legislation {
any revision OF the tariff
-. Turning his attention to the incident {
the election OF Mrs. Minor Morris from til
executive Offices of the White House. M
Pou expressed great regret that hysteri
, had been INDUCED In to magnify that IL
cldent.
II do not believe that gentlemen shoul
be too swift to criticise the acts OF tho,
charged with the duty OF protecting ii
e president"
The debate for the day was closed by NJ
French Qdaho) In opposition to the hi
because Of it's danger to the American be-
sugar industry.
At 4iS0 the house adjourned until IL o'cloC
n tomorrow.
RAYNOLDs' NOMINATION HELD L
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