The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-16
+IEBATE CLOSES
| on TARIFF BILL
raken Up Today for Amendment
Under the Five Minute
Rule.
NANY MAKE TALKS ON
{ THE PENDING MEASURE
5outeIIe and Champ Clark in
Passage alarms; Babcock
Raises Statehood.


,ate on the Philippine tariff bill was con-
.uded in the House today. having been
an progress daily since January 4. The
|. 5ill will be taken up for amendment un-
sler the fye-minutc rule tomorrow and
s,ut on It's passage either tomorrow or
ss.hc next day.
q Statehood Fight Appears.
= Preceding the debate today the State
| hood fight made it's appearance on the
1 aoor for the first time, in the form Of a
Nsonal explanation by Mr Babcock Of
isconsln. credited with being the leader
VII the opponents OF the joint Statehood
e!r,rees. Mr.. Babcock denied that his
: oursc in opposition to the bill was die
"a fted by any feeling OF revenge because
Rc had not been made chairman of the
appropriations committee. He also took
ssecaslon to state his position in favor Of
. arlff revision,
Make Tariff Talks.
ls5Tariff talks were made during the day
sS Mr.. DeATmond OF Missouri and Mr.
fzeliher OF Massachusetts. who spoke par
cularly with reference TO the needs Of
bat State. Speeches for the pending bill
'erc made by Messrs. Parker of New
trsey, Lamb OF Virginia. Bennett OF
o1cw York and Randall OF Texas. Those
s-It
SSoebeI OF Ohio. Davis OF Minnesota Tin
!, HI Of Missouri and Campbell Of Ohio.
! The debate was closed by an extended
sts3eech by Mr. Boutell OF Illinois, mem
ser OF the Ways and Means committee,
, nd In favor Of the bill.
= Babcock Objects.
ytiWhcn the House met at II o'clock Mr.
s'nbSock took the floor on a question OF
srsonal privilege. He based this on a
.atcmcnt OF a local newspaper, entitled
How Game Babcock 10 Rebel. and
hich gave as reason for his opposition
} joining Arizona and New Mexico as
Pne State his pique At not being made
;airmun OF the Appropriation committee,
Didn't Want Chairmanship.
'il3rhe statement, Mr., Babcock said. total
h misrepresented him and. he also be-
T,Pvcd. the so-callcd 'stalwarts." which
= understood meant the House organiza-
rbn He had. he said, never been an ap-
IN iicant for the chairmauship OF the APP
> foprlation committee; he had not want
y that chairmanship and had Ii been
iFAndcred him should have declined II
stAs | did not feel that under the circum-
i aances / could have filled IL to the salts
btctlon Of the House.
W Always Opposed Jointure.
MAS to Statehood, Mr. Babcock said he
rad always been opposed TO Joining Ari
!,na and New Mexico az one State. and
ad always opposed II. At the last scs-
lon, he said the opposition supported
'' PC Rules committee of the House on the
s3tatehood question as the best means OF
es illng the bill.
ul1 AS TO his Views on the tariff, MIR. Bah
Ecck said they had not changed He pre-
Bented n resolution adopted by the WIS
apnsln delegation in Congress January II,
nFs In favor OF the revision, and said
qhile bowling as q party man to the pro-
Il FAMINE, he stll adhered 10 the opinion
mat revision should be had
u, Statement Is Applauded.
q There was no reply to Mr.. Babcock s
tatement and when he concluded some
" his colleagues applauded
RESOLUTIONS calling oil the Secretary OF
11.ne Navy 10 report II there has been nny
e eIelay In delivering material TO the battle
f1hips Connecticut and Louisiana now be
Rg built or any change in the cost or
= pans OF the ships were agreed on
81 Davis Opposes Bill.
j In opposition to the PHILIPPINES bin. Mr.
2aNls OF Minnesota asserted that the re-
ent expedition OF members of the Philip
}lncs was gotten up for the purpose of
st}assing the pending bill He said the
Iv fnefciary OF the Legislation would be the
p-callcd sugar trust and the Spreckels
lcdeople, who were the only purchasers
lu raw sugar In this country
n Predicts Tariff Cyclone.
r. ~ announcing himself in favor of tariff
Nlsion, ALT. Davis concluded with a
Earning to Republican rcpresentatives ~
,anufacturlng districts. You had bet
ID tr be wise I'm time" he said You had
0 ftter retain the friendship and cooper
ctioh OF the farmer and thus secure and
4 etain his votc-because my friends there
es lhy be time when If the gentle ZEPHYR
! dpes not affect you a cyclone Will"
= = Sacredness Of Schedules.
IS $The "sacredness'' of the schedules Of
IT, PC Ding,ey tariff was made the subicct
speech of castigation against Repub
can lnaction regarding larifr revision by
1T. DeArmond Of Missouri With an over
q, r5aJorlty In the House and SEN
y sssFe and decidedly overwhelming major
rs ~ IN the White House. he said the Re
II Ion. ioi inac-
I Boutell Gives Reasons.