The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15
Bill Will BE Passed by House
Today.
VOICE OF MASSACHUSETTS
Mr.. Lawrence and Mr.. Mccall Confer
and a Tariff Policy May Be Ar
ranged--The Statehood
Bill.

| Washington, q. c., Jan. l5s--Debate
lon tAe Philippine bill occupied the House
through the entire DAY from its unus-
aally early hour OF converting at III
O'clock saturday The speeches were
of q lew order Of interest and merit and
the attendance was small. compared
with the previous days oil the debate.
Little was said OF the general subject
iof tariff revision, and Massachusetts,
was not under the limelight.
IL is evident that the Philippine bill
viii be passed when il comes 10 d vote
today. The best sugar republicans viii
be reinforced BY tie votes oil demo-
Gratis from the cane sugar districts and
/ by some tram tobacco districts, bat the
total opposition will apparently Fall con-
siderably short of the strength necessary
ID defeat the hill. A story was spread
Saturday afternoon that THE adminassTa-
ton had expressed d willingness to ccai
promise with the insurgents on the
sugar question. According to the story
the proposition was to limit the annual
importation Of Philippine sugar 10 be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 tons while
the % per cent rate is in force, or until
1905, after which sugar Is 70 come free.
Secretary Taft happens 70 be ont OF the
I city. bat there Is reason to believe that
& the effort for the compromise comes not
from the administration bat from the
insurgents themselves. In any case such
/ q limitation woald be Of no Importance,
as those familiar with the present IN.
/ fortunate agricultural conditions III the
Islands say that there Is no possibility
the Philippines VIII, within the given
iirne, exceed the Limit proposed.
Representative Lawrence returned To
Congress Saturday and said that after
1 four days spent at home in MassachG-
sets he came back more than ever i'm
pressed with the earnestnesS 81 tie peo-
pie of the state III their demand for
taflA revision. Anyone who did not be-
lieve that Il was an earnest, insistent
demand made very serious mistake.
MIR. Lawrence was in consultation with
Air. Mccall, and said that il was Prob
ably that meeting Of the Massachu-
sets republicans would soon be held TO
agree II possible on some concrete pro-
4 position for tarif revision and decide
whether an effort should be made 10
press it upon the party at a caucus Of
to urge ii actively before The ways and
means cosnmitte Mr. Mccall, by virtue
Of tia position on that committee, viii
1 probably play the chief part III present
/ ing and urging whatever measure may
he agreed upon. 1t is possible that be
NAV FIRST introduce a bill in the House
and that ii win then be. considered BIZ
the Massachusetts, delegation to decide
whether Il shall be endorsed.
The situation In regard to the insur-
rectien on the statehood bill has under.
gone little change The insurgents claim
to have gained the signed pledges Of
several additional representatives. Those
who are campaigning for the bill claim,
on the other hand that they have won
over several insurgents. They also say
that after the urgent deficiency bill
which win follow the Philippine bill has
been disposed OF next week, the state
hood. bin will be reported and driven
through under the lash. Whichever side
1 il telling the truth, II seems certain that
the statehood bill will not he allowed to
come up, unless and until Speaker Can
non is sure OF It's passage. II he Is not
sure this week be will withhold It and
see whether the insurgents do not wiis.
/ lie q different tune when they ind that
+ BIZ opposing the party organization they
have cut themselves of from obtaining
any consideration for their pet measures.
even their pension bills.