The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-11
DALI FELL OPENS UP
 ON TARIFF ISSUE Mr. Keller Urges the Stand
 Pat" Doctrine MORRIS CASE IS INJECTED Mir. Payne Boasts MT. Sheppard for Bringing Up the Matter, Which,
 He Says, Belongs In
 Police Court.
MORRIS CASE IS INJECTED

Washington. January 10.--A vigorous speech in favor of the Philippine tariff bill by MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania opened the proceedings in the House today. It was followed by several others against the measure, most notable of which was a two-hour address by the veteran states man, Mir. Keller of Ohio, an ex-speaker, who returns to the House after a retire ment of twenty years. MT. Keller be- spoke stand pat doctrine of the most pronounced type and said he should op- pose the pending bill because it was a concession to the democratic principles. His speech was replete with recollections of earlier days and received the closest attention and liberal applause from both sides of the chamber.
 Just before the session closed the incl dent of the election from the executive offices of Mrs. Minor Morris was made the subject of discussion by Mir. Sheppard of Texas. A brief reply was made by MT. Grosvenor of Ohio, who deprecated sending out sensational reports regard ing the American administration.
 Dalzell Opens Debate.
 Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania opened the debate on the Philippine tariff bill. He asserted that the Philippine archipelago was a portion of the United States and sought free trade both ways, but under the circumstances, that at this time, is impossible. When the treaty stipulation which granted Spain the same advantages as the United States expires in 1909. there will be free trade under this bill. As serting that the future of the Philippines was a problem for the statesmen that are to come, MT. Dalzell insisted that self government had been given the Filipino people except in the two rights, trial by jury and to bear arms
 'sWe have" said Mir. Dalzell, extended to these people our navigation laws, our immigration laws, our alien contract la- bor laws. Do you mean to yell me we shall commit them to our oppressive poll cies, require them to carry their goods only in American bottoms, and still ex- clude them from our markets? No, the Philippine islands must be either wholly foreign or wholly domestic"
 Referring to the charge of inconsistency made against him yesterday by, MT. Bo- nynge of Colorado, MT. Dalzell remarked: q want to say that the charge of in- consistency which Emerson has charac- terized as the terror of feeble minds has no terror for me. There Is no man who will continue for any length of time in public life who will not at some time or other be charged with apparent inconsist- ency. The question that was all absorb ing and agitatng the American people when that speech was delivered was Does the constitution follow the flag 2 In the government of our insular posses sions, are we bound by the limitations of the constitution? l strongly main- tained that we were not: that the su- preme court subsequently decided that we were not-to that doctrine I still adhere in pointing out the dangers to which we should be subjected. I said that 1t would bring us free trade with Porto Rico and with the Philippines; that it would incor- porate into the body of our citizenship 12 0O0,0 900 Malays and l protested against putting our labor on plane with the half of the savage labor of the Philip pines.
 q still contend that if bound by the lim- itations of the constitution, all that l said then would be true. But I propose to demonstrate now that the enactment of this measure will not place labor of the Philippines on a plane with our farmer, nor will it affect single dollar of a single wage-earner.
 ..The gentleman is right I did call a halt--but the people of the United States refused to respond. They said our con- stitution may not follow the flag but justice and fair play do." (Applause.)
 Characterizing as iridescent the claims of the sugar and tobacco champions. MT. Dalzell itemized the cost Of a pound Of Philippine sugar laid down in New York. which aggregated 4.13 cents as against 3.90 as the cost of Michigan beet sugar and S.n of Colorado sugar. From this he deducted that within the next century the American beet sugar was in no danger Of competition from Philippine sugar.
 Interruption By Longworth.
 An Interruption was made by MT. Long- worth, O., who was a member of the Sec retary Taft expedition to the Philippines last summer. Had 1t not been demonstrat- ed, he asked, that all of the sugar raised in the Philippines was raised on the