The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14

! Six Were in Favor of the Philippine
Bill and the Other Three Were
Decidedly Against It.
GREAT LACK OF INTEREST
ONLY TWENTY MEMBERS PIES
EMIT AT ROLL CALL.

Washington, Jan. 13.-There were
nine speeches in the house today en- the
Philippine tariff bill, consuming nearly
six and one-half hours. Three OF the
speakers opposed the bin ana six IA
vorCd it. Those who argued for the
measure were Mess-s. Gaines os Ten
nessec, Thomas of North Carolina, who
included Il plea for the southern farm
er and demanded reciprocity to benefit
the cotton seed oil industry; Needham
of California, Garrett of Tennessee,
Gardner of Massachusetts and Scott of
Kansas. The opponents to the measure
were Representatives Young Of Mich
igan. Loud of Minnesota and Norris Of
Nebraska.
The debate IS 10 close Monday at 5
o'clock, the session to begin at II in
the morning.
Few Members Present.
Less than twenty members were
present when the house met at II
O'Clock today 20 continue the Philip
pine tariff debate
Mr.. Gaines (Te:ln.) spoke first, favor
ing the bill as n step towards free trade
with the Philippines. The need for
calling down some of the high sched-
ules Of the Dingley tariff was empha-
sized by Mr.. Gaines. He suggested
thayt--thi5 might be done through reci-
prqcity treaties, notwithstanding Mr..
Da1zeIl had announced tho time has
passed for reciprocity"
Denied by DaIzeIl.
Mr.. DaIzen denied he had made such
a statement. The Republican reciprO-
city doctrine, he said. admitted of no
reciprocity except of non-competitive
articles"
When Mr.. Gaines gave Mr.. Lincoln
credit for saying that he shuddered
more as to the effect of the giant in
dUstries that were building UP under
high tariff levied for war purposes
than at the consequences of the war
Nir. c. B. Lands Qnd.) disputed that
Mr.. Lincoln had ever expressed such a
sentiment.
Mr.. Gaines said the old gentleman to
whom Mr.. Lincoln wrote the words in
letter was still living and he believed
he could produce the letter.
Detailing the possibility Of Philip
pine legislation Mr.. Needharn of Cali
fornia favored the pending bill as car
rying into effect the settled policy of
the Republican party. He saw no i'm
minent danger to any American in
dustry as a result of the bill and said
the Pacific coast has been built up so
greatly by Oriental trade that it owed
a debt of gratitude to the Philippines
which could be paid by legislation IA
vorable to the islands.
Scored by Nebraskan.
The Philippine tariff bill, according
TO Mr. Morris of Nebraska, was err
TOneOusly named. 1t should be en-
titled IAN act for the purpose of de-
ceiving the Filipino. for menacing
American industry and for the enrich
ment of the sugar trust" He took Mr..
Payne's statement, there is some SEN
timent in it," and said if that was a
good reason for legislation ne wanted
to call the attention of the house lead
ers to the fact that there was sentl-
ment for tariff legislation on the DEM
ocratic side. Surely this sentiment was
as worthy Of recognition as sentiment
<or the Filipino. In Arizona and New
Mexico there was unanimous sentiment
against joint statehood, yet it was to
be forced OH them. In the house and
country there is sentiment for q public
building bill. Was one to come fcc the
l Old Bay State Idea.
The Massachusetts tariff situation
was discussed By Mr.. Gardner of that
state. \ He suggested that it would be
wise StatesmRnship TO revise the schcd-