New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-17

m amendment providing that tariff and internal
revenue collections should go directly into the Phil
sppine treasury only until April II. 1853. Mr. Mann
explained that az the expiration of that time II it
was so desired, the Filpinos might he allowed TO
retain the collections.
FIGHT ON DIFFERENTIALS
An amendment cutting off So so ton of the diff
ferential on refined sugar and leaving & 50 OF the
differential was offered by Mr.. Clark tMissourl
Mr.. Payne made a point Of order against the
amendment Mr. Clark here replied to fling MI.
Payne had made in regard to Mr.. Clarks Veat-
Observation-Disclosures speech He quoted MS
predecessor in the House, who, on one OCCASION
declared Fellow citizens consistency be damned
IF I were not church member" continued MI.
Clark II would repeat those words here to-oaE
But being church em6eT ana + his 6sR Way iI had
rather be Inconsistent and be right ean tsg with
hiIaTfty on both sides Of the House.
AS to his amendment Mr.; Clark SAID mere We, vas de-
bounced the Sugar Trust to back up their wor o
IF you vote against I lhS hold your peace
about the extortons of the sugar ttusI, Yearly 10
am f6ta of MGSIa e'usE r We Wiiams urged the Re
puecaqs to fellow the be H6nse voted to
lift the Whole differential of refined sugar 1,,ra
with the concusion that the RepQbeGans vino
X9 9tsp @id ' Addressing himself to his RePub,
lcan colleagues. he declared You may L0ioW I
cal graves There rel is no law to prevent
Nj Grosvenor admitted the power Of the InaJoiLtUs
70 change the rules OF the House, but sad such a
change should be made as SRGn a ane g not G this Was
not a question of changing the rules. but simply
one OF construction Of g rule, and for Whlcn the
famed the House was the highest judge Of IT'S own
Sai s 1o ana T aR dipRie4l from Tut
MR. WILLIAMS OVERRULED-
In ruling. Mr. olnsted cited many presidents to
Eustain his position that the amendment was not
in order The rule, he said, that amendments not
relating TO the subject matter OF the Dill 10 WHICH
they were offered not gerInane had been IN
force under all administrations since 1872 AS 10
the particular amendment, 1t affected the dineren-
tial duty on refined sugar from foreign countries
whereas the bill dealt only with the tariff between
the United States and the Philippines. not foreign
territory. Il did not stand on a par with the
dferential amendment offered to the Supan otli
The present amendment vas so woroed' ne sa'u'
as to not even touch Philippine sugar. .,
Mr Williams asked whether the amendment IL
sP S b 50 as order apply S0 to fd to 6uFa
CD a hypothetical case. ,-.-.. - .,,o
Mr. Clark appealed from the decision Of the
Chair and on rising vote the decision +i vas s te
Williams exclaimed: Having succeeded in reunit-
Ing tfs fiRpG Is sa 5t Test Of any attack
on the Sugar Trust LprOlonged Democratic ap-
Mr.. Williams gave way to MI. Suiiiv an , OF
so that articles manufactured yet TO be manu-
the Philippines the United States and its territorial
Mr.. Parker, Of New-Jersey, obtained the adop-
ten of an amendment perfecting the Ohreseology
OF the bill The committee of the whole then rose
and the bill was reported TO the House. -
The Democratic substitute of immediate free
trade with the Philippines was offered after the
amendments 70 the bill had been agreed to in the
House Mr.. Williams then had three minutes to
explain the substitute the time he asked, after
which. upon his demand. rollcan was had on the
substitute bill. 1t was defeated-21 TO 10S-dessrf
clark and Lamar being the only Democrats to vote
against II.
A rollcau on the passage Of the bill tnen de-
Inanded by Mr. Mondell. Of Wyoming. The roll
call showed 255 ayes and Il noes, with seven an
sWering present. Those voting against the bill