Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
QUOTES THE LEADERS
Mr.. Bonyge Recalls Words of
Payne and Dalzell.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL
Opposition of the Colorado Repre-
sentative.
MR.. MORGAN ADDRESSES SENATE
Calls Up His Bill Presented Yesterday
Providing for the Regulation
of Railway Rates

There was no delay In beginning the de-
bate on the Philippine tariff bill in the
House of Representatives today. No bust
ness whatever preceded the discussion.
which was opened by Mr.. Bonynge Coli,
who opposed the bill in the interest of the
beet-sugar industry.
Referring to the initial speech on the bill
by Mr.. Payne, chairman of the ways and
means committee, Mr.. Bonynge remarked:
1T does not require a prophet the son
of a prophet to predict that in the future
when attacks are made on our tariff system
the speech Of the chairman of the ways
and means committee will be the speech to
which the opponents of that system will
turn for comfort and for animation"
Mr., Payne, he said. advocated putting
American labor the best paid labor in the
the cheapest labor in the world
Mr.. Bonynge quoted from the arguments
Of Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Dalzell (Pa) on the
Porto Rican tariff bill. Then, he said, Mr..
Payne announced that Congress had the
right and 1t was it's duty to levy a tariff
against the Philippines and Cuba.
Mr.. Dalzells remarks at that time, he
proposition to admit Philippine products to
this country and place our labor in COMPETE
ton with the horde of half-civilized saw
ages.
The gentlemen who were quoted listened
with smiles on their faces. and their repub-
lican colleagues enjoyed the situation huge
~ and greeted the deadly parallel by ap-
plause and laughter.
Mr. Bonynge received many congratu-
lations when he finished.
Mr. Burgess (Texas) followed. Il want
to the Philippines treated as foreign
territory" he declared. Il want to see
the llne approach rapidly when We can
cut loose from that pestiferous gang over
there
An Interesting Colloquy.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, in
terjected: Il take 1t the gentlemen will
agree with me that, whatever the Phil
ippnes ought to be, they are at the pres
ent time colonies of the United States"
I did not create existing conditions,
and I'll not recognize them" replied Mr..
Burgess.
A colloquy ensued between the minor
ity leader and Mr.. Burgess, in which Mr..
Williams was put on the defense of his
position on the bill, much to the interest
of members.
Mr. Burgess wanted to know if Mr..
Williams believed the Constitution ex-
tended to the Philippines.
MIR. Williams replied that the Supreme
Court had extended 1t there.
Then how could Mr. Williams vote for
this bill, which levied duties against a
part of the United States?' inquired Mr..
Burgess.
Mr.. Williams explained that the mi
nority substitute for the bill provided
free trade knowing that it was impos-
sible to get that, he should vote for the
republican reduction.
Mr.. Burgess regarded any tariff be-
tween the United States and the Philip
pines as unconstitutional and said he
should vote against the bill. He sug-
gested that if the democrats would join
forces with the republican opponents to
the bill it would be defeated
This was preferring grand larceny to
petit larceny, according to Mr.. Williams.
because to defeat the bill would be to leave
The present higher schedule in force.
Mr.. Burgess retorted that the whole thing
was a mess Of pottage. Give US a square
DEAL he demanded; quit cutting down the
schedules on agricultural products and turn
your attention to iron and steel"
At this point Mr. Clark (Mo.) appealed to
the republican recalcitrants to Join the
democrats and pass a measure "to turn
these Islands loose-cut loose forever from
them"
SENATE.
The bill presented yesterday by Mr. Nor
gan providing for the regulation Of railroad
rates was called up by that senator for the
purpose of making a speech on it. He ex-
pressed the opinion that his bill was all
that was necessary to correct tho abuses
IN the railroad business OF the country He
said that 1t must be accepted by all that
none of the questions involved could be
finally settled until they had been passed
upon by the Supreme Court, and that it
was only g. question of route to be taken
to reach that tribunal. His bill took the
disputed railroad questions through the
lower courts, and he advocated that as the
best course.
He deprecated the idea Of departing from
common-law methods in dealing with rail-
road questions. and said that an effort to
deal with such matters by means of a code
must inevitably lead to endless confusion
He could not bring himself to assent to anv
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questions than the jury system, Of which
he declared himself to be devotee His
bill would leave the initiation of complaints
In the hands of the people, and not in those
or governmental officials, and he contended
that such a plan had many obvious ad-
Vantages He also presented the advantages
of the feature of the bill providing for the
co-operation of the state and federal au-
thorities In the prosecution of abuses
Speaking Of government ownership. Mr.
Morgan said it would have the effect of
turning the government over to the mana
gers of the railroads.
lie did not believe that the existing evils
could be cured by congressional enactment
which clog the machinery of the courts
or justice by too many intermediary re-
quirements. He predicted that if this plan
should be adopted the railroads. instead Of
being the oppressors of the people, would
become the instruments of much good
and closed with a motion for the reference
OF his bill to the committee on interstate
commerce. which motion prevailed
Messrs. Scott and Blackburn were APP
pointed members of the board OF visitors to
attend the annual exercises at the Wesl
Point Military Academy.
Mr.. BaileyS resolution directing the Sen
ate committee on finance to inquire into
the circumstances connected with monetary
exchanges in Panama and into the sale Of
bonds OF the Panama Railway Company
was laid before the Senate. Upon the as
surance of Mr. Kittredge that the COM
mittee on interoceanic canals has the aues-
ton of the sale of bonds under constders-
ton Mr.. Bailey withdrew that portion OF
the resolution Az thus rnsn-