The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
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 TARIFF BILL Renewed Efforts to Pass
 It. AGNSURGENTsn OPPOSE BILL Democratic Senators May Get Places on Committees. Advices from the Philippines are to the Effect that the FIIipines Ex- pect Relief This Year from
 Congress.
By Alfred J. stofer.

that renewed efforts will be made to pass the Philippine tarin bill.
 It will be recalled that something over year ago the House passed a measure of this sort, but 1t was tied up in the Senate Committee, even though 1t was well known that the administration brought rather heavy pressure in it's behalf. The measure was fought savagely in the House by hand of Republicans known as I'm surgents." They were thus denominated because they opposed not only any and everything that they imagined would affect the sugar industry in the United States. but they even went so far as to oppose Speaker Cannon and the other House leader on the pro- gram for the Territories favored by members of his cabinet
 All advices from the Philippines are to the effect that the Flipinos con- fdently exepect relief in the shape of this tariff bill, which will let their raw products into the United States on more favorable terms, even though they are not to come in on the same basis accorded to the inhabitants of Porto Rica and the Hawaain Islands. From what some of the government of- ficials who have been out to the ori- CAboA pcoSCSStOhc Sayp tnS hdtlNc6 AI0 becoming restless on account of this de- lay. They have been made to be- lieve that Uncle Sam Is to loosen up next winter. and the talk is that tn cir leaders have been expecting much to rfesult from the official visit of Sec retary Taft to the islands, just as their national assembly Is to get down to work. Expectations are that Mir. Taft will come back home loaded down with multitudinous requests, and those acquainted with the Filipino character are of the opinion that so cautious and experienced statesman as the sec- retary will be fortunate if he does not out of the goodness of his heart promise the natives more than the administration can exact of Congress.
 Lodge Is Chairman.
 At the coming session the same Re- publicans will serve on the Senate Committee for the Philippines. Sen ator Lodge is the chairman. He has held this position ever since the com mittee was organized. The Massachu- setts Senator is recognized as the Presidents closest friend in the up- per branch of Congress. That old leg islative stager, MT. Hale of Maines is the second man on the committee. Mir. Hale is fractious at times. He never wanted this government to acquire the isiands. He has wobbled about ever since Spain was wallopped, And yet he is known to realize that Uncle Sam has the islands and something has to be done to make them less expen- sive,N and that there Is no likelihood that the stands will become indepen- dent in his lifetime, or that the Unit ed States will part with them.
 Senator Beveridge Is another mem Der of the committee. That young man has visited the Philippines and has in the 0TiAnt. Many articles have been written for the magazines by him on conditions in fhe Far East, and it is conceded that MT. Beveridge is not only well up on matters pertaining to the brown skin ned wards of this nation, but ne has shown a disposition to stand by the policies of the Roosevelt administra- ton.
 Then there Is also on the committee another solid Republican the per- aon of MT. Burrows of Michigan; the other Republicans are not so prominent and experienced as those mentioned.
 Democrats on Committee.
 Two Democrats, who served on this Committee in the last Congress, nave ceased to be members of the Senate. They are Hon. Edward W. Carmack, oe ,TAnnessee, and Hon. Fred T. Du- hois of Idaho. Senator Culberson, of Taras. is the ranking Democrat on the Committee as he was in the last Con- oress. The other two Democrats are Senator McCreary. of Kentucky, and Senator Stone, of Missouri. Their places are to be filled. Democrats say tbev will be carefully selected when the partv caucus meets to fix the commit fee assignments for the minority.
 It is not unlikely if he desires the nosition. that Senator Frazier of Ten nesnee will be assigned to one of the Democratic vacancies. In the last congress he had three rather desirable committee positions-Agriculture and Forestry, Privileges and Elections and Territories. In the next one. the Privileges and Elections Committee is not ant to have much if anything of importance before it. The Reed Shoot ease Is out of the way, and there are no contests in sight. Senator like MT. Foster, of Louisiana, who has been in Congress longer than MT. Frazier, might desire a transfer to the Philip pines Committee on account of its inn nortance, but MT. Foster is already on sucb leading Committees as Commerce, Interstate Commerce and Military Ar fairs. The two first named are well worth holding on to- as his State and section have much at stake, especially es the Commerce Committee handles the river and harbor bill.
 The older DemOCraLIC 0SHdlOEs dA well provided for in being members of Appropriations, Naval Affairs, Finance, Foreign Affairs. Judiciary, etc. It is understood that Senator Clarke. of Arkansas, will strive to get on Com merce to take the place of Mir. Berry retired to private l'fe because his con- stituents are anxious to have him where he can put in some good licks for the rivers of that commonwealth. Probably one of the Senators to be sworn in next December may be for tunate enough to secure place on the Philippines Committee This list in cludes Mir Paynter of Kentucky, ex- Governor Taylor. of Tennessee and Messrs. Bankhead and Johnston of Ala bama.
 Beet Sugar Interests.
 The beet sugar interests are known to be organizing already to prevent action next session on the Philippine tariff bill. They defeated it in the last Congress. It was not even reported to the Senate. It was peculiar that Mir. Lodge and his followers, realizing that the administration was so anxious to have 1t passed. did not make an ad- verse report and in that way bring the question before the Senate. But 1t Is said they were afraid if this method was resorted to the administration might sustain a defeat on the floor. A count of noses revealed -the-~ta ct .tn9I+>