Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10

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revenue with minimum burden of tax
alton upon the masses of the American
people, so adjusting the rates of duty
as to deal fairly with producer and
consumer with due regard to the needs
of the government"
1t specifically provided that leather,
boots, shoes and all products of leather,
cotton bagging, cotton ties, agricul-
tural implements and cocoa should be
placed on the free list.
1t also stipulated that the increases
in the duties on gloves and hosiery be
taken off. 1t provided for the granting
of American registry to vessels built
in foreign countries when purchased
by American citizens for the ocean
carrying trade, providing they shall be
offered by American citizens.
Almost complete silence prevailed
while the instructions were being read,
Chairman Payne moving the previous
question. This was ordered and the
vote then recurring to the Clark motion
to recommit it was lost, 1872 to 218.
its final passage was begun.
The noise was so great that the
clerks had difficulty in hearing the
responses. Practically every member
was in his seat.
The vote resulted: Yeas pit, nays 161;
present l.
The roll call lasted twenty minutes.
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania imme-
diately offered a resolution providing
that until further orders the house
shall meet on Mondays and Thursdays
of each week. The resolution was
adopted and the house adjourned until
Monday.
Victory in Senate
President Taft has won a signal vic-
tory for the Philippine islands in the
acceptance by the senate committee on
finance late tonight with the provision
of the Payne bill for the free admis-
sion of 100000 tons gross annually of
Filipino sugar.
This decision was reached after the
subcommittee considering the sugar
schedule had taken to the White
House Charles B. Warren, president of
the Michigan Sugar company, and had
confirmed an agreement between Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Warren made in this city
last fall.
After the agreement between Mr..
Taft and the beet sugar raisers had
been announced the right of Mr.. War
rem to speak for the beet sugar inter-
ests was brought into question.
The house committee on ways and
means on January % adopted a section
in the Payne bill relating to free i'm
portation of products from the Phil
ippines with limitation of 300, 600 tons
annually of sugar Within the last
week this section has been attacked
severely by representatives from beet
sugar states and it was charged in the
house that in making such an agree
ment Mr.. Warren had assumed au-
thority he did not possess.
AS a result the question was referred
to subcommittee of the senate
finance committee, consisting of Sem
ators Burrows, Smoot and Flint.
Agreement UnchaiIenged
The subcommittee learned Mr.. Taft
had entered into the agreement in
good faith and that it had gone I'M
challenged for many weeks until the
senate committee began consideration
of the tariff bill.
Not willing that President Taft
should be placed in false light, the
senate subcommittee summoned Mr.
Warren from Michigan by telephone,
and he arrived at $3.50 tonight.
Accompanied by the three members
of the subcommittee. Mr.. Warren went
to the White House at 10 o'clock, and
last falls agreement was confirmed.
Whether Mr.. Warren was authorized
to speak for the beet sugar men was
not taken into account. II was suffi
clent for the members of the committee
that Mr. Taft understood that 800, 900
tons of sugar should be admitted free
of duty from the Philippines annually.
All other questions may be fought
out between Mr.. Warren and his fell
low beet sugar producers.
Amendment Adopted
An amendment to the Philippine sec
ton prepared by Senators Lodge and
Smoot was adopted by the committee
on finance, however, which is designed
to prevent the substitution of Java
sugar, or sugar from other islands in
the far east, and the Importation Of
such products into the United States
free of duty. This has been accom-
plished by requiring the collection of
a duty equal to the amount due on all
sugar imported by the Philippines eX-
cept from the United States.
The Philippines customs service will
be required to keep strict account of all
expectations of sugar from the islands,
and it is believed this will afford ample
safeguard for the American sugar pro-
ducers.
It is said it will be some time be-
fore the Philippine sugar industry at
tains a position that would enable the
islands to take advantage of the right
to send 100000 tons annually to this
country, as the yearly production is
now about 100000 tons.