The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-15
SUGAR HOLDS
ATTENTION Of
THE SENATORS
Matter Brought to the Front in
Connection With the Tar
iff Measure.
EFFORT TO ADOPT THE
PRESIDENTS PROJECT
szyAToRs FROM BEET GROWING
STATES OPPOSE FREE PHIL
IPPINE PRODUCT.

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8 washington. June 14.-Taking no =
: final action on the Philippine free =
: trade section, submitted by the =
: grance committee as a substitute =
. for the house provision, the senate =
: toDiebt listened TO argument pro ::
= and con on the various Philippine .
= cussticne. The finance committee =
: 1in report further on the free =
i trade section tomorrow, after =
8 which a vote viii be taken. ::
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Washington. June 14.-Sugar was the
stirring subject before the senate today.
II was brought to the front in connec-
ti,, with the consideration of the fl
,snr4 committees substitute for the
rroyision of the tariff bill regulating
H. admission OF Philippines articles
into the United States and received
prcticallv the undivided attention of
The senate throughout the day.
During the first hour there was some
discussion of the effect Of the provis-
ION on the tobacco interests Of Con-
peeticut. but an amendment looking to
the introduction of Connecticut tobacco
into the Philippines for wrappers had
the effect Of relieving the situation i'm
that quarter Immediate attention was
then directed TO the clauses providing
a duty on sugar admitted into the
Philippines equal TO that on sugar
brought into the United States and ex-
emutng 100000 tons of Philippine sugar
from duty when brought into the
United States.
Criticised by sristow.
Senator Bristow criticised both pro-
visions and his criticisms opened the
way for a general debate between Bris-
tow and Clapp on one side, and AIdrich
and Lodge on the other. 1t was con-
tended on the one hand that the two
provisions combined were intended to
promote the interests of the American
Sugar trust and not to benefit the
Philippine producers. Il was argued by
the supporters of the provision that
The sugar producers of the Philippines
would be benefited by the admission
Of their sugar into the United States
without requiring the payment of a
duty on IT,
The only vote taken during the days
session was on an amendment by Mr.
BrstoW admitting sugar into the Phil
lppines free of duty. 1t was lost II
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Notice Given by Stone.
Senator Stone Of Missouri gave notice
That De would soon offer an amend
ment declaring for the independence of
he Philippine islands within sixteen
years. am agreement having been mean
While arrived at with the world pow
cts for the maintenance of the indie
pendence of the islands. It was freely
stated around the senate chamber that
me Philippine paragraph had the in
dorsement of President Taft i'm his own
handWuung and later Senator AID
nch stated that il had been fndorsed
F The president. Senator Clapp ex-
pressed mcredulity ON that point
Debate Started at Once.
ihe Philippines were the subject of
.aasiderauou by the senate as soon as
ne tariff bin was taken uD. The fl
lanle committees provision regulating
Ne payment of duties on commodities
.omlng into the United States from the
SANDS was taken up after the senate
"-l held aH executive session and be-
'a.Ae The subject Of an animated dis
-'s-lA The provision permits the
ugs importation of Philippine goods
PAN restrictions and exceptions and
A notion of Senator Lodge, it was
-ale applicable to Guam and Tutuilla
vi lle same terms
me language Of the paragraph relat-
7 To- the free admission of products
"oh The Philippines was changed to
aAs lt clear that all manufactured
c.ulies imported into the United
'0''S from the Philippines should
N composed partly or wholly of
.s products of the islands or of
United States. The change
say made upon the suggestion of
,'.al'fs Buckley and Brandegee and
No., intended 20 permit Connecticut
So wrappers to be taken to the is
r-, rus and Co be imported into the
NJ 54 states as "a part of a cigar free
Benefit Of Trust Alleged.
ile provision requiring raw or re-
ne sugar TO pay the same duty when
'Il,el into the Philippines as when
ported into the United States aroused
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