Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-03
DEBATE IS
WEAR|sOME
HouseMembersA Are
Losing Their In
terest In 1t
PLEA FOR COTTON DUTY
The Philippine Islands Again
Heard From IN Speech of
Delegate Leon.

Washington, d. c., April 3,-Mr.
Sparkman of Florida opened the tariff
discussion this morning before ii
small attendance. 1t is evident that
the interest in the debates is waning.
Sparkman made an earnest plea for
the restoration of the Dingley rate
on lumber and the imposition of du-
ty of five cents pound on cotton
imported. Mr.. Kinkaid of Nebraska,
while declaring he would vote for the
bill urged against taxing those neces-
saries of life not produced in this
country. The Philippine Islands were
again heard from, when the resident
commissioner, Benito Legarda, spoke
in opposition to free trade between
the islands and America. His views
followed those of his colleague, Pablo
Ocampo de Leon, expressed yester-
day.
Andrews Working Hard On Tariff
Rates.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c.. April 3.-An.
drews is working on the tariff rates
OF wool, hides and lumber to make
them the same as in tire Dingley bill.
He predicts that the final result of
Republican representatives signing
petitions will be an ad-valorum duty
on oil of twenty-five per cent in place
of one now being considered. The
letter is considered to be a Standard
Oil joker. Clayton (Dem.) implies
that if forty anti-free trade Demo-
Gratis return to the fold, that Cannon
may lose his left hand grip on the
gavel
Filipino's Objections to the Tariff.
Washington, April 3.-Basing his
objection to the Philippine sections of
the tariff bill on the provision which
admits American goods in unlimited
quantity into the islands without duty
Benito Legards, resident commits
sioner from the Philippines, ad-
dressed to the House today. He
pointed out that the admission of 300-
600 tons of Philippine sugar free into
the United States would not improve
conditions in the islands immediately
because the industry had declined
one-half during American occupation
and because China was the natural
market for that sugar. Immediate
benefit might not accrue to the to.
bacco industry either, he said.
Had the proposition for reciprocal
free trade been made before the Phil
ippine assembly was constituted =
said Mr. Legarda, "very little if any
opposition would have been made to
this measure. But today that assem-.
bly, wishes us respectfully to present
their wishes before this house in or
der that you who come so directly
from the American people may pass
judgment on the claims over those
who you exercise sovereignty.
''If, instead of the free admission
without limitation as to quantity of
American products into the Philippine
Islands, this bill provided only the
free entry there of agricultural ma
chinery and other commodities of
prime reciprocity (such as cotton
cloth and which are needed for the
agricultural and industrial develop
ment of those islands, or if this bill
provide only for such reciprocal ex-
change of commodities custom duty
free as would balance the limited
quantity Of sugar and tobacco sent
from there with an equally limited
quantity of American products to be
sent from here-if such were the pro-
visions of this bill it would be our
pleasant duty as representatives of
the Philippine people to make mani
fest to this house their gratitude"
The Filipino people are not migrate,
full for what he American government
has accomplished and is accomplish
ing for them in those islands. In sew.
eral respects the laws there are as
good as in some of the most advanced
states of this Union.
Congress has always been inspired
in it's acts by principles of justice and
wise equity The Filipino people be-
lieve that coming before this Con
gress with just cause 1t will receive
the same measure of equity as that
which the American people lave al
ways in the past conceded under sim
liar circumstances.
"My firm conviction remains un.
shaken that a prosperous and happy
future smiled on the Philippine is.
lands from the moment the Ameri.
cans planted their flag there, which