VENEZUELA AND THE philippine ISLANDS two important subjects beffre the lower house of congress democrats will vote for lower tariff on i philippine goods washington dec 18 in the of speaker aho vho attended alic wedding or blackburn ot north carolina ir balzell Ual zell of pennsyl ianis today over alic tiona of lie lioio after the reading of journal mr ditl of illinois Illi from the x on foreign affairs reported hack the pear balliu upon ohp la the great britain and germany against venezuela and fien dally for of the diplomatic situation with reference manroe doctrine tho report recommended tunit alie reo lie upon the table and thit the mccail resolution for all alie in alie case be adopted mr I 1 ii clardon of akil vav italy binl oilier cunn trie ach figuring ill alx ade not named in alie sir alitt replied that lie was advised that alio wa nini ilar in eacle ease alie of the committee were agreed to and the mccall i evolution MI adopted the alien went into committee of I 1 lie and took up consideration of the bill reported by the ways ami irea iii committee to reduce alie on artie alio grottoli and production of the philippines mr explained the bill the gin eminent needed revenue and for that reason it wag to totally abolish the dubien sir said he thought any duty wai unjust and unconstitutional but he faired any reduction lie gave notice that he would lote to recommit the bill instructions to report it lack amended so as to provide for free annle villi lie iIan ls mr clelland of new york recalled alie fuel that slit vice governor of the philippines in a hearing before tho biays and committee expressed the opinion that the free importation ot protects would best the of the mr i wanon of virginia also argued in favor 0 free trade with ohp philippines alie bill waa further disc uMed by mo ball tex ind and green of pennsylvania all amendments were voted down in the of the whole in the hone mr to recommit the bill jtb instructions to it back so n to provide tor free trade between the united states an d the bands the motion ca defeated on a rol all 01 to ia ft vote except mr mccali republican mass alio lotch abo democrats for the motion the bill was then pas ed without division the laue then took p the bill to pro the adulteration branding inis and limitation of foods beverages candies drugs aal r in the district if Colu nibia and the known as the curf food bill it was arrango ahat air should control the time for dehal in favor of the measure and lr adington Adi niton of that it mr ohio ho the bill said it was the embodiment 0 the not only of the majority of the members of the committee but of a vast majority of all persona and association cia tion that hae bought to prevent fraud and injury in the sale of food products and drugs that como within the scope of interstate commerce