Show VERY hARD TO SOLVE Legislative Necessities of Philippines Appears Rather a Difficult Problem Members of Ways and Means Committee See Difficulties Growing Out of Existence of Export Tax and There Is Much Apprehension Appre-hension That Issue MayBe Made a Party One Washington Dec 7An Important conference was held atthc War department de-partment today In regard to the legis lation necessary to meet fiscal condi tions in the Philippines as a result of the recent Insular decisions of the Supreme Su-preme court During the afternoon Senator Spoon er called t the War department and talked with Secretary Root about the legislative necessities of the Philippines t appears llmlthcproblcm presented Is not as easy as was supposed when It was thought n simple joint resolu Ion could be put through Congress within a few days to continue prac tically existing tariff rates as to 3hllip Pine exports and imports MAY BE PARTY ISSUE Some of the members of the Ways and Cleans committee see dinicuitlcs growing out oC the existence an ex port tax In the islands and there la much apprehension that IheJssuc may be made a party one with the result that there will bo a bitter struggle at least In the Senate If not inlhc House before satisfactory legislation can be had 1L ls thc expectation however that after hearing from all of the lend ers cccetary Boot will be able to per fect a plan of action by Tuesday when thc House next meets It is learned that In thc course of the confcrcnfce today Secretary Hoot took advantage of the opportunity to talk freely with his callers about tile press Jng needsoCjuba and urgeearty action on legislation along the Jinc recommended In his annual report iUCIPROClTy FEATURE A movement Is on foot among the Republican members of the Ways and Neans committee to incorporate are CIproCIt3 in thc f0rthcoming Philippine tariff bill As roughly outlined in the informal talks thus far bad among tho members of the committee thc reciprocity recipro-city provision would recite that when the Philippine commissioners reduce the duty on certain designated articles including American textiles and various goods easily marketable in the Philip pines then the President of the TJnltetf States shall by proclamation grant stated reductions of duty on Philippine sugar and other products shipped to this country Tills reciprocity provision would bo along the Mines of that provided pro-vided in the Dingley act whcrebv President McKinley by proclamation made tariff reductions In a limited number of articles without the formali ty of a treaty i DISCUSSED BY COMMiTTEE A reciprocity provision on the fOre going lines was discussed at the meet lag of Republican members of thc committee com-mittee last Friday afternoon and received re-ceived very favorable consideration although action was deferred until the reassembling of the Republican morn bers on Monday Chairman Payne probably will call a meeting of the full committee on Tues day by which time the Republican draft of the Philippine bill may be I jrcady I I r Postmasters Appointed Washington D C Dec 7 These postmasters wore appointed todayt Iduho Houston Gustcr county C I Lane vice Edith Easlcy resigned Leighton Tromont county A Lame rcux vico a A Shaw removed Nevada Quartette Lincoln county W H Gillard vice F H Small resigned re-signed |