Show I r I L TARIFF Bill FOR ISLES I v I I Ways and Means Committee Wrestles With Subject s SECRETARY ROOT PRESENT Payno Bill Discussed at Length by tho Republican MembersNo Conclusion Con-clusion Benched but Every Indication Indi-cation Is That the Taft Tariff Bates of November 15th Will Be Applied Against Goods Entering the Philippines I Phil-ippines and tho Dlngl Rates Againzt Goods Entering U S Washington Dec Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means committee today colleagues day presented to his Republican bill leagues of the committee a tariff which ho had drawn ior the Philippines to meet the conditions oC the recent Supreme court decision The Republican Republi-can members oC the committee met at 1030 to continue the discussion of the subject The meeting was executive and was preliminary to a full meeting of the full committee 1 tomorrow when a I j t ifin will be sub Philippine tariff measure w submitted mitted to the Democratic members and voted upon The Payne bill Is quite I brief with two main features Applying the Dlnplcy law as against Philippine exports to this country and applying the Philippine committees tarlft schedule to goods entering the Philippines A further section grants i n rebate of customs tax on goods which tax in have paid an Internal revenue j hls country There is no proviso in the measure that It shall be temporary would be I EO that the rates If Imposed I I applicable until Congress otherwise I acted I As soon an the committee assembled I assem-bled Mr Payne offered his bill and it opened an extended discussion on the 1 several features Involved PROVISO TO MEASURE FAVORED During the morning discussion It developed de-veloped that Mr Russell af Connecticut and some other Republican members strongly favored a proviso to the bill offered by Mr Payne by which the II tariff rates would be scaled down from t 15 to 20 per cent on goods passing between be-tween the United States and the Philippines Philip-pines This was urged on the ground that Great Britain now had 40 per cent I of the trade of the Philippines and Germany and other European countries I coun-tries held a certain percentage while the United States had but S per cent of the trade For this reason It was i urged by Mr Russell that the United r States should have some concessions as against foreign countries in order to gain a fair percentage of the Philippine Philip-pine tnulc for the American trade v SECRETARY ROOT PRESENTS I y Secretary RooL accompanied by Col Edwards chief of the insular division of the War department was with the Republican members of the committee throughout the afternoon going over the Philippine tariff situation Mr Root emphasized the fact that the new tariff of the Philippine commission had gone Into effect only a few weeks ago on November 15th and he favored a continuance by Congress of the rates established by the commission Representative Russell thereupon determined de-termined not to further urge the proposition propo-sition he had put forward earlier In the day for a 15 per cent preference to American goods The committee cameo came-o no final action adjourning until tomorrow to-morrow when a measure will be agreed upon After the meeting the members stated that the discussions and the hearing of Mr Root had practically determined I that the Taft tariff rates of November 15th would he applied against goods entering the Philippines and the Ding Icy rates against goods entering the United States from the Philippines The proposal to grant a rebate on taxes on goods paying an internal revenue taxIs tax-Is still under discussion |