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Show ' tEKGTHY DEBATE , NOW IMMINENT 1 r Republicans Representing the Sugar Interests Will Oppose Op-pose Philippine Bill. 1 PAYNE OCCUPIES FOUR HO! RS EXPLAINING IT House Members to InTestignta , ' Their Alleged Ibase Pranking Prank-ing Piirflege. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-Th cause of th Filipino was advocated on ih Hoor 2 of th HoUM hv th Republican leader. I Mr. Payn. for nearly four hours today. 1 He repreaentod th lew of the majority I of th Wav and Mana committee on the Philippine tariff bill red icing the dutlofl p on sugar and tobacco to X per cent ot the Dlngley tariff ratea and admitting 4f other prod ICta Of tha U!nn.1 to tl I I nlted B States free of duty Befora ha began and following Mr Payne speech, brief dls-! dls-! eusslona Indicated that (here la to he a protracted debate on the measure, and that the Republican opponent represent -Ins; the cane nrid beet-sugar Inlereet 'if this rountrv will upeak ig.i :l the bill. Dispose of Message 9 The President' annual message, which eaud a even-dav discussion In the Ilnue preceding the holiday recess, waa H disponed r.f in twent minutes ht the. be. 3 (Inning of th do a session The partli - whloli wai I t-ntlon which committee should Kit the J ip'riii- q . itlon waa tempo rarflj i ffiflfl h' BN b Mr Hepburn, providing COT KB A ,Vesi"i) "f iipirii..ii j tha Judiciary committer aa to the ext. nt Conaresa has i power f i, trul . ,.rr.oi.itl. .- other thai jB railway Franking Abuse Charged. jUn on n ir.iiii.1 i-hnrge that m'm-H m'm-H b5lfrof lli'u-- were wending chair. Wt 'jiMart and all mn : frea 'hrfujjb the malls, it.. II noted lta iPni.fn committee to muke an In-m In-m vest igat inn a to whether members are abi slrg th fr.mkli.g r-' 1 1 1 -at Chance for Debate t Consideration of the Philippine tariff bill was conducted in committee of tha whole, with Mr Olmsted (Pa.) In the chair After the bill had been read Mr K Payne, In charge of the measure, took the floor Mr Mondell (Wyo i wi-1,, know if thi d bati was to be limited There were, he said, a number of mem-bera mem-bera on the Republican side who wished to oppose the bill. The debate. Mr. Payne K replied would oontlnue .it the ;''.'-aiurt of the Hmise and opportunity would be B given to all Mr. Paym then explained B the details of the bill. Payne Explains tb Bill. In brief, the bill provides for the ,id-mission ,id-mission to the I'nlted States of articles B wholly the crowth and product of tho Philippine free of- duty ex, B and tobacco, on which a t.iritT of X per I cent of the Dlngley rate shall be col- lected in consideration of this reduction reduc-tion of duty on augur and tobacco, the H&- products of the United Statea are to be admitted Into the Philippines free of duty. B After Airll 1. l'. the bill provide attso- B lute free trade between the tw intrles. B Mr Payi'.o went Into some ib-lall In . x- I lalnlng the Industrie of the Philippines. Charges Change of Front. ' When Mr Payne announced the eon- elusion of his speech at 4 o'clock Mr Bon nc' of ' olor 'l" i at h laurel him 1 I i n to the allegation that Mr Payne had B changed his position since the passage of B the Porto Rlcan tariff bill "Tour poal-tlnn poal-tlnn on that nvapure waa that a preoe- dT.t n.iKi.t ..t I.- t, .i,i. w rterebj the Plll- pines imht expect turlfT reductions,' tf,t.-.l Mr Bonjnge B 'I take this r-.altlon now because It g iV Tight," declared Mr. Payne Mr Bonynge responded that the gentle-t gentle-t man had I m k'-.1 nla mind aa to riht B It now li 'ii.l. rl -ul jectlng American la- bor to competition with thai of the Orient. Wants Time Limit. it i Mr Mann "f Illinois mude the point that B a tlm- limit should be place.1 In the bill as to when the Internal revenue tax shall B be turned Into the I'nlted Hliites treasury ft instead of the I iur itf At 4 20 o'clock the House adjourned until B tomorrow |