Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1905-12-29 | Page 6 | Philippine Tariff Bill

philippine TARIFF BILL favorable report on the tion measure ly by a vote of 7 to 6 tie the house committee on ways and moans means favorably on tuesday on the payne bill admitting all phil products into ohp united states free excepting sugar and tobacco which nie aio to pay 25 15 per cent of tho the dingley batca until 1909 when they are also to go on the free list two amendments were made to the meas urea originally introduced in the house by mr air payne at the tion ot of of connecticut a provision was added that all american sugar and tobacco are to be admitted into the philippines fieo of duty and a new section added which provides that no philippine products now in marc warehouses houses in ill the united states shall be exempted front from duties under the proposed measure