Eureka Reporter | 1905-12-22 | Page 2 | Philippine Tariff Bill

philippine TARIFF BILL favorable report on the admin stra t on measure washington by a vote of 7 to 5 the house committee on ways and means reported favorably on tuesday on the payne bill admitting all phil products ined the united states free excepting sugar and tobacco which are to pay 25 per cent of the dingley rates until 1809 when they are also to go on the free list two amendments were made to the anieas ures originally introduced in the house by mr payne at the of representative hill ot con a provision was added that all american sugar and tobacco are to be admitted into the philippines tree of duty and a new section was added which provides that no philip pine products now in warehouses in the united states shall be exempted duties under the proposed measure