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Show REVENUES OF ISLAW Senate Committee Still cl sidering Question. I GOV. TAFT ON THE STli Explains a Portion of His TestlcJl of Thursday Regarding Rcrjutj,M Rtduction of Dlngley LawJH Also States That Not All ot 111 Five Million Acres of Land hjflj Archipelago Not Controlled U Private Ownership Is Arable j bor Improvements at Manila, H Washington. Peb. 7. The StM Committee on Philippines today JB tlnued Its consideration ot the ejH tlon of the revenues of tho PhlltrjM Islands, Oov. Taft still being on H stand. Ho began his statement wit J explanation of that portion of hltflj tlmoti) of jesteniay to the effect Hj sentiment was the main teason tor JB Ing a substantial reduction ot the tS of Iho Dlngley law so far as they iJH to the Philippines. sa)lng he feared H the statement might be mlsundeniBj The Idea he h id meant to convtin that statement wns that the Philip commission welcomes cveiy ovle'cne a deslio on tho part of tho Amur people to aid tho Philippine peoplj he believed that any such evident' discrimination would aid the Phlllf; administration and Its work. Thi time such a concession as was prop would bo of vast benefit to the fan of tho Islands and practically all Inhabitants aro farmers he dw doubt. He was suis the political effect bo good but that there would he ani mediate substantial effect ho did think was mie, regardless of the r ment m ide In his official report such a reduction would cause an vanco In trade by "leaps and bout Ho did not mean to withdraw tht ommendntlon on the conttary he be glad to have a reduction of II cent. ALL LAND NOT ARABLE. Oov Tttlt also explained thi had not Inten led to convey tti thnt tho CiOOuOOO acres of land 1 Philippines not controlled by pn owneishlp Is limbic. Much of the : Is, he said covered by mountain ri und Is not theicforc capable of cu Hon. In lesponse to a suggestion from! ator Culberson Oov. Taft said h( not think the bill ptovijlrg a tarH tween the United Stntes and the rt pines should he temporary as Is the with teXerence to the Porto Rlcan Spenking of the new revenue passed by the Philippine commhuloi sild that so far the effect Is tonject but that It was hoped Iho amount der the Impetus It would give to trade would soon equal tho return, cure! under tho old laws, which $3 000 0(10 or tlOOOO 000 There had been n grett Increase In the Import! eif food ptoducts especially cat goods which principally came from United Mates. Oov. Tatt next oxpl lined the i tracts which havo been let for hi Improvements Involving nn pcndlluro of 3 000 000, nnd respnnso to ucstlons by Hale, he sold that eonttacta also been let for tho construction of Iv lauinhes or small, sei going boati tho transportation of mall and of; vlnclal olllccts. Tho cost ot t boats would bo II 000 000 He had i for bids fiom bun 1'runrlsco, he i but the) were so high the commli was obliged lo cnntidct for them Shanghai linns. CORPORATION LAWS Gov. 'luft asked for power to ; peneral corporation laws Most oi enterprises Ihoro now, he expla: aro controlled by Ungllsh cnpltalli Mr Dubois wanted to know I would not bo advantageous for Oov eminent to build and control! loads, telephones, etc. Ml "I hat Is n question of general ' nomle consideration," nnswered i Inft, "which the commission vlht avoid" Reverting to the subject of corp tlons, Oov. Tnft thought It woul wise for Congress to glvo to thee mission somo dlscretlonnry powet tho matter of tho bulHlns of rillf rniATts cAUsn trouble. Oov Taft said thero was not mnro Important for Congress to do to authniliro the purchase of theli held by the rrlats Nothing gavi 1 lllplnos so much trouble as tho fi It was hoped that the trials woul to otliet eountrles If their lands' put chased, but there was no povit evict them. Oov T.ift brought up the matterl referred to and explained by SerMJ Pattetsnn on the lloor of the HesflJ relative to the tieasou statute elBl Philippine commission In the cofi of his remarks, Gov. Taft eald: 'While I should like very muctW earn tho nppiobatlon nf Senator rr for hunianlt) I must decline lo doijKj Ihe expento ot f icta. or at tho "njjl of seeming to avoid the responalbM which Is mine us much ns any film colleagues" Adjourned until tomorM |