The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-22
PROGRESS
MADE ON TARIFF
Payne Continues to Filibuster
In Conference Debate
TROUBLES ARE NUMEROUS
Several Schedules Entirely Readjusted
But Not Many Are Disposed Of.
About Twenty Members Want
Duties On Hides and Oil.

Washington, July 2.-Better progress
was made today by the tariff conferees
! than on any day since the really trouble
some disputes were reached. No trace
of the ill-feeling which was manifested
on Monday was apparent in the proceed
| ings.
When the conferees adjourned before
noon yesterday it was feared that further
| efforts to adjust the differences would be
unavailing until after the White House
| dinner tonight. This impression was
| gained because of the attitude of Mr..
Payne, who continued his objections to the
apparent willingness of some of his associ-
ates to yield to the Senate eonferees with
| out any fight. After the discussion of
raw materials early today. schedules were
taken up and many paragraphs were set
| tied without any renewal of hostilities.
| President Taft is given credit for friend
illness or the dove of peace" which how
cred over the conference chamber today.
1t developed that after Senator Aldrich
| and Speaker Cannon poured their troubles
| into the ears of the executive he under
| took to bring the warning factions to-
gether. Consequently the President or
| dered his big touring car and after dinner
last night he drew up in front of Mr..
| Payne's home Soon the chairman of the
| House ways and means committee was
seated beside the President in the COM
| modious tonneau and the car was dis
patched toward country roads.
Payne Consults Taft.
The President and Mr.. Payne talked
| never be known, but Mr.. Payne made no
objections today to the taking up OF sub
| jects not involved in the White House
programme concerning raw materials.
Before schedules were taken up the
conferees discussed briefly what report
| could be made tonight on the subjects of
| coal, hides, lumber and iron ore, but no
| effort was made to fix rates on these ar
| ticles. 1t was evident that the Senate
and House eonferes were still far apart.
| Several subjects passed over in former
conferences were then taken up.
The entire zinc schedule was adjusted
! Spelter was made dutiable at 1ss cents
/ per pound, which is reduction from the
| Senate rate of IN cents and an increase
| from the House rate of l cent. All OF
| the Senate differentials were adopted 2ino
In sheets will be dutiable at Il. cents and
| sheets coated or plated with nickel or
| other metal at 2 cents.
! The Senate conferees receded from their
amendment doubling the House rate of
cents a pound on salicylic acid.
Tungsten ore, which is used In the man
| ufacture of ferreo alloys and steel parts
of automobiles, was made dutiable at 10
per cent instead of 10 per cent.
None of the ferreo alloys were men
! toned in the Dingley tariff as they were
| then of no commercial Importance
The lead schedule and the products of
| lead were disposed of.
The Senate and House rates on lead ore
| were identical, the duty being IA cents a
| pound.
| Lemons will pay a duty of III cents
! pound, the Senate rate This is an in
| crease of Il cent over the House rate
and " cent over the Dingley rate The
| window glass schedule was settled by a
slight reduction in the Senate rate. The
new rates were not made known.
Borah's Effort.
Senator Borah made an effort to eff
| feet an agreement by which hides
would be placed on the free list. He
wished to make sole leather dutiable
! at per cent and to reduce the rates
/ on harness. The Idaho senator pre-
/ dicted that his proposition would be &C
oepted In view of opposition in the
Senate to free hides, the indications
are that combination will be effected
with the democrats to defeat the Borah
plan.
1t was reported today that tho
| amendments increasing the internal
tax on tobacco would be eliminated by
| the conferees. This report could not
be confirmed Reports from reliable
sources were to the effect that the anti
coupon feature of the tobacco amend
ment will be retained In the tariff
/ bill
| There was meeting of about 20 of
| the "anti-free raw material members
| of the House at which Representative
Gaines of West Virginia, member of
| the ways and means committee pre-
| sided. The leaders claimed that 80
members had signified their intention
| Of standing togther for duties on hides.
| coal, iron ore and oil, and for higher
| rates on lumber. They also claimed
| that the representatives who opposed
| the corporation tax would swell this
| number to IS.
The cotton schedule likely will be
| taken up tomorrow.