The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-23
HARMONY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE

Washington. July 22,-With the ef-
feet Of magic, President Taft has
brought about a tangible situation with
regard TO the tarit where uncertainty
existed before.
Today was one of conferences and
concluded with a consultation at the
White House tonight, participated in
by the President, Senator Aldrich and
Representative Payne at which the
chief executive was assured that har-
monious settlement OF the differences
is likely.
This conclusion was reached from
the fact that harmony peryaded the
various conferences at the capitol The
senators opposed TO the free raw ma
tcrial program were consulted by Sen
ator Aldrich and q committee repre-
senting the same position on the house
side conferred with Chairman Payne.
In addition the house conferees met
to have the experts OF the senate f.
nance committee explain the senate
changes in the cotton schedule.
1t Is evident that the President. by
informing the confereeS that the dis
puted points were before them for set
Element, brought about a condition
that augurs we'll for an early agree
ment Mr.. Taft was able to get bet
ter insight into the obstacles to free
raw material plan by his conference
with the two leaders than was pos
sible in so large a gathering as that
which was present at the dinner last
night.
Senator Aldrich met a large mum
Der OF senators. who are opposed 10
| free hides. coal and iron ore, and no
encouragement was offered for placing
| these articles on the free list. In fact.
were II possible TO get those senators
to Yield, the situation IN the house
would have 10 be dealt with. He
house tariff insurgents who oppose
| free raw materials adopted resolutions
protesting against the plan.
Representative Dwight, the Republi.
can whip, informed Senator Aldrich
| that the anti-fTee raw material senti-
ment in the house was a matter which
required serious consideration, He
said that its strength had grown 10
| forty-fiye members,
The advocates of duitable hides in
possible. but that they cannot consider
placing hides on the free list.
with regard to the free reciprocity
provision on coal In the house bill.
there also was a firm stand The
members interested in coal declared
such a provision would make the situa-
ton with regard TO untenable opera
tives and that a reduction in the SEN
ate rate without a clause for recipro-
clal free trade was more acceptable.
That a nominal duty on iron ore
will be agreed TO by the conferees was
the indication tonight. The opinion
is expressed that the rate Will be
one that will place the domestic and
imported ores on an equal footing NJ
the Atlantic seaboard. Representa-
tive Payne Is insisting on free ore.
II is more than likely that the CON
ference report will place petdoleum on
the free list without a countervailing
duty proposltion. The house @insurg-
ents" have Indicated their willingness
to concede free oil If the other raw
! materials are made duitable,
General discussion of the customs
court and corporation tax provisions
and of the duties on cotton goods.
gloves and holsery took up the time
OF the conferees at the morning ses'
sion.
1t was decided that the headQuar-
ters OF the customs court of appeals
shall be located In Washington.
General Sharretts and Marion De
Vries, OF the board of general apprais-
ers. and w. H. Parkhill. an examiner
in the New York customs house, eX-
planned to the house conferees the pur-
pose OF the senate changes in the cot
ton schedule and their probable et-
fects. They pointed out that the spe-
cific rates would not exceed the rates
which it had been the intention OF the
Dingley law TO collect. but that In op
Grafton several of the senate rates
would be lower than those of the
house. The entire time OF the house
conferees was taken up in discussing
ths cotton schedule.