The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-21
Tariff COnfereeS to Gather
at White House Board.
WILL HEAR REPORT TOMORROW
House to Take Up Urgent Def.
cheney Bill Today, With Men,
bers In Excited State Over
Previous Tiffs.

washington, July ~. - The mouse
will start in at noon today with the
urgent deficiency bill before It, the
members probably in no happy frame
Of mind, as result Of the many
charges and personal tiffs Interrupted
by adjournment.
House leaders say the president has
to pass such measure as the tariff
conferees have promised him, provided
he would see to the passage Of the
bill. The attitude of the senate still
gives him some concern it is said, but
he is hopeful that even there members
will be willing to put matters to a
vote without long filibustering or de-
bate.
All Of the Republican members OF
the tariff conference have been in
vited by President Taft to take din
ner with him tomorrow night at the
White House. 1t is assumed that he
expects to be ready to report progress
in getting votes for the abolition or re-
duction of duties on raw materials.
When the conferees meet about the
White House board 1t Is probable that
the president will be Informed just
what concessions can be made without
jeopardizing the passage of the con-
ference report.
Circulating about the capitol fs a
persistent rumor that the president
will not be satisfied with free iron
ore a~j! o.! an1' ,T,iiioee 1st,ns on cnal,
hides and lumber. Many senators ap-
pear to believe that he will insist upon
hides and coal being placed upon the
free list.
/ That the report of the conferees on
| the Aldrich and Payne tariff bills will
be presented to the two branches Of
congress not later than Thursday or
Friday is the general opinion about
/ the capitol.
House members generally are pleas
! ed at the action of the conference COM
mittee on the tariff bill in agreeing to
accept the senate's corporation tax
amendment The agreement was not
reached. however, until after the pro-
vision had been redrafted by the at
been made. The most important
change was the reduction of the tax
from 2 per cent on net earnings of
corporations to 1 per cent.
The corporation tax amendment will
take the place of the house provision
for an inheritance tax, which, accord
ing to the agreement, will go out OF
the bill.
The house transacted a general as
sortment Of business. 1t passed an
omnibus bridge bill. then listened to
an apology by Mr.. Hobson Of Alabama
for having last February made some
uncomplimentary statements about
Ambassador O'Brien at Tokyo and fur
ther considered the urgent deficiency
bill.
There were several lively Tits, one
of which eliminated in an announce
ment by Mr.. Macon of Arkansas that
he would resign his seat If it could be
proved that he was legislative OBJ
structOr.
The air was surcharged with Grim
ination and recrimination, but the
NOSE serious discussion centered about
Francis j. Heney, special assistant to
the attorney general. Chairman Taw-
ney Of the appropriations committee
made the statement that Mr.. Heney
had received during the last year
5000 for services he did not rem
der.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri went after the
"scalps" Of some United States at
torneys and without being specific
alleged that a good many of them
were incompetent, necessitat.ng the
employment Of special counsel to rem
der their work effective.
An amendment was voted down pro
hibiting the payment of any part OF
the deficiency appropriation toward
the employment of special counsel to
; assist in extraditing Delavan Smith
of the Indianapolis News or Joseph
Pulitzer of the New York World in
connection with the governments libe
suits growing out of the Panama ca
Q nal purchase.