The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
CONFERENCE ENDS.
EVERYBODY HAPPY
Little Delay Anticipated for
Bill From Now Until
Measure Passes.

Everywhere about the Capitol today
relief was expressed that the long strug-
gle over the tariff bill in the conference
committee was over
II is the general feeling that there
will now be little delay in putting the
bill through both houses. and that the
special session, which will pass into his
tory as one of the most remarkable in
tariff annals. viii end the latter part
OF the coming week.
1t was July that the bin went 10
the conference committee. It has been
tWenty-one days in conference. When
the conference sessions opened, the opin-
ion was freely expressed that but a few
days would suffice To bring about an
agreement.
But the days heightened into weeks.
President Taft had been silent on tariff
up to the time of the conference. Then
ne began 10 talk free raw materials and
reductions on certain schedules. He was
many ~ LED 70 come out fatty for free
OH, hides, and iron ore. for NOT n ev
ceed SIS duty on lumber ana for ra
ouced duties o. shoes and leather. with
rates on gloves and hosiery below the
a0use rates. He also wanted coal kent
1-er9ia Nv ns1re. The Presidents inter
the cOnferees ~ N"l00 u
Cannon Stacked Committee.
From the outset, Chairman PavnA
OF the Ways and Means Committee
was insistent that the House rates
should not be raised. But he was in
minority. Speaker Cannon had stack
ca TIE House side of the committee
with high tariff men. EspeciaIIv he
hed skipped over the head Of Hiu of
connecticut, a revisiOnist. and had mt
On toFdney and Calderhead. both ultrs-
nigh tariff supporters The erect was
that bad blood began 10 snow in c ~I1s
ference rom the first Chairman PAYNE
oIunIIy stood out against the Senate
increases, conscious that he had the
leasing OF the House and of the Pres
tEuenl' ana not hesitating to let the con
ference committee know that ne yo51Id
axe axe an appeal TO the House. il need be
On one occasion, the conference broke
up N row, and on another. Aldrich
dho Payne had a sharp tilt AT times
tHSIS was talk OF disagreement, but this
was manltestly BLUM the moment In was
Ieallzec that the President vould cali
congress back IN October if no bin were
Every day for a week there have bAan
predictions made Of an agreement bv
LIghG But one difficulty has been fol-
IoWed by another. Free hides caused
ROCKY mountain Senators to threaten
revolt This had barely been Gained
down, with the President assured. Of his
way on free hides, when along came
the White House letter sent TO the cor
Ierees yesterday, saying the President
would insist on the Senate rates on
groves, and on lumber at not over 81 81
hides. anu
Talk of Revolt.
This fell among the conferees Ike
an explosion. More talk Of revolt
and disagreement followed. II was kent
up All day yesterday. A long wrangle
al the morning session Of conference.
after the Democrats once called in had
been thrust out, was followed by pro-
tractsd afternoon session and numerous
whispered consultations on the side in
the halls and about the corridors.
In The end, at O'Clock, the expected
happened The warning conferees gave
way 70 the President. The report was
signed BY all the Republican members.
II was concluded 70 accept S1.25 lumber,
the Dingley or Senate rates on gloves.
70 reduce hosiery from the House rates
TO a point acceptable 10 the President
70 add duty of One-eighth Of a cent a
pound 70 the rate on pig lead and lead
bullion, TO put hides on the free list. and
70 make low rates on leather and shoes
70 correspond with the reductions on
hides.
Late IN the day Senators from the
Northwest, including BOrah and Hev-
burn, Jones, Piles and Bourne, held a
meeting and concluded to consent 70
into the conference room and gave way
IN the fight on gloves which he has been
making in behalf OF Former Represen-
tative Ldttauer.