Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-04
Senators Agree Unanimously to End
it Thursday.
JLAPP STILL AN INsURGENT
Minnesota Man Will Oppose Measure
to Last.
DoLLIvER COUNTED FOR IT
Iown's senior senator, it ia Said, VIII
Vote with Republican Majority
Senate Adiourns After
short session.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S-Ths complete
collapse Of all important objection to the
conference bill was evidenced today when
the senate agreed to vote on that measure
at o'clock next Thursday.
Half an hour after unanimous consent
had been given for the adoption OF that
course a general dlsinclinatiou on the part
of senator's to speak brought an early ad-
journment until noon tomorrow.
When the senate met today the lack Of
interest in the proceedings was very evil
dent This had been caused by an agree
ment on the part Of western senator's to
vote on the conference report and to correct
the hide and leather schedule by means of
concurrent resolution to be acted upon
separately.
The form Of the concurrent resolution
was agreed upon az an informal conference
today in Senator Aldrichs committee room.
Change in Leather Schedule.
Instructions are given by this ruling to
enrolling clerks of the senate and the house
to change the language of the proviso
reducing duties on boots and shoes and
harness. The change will make dutiable
at 10 per cent boots and shoes, the upper
leather of which is made wholly or in
chief value from the hides or skins of
cattle, including calf skins. A similar
change will be made in relation to harness,
saddles and saddlery.
The effect of the amendment is to make
the reduced duties on boots and shoes and
harness and saddlery apply to such articles
as are composed of leather from the hides
and skins of cattle and calf skins. instead
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from hides which have hitherto been dut-
able. The range OF the reduction is greatly
increased.
The suggestion for an agreement to
vote was made in the senate by Mr.. Bailey
representing the minority and at once
concurred in by the chairman of the
finance committee. The Texas senator inti-
mated that there might be considerable
debate on the concurrent resolution. but It
is not believed that the discussion can be
continued many hours.
Cotton BaEEinE AEuin.
Senator Culberson gave notice that he
would seek to amend the concurrent reso.
luton by placing cotton bagging on the
free list, that article having been placed
| there by the senate and received by the
committee.
iNSSbluAiohS ny senator NeWldnOS III de-
bate on the conference debate called forth
a statement from Mr.. Aldrich to the effect
that he believed the conferees provision
giving the president authority to gather
information relating to the enforcement Of
/ the maximum and minimum clause was
/ broader and would be found to be more
| effective than contemplative than the
clause originally adopted by the senate. 1t
| he Thought anthor{za ha rollArtio,,
of statistics of cost Of production at home
| and abroad.
Announcing that he could not vote for
the conferees' report Senator Clapp spoke
at length in denunciation or the pending
measure and Senator McCumber spoke
/ briefly In its support
| Working Insurgents.
/ Many of the senate leaders are seekins
! to maize the republican vote against the
adoption of the conference reports as small
! as possible,
President Taft II is said, has Joined In
this campaign. Today he invited Senators
Borah. Brown and Beveridge and Dolliver
| to have luncheon with him at the White
| House. 1t was rumored about the capitol
! that all of the senators would be asked to
! vote for the conference report
Messrs. Borah and Brown have already
decided that they will vote for the report,
and it is generally believed Mr.. Dolliver
will do likewise.