New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-04
OBSTACLES TO PASSAGE
ALL REMOVED.
Senate to Vote for Bill IN Afternoo~
and President Expected to Sign
1T Before Midnight.

day afternoon the Senate will vote on the sdop-
tion Of the report of the conference COMMITTEES.
That there will be decisive majority for tho
report. ranging from fourteen TO eighteen votes.
is now certain.
1t is expected that the bill will be in the hands
Of President Taft for executive approval before
. O'Clock on Thursday evening and thar the
special session of the tariff Congress viii ad-
journ sine die by O'Clock that night.
Following the adoption of the conferences re-
port in the Senate. Mr. Aldrich will offer a con-
current resolution directing the enrolling clerk
to reduce the duties on all leather boots and
shoes to 10 per cent ad valorem and on ALI
leather harness. saddles and saddlery 10 20 per
cent. II is the purpose Of the Republican Lead
ers to vote down all motions amend this resc-
luton. and they are confident that both ths
Senate and House will adopt II without amend
ment.
The foregoing is a brief resume of to-days
tariff developments. When the Senats ad-
journed yesterday there was trouble in the air.
owing to the fact that certain Senator's from
the range states OF the West angry be-
cause they thought they had been "tricked'' By
the phraseoIogy OF the leather paragraph.
Finally they became convinced that no effort
had been made 10 mislead or deceive them, but
still they insisted that the report should %
amended 10 meet their original understanding;
Of it's provisions. This promise was made by the
Republican members Of the conferences COM
mittee. and to-day the Western Senator's were
in good humor. and assisted the leaders in bring
ing about agreement for the speedy adoption
Of the conference report
SENATOR BAILEY HELPS.
Senator Bailey was instrumental in gettine
the agreement After Senators CIapp and New
lands had made speeches in opposition TO the
adoption OF the conferences report Mr. Aid
vote be taken ? D. m. on Thursday. Mr..
Bacon wanted TO know what the Rhode Island
Senator intended doing about amending the bflI
by means of resolution He intimated that
il a resolution was offered correcting the leather
paragraph. various amendments 20 II would be
proposed.
Mr.. Bacon showed a disposition to be con-
tentiOus. and Mr.. Aldrich said he would. with
draw his request for a vote Thursday. There
upon Mr. Bailey renewed the request, and
unanimous consent was given. Although the
Texas Senator hinted that there might be ex-
tended discussion over the resolution for
changes in the leather paragraph. the leaders
are conhdent this resolution viii DE adopted
within an hour or two after its presentation.
The truth is that the Republicans. the "in-
sl.rgents." and the Democrats are weary OF the
tariff question. All Of them are anxious TO get
aUav from Washington this week. and any
senator who now suggested nibuster would
find himself extremely unpopular and without
assistance The concurrent resolution direct
irr the enrolling clerk change the leather
s,ba,5rle will not be offered until the vote on
t,a conference report is announced lt Is ex-
,ected that half a dozen amendments 70 th4s
resolution will be proposed, but il is the par-
80 % the leaders 70 move that all tnes~
amendments shall be tabled
,tr C,,rberson. the minority leadsr. viii crer
an amendment directing the enroiins elerA 70
,,l-oa c,tton bagging on the free list and sew
sraI Democratic Senators will speak oriehy IN
-. s,,Dnort Mr.. Beveridge wants the enrolling
.I,.,, sivsr authority 10 restore TO the tobacco
,arapraph his amendment prohibiting the use
- .o,nons and tags in tobacco packages IL Is
v,rrohab1e that some OF the Democratic Senator'S
viii offer a substitute resolution directing the
clert 10 amend the bill SO that all leather prod
nets shall be placed on the free list Tne cad
ars express confidence that they have enough
votes to defeat all these amendments.
PRESIDENT TAKES HAND.
7rba House will take no action on the resou>
.,o, for the correction of the leather schedn-s
rrtu In has been disposed OF by the oenate
--,is Was decided BY Speaker Cannon this arter-
noon after a conference with the House leaders.
When IL is brought up for consideration IL VIII
- acconnanied by rule which will make
an
THE Republican whip has been directed 10
,,otifv All Republicans that they must not lsave
washington until the adoption of this resolution
An informal canvass of the House to-day
showed 175 Republicans in the city and about
eighty Democrats
president Taft had for his luncheon guests
this afternoon Senator'S BoTah. Brown. 6ev-
eridge and DoTiver. Messrs. Borah and Brown
have assured the President that they VIII vote
oT+ r.
polliver wall remain outside the bresstvorks 70
the end What Mr. Beveridge will do is prob
IenaaticaI but present indications are that hs
will vote against the adoption OF the report
The President did not ask Senators Beveridss
and DoIliver 10 vote for the report. but he let
chem know that the tariff bin has now reached
stage where il may properly be regarded as
an administration measure IL represents ths
best possible compromise among Republican
Senator's and Representatives and Mr. Tart VIII
approve il in his twofold capacity OF Presiheht
and leader OF the dominant party.
II Mr. Beveridge conciECes 10 swing. into hns
for the bill there will be only six Republican
votes against the adoption of the report Sem
ators DoIliver Cummins. Clapp. Nelson. Rristo~
and La Toilette unalterably committed 70
vote in the negative. Messrs- Bristow and Ciapp
have made speeches announcing their purposs
TO vote against the report and II is expected
that senator's Cummins. DoIliver. Nelson and
La Toilette win speak tomorrow or Thursday.
There was a rl1nor yesterday that Mr.. La Fob
Iette was planning demonstration against the
report that would take two days or longer The
Wisconsin Senator is anxious TO resume has wcrh
on the lecture platform. and win content him.
selft with a speech lasting an hour or two.
DIFFICULT OF REVISION.
Senator's Warren and Hepburn have not ofa-
cfall,- advised The leaders that they for