The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
DISyATISFACT TION IS
EXPRESSED BY SENATORS
Taft Is Expected To Make the Same
Demands Upon the Leaders
Which They Have Already
Heard In Congress.

Washington, July 19.-All the repubi-
can members of the tariff conference
have been invited by President Taft to
take dinner with MIN Wednesday night
al the White House.
1t is assumed that he expects to be
ready to report progress In getting votes
for the abolition of duties on raw ma
terias.
Senator Crane today indorsed the at
titude of the President on the question
of reducing duties on raw materials.
Speaker Cannon said that the conferees
must frame the programmes for passing
the conference report through the House
and the Senate and that the representa-
tives of the two branches would have to
assume the responsibility for their ac-
tons. This remark was understood to
signify that binding rule could not be
looked for to carry an unpopular re-
port through the House.
There was no indication of q lack of
understanding between the leaders of the
Senate and House.
If the mutterings of dissatisfaction
heard about the Senate office today may
be taken as a criterion, the Senate lead
ers are confronted with no easy task.
Strangely enough many of the protests
against the free raw material programme
are coming from the progressive repub-
lican faction which fought hardest for
downward revision.
Senator Borah stated today that If
the free raw material programme was
adopted some of the western senators
would be afraid to go home and could
not expect to continue representing their
states in Washington. He is in sympathy
with President Taft's attitude on the
question of downward revision, but de-
clares that 1t should not be confined to
raw materials
Circulating about the capito to-day was
persistent rumor that the President
would not be satisfied with free iron ore
and oil and reduced duties on coal, hides
and lumber Many senator's appeared to
believe this report and expressed the
opinion that he would insist upon hides
and coal being placed upon the free list.
Senator'S who visited the White House
did not confirm the report upon their re-
turn to the capitol, but at the same time
they were unable to contradict it.
Among the older members of the House
and Senate it was predicted that the
President would demand every conces-
sion possible to obtain without endanger-
Ing the adoption of the report
When the conferees meet about the
White House board on Wednesday night
It is possible that the President will be
informed just what concessions can be
,,,oda without iaonardizin0 tha no aea 0a
of the conference report
Today the conferees devoted their at
tention mainly to the revised corporation
tax provision, which was adopted, and to
the removal of great deal of the chaff
left from the formal consideration of the
bill. An effort was made today to dis
pose of the wood pulp and print paper
schedule. The retalitary provision con-
cerning pulp wood was rewritten and it
is now believed that 1t will prove salts
factory to American mills. The duty on
print paper is still in controversy.
Disposition of the hosiery schedule at
considerable advance In the cheaper
grades over the Dingley rates is in pros
pect. Existing rates were greatly re-
duced by the Senate. The compromise
proposed to retain the House rate on
selvedged hose and half-hose valued at
81 or less per dozen pairs. The House
provision makes this duty 70 cents per
dozen pairs as against 80 cents In the
existing law.
On stockings values up to $3.50 per
dozen pairs, the new rate proposed Is
30 cents. The House, rate was S5 cents
ana the Senate and Dingley 90 cents.
On stockings valued at $3.50 and not
above 81 the compromise rate Is 30 cents,
while the House rate was 81 and the
present rate 70 cents.