The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-21
LUMBER, HIDES AND COAL WILL
Be "PUT Up TO The PRESIDENT"

Washington. July 21.-Determina-
ton TO present 10 President Taft
tonight. a program for the set
tlement of the dispute over raw
materials, or, at least. TO define the is
sues so sharply that the executive
may be put in a position to weigh
the merits of the controyerted points.
the tariff conferees today took up in
earnest today the five big subjects
that had been held in abeyancc by the
attitude of the administration. The
confcTees were said TO realize that
their position would be unenviable ii
they were to go to the White House
dinner tonight, and report that they
had been unable TO reach an agree
ment on iron ore, lumber, oil, hides and
coal, and that they could offer nc basis
for an adjustment of any OF these prob
lens. From reports that have reach
cd the capitol 1t is said that the Pres
ident has not been successful in get
ting sufficient votes to put hides or
coal on the free list, and that the in
clusion Of free coal and hides in the
conference report would result in its
rejection by the senate,
told the President as much yesterday.
The only obstacle in the way OF
making compromise report, putting
iron ore and oil on the free list and
making reductions in the duties on
coal. hides and lumber, Is believed TO
be Representative Payne If he should
refuse TO sign the report none could
be made II makes no difference
whether his signature is attached 10
the minority or majority, but his sig
nature must be had If there is TO be
tariff legislation. If he eXacts the
placing Of hides on the free list and
the adoption of a reciprocal provision.
which would mean free entry OF coal
from Canada, as the price. the senate
conferees say there is no possibility
Of an agreement,
Iron ore was talked over immedi-
ately on the confeTees being called TO
order today. This is one of the sub
jects on the administration program
on which IL was expected the senate
would have TO yield.
Senator Burrows took strong
stand against placing Iron ore on the
free list and a long discussion fol-
lowed It was apparent that ma
jority of the conlereeS would be Will
ing 10 have this article free. 1t was
expected that oil would he put on in
the senate under the leadership of
Senator Curtis. but he has announc-
cd to some Of the conferees that, in
view OF President Taft's statement,
he would withdraw from the fight.
The conferees believe that, II they
could go 10 the Presidents dinner to-
night with the statement that thcy
had been able to agree 10 the PROPOSE
tion that oil and iron ore should be
free. Il could not be charged that no
progress had been made with the lat
est task imposed upon them by the
executive,
There Is little hope of an adjust
ment OF the differences over lumber,
hides or coaI today and these sub
jects, in all probability. will literally
Another subject which II was de-
sired should be settled, was wood
pulp and print paper.
You see | came out last today
banteriaglv said Chairman Payne, as
he emerged out Of the conference
chamber for luncheon I'VE have made
good progress" he added.
His good'natured remark was con
strued to mean that The illfeeling OF
Mondays session had been eradicat-
ed
Mr.. PAYNE was the last member OF
the conference committee TO leave the
chamber His associates of the house
committee left 10 a body followed
closely by Senator Aldrich and the
other senate members.
MI Aldrich paced the corridor Of
his private rooms. where he was en-
gagged I'm a discussion OF hides With
Senator Lorimcr. Il Is understood Mr.
Lorimer was Informed that tho senate