The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-28
WINS TARIFF FIGHT
HOUSE VICTORIOUS IN REPORT OF
CONFEREES.
Hides VIII BE Free, Along with OIL,
But Senate Forces Up Print
Paper Duty-Hits Gloves
and Hosiery.

Paper Duty-Hitn Gloves
and Hosiery.
Washington. d. c.. July 27-From the
best information obtainable tonight, 1t
appears that thes House has won its
battles for free hides and oil and in
creased rates on gloves ana hosiery, in
return for surrender to the Senate
on lumber, coal, iron ore and print pa
per. The rates on these schedules, as
they have. been tentatively arranged.
pending the acceptance by both houses
of the program for reduction in the
duties on manufactures OF leather be-
low the rates fixed by the House. are
as follows:
Oil, free: hides. free: coal. IS cents .
ton: print paper, $3.50 q ton; iron ore.
15 cents q ton; lumber. (rough). $3.50
a thousand feet; one side finished. 81:
two sides finished. s2.25; three sides
finished, which may include tongueing
and growing. S2.s2 LIZ; four sides nm
ished, 50.
Gloves, - per dozen pairs. not ex-
ceeding IL inches in length, which Is
the standard length; exceeding IL
inches, IS cents per dozen Is added for
each inch. This rate does not apply to
the Schfnaschen, or cheap glove. on
which the Senate rate of s1.25 per dos
en- pairs IL retained. The latter rate
is reduction from the Dingley rates
but the House rates accepted on the
higher grades of gloves represent heavy
increases over existing duties.
Hosiery valued at 81 or less per dog
en- pairs, 10 cents as against the Sem
ate and existing rates of 80 cents. On
excess of existing duties and shade
below the rates fixed by the House.
On the highest grades the Senate and
House rates were identical.
For nearly a week the question of
putting hides on the free list or impos-
Ing q nominal duty upon them has
been before the conference committee.
Not even a nominal duty proved accept
able to Representative Payne, whose
position was strengthened by the sup
port Of President Taft, and the Senate
was compelled to yield in spite of the
fact that free hides threatened to pro-
woke an insurrection among stand pat"
Senators from cattle-raising States.
1t appears. however. that Mr.. Payne's
victory was q costly one. inasmuch as
the House conferees were defeated on
coal, print paper, iron ore ana lumber.
Although new oaths of secrecy were
taken by every member of the confer
ence committee before today's session
was adjourned. II fs well known that
the foregoing rates represent the un-
Outstanding that has been reached on
all tne SUBJECTS WHICH eHBaBcu the ACT
i've attention during the last few
weeks. AS the House passed the bill.
coal was made dutiabie at 81 cents q
ton, with slack at the same rate. but a
reciprocal provision had the effect of
putting coal on the free list. The
Senate contended for duty on coal
and a compromise of as cents q ton was
accepted in lieu of the House rate and
the free reciprocal arrangement. Slack
was made dutiable at Is cents a ton.
The House put iron ore on the free
list and the Senate fixed the rate at
26 cents a ton. but the conferees agreed
to accept a rate OF Is cents
The chief victory won by the SEN
ate was the retention OF its duties on
lumber. These represent reduction
from the Dingiey rates but are not
nearly as low as the House rates. which
began with 81 on rough lumber.
Likewise a victory was won by the
Senate through the acceptance by the
conference Of a rate Of $3.50 ton on
print paper instead Of the % rate as
fixed by the House.
The placing OF oil upon the free fist
was a foregone conclusion by reason
branches of = the Congress to making
this article dutiable. The Senate
adopted a form of countervailing duty
but the conferees were unable to re-
tain II in the bill.
There seems to be no doubt tonight
that the House leaders will he able to
put through rule permitting the con-
on manufactures OF leather in accord
anre with the program arranged in
conference YESTERDAY.
II there Is any danger OF the nro-
gram falling. the trouble II in the Sem
ate. Senator Aldrich talked with a
number OF the Western Senators TODAY
and some of them still oppose putting
hides upon the free list under any cir
cumstances. II f. generally understood.
however. that the Western Senators
feel that Mr.. Aidrich diH all ne could
10 continue protection for tha cattle
industry and that enough OF them WI
vote to support the program for free
hides and reductions from the House
rates on leather goods to inaure its
adoption by the Senate.
The conferees will meet aRatn At ~
a M. tomorrow tn wind nm thei~ IaborS
Every member said tonight that nons
nj the Eve big questions which ArRs Ra@
the attention of President Taft had
been closed.
Some OF the conSereea admit +hat
general agreement was entered into
nv which all were 70 derv that 81,
these subjects had beer settled. II ~
we'll known. however. that while the
voting has not taken pIRce agree
menta have heer reached And~ail that
remsins to finally dispose of these
cue tionH IL to iucorporate the agreed
rates in the conference report.
The conference renort will he ready
for nresentation to the House "a Hoon
as the rule IN regard tn the leather
schedule is adopted nv that bodv.
| For several DAYS II has heen re-
| ported that the conferees would reduce
the rate on lead or from 1 Ia cents a
pound to 3-S.
II is announced tonight that the con-
| Terees had not considered the dutv on
lead ore. The House bill included pig
ana bar lead in the same class as lead
ore. but Senator Smoot procured a
new classification under an agreement
that the rate should not be less than
| cents. The accent rate has been