Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-07-10
Geographical Division Puts on Rather
Significant Look.
ALDRICH STRONG ON SENATE SID
Sure of Support When it Comes to
Clash with House.
NORRIS RESUMES HIS FIGHT
Nebrasxan Leader OF Insurgents
Advocates Plan TO Only Send
Senate Raises TO the Con-
ference Room.
CFrom a staff cOrrespondent.)


WASHINGTON, July s.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-with the tariff bill in the house
and conference committees of the two
houses appointed the scene of tariff legis-
ton is changed to the conference room.
1t is understood that President Taft will
take up the tariff bill with the conference
committee and will plainly state the posi-
ton of the administration. Substantial re-
ductlons in the more important schedules
on one hand and veto on the other con-
fronts the conferees. President Taft is
not in a position to argue with members of
the conference COMMITTEES as to the merits
Of any particular schedule. He has indi-
Gated in his public addresses what he be-
lieves to be the trend of the times, and it
is expected that he will outline TO the con-
ference committee what he believes to be
the temper of the country. With that said
and done, he will calmly wait for the YER
dict of congress.
Committees QueerIy Constituted.
The makeup of the conference committee,
in some particulars is not only unusual but
significant. Kansas is the farthest western
state to have a representative on the com
mittee, Mr.. Calderhead. New England.
the middle states and the middle northwest
England has three representatives in Aid
rich, Hale and Mccall. The middle states
will be represented by Payne Of New York,
Penrose and Dalzell OF Pennsylvania. Illi-
nois gets two members, Senator Cullom
and Representative Boutell, while the south
has Daniel, Money and Bailey on the sem
ate side, with Clark Underwood and
Griggs on the part of the democratic side
Of the house.
Interests Well Cared For.
Now. as to the schedules which these
conferees will look after particularly, and
herein is story worthy larger analysis
than can be made in this dispatch.
Aldrich will have particular charge of the
textile schedule. including both cotton and
wool. Hale is intensely interested in wood
pulp and print paper in combination with
lumber. Penrose and Dalzell, stanch pro-
tectionists, will look out for all metal
schedules, together with coal and oil. SEN
ator Burrows and Congressman Fordney
are special representatives OF lumber and
beet sugar. Mccall of Massachusetts, 1t is
said, will trade everything for free hides.
Calderhead of Kansas is against free hides,
but is very greatly interested in oil, and
he may see his way clear to yield free
hides for a protective duty on petroleum.
! Senator Cullom, who at the last moment
was placed on the committee instead of
! Senator Smoot, as was most generally
thought would be the case, will answer the
roll call and most generally be found with
Mr.. Aldrich in whatever he desires to con-
vince the house conferees.
Democrats with AIdrich.
AS for democrats, Daniel of Virginia very
frankly admitted in a speech on the floor
Of the senate that he believed in the prln-
ciple of protection, while Senator Bailey
has been outspoken In his opposition to free
raw material. Senator Money OF Missis-
sippi will be found trailing along with Sen
ator Bailey, sometimes voting for duty and
sometimes against as local conditions war
rant 1t. Of course, may be expected that
there will be a majority and minority con-
ference report, democrats, in order 70 be
regular and hold to old landmarks, follow
ing precedents in both the Mckinley and
Dingley tariff bills.
! SmOOt May Go On,
The difference in the number of confsraes
the house having nine and the senate
eight-is explained in the appointment OF
Mr.. Calderhead, Speaker Cannon being in
favor Of the Kansas man, while Mr.. Payne
was against his appointment, on the theory
that It would make the committee rather
unwieldly. The speakers views obtained
and hence nine members from the house
This dissimilarity in the numbers Of the
conferees will, in all probability, be changed
when the senate meets next Tuesday, Il
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