Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-30
The conferees finally granted the

coal and 10 cents on slack coal.
Duty of Is cents a ton on iron ore
Duty of s1.25 on rough lumber.
Dingley rates on gloves.
Slight increase of the existing duties
on hosiery
Boots and shoes, 10 per cent; sole
leather, per cent; dressed upper
leather, 71a per cent; saddlery and har-
ness, 20 per cent.
Duty of $3.75 ton on print paper.
Wood pulp free, provided reciprocity
is granted; otherwise LIP of one cent
a pound.
Senate rates on the finer grades of
cotton, and slight reduction on low
grade cloths.
Taft Administration Provisions.
Besides fighting for the reduction in
rates, the president Informed con-
ferees that the senate administrative
provisions must prevail. AS a. result
the conferees will report:
The corporation tax in lieu of the in
heritance tax.
The senate maximum and minimum
provision.
Provision for a tariff board to advise
the president, but not congress.
Provision for customs court.
Provision for the maintenance Of the
present drawback system with certain
privileges to be enjoyed by millers i'm
porting wheat for the manufacture of
flour.
Conferees In Panic.
For a time the presidents pronunci-
amento threw the conferees into state
bordering on panic. They had decided
to defy the president and insert in their
report the Littauer rates on gloves and
hosiery and lumber at $1.50. They had
called the democratic members of the
conference committee to the conference
chamber for the purpose of showing
them the report and permitting them Co
vote against 1.-THE usual party GUS
tom.
At this psychological moment, the
presidents letter arrived. The dem
ocrats were told that their arrival had
proved premature and they were in
vited to leave.
Then the republican conferees, ang-
cred by the presidents further inter
ference, locked themselves into their
room and uttered words unfit for publi-
cation. 1t was asserted that the two
houses might as we'll be advised that
an agreement could not be reached.
Saner counsels prevailed, however,
for all of the members present were
regular" and not inclined to take any
action which would give the democrats
an advantage and might disrupt the
party.
AIdrich Finally Surrenders.>
The beauty OF men like Aldrich,
Payne and others is that they are pol
liticians first, last and all the time, and
when they are up against stone wall
they do not go to the extent of bump
ing against 1t. Mr.. Aldrich stated there
We're only forty-nine votes in the senate
which could be depended upon to pass
the BILL
The republican senators from Wash
ington, Oregon, and Idaho had an
nounced that they would not approve,
the report unless 1t carried a rate Of
s1.50 on rough lumber.
Mr.. Aldrich finally announced that
these men would have to give in. hat
he was determined report should he
made, and, in order to insure the pres
idents approval his demands must be
met.
The five republican senators from the
states named were sent for. They were
shown the presidents letter. They re-
Aldrich began to build fires under
them.
He telegraphed out to the lumber in
terests of their states, told them of the
presidents ultimatum, and advised
them to accept it. Prompt answers
followed. In view Of the willingness
of the lumber interests to accede the
senators representing them were COM
PEELED to follow suit
AIdrich labors With Cannon.
While this maneuvering was in pro-
gress Senator Aldrich addressed him
self to securing the assent of Speaker
Cannon to the retention of THE Dingley
rates on gloves.
Senator Cullom, during the morning
session, had announced that he stood
absolutely and unequivocally for the
Dingley rates on these articles and that
under no consideration would he accept
any compromise He was told that
Speaker Cannon was insistent and that
former Congressman Littauer would be
bitterly disappointed man.
I'm such matter as this" replied
the Illinois senator II care nothing
for the views either of Mr.. Cannon or
Mr.. Littauer. I believe the Dingley
rates are right and am going to stand
by them.'
Here was further proof that Presi-
dent Taft would not be alone among
the conferees in his demand that the
exorbitant house rates on gloves be not
adopted.
Speaker Cannon, when he arrived in
the conference chamber was advised
by Senator Aldrich that the conferees
had determined to report in favor of
the Dingley rates.
Cannon Gets Mad.
The speaker was angry. He had been
criticising the intervention of President
Taft during the day and had asserted it
was mistake for him to have been
consulted at all; that 1T was the busi-
ness Of congress to make legislation
and that the presidents power was re-
stricted 10 approving or disappointing
1t. Senator Aldrich pointed out, how
ever, that congress was in such a posi-
tion that 1t had to surrender.
The speaker finally acquiesced, for
he too, is a practical politician and he
LEFT the conference chamber With evil
dent disgust written upon his f1ce.
Later in the day Mr. Littauer said
he didn't care whether the bill was
beaten or NOT.
President Taft has not won a COM
plete victory. but he has gained SUBJ
stantial concessions. That he does not
approve the bill in its entirety is un-
questioned. But. as he has nointad oa,f