The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-11
COTTON DUTY
CAUSES SPLIT
Conferees Wrangling
Over Tariff.
MAY REQUIRE TEN DAYS
Rates on Woman's Apparel Causes
Trouble,
Cheaper Cotton Goods Demanded ny
House, while senate wants
Lower wooden Products.
Both May Compromise.

Washington. July 1o-cheaper cot
ton and wooden goods and cheap hos
iery and women's gloves--the former
demands by the House and the latter
by the Senate--promise to be among
the most stubborniy fought questions
in the Congressional conference on the
tariff bill. At least. that ID the way
things appeared at the close OF the
first days session.
There was a great deal of specula-
ton today among leaders In Congress
who are not parties to the conference
as to what will be done with these
items. Many members expressed the
opinion that the House would yield on
cotton and wool and the Senate on
gloves and hosiery in compliance with
the protectionists' idea OF "stand-pat-
ISM"
II this should be the outcome. 1t Is
predicted that vigorous protests would
be heard in both the Senate and House
from advocates of downward revision.
Some members went SO far as TO say
that an effort would be made to reject
the conference reports In the event OF
such a glaring instance of upward re-
vision"
The eject Of amendments to the
cotton and wooden schedules In the
House was a very material reduction OK
the existing duties. The Senate re-
stored these by a decisive vote. On the
other hand, the House advanced the
rates on hosiery and women's gloves
far above the duties fixed by the Ding
ley law and the Senate declined 70 AZ
cent the increase.
Two sessions of the conferees were
held today. The first began at IL a. m.
and continued until 1915 p. m. A re-
cess was taken for luncheon. lasting
until 2:3o o'clock. when the afternoon
session was begun. 1t was agreed that
these hours shall continue through the
conference. The afternoon session last
ed until nearly o'clock when an adj
tournment was taken until 10 q. m.
Monday. No hour has been fixed for the
adjournment of the afternoon sessions.
nor has the question, OF the evening
sessions been determined.
All Of the conferees were present 10.
day except Senator Cullom. who y not
Z In the city.
\ Amendments Censidered.
Amendments were considered TO-DAY
In the numerical order. When the
session closed fer the day the conferees
had passed through the chemical and
earthenware schedules and almost half
through the metal schedules All of
the amendments OF the schedules, how
ever were not settled. Nevertheless,
the conferees representing both
branches of Congress expressed salts
faction with the progress made.
The adjustment OF the differences
between the House and Senate will not
prove SO serious task as the large
number of amendments would seem to
forecast. More than 200 OF the amend
ments consist of changing the phrase
cas- provided by Sections 1 and of
this act" to read "as provided by this
section"
These changes were made necessary
by the action of the Senate In consoi-
dating the dutiable and free lists and
making the medium and minimum pro-
vision the second section Of the bill.
Nearly 500 other amendments relate
to phraseology, over which there will
be no dispute whatever. eliminating
these, 1t Is pointed out that there are
less than 400 amendments that repre-
sent opposing views.
VIII Take Ten Days.
Few members of the conference
committees are willing to place the
tie necessary for the completion of the
bill in conference at less than ten days.
Notwithstanding the large number of
purely verbal amendments. Some OF
the conferees place the probable length
OF the conference at fortnight or
more. In support OF their view Lnoy
point to the fact that the Senate put in
the bill an entirely new maximum and
minimum provision, the corporation TAX
amendment, provision for the estab-
lishment of customs court and h
new administrative act covering q null
tituds OF questions not raised In the
House, In addition to all these new
features the Senate struck out the
House amendment for the imposition Of
a Federal Inheritance tax and its new
drawback feature.
Questions of so much Importance
cannot be disposed of In a day or a
week" said one of the conferees to-
night Then there are host of
changes IN import taxes that will take
time. ! guess we will be locked UP IN
this building for two weeks at least"
The corporation tax amendment has
not been considered by the conferees In
any way Nevertheless 1t was predict
ed in Congressional circles tonight
that the proposed tax on the net earn
ings Of corporations would be reduced
in conference from two per cent to one
per cent.
'That has been suggested" said Sem
ator AIdrich. when asked concerning
the report that reduction would be
made in the tax. 1t was also reported
that the corporation tax provision may
be eliminated and the House inherit
ance tax provision restored to the bill,
but no confirmation of this story could
he had nor could its origin be traced.