The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-26
Hope for Additions to the
Free List
A PARLIAMENTARY SNAG
Some Proposed Compromise Rates That
Were Lower Than the Lowest
Rates Submitted to
Conference.

Washington, July 2e,--It Is still to-
morrow with the tariiT conference 70
complete its work. The end was surely
expected Saturday, but shortly before
0 o'clock the body adjourned until sun
day morning and was able only to report
progress that was tantamount TO q
standstill. A conferee described the stu.
alton as resembling log jam, the FIRST
log pried free being likely completely
to clear the situation II was said
that bitches that interlaced were retard-
ing an agreement. II is understood that
seven articles are still in allegiance, hides
oil, iron ore and coal, which are called
the proyidentiaI schedules" and cotton
goods. lumber and print paper. II i
reported that an agreement has been
reached with respect 70 gloves on which
the lower Senate rates are to obtain,
and there Is to be somewhat Of the in
creased House rates on hosiery.
Senators Crane and Lodge continued
confident that hides would be free and
they we're reinforced on many sides in
this hope and especially BY Senator b.
rah who was sure 81 II, yet the con.
ference remained in disagreement It
was learned that one cause Of the com
plications was the proposed reductions
ii the rates from The House bin On boots
shoes and finished leather products. The
thing Is bow to bring it about. The
proposed rates are below the lowest Of
the House rates, so il Is argued that
they are not properly part q the con-
ference report and can only be made 50
lby joint resolution Of both houses,
II an attempt should be made 70 secure
the passage q such a resolution, it j.
feared that amendments to il would he
offered IN interminable number and thus
/ in effect the whole tariff question Be re-
opened.
But the president Il especially insist
ling upon iris. re wants 10 have the
tariff bin show a. large reductions on
manufactured goods as possible he has
also interested himself in other schedules
81 manufactured aooda too late, how
ever for the wooden schedule bat too
late although very embaHassingly, in
the cotton goods and steel schedules.
10 callers, Mr. Taft clearly intimated
that his interest in the special pred.
Dental schedule Is as intense Is ever
and that his demands have broadened-
He appeared to be standing pat, al.
though admitting that everything was
much mp in the afr. he had many to
Zee him On the tariff bin Saturday, and
shows that he i keeping in closest touch
with the situation, Senators Crane and
Lodge saw him jointly IN the morning
aud Senator Borah was with him and
also Speaker Cannon, Who looked per-.
picked for once In the afternoon he
had Chairman PAYNE and Representa-.
tive Mccall with him for several hours.
| Attorney General Wiekersham was also
with him
An important tariff conferee fand he
was not Mccaln said that the outlook
for free hides Saturday night was not
"A good as Friday night. II i hard to
understand this IL the light Of the facts,
for apparently nine-tenths Of Washing.
ton is ready to agree on free hides, and
the president i insisting on this, but it
would appear that Senators Warren and
Carter, abetted by Senator Aidrich, are
in the way, Mr. AIdrieh probably out
OF sympathy for Messrs. Warren and
Carter, who supported him most loyalty
\ iii the Senate There il still hope that
the abony may be finished with the close
of the week, but Speaker Cannon has
bet $40 chat Congress viii still be found
IN session On August 10,
I IT il understood that the president
planned a large dinner Saturday night
to the 10 senators who voted against
the Aidrich bill and to five near-insur.
gents, and the hope was that at the
presidential prandial paacemaking mo-
uds opeandi might be evolved which
would enable every Republican senator
to cast his vote to accept the conference
report But the dinner was dependent
% the conierees agreeing, and they
didn't and the dinner was consequently
indefinitely postponed.
The president wrestlad with the Re-
publican Senate conferees Saturday night
at the White House. The free hides lit.
uation at midnight was epitomized my
an important senator thus. 1T now all
depends on the president, and 7 think