The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-02
A Joker" Found in Hide and
Leather Schedule.
MUST BE EXPLAINED.
Conference Committee Called
Together for the Purpose.
Taft Says Everything Has Been
on the Square.

! washington, Aug with the tariff
conference report facing defeat in the
senate On account Of an alleged, Joker
il, the hide and leather compromise, it
was decided at l p m. to reassemble
the conference committee for the pur-
pose of preparing an official explana-
tion. The conferees meet at p. m.
Converting today at 10 O'Clock the SEN
ate Immediately began consideration of
! the conference report on the tariff Not
| to exceed six or seven senators were
IN their seats and only one of them,
| senator Hughes, Colorado, represented
! the Democratic side of the chamber.
Chairman Aldrich was there, however,
| and as there was no routine business,
! he rose to present a. privileged matter
and was accorded immediate recogni-
ton.
The reading clerk then proceeded with
| the committees record of its long pro-
ceed1nS in conference and by the time
! the reading was well under way a num-
Der of the senators had taken their
seats. All gave close attention to the
report.
Moving ahead as rapidly as possible
in running over the amendments agreed
to, the reading clerk was Interrupted
by Senator Hepburn. THE clerk has
made no reference to the maximum and
II IrInum provisions" said the Idaho
senator addressing the presiding Off
Ger.
4ANNuSOO VI GoAlIDIH8s
He has omitted the cotton schedule
declared Mr.. Cl6pp. 1T is obvious that
at least 20 pages have been turned over.
without re&di1g, commented Mr. Cul-
berson. joining the two Republican sem
ators in insisting on a careful COM
p1ance with the rules. The reading
clerk protested that he had read all
but his protest served only the purpose
of calling out rebuke from Mr.. Hey
burn.
1t was evident that there was stu
alton on and it was soon made plain
that 1t was the intention of some of the
senators, both 'inSurgent" Republican
end straight Democrats, to have read
every word of the long report which
meant great delay.
What does it all mean?" was asked !
OF one OF The 'fnsurrectionist" Republi- |
cans.
1T means" he replied. "that if this
bill becomes law it will not go be- |
yond the next election
How are you going to insure the |
result" was the inquiry.
by ventilation" was the reply. |
Further reply failed to develop an un
derstanding among the original lin
surgents" and their allies. the hide
men, who were represented by Sen
atOr Hepburn. That they would be able
to get together so there would be
enough of them when united with the
Democrats to defeat the conference
report was uncertain. Scarcely any
of them were willing to claim so
much.
Much depended upon what Brown
and Burkett and Crawford, of the in
surgents. and Carter and Dixon of the
range" senators would do
BY this time nearly all the senator's
had taken their seats and the reading
was resumed. those who declared
themselves in favor of the reading of
every word of the report apparently
paying no further attention to it.
Taft Says It's All Right
Washington, Aug. 2.-The alleged
Joker" which a number of the pro
gressive" Republicans i'm the senate
are said to have discovered in the
leather schedule of the tariff bill as
reported by the conferees, and which
some of them have been quoted as
saying constituted a betrayal of the
presidents confidence, brought out
the declaration by Mr.. Taft to callers
today that the language of the
as to boots and shoes is
exactly as agreed upon by him, Mr..
Aldrich and Mr.. Payne. He also said
the talk of a "ioker'' in the leather
a