The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-16

leagues That President Stands Pat
on Corporation Tax Amendment
and Predicts He Has Votes to So
cure Its Adoption--Is Interested In
Securing Free Hides, OIL and Coal
and Reductions on Lumber.
Washington. July i6. Slight but
unmistakabc evidences of friction
between the president and the con.
ferees on the tariff bill began to dis
turb the hitherto pleasant relations
existing between the White House
and the capitol. They have become
apparent In the many calls that have
been made upon the chief executive
and as a result of the frequent inter
change of views.
A last effort has been made by the
conferees to induce the president TO
consent TO the striking out of the
corporation tax amendment without
much success. The president not
only told Senator Aldrich and Chair.
man Payne that he would not with
draw from his position in favor of
this tax, bu that he was assured Of
sufficient votes TO keep the provision
in the bill and to insure its adoption
In both houses. The president reiter.
ated this position to several Of his
callers, and is said to have told them
that he had been absolutely confident
from the first of the enactment OF
this tax into law.
Pains were taken at the White
House to make IL clear that Presi-
dent Taft did not send for Messrs.
Aldrich and Payne, despite the inti'
nation given out in legislative cir
cles that these two leaders had been
summoned by Mr.. Taft upon word
reaching his ears that the corpora
ton tax was about TO be dashed to
pieces on the rocks. The conference,
II was said at the White House, had
been sought by the legislative lead
ers, who reported TO their colleagues
that Mr.. Taft stood solidly for the
tax and would not retreat from his
aggressive position regarding IL.
President Taft is said to realize
that there are many senators and
representatives who will vote for the
tax without being in favor of II,
In his talks with the senate CON
ferees regarding the bill, President
Taft has been met with the state
ment that while tho conferees would
be glad to do all in their power to
carry out his wishes with respect to
certain schedules, they stand pledged
to certain OF their colleagues in the
senate, whose constituents are par
ticularly intrested in the items under
consideration. and can not alter their
position In support of the senate
rates until released from the pledges
given.
The conferees have, suggested TO
the president that he send personally
for the senators 10 whom the pledges
to stand firm were given. and that II
they consented to release the con
ferees, the latter would be glad to go
ahead and accept the lower rates
The president. II is declared. has
adopted this suggestion. and during
the past two days has had talks with
senators who stand back Of several
of the schedules. From outward In.
dications. however. IL Is assumed that
not much progress has been made.
All OF these newly discovered facts
have revived the talk of possible
veto by President Taft when The bill
reaches him.
The presidents mail for two weeks
or more has been heavy with letters
urging him to veto any bill conform
ing to the senate measure.
The president according to author
itative information, Is still hopeful
that out Of the conference considera-
tion will come a satisfactory meas
ure. The president has indicated to
the conferees that he is particularly
Interested in securing free hides,
fire oil. free coal and material re-
duction In the lumber schedule. He
also has exrrcssed his interest in