The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-28

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procure the adoption of the senate diff
ferentials in favor of finished lumber.
On these representations. tho confer
ecs agreed TO reopen the lumber
schedule with the understanding that
the noon recess should be utilized by
Senator Aldrich for an Interview with
the President for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning his view of the proposed COM
promise
Washington. July 27-From the
best information obtainable tonight,
II appears that the House has won its
battle for free hides and oil and In
creased rates on gloves and hosiery
In return for a surrender to the Sen
ate on lumber coal. iron ore and
print paper. The rates on these
schedules. as tentatively arranged.
pending the acceptance by both
houses OF the program for a reduc-
tion In the duties on manufactures Of
leather below the rates fixed by the
House follows:
oil, free. hides. free. coal, 45 cents
ton; print paper. $3.50 a ton; iron
ore, Is cents ton.
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feet, one side finished 50, two sides
finished. $225, three sides finished,
which may include tonguelng and
growing. $2.62 1-2; four sides finish
ed. So
Gloves. 81 per dozen pairs, not ex-
ceeding IA inches in length. which Is
the standard length, Exceeding Il
inches. 35 cents per dozen Is added
for each inch. This rate does not ap-
ply to the SohmaSchen OF cheap
gloves on which the senate rate OF
S1.25 per dozen pairs is reckoned- The
latter rate is a reduction from the
Dingley rates. but the House rates
accepted on the higher grades OF
gloves represent heavy increases
over existing duties.
Hosiery valued at 81 or less per
dozen pairs, 20 cents as against the
senate and existing rates of so cents.
Although new oaths of secrecy were
taken by every member OF the confer
oncc committee before the session ad-
journed. 1t is well understood that
the foregoing rates represent the un,
derstandinG reached on all OF the
subjects which engaged executive at
tention.
The senate's chief victory was the
retention of its duties on lumber
These represent reduction from Ding
ley rates. but are not nearly as low
as the house rates, which began with
81, on rough lumber. Likewise a vic
tory was won by the senate through
the acceptance by the conference COM
mittee OF a rate of $3.50 a ton on
print paper instead OF the So rate
fixed by the house.
The placing of oil upon the free list
was a foreGone conclusion by reason
Of the strong opposition In both
branches Of congress to making this
article dutiable.
There seems no doubt that the
house leaders will he able to put
through a rate permitting the confer.
ees TO make reductions in the rate OF
manufactures of leather.
III there is any danger of the pro
gram falling, the trouble Is In the
senate. Senator Aldrich talked with
a number OF the Western senator's
tonight and some still oppose free
hides under any circumstances. II Is
generally understood, however. that
the Western senators feel that Aid.
rich. did all he could to continue pro
lection for the cattle industry and
that the senate will adopt the proyis-
ion.
II was announced tonight that the
conferees had not considered lower
ing the duty on lead ore The house
bill included pig and har lead in the
same class as lead ore, but Senator
Smoot procured a new classification
under an agreement that the rate
should not be less than . cents. The
2-cent rate has been accepted by the
confereeS.