The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25
FREE LIST MAY
INCLUDE BOTH
HIDES AND OIL
President Taft Will Insist on a
Reduction TO 10 Per Cent
on Leather Goods
Coal Will Be Made DutiabIe and
an Increase Is Expected
on Hosiery

WASHINGTON. July 2z.-The hide
DAY. and while there seems little doubt
that eventually hides will fall among
the unprotected articles on the tariff
biIl, the contest over their status can
not be regarded as closed When the
conferees adjourned for lunch several
Of them said that it had been decided
that hides should go on the free list
Tonight the same conferees declare
that hides viii be free, but that the
question has not been decided officially.
None OF the questions made prominent
throughout the country through Presi-
dent Tafts interest in them, although
the conference had been in strict ex-
eeutive session. viii be taken up until
the adjournment 10 10 o'clock tomor-
row The cOnferees expect to spend a
large part Of Sunday wrestling with
these problems.
Most Of the time has been devoted
10 hides This subject was complica ted
by reason Of statements coming from
boot and shoe interests that they were
ready 10 agree TO substantial reduction
on leather goods il hides were put on
the free list These interests apparent
~ felt sure that there could be no re-
per cent ad valorem. the house rate.
TAFT INSISTS ON REDUCTION
President Taft stated to a number OF
his callers that ne would insist upon
reduction TO at least 10 per cent ad
RaiOrem with proportionate decreases
on the rates OF other leather goods
Reports reached the conference room
late today that Speaker Cannon and
Parliamentarian Kinds had decided it
would be impossible for the conferees
10 adopt rate on boots or shoes lower
than the rate adopted by either branch
Of congress.
Advocates Of protected hides declared
that there must be a proportionate re-
ductiOn on leather to offset the abolf-
tion Of the duty on hides unless their
votes were TO be counted upon to adopt
the conference report This statement
came from such men as Senators War
rem and Smoot They said the same
views were held by others. including
Senators Carter and Hepburn.
As a result of the declaration OF the
men interested in protected hides.
which amounted almost TO an ulti-
matum. some Of those who are look
ing for an early adjustment of the
tariff differences were filled with con-
sternation.
WESTERNERS DISSATISFIED
Some OF the western senators already
are said to be greatly dissatisfied with
the action taken by the conferees in
decreasing rates on lead and its prod
ucts- II was said that It would take
very little TO induce them to vote
against the conference report
Aldrich was Of the opinion that the
conferees could reduce rates below
those fixed by either house without the
adoption Of a concurrent resolution
However. canvass viii be made to as
certain whether q concurrent resolution
conferring Jurisdiction 20 lower rates
below those fixed by either house could
be adopted
Iron ore was taken Up at the after
noon session today. but the rate was
not fixed. A report that the conferees
had agreed upon duty OF 20 cents
Ton was accepted as true by senators
and representatives. from states inter-
ested in the iron ore question
senator Hale is making a stubborn
tight for the retention of the s4-a ton
rate on print paper fixed by the senate
Little consideration has been given thus
Tar TO lumber. coal or OIL The senate
conferees are insisting upon sL5O on
rough lumber. while the house mem
bers say they viii hold out for 81
umber.
JOAL WILL BE DUTIABLE
Coal. il is said. viii be made dutiable
e. $ cents ton IT is settled that the
reciprocal free trade provision adopted
BY the house viii be eliminated also;
that oil VIII 60 on the free list through
the rejection OF the countervailing duty
provision adopted by the senate.
The glove and hosiery schedules
which were materially increased by the
house over the Dingley rates, remain
unsettled.
senators ,Aldrich, Hale, Burrows and
Penrose had two hours conference
with President Taft at the White
House tonight.
The conference lasted until midnight
but among those who took part in
81 nothing would be divulged as 10
what took place.