Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-24

no opportunity to impress the
wisdom of such course upon
senators and members of the
house. Senator Cummins will to-
night give out statement regard
ing the attitude of the progress
slyes." He will say that it is not
| necessary for all free raw mater
1al that the "progressives'' de-
mand, but rather general lowering
Of duties.
Washington, D. c., July 22.-Tran-
guilty of the most pronounced type
characterized the dinner to the tariff
conferees and other leaders of the
proposed revision of schedules at the
White house last night and
the prospect for speedy completion
OF the arduous task facing the reyis-
ionists is looked forward to. Presi-
dent Taft's dinner party to the tariff
trainers was just the opposite to
what the advance notes proclaimed it
to be. Harmony was the existing order
and while little dickering with the var
1ous proposed rates was done, the
CHIEF executive today enjoys the be-
lief that congress will enact a tariff
bill which will fulfil the downward re-
| vision pledge of the Republican party.
| The only matter of prolonged dis
cussion following the dinner which
| took place on the roof of the west
wing of the White house, was as to the
location of the customs court, which is
provided for in the senate bill, and al
ready agreed to in conference. The
consensus of opinion was that the
headquarters of the court should be in
Washington. although, Of course, sit
tings will be had in various port cities
! 1t is understood that former Represen
tative Hepburn of Iowa is to be ap
pointed member of the court, and he
may be the presiding Judge.
I The Guests at Dinner.
The president did open the flow d
soul by very informally stating thai
the Republican party ought to fulfil
its pledges, speaking along the line O
his recent statement. Senator Hale
however. interpolated something abou
the customs court, and that fixed the
drift Of the general talk for the res
of the time the guests were seated a
table.
The guests at the dinner were Vice
President Sherman, Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh, Attorney Genera
Wickersham, Speaker Cannon, Sena
tors Aldrich Of Rhode Island, Hale D
Maine, Penrose Of Pennsylvania, Bur
rows Of Michigan, Root of New Yorl
and Crane of Massachusetts and Rep
resentatfves Payne Of New York, Dial
zell of Pennsylvania, Mccall of Massa
chusetts, Fordney of Michigan, Bou
tell Of Illinois, Calderhead of Kansas
! and Dwight of New York All tn,
senators present are members of tn
conference committee except Root AM
Crane and oil the representatives ey
: cept Speaker Cannon and Mr.. Dwigh.
Senator Root is as close to the pres1
dent as any member of the cabinet an,
also is general counsel to the financ
committee. Senator Crane is the NAL
who lines UP the votes when there !;
senate crisis. Representative
Dwight is the Republican house whir
After the dinner on the roof tn
guests gathered in groups and talke
things over. OF course they talke
: tariff, but there was no set program 0
. the get-together order 1t had beel
heralded, as there was good reason Il
, believe, that the object of the dime
5 was to bring about final understand
| ing as to what the president demand
| ed in the form of downward revision
and as to what the conferees woul
do to carry out his wishes. AS it turn
ed out the primary object was to briu
together socially the men who hay
been bearing the brunt of the TART
work that will count; complimen
which the president desired to pay De
fore congress finished its labors an
adjourned. AS host, it is stated, tn
president did not feel like ''layin
( down" on this or that conferee. H
/ has done that in his conferences wit
: one, two or three senators and repre-
sentatives at a time.
All is Serene.
: The good fellowship that prevaile
: among the dinner guests. irrespectiv
lof the fact that no formal considers