The Washington herald., 1909-07-15
TAFT TAKES HAND
IN TARIFF FIGHT
Continued from Page One.

the fact that he had attended the sew
eral conferences held al the White House
between the President. members OF the
Cabinet. and Republican leaders OF Tne
Senate.
The Presidents purpose IN asking SEN
atOr AldriCh and Reprcsenta-ive Payne 10
visit him last night was . use al nis
powers Of persuasion 20 Inluse AIr. Payne
20 agree % accept the corporation tax
While the Presidents influence with Nr
Payne IS necessarily pOwe-9lL x IS by no
means certain that TIE corporation Tx
amendment Of the Senate viii become
law.
After its adoption by the Senate the
corporation tax amendment was rewriJ-
ten By Attorney General Wickersham.
with the intention OF submitting Il 10 the
Joint conference committee in its new
form But even with important changes.
designed as they were 20 make the cor
poration tax more acceptable 10 both
Houses and the administration. Repre-
sentative Payne could see no good IN the
corpOrsslon tax proposition per Sc. and
did not hesitate 10 express his views in
/ this connection.
No Night Session.
The conference committee was not n
session last night II was announced al
/ the conclusion Of the afternoon session
/ that marked progress had been made with
( the bill When the conferees met yester-
day morning they had gone over the
( dutlable schedules and the free list. and
/ were ready 10 take Up the administrative
/ features and the maximum tariff
When they adjourned in the Afternoon
/ the first reading Of the BIN had beer
/ completed. including the administrative
{ features. as well as the maximum tariff
I An agreement had been reached as 70
many OF the important features In ths
/ administrative part OF the bill
( The House cCnferees agreed 20 the para
graph authorizing the customs court
with an amendment which restored tht
/ salaries OF the judges Of the court q
SO 90 a year. as was proposed in thC
/ amendment reported 10 the Senate by tbs
] Finance Committee.
! The Senate had cut the salaries o
S7.500. but the conference committee re-
/ stored them, which was a substantial vic
( tory for Senator Aldrlch and his col
I leagues on the Finance Committee
The matter OF the appointment OF tar
IL experts Is stu open. but that Wi
probably be agreed 10. which will be an
other victory for the Senate conferees
/ President Taft is understood 10 be favor
able 20 the appointment OF these experts
and Il was in Difference 70 his wishes tha
the Finance Committee os the Senate re
ported an amendment giving the Presi
dent authority 20 name these experts. AT
! amendment offered IN the Senate By Mr.
/ Culberson. of Texas 70 limit the numbei
/ and fix their salaries was rejected. and
as the amendment was finally passed. Il
gives the President unlimited authority
in the matter OF appointment Of experts
Commission Demanded.
The business interests OF the country
which had been demanding a tariff com
mission. accepted the amendment reported
by the Finance Committee as entirely
agreeable. The House couferees. how
ever. are not favorable 10 the appoint
ment OF tariff commission OF Of experts
and up 10 this time has refused TO agree
10 the Senate amendment. II IS expected
that in view Of President Taft's desires
that they wil ultimately accept the Sen
ate amendment
/ The drawback features OF the Senate
/ blI were agreed 90 substantially IN Jhe
/ form In which the Senate reported them
/ The request OF the manufacturing drug
gists that a drawback be given them on
the internal taxes paid on alcohol uset
in the manufacture of drugs and per
fumery for export was considered yester-
Il cav la connection with the other draw
back features. and while Il was not final
" agreed 10. IL IS expected that they vii
be given this privilege by the restoration
10 the bill OF section ss as It appeared il
\ the House bin and was struck out by tht
Senate.
The general drawback features are sub
stantially the same as they are IA III
existing law
The conferees have decided % rewrit
the paragraph imposing a duty en- fol