The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-31
Not an Ideal Measure, He
Admits
BUT MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Reported to House by Payne-Debate on
To-day-president Could Have Done
More, Critics Say, Had He Got
Into the Fight Earlier.

Washington, July sl.--Intensc relief
over the signing Of the conference re-
port on the tariff bin and its presenta-
ton to the House was everywhere man.
ifest about the capitol and at the White
House yesterday. The feeling uniyers.
ally expressed wac one Of qualification
that the end Of the special session is in
sight.
President Taft was beset by large
number Of callers from the Senate and
House. Most Of them congratulated him
on his success in compelling the con-
ferccs, after they had taken stand to
yield to HRS demands in number Of
particulars. The president is deeply
pleased over the outcome. II is known
he does not regard the bill as it stands
as ideal, but he feels he has been able
to gain important concessions. Many
messages and letters Of congratulatory
tone were received.
The House Republicans broke into
loud applause when Chairman Payne pre-
scented the conference report, as he did
only minute or two after the House
convened. Under the rule ii went over
until to-day for printing in the Record.
Again the Republicans applauded when
Mr.. Payne said 10 hoped to dispose Of
the report before the House adjourned
to-day. He did not wish, he said, to
cut off debate unnecessarily Not a
single voice was heard IN objection 70
a motion BY him that for the purpose
Of giving ample time for discussion, the
House meet to-day at 10 o'clock.
It was fully expected that Chairman
Payne would make an official statement
in connection with the report, but he
postponed this until to-day, after having
first explained that he had prepared a
personal statement. This he read
II is probable that Mr.. Clark, minor
ity leader, win prepare statement
showing thu Democratic view. and that
the two views will Be printed together
as one document.
The president made it plain IN diseus-
sing the report that he was invited into
the conference before he attempted to
give the advice which finally brought
about a settlement OF the controverted
points. IN addition to inviting the views
OF the president, the conferees went so
far as to take votes on certain schedules
the decision thus reached to stand only
in the event Of its meeting the presi.
dents approval II the president disap-
proved, the conferees were to report back
and open the subject again.
Probably the most marked reduction
as result of the action 81 the two
houses and Of the conference committee
are found IN the metal schedule Begin
ming with a decrease in the rate Of iron
ore from 40 to Is cents per ton, there
is general reduction throughout that
portion Of the bill, pig iron going down
from 81 to $3.50 per ton, and scrap iron
from 81 to 81. The reduction on many
Of the items in this schedule amounts
to about so per cent. and this reduction
includes steel rails.
Rough humber goes down from 81 to
$3.50 per thousand feet, with CORE
spending reduction ID the difTerential o.
dressed lumber
The wool schedule underwent no
change Of consequence, but the entire
cotton schedule was reconstructed and
the phraseology greatly changed. 1t IS
estimated that the rates fixed BY the
bill are about three per cent. higher
upon an average than those collected on
cottons last year. The rates on cotton
hosiery are generally increased.
In the much contested matter Of the
rate on gloves, the high protectiouists
fail to score. They sought through an
increase made BY the House, to raise the