The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29
TAFT ULTIMATUM,
The President Informs Tariff
COnferees in Writing
That Lumber Rate Must Not
Exceed $1.25.
GLOVES AND HOSIERY.
Must Go in at Schedule Fixed
by the Senate.
Print Panar Schedule CoanS
Print Paper Schedule Seems
Likely to Make Trouble.

two houses had with President Taft
late last night the. president has noti-
ned the conference committee in
writing that he could not accept a
rate exceeding $1.25 on rough ium-
Der and that he would insist upon
the senate rates on gloves and hos
iery.
When the presidents visitors pre-
sented the compromise figures on
lumber, gloves and hosiery, which
had been agreed upon by the com
mittee, he took their memorandum,
saying he would give it deliberate
consideration. Instead of com
members of the committee. he put
them in writing, and they were to-
day read to the conference. In
polite, but plain language the presi-
dent told the conferees that he felt
the pledges of the party required
this.
The transmission of the presidents
view had the effect of reopenlng all
these subjects and much doubt at
once arose in the minds of the con-
ferees as to when the end might be
reached.
Mr.. Aldrich told some of the Demo-
Gratis that probably they would not be
summoned again before Saturday or
Sunday.
The Democrats remained in the
conference for less than an hour and
during that time were given very
slight opportunity to participate in
the conference. They discovered only
that the Republican members were
still in deep water. Some of them
expressed displeasure over being COM
PEELED to retire from the conference
room. Senator Bailey who had gone
out With the other Democrats, proved
I, -,,-+x fafN1-
leagues he suggested that the Re-
publicans should be left to solve
their own difficulties.
The plan to have the conference
report submitted to the house tomor-
row, will of course fall through and
it seems now quite probable chat it
will not be received before next Mon
Senator Cullom. who had been
summoned from Atlantic City, where
he has been in attendance at the bed
side of his sick wife was present to-
day, having been told by the commit
tee that his presence was desired for
the purpose of signing the conference
report ~
mittee, the president reiterated his
demand that hides be kept on the
free list and that the rates on leather
and leather goods be shaded IBelow
the house figures as has heretofore
been agreed upon.
In dismissing' the Democratic
mem bers of the conference the Re
publican members, Vouchsated no
explanation to them other than that
they had been called in premature
w. There were Democratic sug-
gestions that if an agreement was not
reached soon, congress should ad-
iourn until sometime in the fall to
permit the Republicans to get to-
White House Conference.
Washington, July 29.-The confer
ees on the tariff bill having com
pleted their labors and arranged
by which the conference re-
port probably will be placed before
the house tomorrow and before the
senate probably on Monday, the tar
iff situation has been relieved OF some
of it's perplexing features and the TAR
iff builders are optimistic.
There is some doubt however
whether the conference rates on lum-
Der and gloves would prove satlstac-
tory to President Taft. The action OF
conferees on these two schedules was
the subject of conference at me
White House last night when the
president discussed the matter with
Chairman Payne and Representative
Mccall, two of the house conferees
who have been allied with the presl-
dent in his fight for downward reVl-
sion.
. When the two conferees left the
executive mansion after m1dnlgnc
they declined to discuss what had
been accomplished. 1t is understood
however, that the president made it
plain to the visitors that he was dis
pleased at the manner in which the
gloves and lumber issues were as
posed of. 1t is said he urged them to
continue their fight for lower rate
on these commodities.
It required a roll call to fix the
rates on lumber, which are as fol-
lows:
Lumber. rough, $1.4O a thousand
feet. The house rate was 81 ana me
senate rate $3.50. The senate dill
ferentials were adopted. making 1um-
Der planed on one side dutiab1e at
$19O, two sides $2.15, three sides
S2.521a, and four sides $3.50.
The senate rates on lath and shin
giles, which were higher than the
house rates, also were adopted.
Votes were taken on rough lumber
at $1.25 and at $3.50, but no agree
ment could be reached except at the
on finished lumber.
The Glove Schedule.
Gloves were made dutiable at rates
considerably in advance or the duties
fixed by the senate bill, which for the
most part were the same as the Ding
ley rates.
The conference rates are as fol-
lows: Women's and children's gloves,
valued at not more than 81 a dozen,
$3.50 a dozen; valued at more than
81, but not more than $12 dozen.
81 a dozen; valued at more than S12
a dozen, 35 per cent ad valorem. The
glove of sheep origin, |
which is the cheapest skin glove man
factured, was made dutiable at 81
a dozen. This is a heavy reduction |
from the house rates, which made all
gloves dutiable at 81 a dozen, ans is |
even less than the senate rate of
$1.25 and the Dingley rate of S1.75 |
per dozen.
The conferees adopted an amend |
ment which cuts in half the cumu- |
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