Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-27

features. The report it is said, then
would be presented to President
Taft with the statement that the
conferees had not been able to mus
ter sufficient votes to assure its adop-
tion and it would devolve upon the
president to procure the necessary
support, for the program. In the
event of failure, according to the
promoters of this suggestion, the
conferees would submit a report
placing a small duty on hides, and
the house rates on leather. The
president would be asked to get the
necessary votes in the house to in
sure the people such a program by
that body.
Obnoxious as such plan would
be to most of the conferees, 1t is
said to have been suggested in all
seriousness. Few of the conferees
believe that it will be incumbent
upon the INTO resort to such tactics
however, for all of them realize that
the criticisms usually heaped upon
members who oppose the administra-
ton view make men hesitate to COM
bat the presidents will. On that as
count it is generally believed that
the compromise giving cheap rates
on shoes and other manufactures Of
leather in return for free hides will
be adopted. Senator Warren said
today that the western senators
would not be representing their
states if they were to consent to the
abolition of duty of hides in the in
terest of Manufacturers of shoes and
other leather goods unless the manu-
facturers of New England and other
eastern states are compelled to con-
cede lower rates on leather products.
While the western senators take the
position. that the removal of duties
on hides will be injurious to the cat
tie business, some of them say they
will withdraw their protests, because
of the insistence of President Taft,
if reductions are made all along the
line in the leather schedule. ~
The program on which the con-
ferees are working is as follows: ?.
Hides free, as provided by the
house bill, against the senate
rate of 1g per, cent advalorem.
Sole leather, five per cent, the
same as In the house bill
against the senate rates of Is ,,
per cent. =.
Dressed upper leather seven
and half per cent, as against d
Is per cent in both house and &
senate. bills. ii
Boots and shoes, 10 per cent ].
as against Is per cent in the II
house bill and 20 per cent in the T5
senate bill. g
saddlery and harness twenty y
per cent, as against thirty-fve ]
per cent in the house bill. and ..ss
forty per cent in the. senate d
bill. fo.tE aa. ?s}, I
, According to Senator Warren, the
story that beef packers are engaged
extensively in the tanning business
and will be the principal beneiters.
It has been unoficially reported that
IA dutyaof $3.75 "a ton would be
agreed to on print paper. y
While rates have been fixed posi-
lively on coal, oil, lumber, hosiery,
gloves, print paper, and iron ore, the
conferees have given enough consid-
Grafton to these subjects to know
that 1t would be possible to dispose
Of them in one brief session. ]
1t was announced tonight that
none of these subjects would be
closed until the conferees are ready
to act upon all Of them. It is gem
orally understood that q vote will
be taken on these questions tomor-
row. It was announced that Il ac-
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