The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-07-15
TARIFF BILL
In CONFERENCE
HOUSE MEMBERS BATTLING
FOR LOWER PRICES IN
WOMEN'S GOODS.
Senate Members Are Insisting Upon
Cheaper Cotton and Wooden
Goods-Much Speculation.

Washington, July 1O-Cheaper cot
ton and wooden goods and cheap hos
Jerry and wooden goods, the former de-
manded by the house and the
latter by the senate, promise to be
among the most stubbornly fought
questions in the congressional con-
terence on the tariff bill AT least
that is the way things appeared at he
close OF the first days session.
There was great deal OF specu-
lation today among leaders in cong
ress who are not parties TO the con-
ference as to what w:n be done with
these items Many members express
ID the opinion that the house would
yield ON cotton and wool and the
,enate on gloves and hosiery in conn
piiance with rhe prosectionist's idea
ii standpatism.
/ this should be the outcome it is
predicted that vigorous protests
Nculd be heard in both the senate and
house from advocates of downward
5e1ision Some members went so
Jar as to say THAT an effort would be
made To reject the conference reports
IL the event OF such a glaring in
s,ance OF upward revision"
The effect OF amendments to the
cottcn and WOODEN schedules i'll the
-ouse was very material reduction
/ the existing duties The senate re-
,;ored these by decisive vote. On
the other hand the house advanced
he rates on hosiery and women's
gloves lar above the duties fixed by
lie Dingley law and the senate de-
lined to accept the increase.
Two sessions of the conierees were
.eld today. The first began at 10 a.
N. and continued until lis p. N. a
ecess was taken for luncheon last
ng uptil 2:3O o'clock when the al
:ernoon session was begun 1t was
agreed that these hours shall contin-
throughout the conference. The
iflernoon session lasted until nearly 6
o'clock VIXEN an adjournment was
AIKEN until 10 a. m Monday
All OF the conierees were present
ebay except Senator Cullom, who is
ct in the city 1t was expected that
Is phase in the conference will be fill
ed much of the time by Senator
Smoot
Amendments were considered today
I their numerical order When the
'ession closed for the day the confer
es had passed through the chemica,
9rd earthenware schedules and more
Kan hall way through the meta
che dulles. All of the amendments il
.hese schedules. however, were not set
led Nevertheless the comerees rep
csc utng both branches OF congress:
expressed satisfaction with the prog
Tess made.
The adjustment OF the difference.
between the house and senate VIII no
prove so serious task as is indicated
~ the large number OF amendments
!, Nearly 800 either amendments relat,
G phraseology over which there vii
. c no dispute whatever Eliminatin,
; these it cs pointed cur that there ar,
!, .ess than 400 amendments that rep
resent opposing views
For members of the conference
: committee are willing to place TIL
lime necessary for the completion o
the bill in conference at less than tel
: days. Notwithstanding the large mum
5ep OF purely verbal amendment:
! Seine OF the conferees place the prob
? able length of the conference at
= fortnight or more. In support O
5 their view they point to the fact tina
a the senate put in the bill an entirel
i new maximum and minimum prov;
i sior. the corporation tax amendmen'
4 provision for he establishment of
customs court, and new admins
e rative act, covering multitude @
4 qustions not raised TN the house. |
n addition to all these new features tn
a senate struck CIT the house amend
ment for the imposition OF a feders
# inheritance TAX, ard its new drawbac
y feature.
The corporation tax amendment ha
rot been considered by the conderee
in any way. Nevertheless it was pre-
dicted in congressional circles to
night that the proposed tax on the IL
earnings OF corporations would be RI
q duced in conference from the two pc
q cent. to one per cent
That has been suggested" said Ser
g ator Aldrich when asked concernin
n the report that reduction would b
made i'll the tax 1t was reported ads
d that the corporation tax ,provisio
e may IL eliminated and the house il
heritan,e tax provision restored I
:, the bill, but no confirmation of tn
:, sorry coulo be had, nor could its origi
be traced.