The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01
THE TARIFF
CONFERENCES.
Some OF the Obstacles Men,
bers Of Committees Found.
TRYING TO AGREE ON HIDES.


Census Supervisors to Be Appointed.
The Coming Rivalry Over Senate
Seats In Acknowledging Cos
sip.
Washington, July 29-[Special. NO
item In the tariff bill has stirred up
more of a runpus among the sena-
tors and Representatives than that re-
lating to hides. 1t is principle rather
than the amount of money involved
that has caused such feeling over q
duty or placing the article on the free
list as was provided for in the Payne
bill as it passed the house. Hides
were on the free list in the Wilson
tariff law. but when the Dingley bill
was passed duty was imposed and
the senate this year in its handling of
the measure restored that duty. Only
about $3,000,O0O annually is produced
from the duty on hides. President
Taft has insisted right along that they
must be made free in accordance with
his policy of free raw materials. But
he also contends that the products
from hides also should be reduced con-
siderably before the bill is finally
patched up by the conferees. There
has been wonderful amount of
switching on the part of senators since
the president took his stand on the
question of hides. There really has
been more pickering over hides than
some of the great schedules in the bill
such as cotton, wool, the metals and
several others.
Appointment of Census Supervisors.
The first big batch of appointments
that may be looked for win be the
census supervisors. They are likely
to be announced shortly after the adj
journment of congress. and there is
much activity among congressman to
have their favorites recognized OF
course the great bulk of these posi-
derstood that the Democrats are to be
permitted to name some, but these will
be chiefly in the southern states in
which there are no Republican con-
gressmen.
Interest In Corners Candidacy
Word comes from Alabama that Gov.
ernor Conner is going to make the race
for United States senator next year
and that in order to comply with the
new constitution of his state he will
resign as governor one year in advance
Of the primary so that he can legally
enter the contest. This bit of political
gossip has excited interest in Washing
ton because Governor Conner has been
a bitter foe of railroad and other cor
porations and the supreme court mp
held laws which he had passed through
the legislature of Alabama to regulate
and reduced rates on the lines passing
through the state, the highest court
setting aside an injunction granted the
railroads by a federal district Judge
If Governor Conner succeeds in break
ing into the senate it will be over the
political dead body of Senator John
Hollis Bankhead, who is printing him.
self for hot fight with view OF
holding on to his seat
Where Mlsrakes Are Serious.
Extra care is TO be taken this year
to guard against mistakes when the
big tariff Till is enrolled and sent up
TO the White House for the signature
of President Taft. In times past mis-
takes have been made which caused
not only serious trouble in carrying out
the law. but made it necessary for con-
gress at the next session to straight
en- out the tangle. The omission of
even comma may change the entire
effect Of paragraph. Work for the
enrolling clerks il exceptionally oner-
Gus this time for the reason that the
senate made so many changes in the
tariff bin after 1t was passed by the
house.
Appropriation For Brussels Exposition.
1t begins TO look as If this session
of congress will come to an end with
out any appropriation being made to
have the government Of the United
States properly represented at the In
ternatfonal exposition to be held, at
Brussels next year. the date of the
opening being early In April. The
house had an item of 100000 in the
urgent deficiency bill, but it was ruled
cut on point of order. as under the
law such an item did not properly be-
long in that measure Unless the SEN
ate can find a way out OF the diff
Guilty there is no hope. Belgium Is
heavy customer commercially of the
United States, and as the Belgians had
a fine exhibit at the st. Louis expos
ton in 1904 they undoubtedly will con
slider that they have been sighted
badly if the United States fails tc
have an exhibit at their exposition.
A Game Sport.
Congressman Nick I.ongwortf son.
in-law of former President Roosevelt
took advantage of the lull here in leg
islatiye circles to spend week at d
bathing beach. When Nick set bsigA
to Washington he was 4 sight to 1e-
hold. The sun had literally cooked his
bald head, and his face was as red as
q boiled lobster. In that condition he
played on the baseball nine erga iaize