The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-24
Men in Congress Assure Him
Tariff Will Be Made TO
His Order.
FIGHTS FOR FREE
HIDES SEEM WON
Whether There viii Be Reductions
in Wool Schedules
Problcmatical.
By JAMES HAY, II.

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Assured by his callers that the
final form of the tariff bill will be
"a measure made to his own order"
the President today is greatly
/ pleased With the success that he be-
lieyes is acw about to end his efforts
to incorporate into the measure the
principles of general downward re-
vision.
The "big men" who saw him to-
day and told him that ne had won
his fight and that the conference re-
port viii be completed tonight or
Monday morning were:
Senator Crane of Massachusetts.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts.
Senator Borah of Idaho, Chairman
Payne of the House Committee on
Ways and Means, and Representa-
tive Dwight of New York, the Re-
publican whip" of the House.
WHAT IS ASSURED.
The assurances these gentlemen
gave Mr.. Taft are. when summed
up in brief. as follows:
Free hides
Free oil.
Five or 10 cents a ton on iron
ore to protect all American ore
against competition on the Atlantic
seaboard from countries too near
tie United States.
Reductions of from to 10 per
cent on bootc and shoes
Lumber at s1.25.
Coal at 45 cents.
Hosiery and gloves at the Senate
rates instead of the higher rates
in the House bill.
Reductions in the rates on the
lower grades Of cotton goods.
Not Yet Decided.
Whether there VIII be any reductions
In the wool schedules has not been de-
cided. II IS only comparatively recent
~ that the President has gone after
lower duties on wool. and il will not be
known until late IN the afternoon or to
night whether he has succeeded on this
point.
On the other eight articles. however,
there is not the slightest misgiving in
circles that the Presi-
dents wishes have already prevailed.
And this fact is being hailed today By
the friends OF Mr.. Taft as Signalling
for him a victory which at first some
Of his close advisers feared he might
not win
One Of the Congressional leaders IN
The tariff fight said today:
''The bill must Of necessity please the
President. When il comes out OF con
ference it will contain. not only the
reductions demanded BY him. but il
vii! also incorporate other reductions
IN line with his policy. These reduc-
tions have not yet received the pub-
icity that might have been expected.
This Is probably due 30 the interest
aroused by his determination TO get
certain specified reductions"
Representative Dwight OF New York.
VhO has had charge OF keeping track OF
The sentiment in the House, said, after
ieeing the President today:
Call to Members.
Notices are being sent out this morn
ng to all members OF the House to be
n their seats az Tuesday noon. Ths
,lll when reported out OF conference.
will be one which will pass the Senate
Ind the House and receive the Presi-
ient's signature. In my opinion, the
House viii take it up at Tuesday noon
md pass it before adjournment that
hight"
In spite OF the outlook for dispatch in
he passage Of tire measure by the
House, those IN touch with the situ-
-tion say the Senate viii not get
through with Il until next Saturday or.
probably. August 4, owing 10 the de-
Tres Of Senators 10 make speeches for
ne good or the country and their con-
tituents
The two Senators. Borah and Crane.
Who have been busy lining up sufficient
'otes in the Senate TO put free hides
nto the bill. reported % the President
his morning their conviction that they
ave been successful Both the Massa-
husetts Senators -LlsO told the Presi-
lent that the boot and shoe men of
Jew England are willing that reduc-
ions be made in the boot and shoe du-
les in return for free hides.
The bill viii be voted on in the
fouse before going 10 the Senate.
Speaker Cannon predicts that Con
ress will adjourn on August Is, said
primer Representative Watson os In
lana, who dropped In this morning
D see the President because he Is So
sed 20 doing so, land as he is
Ood prophet I think that is a pretty
OOd date 20 tie TO.
''The Democrats in the Senate viii
e certain to talk at ieEst q wesk"
The principal work CT the conferees