The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-27
CONF fERENCE
NEAR AN END
Agreement on Tariff Bill
Expected Before Close
of the Day.

Washington. July 27.-That before
the end of the day there would be 4
complete agreement by the conferees
on the tariff bill. was the announce
ment made by some Of the conferees
at noon today
So confident were the conferees that
the Republican whip" OF the house
was instructed to have every Republi-
can member present next Thursday,
when. 1t is expected, the resolution
authorizing the house conferees TO
agree to a reduction OF the rates on
leather and leather goods will be pre-
sented, il is further expected that by
the time this resolution is introduced.
the full conference report will be pre-
pared and ready for submission to the
TWO houses. The conferees have been
assured the resolution will be adopt
ed by the house In addition, Senator
Aldrich today received assurances that
there would be no serious opposition
to the agreement from the hide men in
the senate The meeting OF the house
conferees with those OF the senate.
which was TO have taken place at II
o'clock today, was postponed until
2.30 because a preliminary meeting
held By the house members of the
conference continued longer than had
been expected.
When their meeting concluded. they
announced that the senate PROPOSE
tion had been found to be acceptable.
The house men were confident of the
early termination of their labors when
l,Ft nd
when they announced openly their eX-
pectatlon that the meeting with the
senators called for the afternoon would
be the last that would be necessary.
The understanding now is that the
resolution OF authorization Will be sub
mitted to the house on Thursday, and
a vote taken after a very brief dis
cussioD
1t became evident in the house today
that the Democratic conferees on the
tariff bill have become Solicitous as to
whether or not they are TO be permit
ted 10 participate in any degree In the
conference on the tariff
A direct and pertinent inquiry in
that regard was made TO Chairman
Payne by Minority eader Clark.
When are the Republican conferees
going to call us in?" was Mr. Clark's
question. which elected no little
amount OF laughter
IF the gentleman will tell me, ! will
tell him." responded Mr Payne.
Mr.. Clark remarked that the mem
bers were "devilinG the life out OF
him" TO find out, and he wanted to
know
Not at all embarrassed. apparently,
Mr. Payne said that If anyone could
tell him where he could obtain the In
formation. he would get it and COM
municate 1t to the house.
Washington, July 27,-When the
conierees of the two houses Of con-
gress on the tariff bill resumed their
work today. it was with the intention
of taking up other subjects than
hides The last few days have been
devoted almost exclusively to the lat
ter subject and the members of the
conference we're hopeful that. in view
of the agreement to leave the final de-
clsion of the hide duty until aftef
the house could act. they would be In
a position to proceed with other fea'
lures of the bill, and thus get the
whole measure In shape for presenta'
ton TO the senate and house as soon
as the rates I'm the leather schedule
should be fixed. in case the house au-
thOrizeS their reduction.
The hide men are making a strong
appeal to the representatives from the
tanning and shoe manufacturing dis
tricts in the hope that they viii see
that the placing Of hides on the free
list, together with a reduction OF hidc
products, is a tendency towards the
Democratic doctrine. and they claim
TO be making some headway with
them The advocates of hide duty
contend that IL Is not true that. TAX
ing hides alone. the house is favor
able TO free hides, and II is asserted
b. them that hides never would have
been placed on the free list If IT, had
not been for the strength which was
necessary to procure a duty on lum-
Der The hide men are hoping nov,
with lumber safely protected, that
some of the lumber men may como
over and help them.
Before entering thc conference to-
day. Chairman Payne. OF the house
ConlereeS, Sdd lndl no SIpIl Noulu
be made to have the house act on the
proposed reduction resolution before
the latter part of the week, and when
the house met there was a general
understanding that 1t would adjourn
after todays session until next Thurs
day or Friday.
Washington. July 26.-Hidcs will be
put on the free list. If boots and shoes
and other manufactures of leather are