The Washington times., 1909-07-19
Taft'S Amendment Is Adopt
ed by Tariff Committee
of Both Houses.
PRESIDENT ASSURED
IT WILL BE A LAW
Executive Gets Promises That the
Votes Will Be Found TO Enact
the New Measure.
By JOHN SNURE.

By JOHN SNURE.
The conference committee this
morning adopted the revised corpora
ton tax amendment as drafted by At.
torney General Wickershanl-
Mr.. Wickersham visited the Caption
about 11:80 o'clock and had with him
the new draft Of the corporation taa
measure.
The conference discussed it with
him and with Senator Root and agreed
to It. The tax is reduced 70 per cent
and holding companies are exempted
from taxation by the new amendment.
The President is assured that votes
viii be found to get the measure en-
acted
Senators ard members Of the House
who are in favor Of The program Of the
President on tariff are busily engaged
today in trying TO line up the votes for
that program.
4 They are finding many difficulties, but
/ the indications are that in spite OF a
! lot OF kicking and some Republican
votes In opposition, the program will
/ go through
The general belief about the Capitol
/ today is that the President will be able
to get something approximating to what
/ he wants as to raw materials. Not much
/ indication is given that when the con-
! ference report comes out it viii contain
material downward revision apart from
what may be done on raw materials.
| That President Taft realizes the OBJ
| stacles in the Senate and House, espe-
cially in the Senate. to getting the bin
| whipped into the shape he wants, or
| anything like that shape was made
/ plain today by the visit to the White
/ House of Senator Crane OF Massachu-
/ sets.
Senator Crane was out Of town.
Called Back Hurriedly.
He was hurrie5ly called back and has
taken off his coat and gone 50 work &c
/ line up Senate votes for the program
Of free raw materials which the Presi-
dent is advocating. Senator Crane has
I done this at the instance Of the White
/ House and at the same time he is
| believer in free raw materials In fact,
/ this is just what New England Is ask
ins for.
senator CuIlom of Illinois, Of the
! Finance Committee, and one of the con-
ferees, was called away today by the
inrcss Of his wife. He left a letter say
ing he was for free hides, the Dingley
rates on gloves and hosiery, reciprocity
1 in coal and the lowest rates in either
bill on lumber, woolens. and cottons.
Senator Cullom supposedly. too. is
/ with the President as to iron ore and
oil. His letter places him in substantial
Isuppor- of the White House program.
Many Recalcitrants.
The opponents Of free iron ore con
tiuue 30 be recaIcitrant. They are
not going 30 be easily mollihed
/ Many of the Republican insurgents,
who have been opposed to the bill
from the start, say that if the bill. as
lit comes from conference. is 70 con-
/ tain no other concessions TO the down
ward revisfonists than free raw ma
/ terial. leaving the other schedules as
/ high 3 ever, there is no reason why
. they should support f.. at the same
/ time, the supporters Of juties on raw
/ materials say that II the duties are
removed from the very raw materials
lin which their districts are most con-
I CeTued, there is strong reason why
they should not support the confer
/ enCe report.
Democrats Oppose It.
/ Representative Underwood of Ala
1 bama, one Of the ablest Of the House
! Democrats, a member Of the Ways and
/ Means, ssld today that he did not know
/ whether it would be possible for the
! White House program to be put through
( the House. He inclined to the belief
| It would 90 through, but he said there
/ were obstacles.
1.-THE Democrats, with one or two ex-
/ cepuons, will vote against the confer
/ epce report" said he. unless Il con
/ taius more downward revision than I
I expect 10 see. If about thirty Repubii-
/ en- 1t is impossible 10 say whether
/ that ndmber VIII oppose it,
I one can hear all sorts Of tales of woe
on the Republican side and men who
want duties on raw materials ere do
ing a lot Of talking.
How Insurgents Feel.
Republican insurgents who never
have liked the bill do not regard the re-
movaI Of duties or lowering of them
on a few raw materials as sufficient
reason for coming 10 the support of the
bill But how many of these people will
stick out against the conference report
Wleu the test comes, 1 do not know" "
/ Representative Hill Of Connecticut
was asked whether the etll would be
finished up by next Saturday.
Some Saturday. but : don't know
which one said Mr.. Hil with a sad