The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-26
Anti=Free Hide Element Will Resist Any e.
fort to Take Duty Off Hides==Tariff Bill
Is in Critical Condition

Washington. July 26--In both sen.
ate and house. the anti.free hide ele-
ment is making active preparation for
vigorous resistance to any report from
the tariff conference committee. which
may look to taking the duty off hides.
Northwestern senators and members
Of the house were at the capitol early
today
The "insurrectiou" members OF the
house. as the anti-raw material fight
ers are coming to be called, decided on
holding meeting. which was called
ior ii o'clock. but the senator's who
are making a fight along the same
lines, concluded to perfect their plans
by means of individual conferences.
Most active among the workers on the
senate side were Senators Clark and
Warren of Wyoming, Carter of Mon.
ina, Borah, of Idaho, and Smoot of
Utah
In case the conferees bring in a free
hide report. the opposition will resort
to the tactics Of adopting a resolution
of authorization TO the conference com.
mittec. TO place all kinds OF leather
and all leather goods on the free list
along with hides.
BY this course. they count on obtain
ing all but one of the Democratic votes
In the senate, and all but four of the
Democratic votes in the house. The
Democrats are committed to lower
duties. and while they would not dl.
rectly help the hide men by voting 20
put a higher duty on their product
they would be willing TO force all the
duty of shoes
The hide men think that, rather
than accept free leather and free
shoes. the manufacturers and the con.
ferees. who represent their views.
would be willing TO concede duty on
hides.
The lighting will be close in both
houses In the senate there are sixty.
one Republicans and thirty-one Demo.
Gratis. Senator McEnery. of the Demo
cratic column will vote with the Re-
publicans Tor protection, The other
thirty Democrats are counted on as
favorable to free leather With these
thirty votes as starter. it would be
necessary W Set oSNehISeu iNcpuof
cans.
There arc about ten senators. who
will go 10 any necessary extent, to pre-
vent the taking of duty off hides. They
hone to pick up six or seven votes
from among the so-called progressive
senators, who voted against the bill
as It passed the senate.
Then free raw material men were
not so active today but they were
none the less determined. With the
President and large majority OF the
Republican members of both houses OF
congress with them. they say that sue
cess must come, and they tell the TN
surrectors" that they must either take
free hides now, or soon be asked TO
take free wool In addition.
Everybody appreciates that the tar
if bill is in a critical state. and not
even its most enthusiastic supporters
are as hopeful over the outlook as they
were a week ago.
Greatly concerned by reports or
friction between Senator Aldrich ana
Representative PAYNE on the Sunday
night discussion of the tariff confer
ence committee, many members OF the
senate and house today besieSed the
officers OF the two leaders In EFFORTS
to learn II possible what the outcome
is to be. At both Offices, II was stated
that the ill,feeling. engendered by the
attempt last night to compel vote
on making hides dutiable at 2 per
cent had not widened the breach be-
tween the senate and house so much
as had been indicted by published
stories of the controversy.
Before the sessions OF the confer
ence committee at $50 p. m today.
Senator Aldrich told all OF his callers
there was vet chance TO patch mp
all differences. so that report could
be made 10 the house tomorrow
Practically all of the protected hide
senators were callers at Senator
Aldrich's Office during the forenoon.
The senate leader had not given up |
hope of getting a reduction In the du-
ties on shoes and other leather goods