The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-21
Conferees Anxious to Announce
Settlement of Disputes
Over Raw Materials.
PAYNE OBSTACLE TO
COMPROMISE REPORT
His Signature Necessary and
Imperative for Tariff
Legislation.

WASHINGTON, July Undetermined
to present to President Taft tonight
program for the settlement of the dis
putes over raw materials. or at least
to define the issues so sharply that the
executive may be put in position TO
weigh the merits of the controverted
points, the tariff conferees today took
up in earnest the five big subjects that
had been held in allegiance by the at
titude of the administration. They
were said to realize that their position
would be unenviable if they were to go
to the White House dinner tonight and
report that they had been unable TO
reach an agreement on iron ore, lum-
ber, OIL hides and coal. and that they
could offer no basis. for an adjustment
of any of these problems From re-
ports that have reached the Capitol II
is said that the President has not been
successful in getting sufficient votes to
put hides or coal on the free list, and
that the inclusion of free coal and
hides in the conference report would
result in its rejection by the Senate.
Senator Aldrich is believed to have
told the President as much yesterday.
Payne's Signature Necessary.
The only obstacle in the way of MAX
i,au a oor,yror,i.,a ~aro.+ ,.,&+.~ to-
ore and oil on the free list and making
reductions in the duties on coal, hides
and lumber, is believed to be Repre-
sentative Payne. the chairman of the
ways and means committee. and head
of the House conferees. If he should
refuse to sign a report none could he
made. 1t makes no difference whether
his signature is attached to the
minority or majority. but his signature
must be had if there is to be tariff
legislation. If he exacts the placing
of hides on the free list and the adop-
tion of a reciprocal provision which
would mean free entry of coal from
Canada as the price of his signature.
the Senate conferees say there is no
possibility of an agreement.
Iron ore was talked over Immediately
upon the conferees being called to order
today. This is one of the subjects on
the administration program on which
it was expected that the Senate would
have to yield. Senator Burrows took a
strong stand against placing iron ore
on the free list and a long discussion
followed 1t was apparent that. a. ma
jority of the conferees would be willing
to have this article free
Expect OIL on Free List.
1t was expected that oil would be put
on the free list. The fight for coun-
tervailing duty was carried on in the
Senate under the leadership of Senator
Curtis but he mas announced to some
of the eonferees that, in view of Presi-
dent Taft's statement, he would with
draw from the fight.
The conferees believed that if they
could go to the Presidents dinner to-
night with the statement that they had
been able to agree TO the proposition
that oil and iron ore should be free 1t
could not be charged that no progress
had been made with the latest task i'm
posed upon them by the executive.
There is little hope of the adjustment
of the differences over lumber, hides or
coal today. and these subjects in all
the President"
Another subject which it was desired
should be settled today was wood pulp
and print paper.