Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-30
Uncle Joe" Cannon Meets His Match
in Chief Executive.
1DEs GO ON THE FREE LIST
Slight Concession Made to the Lead
Interest.
coNFEREEs' WORK IS ENDED
Asserted that BiII Now Corresponds
to Point Blank Orders Given
by Taft 20 Committee on
Conference.

WASHINGTON, July 2e.-The Payne
Aldrich tariff bill tonight stands completed.
An agreement on all disputed points was
reached this afternoon and at l55 p. m.
the conferees report was signed by the
republican conferees. 1t will go to the
house tomorrow and be voted on by that
body on Saturday. The senate will on
Monday begin consideration OF the meas
ure as agreed to by the conferees, Tho
senate session may consume all Of next
week.
Halted by the mandate OF President Taft,
the tariff conferees were compelled to turn
back and revise their rates on lumber and
gloves.
When the conferees fixed lumber and
glove rates yesterday by shading slightly
the higher rates on each. they were so
certain thatth q president would consent
to the arrangement that notices were sent
TO the democratic members of the con-
ference committee to be present at 10
o. clock today to approve or disapprove Of
the conference report
President Upsets Plan.
The president had other ideas OF what
the rates should be, and he expressed them
very forcibly in a letter He said that
lutnDeT bnOulu not De HlOTe liAhn sAsSo p'I
1, 900 feet for rough with the differentials
fixed by the senate on finished lumber.
He declared also that the senate rates on
gloves which are the same as the Dingley
rates. and much less than the house rates,
would have to be adopted in order to OBJ
tain his endorsement.
The president also specified that hides
must go on the free list, and the house
rates on boots and shoes and other manu-
features OF leather must be reduced.
Hosiery, too he thought should be reduced
below the house rates. which were ad-
vanced over the Dingley duties.
It was not until after the democratic
members had assembled that the White
House communication was received at the
conference chamber When Senator Aldrich
read the presidents missive he called his
republican associates TO an adjoining room.
| The contents of the latter were discussed
and IT was decided that the minority should
| be Informed that the conference report
had not been advanced to a stage where
It could be submitted to them for their
Judgment.
| After the democrats had reached the
corridor outside the conference chamber
they held a little conference of their own.
Representative Champ Clark OF Missouri
was called back to the chamber He was
! given a copy OF InS Dill db IHe COnIeEeeb
intend to report it, except for the schedules
discussed by the president in his letter.
The democrats then went into session
Cotton BaREtng Problem.
The minority members were in the con-
| ference chamber less than an hour. Rep
resentative Grtggs said that II the repub-
licans would consent to put cotton bagging
on the free list his associates would show
great celebrity in bringing the conference re-
| port to a vote. Many of the conferees
were disposed to grant this request, but
Representative Mccall OF Massachusetts,
protested vigorously on the ground that It
would injure the manufactures in his state,
which turns out cotton bagging. SO en-
phatc were his objections that It was seen
that an agreement would be delayed II the
action were attempted.
The republican members continued in
session after the democrats left the cham
Der. There followed of the busiest
| scenes witnessed about the corridors OF the
senate office building during the three
weeks the bill has been In conference.
| Scurrying to and from the chamber were
senators and members of the house, vying
with representatives of special interests to
get a final word with the conferees.
Representatives Fordney and Calderhead
went TO the White House, and from there
to the office of Speaker Cannon. and then
back TO the conference chamber. Later
they conferred with a number OF north
western senators who were interested in
the lumber question. After their activities
without the conference room, Speaker Can
non hurried to the conference room.
Speaker Cannon has been one OF the chief
supporters of the house rates on gloves.
He said he believed these rates were neces-
sary to stimulate manufacture In women s
gloves.
When the speaker concluded his visit 70
the conference chamber he hurried down
the corridor without stopping. One OF the
waiting newspaper correspondents asked
him II the conferees had finished.
Cannon Uses strong Language.
II am not a member OF the conference
committee How do 1 known responded
the speaker. His reply, however, wGs
garnished with certain emphatic expires
sions which gave II considerable weight
The speaker wore the unmistakable air OF
a man who had capitulated before q su-
perior force.
There was no opportunity to compromise
on gloves. The president said the rates
must not be advanced beyond the figures
named by the senate bill, which are the
same as the existing duties except for the
fact that schmaschen gloves were reduced
by the senate from sL75 a dozen TO El3
I These rates were adopted.
on lumber some concessions were made
in spite Of the fact that the president
instructions we're complied with to the
letter. Rough lumber was made dutiable
at t1.25 per thousand feet; finished on one
side Sl.75 finished on two sides or one
side planed and tongued and srooved, e.
finished on three sides. $2521h, and finished
on four Sides $3.50
1 To concilate Senator Piles and Jones OF
< Washington, state the conferees adopted
n the senate rate Of 80 cents a thousand OF
a shingles instead OF the house rate Of q
0 cents. In order to obtain the support OF
Senator Hepburn. the industries Of whose