Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-07-22
President Taft
Means All He
Says on Tariff
Senator Brown of Nebraska Gives
Hopeful Interview After Long
Talk with Executive.
tFrom a staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, July H.-CSpecial Teie-
gram)-For an hour or more last night
President Taft and Senator Brown were
in conference over several phrases Of the
tariff, with particular reference to the cor
poration tax amendment and the duration
Of it's operation. President Taft picked up
Senator Brown for an automobile ride
later returning to the White House for
a heart-to-heart talk over the tariff situa-
tion.
Senator Penrose has been persistent in
his objection to the corporation tax bill
running indefinitely. He has urged that
its Limitation be fixed at two years Sem
ator Brown, having charge of the income
tax amendment to the constitution, which
has brought him conspicuously into the
limeught because ne won where other men
failed was asked TO state his position
of the "progressives" as to the limitation
on the corporation tax amendment.
1t did not take the senator very long
to state where he stood. He was against
limitation and in favor of the publicity
which must grow out Of the corporation
tax. President Taft agreed with the junior
senator from Nebraska, and then the talk
|
tense situation facing the conferees on
the tariff.
The president is determined to have
the tax taken off raw materials" said
Senator Brown, "and In taking up the
| fight which the progressive wing of the
| republican party made In the senate, and
in which we got licked, ne is showing his
| knowledge Of what the country is demand
| ing l never saw a man more in earnest
to do his full duty than President Taft
showed last night He displayed a knowl-
edge of tariff schedules that to me seemed
amazing He was armed with facts and
! figures. and his reasons for demanding
that the conferees make better bill than
the senate passed were unanswerable.
| "Of course, should he succeed In getting
oil coal, hides and iron ore on the Tree
list It would necessarily follow that the
tariff on the finished products would have
10 be reduced also. President Taft is maxi
ing a fight for reduction and II he sue
ceeds. as 1 believe he will. he will be
entitled to the praise of the American
people for in all of the tariff bills preced-
ing the present one there has never been
shown that independence Of thought which
I
ence has brought forth"
Senator Brown has accepted an invita-
ton of colored people of Omaha and vicin
ity to address them on the afternoon o
September %. at the Auditorium In hono
of the signing of the emancipation procla
nation by President Lincoln. w. ]. John
son is chairman of the committee arrapg
ing the celebration.
o. C. Anderson Of West Point an'
George D. Ayers of Lincoln are in tn
city.
Bids were opened today at the Treasur!
department for the construction of tn
public building at Shenandoah Ia. Th
bidders were as follows: Interstate Con
struction company Saginaw, Mich, S5s6S7
Bartlett g. King, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
$5S, 800; King Lumber company, Charlotte
VILE, Va, S56,95O General CONSTRUCTION
company, Milwaukee, Wis, $3.50; Charle
w Gindele company, Chicago, S55,975.
The Northern Construction company o
Milwaukee has been awarded the contrac
for the construction of the public build
ing at Rawlins Wyo., at 81, 700.
The postmaster general today announced
the number Of promotions made in clerk
and carriers in postoffices as follows
Omaha, Neb: Clerks, seven, $500 to 5000
carriers five $500 to 5000; seventeen, $40
TO 81 900; twelve, 81 900 to S1,1OO; one, $lOC
to 81. 100; seven, s1lOO to 200. Des Moine'
Ia: Clerks, six, 5000 to $500; four $500 t
( $500; twenty, 5000 to $1,000; fifteen, a,oC
to SllOO; seven, s1lOO to $1,000; carriers
one, $500 to $500; two $500 to 5000; two, SO
; to $1,000.
: Harry b. Durham of Lincoln has bee
: appointed a land law clerk in the Ian
I office service at salary of 1920 pc
annum.