The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20
Difficulty in Getting Sufficient Votes to Adopt
Modified Form of Taft'S Free Raw Ma
teriaI Platform, Is Augmented

Washington, July 2O.-The difficulty
experienced by the leaders Of the
house and the senate In getting sufl-
cient votes TO carry through a modI.
fled form OF the presidents free raw
material platform was augmented to-
day through the development of So
rious differences in the conference
room over the large number Of import
ant schedules that have not been dis
posed Of by the conferees. The CON
ference has given It's attention almost
entirely 10 the dutiable list. leaving il
10 the leaders Of both houses and the
president 10 determine the course of
action with regard to the free raw
material controversy.
The conference adjourned until 10.
morrow, In order that the conferecs
might have more time to look into
the questions involved In the consider
alton Of the schedules that are unset
tied. Wide differences of op,nion
were encountered in today's delibera-
tions, and little progress was made.
The fact that Chairman Payne was
not at the White House conference.
which was participated in by Senator
Aldgich and Speaker Cannon this az
tCrnoon, was n subject of comment.
but n was declared that this omission
figninCd that Mr Payne was working
In thorough accord with the president
and did not need 10 be called in.
The progressive Republicans" OF
the senate. who have sought for down
ward revision throughout the tarim
deliberations. were scheduled to meet
n -
Of action with reference 10 the con
ference report, when 1t is submitted
to the senate. II was expected they
would issue a statement. That per
tlon Of the Presidents declaration
which referred to downward revision
of the tariff ms he interpreted the Re
publican platform pledge was to be
the subject for special consideration
NJ the meeting which was 10 be at
tended by Senators DOllivcr, Cum
Minis. Bristow. La Toilette, Clapp and
a number of others
Washington. July 20-Whcn the
conference committee Of the two
houses on the tariff bill met ,oday. the
duty on thorite and monazite sand re-
ceived f1rst = attention These are
constituents Of gas mantleS. and not
withstanding they are strangers to
the leNicography of large majority
Of people the difference between the
two houses as to the rate OF duty hns
been ycrv sharp. The house imposed
a tarin Of four cents and in addition
inserted n provision for a duty of GO
per cent ad valorem on thorium and
gas mantles, treated with chemicals
Heretofore, the conferees have
been putting aside the hard problems
after discussing them, but today. they
started with the settling of their dis
putes insofar as they possibly could
do SO
For a time after the Presidents
activities began. he occupied the cen
ter Of the stage. and attention was
naturally concentrated on him. Now
that his attitude has been defined the
conferees have begun again TO give al
tentIon TO the problems that present
themselves. and which the conferees
OF the two houses must work out
among themselves regardless OF the
White House.
No votes have been taken. but when
business began today. 1t was under
Stood that stage must soon De Tehcn-
ed. During the last ten days of the
existence Of the conference. many
agreements have been arrived at. but
most OF the differences left 10 be ar
ranged are fundamental in character
and 1t can only be settled by the pro
ccss Of the ballot Only the RepuDh-
can members Of the Two houses arc
sitting, and the representatives ot
each OF the branches vote separate
~ As there are FIVE senators and
six representatives on the conference
the votes OF three senators and Tour
members OF the house Will be neces-
sary TO carry any proposition. Inc
disposition on the part OF the CON
ferees OF each house Is 10 allow the
majority to rule, and it is apprehend-