Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
FIGHT ON HIDES
1O Be CARRIED UP
NORTHWESTERN MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS FAvoRlNe DUTY
WILL RETALIATE.
WILL SEEK TO REMOVE ALL
DUTY ON LEATHER GOODS
Opposition to Free Hides Hopes to En-
list Aid of Democrats in Both Senate
and House = Only Question Confer
ence Committee Has Not Yet Agreed
Upon-AIdrich and Payne in Row.

Washington, July 26-In both sem
ate and house the anti-free-hide ele-
ment is making active preparations for
the most vigorous Resistance to any
report from the tariff conference COM
mittee which may look to the taking
of the duty off hides. The northwestern
senators and members of the house
We're at the capitol early today and
from the moment of their arrival all of
them were busily engaged in confer
ence among themselves.
In case the conferees bring in a
free-hide report the opposition will re-
sort to the tactics of adopting a reso-
luton of authorization to the confer
ence committee to place all kinds of
leather and all leather goods on the
free list along with hides. BY this
course they count upon obtaining all
but one of the democratic votes in the
senate and all but fuor Of
the democratic votes in the
house. The democrats are COM
miteed to lower duties, and while
they would not directly help the hide
men by voting to put higher duty on
their product they would be willing to
force all the duty off of shoes.
The fighting will be close in both
houses. In the senate there are sixty
one republicans and thirty-one demo-
Gratis. McEnery will vote with the re-
publicans for protection. The other
thirty democrats are counted upon as
favorable to free leather. With these
thirty votes as a starter it would be
votes. There is some doubt as to
whether this result could be accom-
plished.
-. Report Probable Tuesday.
Before the resumption of the con-
ference committee at $3.50 Aldrich told
all of his callers that there was vel
a chance to patch up all the differences
so that report could be made to the
house tomorrow. Many of the con-
ferees indicated purpose of insisting
upon finishing their labors tonight.
Payne Will Not Com prdnise.
Aroused by Paynes insistehce upon
free hides, the insurrection" element
in the house which is fighting against
the free raw material program held a
meeting today which brought out more
radical speeches than have the former
meeting of the tariff insurgents" A
committee consisting of Gaines, Of
West Virginia; Mondell, of Wyoming
and Kennedy, of Ohio, called upor
Payne and argued against the free raw
material program. He gave the COM
mittee to understand that he would
insist upon free hides and the house
rate on shoes and leather.
There was practically no effort in the
house today to canvass the situation
as to the possibility of adopting rule
which would permit the conference
committee to place a lower duty or
shoes and leather than either the house
or senate rates.
Senate Quits Until Thursday.
After adopting concurrent resolu.
ton empowering the president to trans
init to the governors of the variou.
states copies of the resolution hereto.
fore adopted by congress authorizing
an amendment to the constitution rel.
ative to the levying of an income tax
the senate today adjourned unit
Thursday.
West Claims it Can Not Pass.
At meeting of western republican
senators this afternoon Warren wa!
authorized to say to the conferees tha
those present would oppose any con.
ference report that provides for fre,
hides. They assert that the canvas!
assures the defeat of such a report.