The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-23
TAFT and
The CONFEREES.
All Eyes on the President and
the Tariff Bill Makers.
COMPROMISES ARE EXPECTED.


thing In His Power to Bring Abou
Agreement on a Satisfactory Basi:
Representative Payne's Devotion I
His Task-ConfIicting interests.
Washington, July 10. - [Special.] =
President Taft has been giving prac
tically all his time to talking will
the conferees whenever they coulC
make it convenient to run up to the
White House. He has been greatly
concerned over the sharp differences
between the senate and house and has
been doing everything in his power tt
assist in reaching compromise thai
will be generally acceptable to the Re
| publicans in both branches of con
gress. RumOrs that have been sent
out to the effect that the president
was fearful he would have to veto the
bill have been exaggerated. There
never has been any danger of that
GrumbIing Over Delay.
The conferees on the tariff have
been criticised for first tackling the
small differences that exist between
the senate and house and leaving the
knotty problems as the last to be
fought over. 1t is argued by many Of
the outsiders that they wasted four
days talking over the little matters
which could easily have been settled
in one If they had been left for the
closing days of the conference. Opin.
Wild 70 xHybn hn Ar,ef
report will be made. Representative
Tawney Of Minnesota, one of the lead.
ers Of the house, maintained from the
start that the cOnferees would be fully
three weeks in session.
Increase In Number of Representatives
1t is expected that year from next
December the census returns as to the
population of the various states will
be in tabulated form and printed fol
the information Of congress. Certainly
this information will be ready by Jan
l, 1911. That being the case, congress
will at the short session, winter after
next, make the new apportionment
That apportionment will show to just
how many representatives in congress
each state will be entitled If the pres
ent ratio of population is continued the
house in the Sixty-second congress
probably will have about 425 members
instead of 391, as at present. The
great increase is expected in the west
and south, for some of the states ir
those sections are growing at a won
derful rate. They are not only draw
ing upon the older states of the east
for their population, but are getting
immigration from Europe, besides the
natural increase.
Reds Retirement Expected.
AS there seems to be no doubt that
Reid is not to continue tc
represent the United States at London
it is expected that President Taft
shortly will make definite announce
ment as to his selection for this most
diplomatic post. Whitelaw
Reid is credited with having spent
money more lavishly than any other !
man who ever has represented this |
at foreign court. 1t was
the ambition of his life to represent
his government at the court of st |
James. During the administration OF |
the late President Benjamin Harrison |
he was United States minister tc |
France. That was before we had |
In 1892 he was defeated for vice presi |
dent on the ticket with Harrison |
That blow seriously interfered with |
Mr.. Reds advancement and prevented |
his being recognized in a diplomatic |
sense when Mr.. Mckinley became |
president. The ambassadors health |
is reported to be poor, and, it is said |
he is now perfectly willing TO retire
with a view of trying to build up his
by an indefinite sojouru
in the Adirondacks.
Nothing Has Escaped Payne.
Representative Payne. chairman OF
the house ways and means committee
has made the startling statement that
he has either heard or read every
speech that has been made on the
tariff bill this session. Indeed, he says
be has had no other subject on his
mind for the last year. In addition tC
all this reading and listening Mr.
Payne was compelled to preside at the
tariff hearings that were held by the
ways and means committee. 1t il
that the speeches on the
tariff in this congress make between
!, 100000 and 100000 words. The
house the other day granted a general
eave TO its members for five days to
print remarks" on the tariff. and that
will mean a hundred or more
additional statements that are to be
sent out for "home consumption"
Business Interests Represented.
An unusually large number of men
ire in Washington who are interested
leeply in knowing what the conferees
will do with the various schedules OF
he tariff bill that are I'm dispute be
tween the two branches OF congress
They are here on both sides of many
questions. and the number is greater
low than when the tariff was under
discussion I'm either the house or sen
tie. This influx Of business men 10
calculated to delay final action on the
conference report. Vast and powerful
Industries are represented by the men
who have come to Washington.
CHARLES W. ARTHUR.
He Didn't Bet.
"a man In my county" said a Kan
as congressman was always anxious |