The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-23
HAS BROUGHT ABOUT TANGlRL
SITUATION WHERE uNcER
TAlNTY EXISTED.
A DAY OF CONFERENCES
Aldr'ch and Payne Consult With MIR.
Taft and Assure Chief Executive
hat Harmonious Settlement of DIFF
f'culties Is likely--President Gains
Better Insight to Obstacles.

washington, July 22.--president Taft
i'as Drought about a tangible situation
Win regard to the tariff where uncer-
tainty existed before Today was one
VI conferences and concluded with a
consultation at the White House to-
/ night, participated In by the president.
senator Aldrich and Representative
Payne, at which the chief executive
was assured that harmonious settle
ment OF the differences is likely. This
conclusion was reached from the fact
that harmony prevailed the various
conferences at the capitol. The SEN
a'ors opposed to the free raw material
program We're consulted by Senator
Aldflch and committee representing
the same position on the hous, side
conferred with Chairman PAYNE. In
addition the house conferees me, to
nave the experts of the senate finance
committee explain the senate changes
in the cotton schedule,
1t is evident that the president hy
Informing the conferees that the dis
tiemeht, brought about a condition that
augurs we'll for an early agreement.
MI Iaft was able to get q better in
sight into the obstacles to a free ma
teriaf plan by his conference with
the two leaders than was possibts In
SO large a gathering as that which
was present at the dinner last night.
senator Aldrich met a large number
of senators who are opposed to Tree
hides coal and iron ore, and no en-
conragement was offered Tor placing
these articles on the free list. In fact
were 1t possible to get these senator's
to yield, the situation in the house
would have to be dealt with. ,Fha
house tariff insurgents who oppose
Tree materials adopted resolutions bro \
testing against the plan.
Representative Dwight, the repub- /
lican whip, informed Senator Atlrich
that the anti-free raw material senti- I
lneht IN the house was matter which .
required serious consideration. He
said that its strength had grown to as
The advocates of dutiabla hides in
ooth houses declared q compromise
possible, but that they cannot consider
placing hides on the free list. With
'egard to the free reciprocity provision
IN coal in the house bill, there also
vas firm stand. The members in
crested IN coal declared such a pro-
'lsion would make the situation with
egard to operatives untenable and
nat reduction in the senate rate
vfthout clause for reciprocal free
fade was more acceptable.
That nominal duty on iron ore
Viii be agreed to by the conferees
vas the indication tonight The opin-
On is expressed that the rate win be
ne that will place the domestic and
imported ores on an equal footing at ,
he Atlantic seaboard. Representative ,
'ayne is insisting on free ore. 1t is
aore than likely that the conference i
eport will place petroleum on the free ,
ST without countervailing duty |
roposition The house 'sinsurgentsr c
ave indicated their willingness to ,
oncede free oil if the other raw ma- /
arials are made dutiable.
General discussion of the customs V
ourt and corporation tax provisions \
nd OF the duties on cotton goods. a
loves and hosiery took up the time of t
ne conferees at the morning session c