Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-08-03
Radicals of Both Sides Want An
other Vote in Senate.
ALLEGED JOKER IN LEATHER
Rumor Set Afloat That it is Capable
of Two Constructions.
EAFT WRITES SENATOR BROWN
President SAYS section IL Not Am.
biEuous and That ~ Means what
IL sayS-PrOposition to Re-
construct PhraseOloEy.


WASHINGTON, Aug. Z-tSpeclal leie-
gramD-An anomalous situation has arisen
over the tariff bill, one that can hardly
be understood unless close tab has been
kept on the bill by those either interested
from a pecuniary standpoint or from
viewpoint Of education Certain low tariff
men and certain high tariff men are en-
deavoring to get together to defeat the
conference report In the senate from dia-
metrically opposite points. The low tariff
men insist that the tariff on certain com
modities like coal lumber tobacco boots
and shoes and woolens are too high. The
high tariff men on the very same eommod-
tiles are insisting that schedules are too
low Hence the effort for radicals OF
either wing OF the republican party to get
together.
Senator Scott is up in arms and fighting
mad over the coal schedule. Certain New
England senators disturbed over the
tobacco rates and are openly fighting the
corporation tax amendment. Certain Of
the Rocky mountain senators, and in
cuded in that category are Warren OF
wyoming, Sutherland Of Utah and He:--
burn Of Idaho over duties on lumber and
hides In the case Of Senator Warren the
hide schedule is probably largely senti-
mental but he is madder than March
hare over the conference report and is
threatening all kinds of dire things even
to the extent of voting against the bill
unless the boot and shoe schedule is made
to say in so many words what was in
tended.
working for Disagreement.
! The high tariff men. hoping for help
! from the low tariff contingent, believe that
II they can get the bill back into the
senate by disagreement TO the conference
| report they can force higher rates. The
low tariff men want the bill back in the
senate for radically opposite reasons, that
they may secure additional cuts on some
of the present schedules. There ls a vain
hope, however, that either will be sue
! cessfuL for President Taft occupies the
best position and II is believed II he Is
satisfied the bill agreed upon In con-
ference is the best bill that can be OBJ
tanned he will get votes enough when
the time comes to ratify the conference
report
It has been widely rumored today espe-
cially in senatorial circles that Senator
Cummins is out with the administration.
hence his antagonism to anything that
the president may desire. Senator Dol
liver rs trying to overcome Cummins and
the outcome is being watched with much
interest.
Alleged Joker Not n Joker.
The boot and shoe schedule which GER
tain representatives and senators believe
! contains a Joker" is really q serious
proposition. SO serious that an effort will
be made by a concurrent resolution d.
recting the enrolling clerk to change the
present phra aseology OF the bill so that
| there can be no doubt about the intent
of the conferees in fixing the duty for
some grades Of boots and shoes. So strong
was the criticism to the reading of the
schedule that Senator Brown took II upon
! himself to call the attention of the presi-
dent to the charge made by a number OF
newspaper men that there was Joker"
of large proportions in that particular
schedule. It is understood that the presi-
dent wrote letter to Senator Brown, as
he also did to Senator Borah of Idano
regarding the duty on boots and shoes in
which he emphaticaly stated that there
was no Joker in the schedule and that
the 10 per cent duty would not be tech
nically construed by courts to mean any
higher duty than stipulated. That there
were newspaper men paid for the purpose
OF finding jokers that had no existence,
whatsoever. in fact or words to that effect
May Reconstruct Paragraph.
Senator Brown, however. believes that
it would be the part of wisdom to recon-
struct the paragraph 50 that there could
be no doubt about leather and shoes Of all
grades paying a duty OF 10 per cent, for
this duty was first insisted upon by Presi-
dent Taft and It is his particular creation
1t is thought that II this schedule can be
reconstructed without throwing the entire
leather schedule into the senate to be
kicked and butted about like foot ball
recourse will be made TO a concurrent
resolution, thereby placsting some of toe
short grass statesmen" in the Rocky
mountain section.
Tonight Senators Brown and Borah were
guests at the White House for the purpose
OF talking over with the president the some
what ambiguous phraseology used in the
boot and shoe schedule. Just what course
to pursue will probably be disclosed during
the session Of the senate tomorrow. which
meets at 10 o'clock
Two Pension Examiners.
E on recommendation Of both Nebraska
senator's Dr. F. j. McRae has been ap-
! pointed pension examining surgeon at Al
bion, Neb., vice DR.. NJ. v. Burns, re-
signed and on recommendation OF Con.
gresham Wood Or. J. H. shipley was
appointed pension examining surgeon al
jefferson, Ia, vice DR.. II. e. Lovejoy,
resigned.
The acting secretary Of the interior has va
Gated order Of withdrawal In connection With
the irrigation project in Nebraska and re-
stored go acres Of land TO public domain
where not otherwise Withdrawn, reserved
, or appropriated; also vacated order OF with
, drawal in connection with the same project
, In Wyoming and restored 70 public domain
where not otherwise Withdrawn, reserved
, or appropriated q go acres ot land Set
/ tIement may be made on said lands on and
r after October %. and entry filing Sc
lection November ., a. Alliance Eeb.. and
3 | chevenne WYn- land offices. respectiVelY.