The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
COnferees Want to Gut Il Out and Now Have Friction
 With Taft
MANY CALLS ARE MADE
 AT TIE WHITE HOUSE
Tariff Planners Appear To Be Sorry They Are EntangIed With corpo- ration Tax But Don't Know
 How To Get Rid of 1t.

Washington, July 15.-Slight but upmis- takable evidences of friction between the President and the conferees on the tariff bill today began to disturb the hitherto pleasant relations existing between the White House and the capitol. They have become apparent in the many calls that have been made upon the chief executive and d result of the frequent interchange of views.
 A last effort has been made by the con ferees to induce the President to consent to the striking out of the corporation tax without success.
 The President not only told Senator Aid- rich and Chairman Payne that he would not withdraw from his position in favor of this tax, but that he was assured of sufficient votes to keep the provision In the bill and to insure It's adoption in both houses.
 The President reiterated this position to several of his callers today and Is said to have told them that he had been ab- soutely confident from the first of the en- actment of this tax into law.
 Leaders Left Out.
 Pains were taken at the White House today to make it clear that President Taft did not send for Messrs Aldrich and Payne on the occasion of last nights con ference, despite the intmation given out in legislative circles that these two lead CTS had been summoned by MT. Taft upon word reaching his ears that the tax proI vision was about to be defeated
 Senator Aldrich, 1t is related, was more n fhon of1, dents decision. Being already committed to the corporation tax he was anxious that the House conferees should under stand that this is purely an admnlstra- tive measure and that thev must take 1t as such and not as a concession to the Senate.
 President Taft is said to reazile that there are many senators and representa- tves who will vote for the tax without being in favor of it.
 In his talk with the conferees President Taft has been met with the statement that while the conferees would be glad to do all in their power to carry out his wishes with respect to certain schedules. they stand pledged to certain of their col leagues in the Senate whose constituents are particularly interested in the items under consideration and cannot alter their position from the pledges given.
 Several Conferences.
 The President, 1t is declared has during the past two days had several conferences with senators who are holding back and hopes to win them over.
 The President, according to authorita- tive information, is still hopeful that out of the conference consideration will come satisfactory measure. The President has indicated to the conferees that he is par ticularly interested in securing free hides, free oil, free coal and material reduc- ton in the lumber schedules. He also has expressed his interest in other sched- ules which have to do with the necessi- ties of life.
 Excellent progress on schedules was made by the conferees today, a large number of differences in chemicals, earth enware, metals and agricultural products having been adjusted. The most impor- tant schedules, such as paints and prod ucts of lead, iron ore and other raw ma terials and barley. were passed over.
 The decisions in regard to other para graphs were tentative and therefore were not made public.
 It was announced today that Represen- tative Calderhead of Kansas, who has been reported as favoring many of the Senate amendments, is now said to be working with Chairman Payne for the adoption of provisions advocated by tho House ways and means committed