Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-21

House ID DIS O6mduu IOI btiiCt ouoci
ence to the House rates 90 certain
articles. Until after this harmony din
ner is over no progress is expected to be
made by the conferees. They simply
'msrked time" today. disposiDg Of some
of the less important of the % items
which are still 10 dispute ontside of The
five raw material questions IN which
the president Is especially interested.
1t is generally sgreed that the president
will win out 10 his contention for free
iron ore aud for the removal of the coun-
tervailing duty on oil. 1t is also con-
ceded that he will secure some reduction
in the rate on hides and on coal aud
perhaps the House rate of 81 per Ihons.
and on lumber. But 1t is predicted that
be will fail to put hides on the free list
unless be can slso put leather and boots
sod shoes there. 1t is also declared
that the president will fail in his desire
to secure authority 10 enter into recip-
rocal arrangements whereby coal might
enter this country free of duty from
Canada In return for concessions
from that dominion on other products.
1t is confidently expected that when
the conference committee gets down to
work tomorrow i, will be 10 a position
10 make rapid progress In the disposition
of the bill. Absent senators have been
notified that their presence will not be
needed here before Saturday. This Was
done al The instance of Senator Aldrich
who gave promise that be would afford
at least 48 hours notice before present.
iDg the conference report to all those
who might go away. That means, OF
course, that there is no Intention Of
OF Masking report this week. Tues
day OF next week is the day now men,
toned as the most likely date upon
which the report may be made.
ALI appearances Of anger and bitterness
had disappeared when the cOnierees
ssse mbled ct 10 O'Clock this morn.
ing. Good humor had been restored
over night. President Taft is exerting
himself to the uttermost to briog about
such a revision of the tariff as he believes
was promised to the country by the re-
publican party 10 the platform upon
which be wss elected. he WAS in con-
ference with senators until after mid
night last night eDdeavoring to
straighten out the tangled skeins of the
situation. From one Of those who we're
with him until late hour, it is learned
today that the president has practically
abandoned bis efforts to secure free
hides aud is now working to get re.
ducion from the present rate Of Is per
cent to per ceut
If he cannot get that be will take II
per cent. This cut In the rate on
hides is, however, to be accompanied by
a reduction in the duties on leather
and boots and shoes. TIE latter are to
be put at ten per cent instead of Is per
cent as in the House bill and 20 per cent
In the Senate BILL In order to secure
adherence Of the Wyoming senator to
this programme on hides The president
is disposed, 1t Is said, to waive the rec.
iprociiy provisions on coal which he
tavon. He noR believes that free
oil Is assured aud that he will get
the House rate OF 81 on lumber.
Outside of the raw materials question
there is one other feature upon which
there ia strong contest In the con-
ference committee. A determined effort
Is being made to hsve the operation or
the corporation tax limited to two years.
1t is expected that the conferees will
reach at least general understanding
upon sll Of the contested points so thai
they may make report to the president
at tonighPs conference at the White
House.
The tarif conferees opened their
morning session with brief discussion
of the raw material situation and then
passed 10 consideration of the various
items ia the schedules upon which
agreements have been delayed. They
claim that they made good progress and
that when they go to see the president
tonight they viii! be able to report to
him practically a complete agreement
except on the raw ma erisls. Paints,
the basis of which is lead, red lead and
white lead and acetstes of lead we're eli
agreed today at rates slightly shaded
over those fixed by the Senate. Those
are higher than those passed by the
House. TIE conferees will meet again
this afternoon.
President Taft visited q FIVE cent
theatre this afternoon for the purpose of
seeing himself 10 action 90 a moving
picture screen. The scenes depicted
we're at Petersburg, Va. where the
president went about month ago TO
assist In the dedication of the Fort Ma
hone Monument. The pictures from
the moving picture mans standpoint,
are rather disappointing, for GOOD
deal Of the time the president is seen
from the rear. The president enjoyed
the 81 hibitions probably even more than
hsd the films been taken from the points
Of view that the picture men had
to themselves beforehand.
With his ser5plane perfectly "tuned
up" and the bearing of the engine
thoroughly polished off by reason of the
.ests of the past week, eliminating in
lis last nights record breaking flight Of
me hour, 20 minutes, and 45 seconds,
)rville Wright is today preparing for
be official trials, according 10 the spsci-
icaions laid down by the signal corps of
he army. These are: An endurance
light of one hour, and a speed fight Of
en miles aloog a srtsightaNsy course of
i've miles aud return II is underatood
ha. Orville will take one of the signal
orps officers with him Il is possible
hat he may attempt the endurance test
bis afternoon. de is allowed three
rails on each proposition.
The republican insurgents of the House
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