The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-12
AT NATIONAL
CAPITOL
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The Tariff Conferees Begin
Their Work
TAFT WILL TAKE A HAND
Highest Authority for Statement That
He Will Have Large Part
in Shaping Results-Sen-
ator Crane Optimistic

Washington, July 12.--Tbere ii high
authority for saying that the corpora.
ton tax win Be reduced in the tariff
conference 70 l per cent instead OF 2
per cent, and that the Clapp amendment
taxing holding corporations will be-
eliminated. There is general feeling
that the latter Is double taxation, even
though the tax be called an excise tax
on the privilege corporations enjoy Of
doing business, and there is fear that
the corporation tax migh8 be declared
unconstitutional on that account Hold.
ling companies win be eliminated IN
other ways than b. taxing them ont Of
existence. The speeches 81 Mr.. Wicker
shaun this week indicated tile Taft pro-
gram. This was about all that was
learned Of importance regarding The
conference which started work ia dead
earnest In the morning the conference
agreed upon some 200 amendments, all
on unimportant phraseology, and In the
Afternoon went over the chemical SEIZED
ule where minor matters, some 100 in
number, were agreed to, the items on
which there was contest being passed
over.
The statement from Mr.. Aldrich that
President Taft was not 10 have any
part in the conference was declared Sat.
urdNy 20 be purely a Joke TO Be sure,
as q literal fact, the president takes no
part in the conference, bnt he can have
much 70 do with it X can be said on
the highest authority that the president
viii have 4 very large part in shaping
the results 81 the tariff I'll conference,
The president Is not anxious 10 begin
his work until the grave matters before
the conference are taken up. Saturday
many senator's aud representatives call.
cd upon him, and the understanding
WAS that nearly MI encouraged him 10
hold out for a materiah revision down
ward But, a usual the president was
silent a. a sphinx, confident Of his posi-
ton. He listened carefully TO an that
was said TO him, and especially to the
representatives Of the Massachusetts,
shoe men, Who We're presented by Sena-
tr Lodge, and who urged the president
90 stand out for free hides and present
ga brief, which they would not
give ont, that the enemy might not
know the character Of the contents
Senator Crane also was a caller az The
White House.
Men like Senator Crane insist there
Is no need that any one he discouraged
BY the tariff situation The senator isl
very optimistic that a bin satisfactory
to those now in the dumps viii come
out OF the conference. Men like him
contend that the difference between the
House and The Senate bills have been
much exaggerated.
However, over in the House the low
tariff Republicans feel a bit discons0- /
late. The o0nferees that Speaker Cam
non appointed were still the talk Of the
day Ii was declared that The speaker
bad been unfair and arbitrary as usual
but that BE would gain nothing, AZ no
bin could be passed ID Che House that
WINS not satisfactory 10 the West. II
WAS still claimed that Mr. Payne had
vigorously objected t. Messrs. FordneY
and Caldcrhead being made conferees
And IL was even said that the commit
tee was packed by Cannon, SO That the
high protectionists would be able to
ont vote Mr.. Payne and Mccall, who
are known 10 be out-and.0nt low tariff
men, the assumption being that Boutell
and Dalzell would vote with Fordney
and Caderhead,
BE It, however. said that after all
Payne has the whip hand All be would
have TO do would be TO refuse to sign
such a report aud the House would slls
tain him Overwhelmingly Payne has
fine opportunity Ia make stand u
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great deal rests on Payne and especially
free hides, the outlook for which is at
present dubious.
Senator Aldrieh has requested Sena
TORS Lodge and Smoot not to leave
for a minute, declaring that
he may need them at any minute.
Western Republicans and ether Re
publican congressman fresh from their
homes are pessimistie regarding the
next House. They say that there viii
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