The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-07
7 AT THREAT NED
TO GALL ANOTHER
EXTRA SESSION

WASHINGTON, July 19.--President
Taft gave an added indication of his
intention to stand by his demand for
free raw materials in the pending ia
riff bill by saying to one of his con-
gressional callers today thai in case
the Senators who are opposing him
on that demand should succeed in
beating the bill in the Senate he would
Immediately call another extra ses-
sion of Congress, to meet the day after
this one adjourned.
That would leave the tariff bill in
is defeated by both Houses, the UNI
favorable action of one House would
not necessarily kill it. 1t would re-
main alive, if Enacted upon, until the
constitutional expiration of the 61St
Congress on March 4, 1911.
But there is practically no likelihood
of the defeat of the bill in the Senate
Just now the Senators from the West,
who are interested in hides and coal,
are making great show of their OPP
position, and talking very determined
ly about beating the bill. They are
headed by Warren and Clark, of Wy
oming, and Hepburn, of Idaho. Ell
kins and Scott, of West Virginia, who
have been talking insurrection and
voting with the committee all along,
are now talking more vigorously than
ever, but there are very few in Wash
In IN nnnnnf fhniT
tragic declaration as to negative votes
at anything like face value.
TAFT FOR FREE SHOES.
The President fired another shot at
the anti-free raw material men today
that has had the effect Of creating i'm
mediate and decided excitement. 1t
was in the shape of a proposal to put
shoes and manufactures of leather on
the free list along with hides Mr..
Taft made that proposition to Speaker
Cannon in the course of a confer
ence this afternoon. The Speaker was
plainly startled by it, and Immediately
protested that it was an impossibility,
the conferees having already agreed
to the shoe and leather rates.
| The President replied with prOpo-
sition that it could be arranged by
bringing in a special rule in the
House, giving the House conierees the
desired authority. To that the Speak
err replied that it couldn't be done
For one thing it is beyond the pow
Ter of the House alone to change wha
has been agreed to by the Senate anC
for another it would reopen controver
lsy upon the whole bill. The Presiden
insisted, however, and the Speake
went away with the matter unsettled
He went straight to the Capitol, whert
he had conference with Senator AL
drich.
Mr.. Taft also took a third step il
his campaign for his tariff bill toda.
by inviting all the Republican mem
bers of the Conference Committee Il
dine with him at the White House OF
Wednesday evening when there will
be a grand and general pow-wow OF
the tariff bill with especial accent OF
free raw materials.
PRESIDENTS BUSY DAY.
All in all, it was busy tariff da,
for the President. He secured earl
this morning the active assistance o
Senator Crane, the great wrinkle
smoother from Massachusetts, Senate
Crane reached Washington on an earl
train, and went soon afterward to tn
White House, where he was in confer
lence with the President for nearly al
hour. After that he hurried to tn
Capitol and began rounding up tn
Senators who are opposing free hides
He was not altogether successful i
that effort. AS a Massachusetts, man
Senator Crane could hardly look wit
favor upon the proposition to pu
shoes and leather on the free lis
That proposition was made directly I