Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-04
MEASURE SIGNED BY REPuBLl-
CAN coNFEREEs AND NOW
READY FOR HOUSE.
REVISE LUMBER AND GLOVE
RATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH
TAFT'S LETTER.
PRESIDENT ALSO SPECIFIES
THAT HIDES MUST GO ON
FREE LIST.

Z. Washington, July 3O-The Payne
Aldrich tariff bill stands completed.
An agreement on all disputed points
was reached yesterday afternoon and
at 4:55 the conferees' report was
signed by the republican conferees. 1t
will so to the house today and be vot-
ed on by that body tomorrow. The
senate will begin consideration of the
measure Monday. Halted by the man
date of President Taft, the tariff con-
ferees were compelled to turn oack
and revise their rates on lumber aud
gloves. In a communication to Aid
rich and Payne the president demand
ed that the high rates on gloves as
fixed by the house and the high rates
ON lumber as fixed by the senate
! ference report.
After struggling over these ques-
lions throughout the entire day, the
conferees surrendered to the presi-
dents view and signed the report.
| The leaders intend to push the report
through the house in one legislative
day., Probably week will be re.
CURED to dispose of the report in the
senate.
When the conferees fixed the lum-
Der and glove rates Wednesday by
shading very slightly the higher rates
on each, they were so certain that the
president would consent to the ar
arrangement that notices were sent to
the democratic members of the con-
! ference committee to be present at 10
o'clock yesterday to approve or dis
approve of the conference report.
Taft Thinks Otherwise.
| The president had other ideas OF
what the rates should be and he ex-
pressed them very forcibly in a let
| ter He said lumber should not be
more than $1.25 thousand for roug-,
on finished lumber. He declared also
that the senate rates on gloves which
are the same as the Dingley rates,
and much less than the house rates,
would have to be adopted in order to
obtain his endorsement. Not content
with issuing an injunction against
higher rates on these articles the
president specified that hides must go
on the free list and the house rates on
manufactures of leather be reduced
| hoe \, 1crI1f oh ni11 n
be reduced below the house rates
which were advances over the Ding
ley duties.
Discuss Presidents Letter.
1t was not until after the democrat.
| ic members had assembled that the
white house communication was re-
ceived at the conference chamber.
Aldrich read the presidents missive
to an adjoining room. The contents
of the letter were discussed at some
length and it was decided that the
minority should be informed that the
conference report had not been adj
vanced to the stage where it could
be submitted to them for their judg
ment and they withdrew.
The democrats afterwards held d
conference of their own. The repub-
licans were criticised, but Bailey
came to their defense by calling at
| tention to the fact that if the demo
Gratis were in power and were charged
with the responsibility of making the
tariff bill they would not want the re-
publicans to help them. The minor
lily was further Modified by Champ
lC'9Fk of Missouri, being called back
he chambe.. He was given a
of the bill as the conferees in.
to report it, except for the SEIZED
discussed by the president in
otter The democrats then went
session.
lie minority was in the conference
iber less than an hour. At the
1t Griggs, speaking for his asso-
S, said they were not disposed to
! the proceedings. He suggest
hat if the republicans would con-
to put cotton bagging on the
list they would show the utmost
tity in bringing the conference
TT to vote. Many conferees
disposed to grant this request.
Mccall of Massachusetts, protest
vigorously on the ground that it
would injure the manufactures in his
state which turn out cotton bagging.
So emphatic were his objections that
lit was seen that an agreement would
be delayed if such action were at
tempted.
Cannon Enters Conference Room
The republican members continued
in session after the democrats left
The chamber.
Late in the day, Fordney and Cal
derbead went to the white house,