The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-30

washington. July 29--The Pavne-
-Aldrlch tariff bill Is completed An
agreement on all disputed points was
reached this afternoon, and at 4.55
p. m. the report was signed bv the
republican conferees. 1t will go to
the house tomorrow and be voted an
by that body Saturday. The senate
session may consume all of next week.
Haited by the mandate Of President
Taft, the tariff conferees were com
relied to turn back and revise their
rates on lumber and gloves. Hides
VIII be free, and the rates on shoes
and other leather products reduced.
When the conferees fixed lumber and
glove rates yesterday by shading
slightly the higher rates on each. thew
! We're so certain that the president
would consent to the Arrangement thar
noices We're sent to the democratic
coHferees to be present at 10 o'clock
today to approve or disapprove Of the
report.
Ihe president had other ideas OF
what the rates should be, however.
and he expressed them forcibly in a
letter. He said lumber should not be
more than $l.25 per thousand feet for
rough with the differentials fixed by
the senate on finished lumber.
The president also specified that
macs must go on the free list and the
mouse rates on boots and shoes and
other manufactures Of leather must be
reduced. Hosiery, too. he thought,
should be reduced below the house
rate, which was advanced over the
Dlngley duties.
Letter Received.
Ii was not until after the democratic
members had assembled that the White
House communication was received.
When Senator Aldrich read the letter
he called his republican associates TO
an adjoining room. The letter was
discussed and it was decided that the
should be informed that the
conference report had not been ad-
vaneed to stage where it could be-
submitted to them for their iudemsyh.
After the democrats had reached the
corridors they held little conference
OF their own. Representative Champ
Clark Of Missouri was called back 10
the chamber. He was given a. copy
ol the bill as the conferees intend to
report 1t, except for the schedules dis
cussed by the president in his letter.
The democrats then Went into session.
Inc minority members were in the
chamber less than an hour.
Representative Griggs said that il the
republicans would consent to put cot
ton bagging on the free list his assa-
,iates would show great celerity in
bringing the conference report to a
vote Many conferees We're disposed
10 grant this request, but Representa-
Ave Mccall of Massachusetts pro-
tested vigorously on the ground that
t would injure the manufactures in
MS state, which turn out cotton bag
sing. SO emphatic were his obiec-
lions that it was seen that an agree
nent would be DELAYED if such action
we're attempted
Scene Follows.
After the democrats left there fol-
owed a. scene Representative Ford
ley and Representative Calderhead
vent to the White House and from
here TO the office OF Speaker Cam
ION and then back to the conference
hamber, Later they conferred with a
number of northwestern senator's who
we're interested in the lumber quss-
ion. Speaker Cannon hurried to the
conference room He has been one or
he chief supporters of the house rates
n gloves.
Concessions.
On lumber some concessions were
made, in spite of the fact that the.
residents instructions We're complied