New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
c0gFERREES SUBMIT
Rates TO PRESIDENT
,,,rsTITE AGREEMENT
IN COMMITTEE
=. Taft,s 4pwOpal Expected, and
p,0ort Nay Be Made to House
ON Tuesday.
,-,., The Tribune Bureau.l

= T-lv 23-The tarin conference
Rasiii-'S vor,,tive session to-day reached
eonHl''es .--.eroent = on the following rates;
yid.s-Free.
p..-o.un-Free.
o,e-5 cents q ton
10 cents ton.
we O',-s12 25 a thousand feet
LHn'0'' ,ro5uct of hides now dutiable-1O
Shoes, the prO'"0
,sr cert -..z rad,Icsd 20 those of
elcyes-Fne r70"S
- onu!ey law. I,,.-
c..on snd cotton goods-NN'''e
..rt from, the Senate o'''' -:,,,,.
s'rs -,+os were submitted 20 the President
ir.,-asentative Payne this evening II O'.'
r.,b Mr.. Tafts approval they VIII oe ll',',l
n,..+ea Their adoption viii compete '.i7
n, IN conference. and on Mohl2y 'Ile
;aaA ''.l ,,sn,l,ors II the committee VIII be
ps--g,,5 - 70 inspect the work Of their hepuo-
lt.-''.s .oneaeues. on Tuesday the conference
- will be made - the House
Iql- ,,;s programme depends on the i'm
sector II the Presidents approval ara
'-.oc,a7 % Indicate his consent or the re-
rsfo-a the conference committee meets
N o'clock tomorrow morning.
-ursy CAN DO. CoNFERREES SAY
-, ,+e President reject the compromises
br the conference committee the whole
-. would be thrown open again and All
,...,ors of an early report might fail but me
- a-o confident that such viii not be
.orr,s Thev are assuring him that theE
IL - --,os-. earnest efforts to carry out
-. and that the rates submitted are the
- can a5out with any hope Il their re-
:. hst1p adopted in both houses Of Congress
--,.,oses IN reduce the duty on sole
ner cent and 70 make pro3ortiona'e
..s,,,iops on ur7ers. harness and other prod
..-s - lestber. Including = reduction to ]" per
~, If the duty on all shoes made from hines
.4.,s un5er the present law are dutiable This
s.luaes calfskins. etc.
-. -,te Of 20 cents ton on coal Is under
,,.s n carry With It the Senate rate of J"
s.-,s On slack. The existing rate on coal IS "a
r-,s q tor. The reciprocity provision adopted
hr.ts House viii doubtless be dropred.
r+s reduction of the Senate rate on lumber
mN-a thousand feet 70 81 - viii carry
vAas reduction of about - per cent through
s.tbe schedule On finished and partly finished
zr
n restoration q the Dingley rate on w0r1-
ss gloves IL regarded as a distinct triumph for
x President in view Of the fact that Speaker
lsraeH lad given TIE most positive pledges 10
sRs7resentative Littauer that the higher rates
-Tosed by the Ways and Means Committee
sr1id be preserved in conference. and that he
rsis The retention Of those rates his one i'm
Intsnt request of the conference committee.
r cotton schedule is understood To have been
ralsi down. as indicated IN The Tribune this
1arning to approximately the Dingley rates.
Enough the specific rates Of the Senate bill are
i1sstitu'ed for the ad valorems Of the House
En-
PAPER AND PULP RATES.
is further proposed TO broaden the retalia-
ny provisions Of the Senate bill with regard to
200 pulp 50 as 10 encourage the Canadian gov
s1nfnt 10 permit the expectation II pulp wood
ne rate On print paper viii be s. a ton unless
slaoF Hale can obtain an increase 10 81 in the
ssVenth hour
"hen The conferrees met TO-DAY ii was their
l1Ifse to reach a final agreement on tie bin
1''e adjournment tonight. The half dozen or
-'s so-called big questions" which are in a
se both political and economic. were reserved
uls last DAY, and both parties ID the con-
Aos Were determined that a settlement OF
- should be made without further deIav
: we meetings to-day We're strictly execu-
even the clerks who have been assisting in
ing the report being excluded from the
- - BON sessions We're entirely harmonious
.'Aele vas broad smile on Mr.. Payne.s face
-. elournInent was taken. He held out for
.-Ouse rate Of 81 on lumber and for free iron
80 apparently was pleased with the share
- concessions which were given him as =
~ ms tight He had gained nearly every
.'f Nhieh he contended. and was especially
- "I'h the compromise which he bad
- On the cotton schedule
| Nie adjournment Of the conference
Ar Aldrich had an interview ,y,,y,
tsH Douse and Crane and Representative
HO nave oeen leading the fight for free
eSE MAY VOTE on WEDNESDAY
.nss nsa .4 the conference report NAV be pre-
ss.- = ule Rouse On Tuesday, it NAV not be
Ger .'H "Wednesday The rules reaujre
iss,s .-H De printed in The Congressional
ls-s,, - - statement showing the i'm
ssu.. h,,, o~ses mat have been made from tba
q .o--,- MI Payne viii make this statement
isss.io. g possible. and IL will be his ex
tro,, '"e house and the country OF tho
sssm,,.- winch Is to bear his name. II g
ssss !, :, u lhe House leaders TO have a vote
sss,.s ue adoption OF the conference re,ort
\. uaan Wednesday night
sssa -..Sh desires that the report shall be
sas l. 80, = NE Senate on Thursday afternoon.
lie b.-s eAeFt every effort to have the bin
sasrpoor '-'s Of the President by saturday
r1'n Of next weak
ssss co,sst VI both branches Of Congress. ex-
szprorr,ss- that report containing the
1s9ublc,- enumerated VIII command enough
e, beie~e. ses -, 10 insure its adoption 1t is
ssson - -. ulere viii be extended dis
lie psr,.,. aeport in the Senate unless some
's'ist h5st,,.a.- insurgents" begin unex-
satAcsn ssr.l ,..es- OF course. most of the Re
stop,or ofs . who voted against the bin on
est 10 vilI make speeches. II IS tbo1ei1t
sarst tAa -. of the ten Senators who voted
VIZ ard ~. VIII support the conference re-
sus .loraily they win desire to make
he Es.Aeht IN explanation Of their nositton