The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-27
TRADING on TARIFF
Hides win 70 On Free List n Boots
and shoes are Reduced--Con-
ferees still werk - sche-
duIea.

f.as
Washington. July 2s.-Hides Will be
put on the free list II boots and shoes
and other manufactures OF leather
are reduced below the rates fixed by
the house bill. Unless the advocates
OF free hides are able TO carry out
this bargain the whole program 10 to
be called on. HE
A decision to this effect was reach
ed by the tari1 conferees today.
The conferees adjourned tonight UNI
til IL a. m. tomorrow but the House
members will assemble half an hour
earlier In order that they may lay
their plans for executing their part
Of the agreement II Is expected they
leaders as to the possibility Of passing
. rule conferring jurisdiction upon
them to agree to lower rates on leatl-
Bill ~ z
Senator Aldrich has informed sena5,
tors from the Northwestern states
that he will not consent to the aboli-
tion of the duty on hides unless there
Is material cut In the rates on boots
and shoes and other leather goods. In
no other way he said can he get the
votes necessary for the adoption Of
the report in the Senate II II carries
free hidesl
Senators from cattle raising states
have insisted that the only way con-
suners can get any benefits from the
removal of the protection on hides
will be by corresponding reductions In
the duties on boots and shoes and har-
ness. The Rhode Island senator's
views coincide with this statement.
May Hold Trump Gard.
II anything should occur to upset
the plan TO give the conferees juris-
diction to adopt rates lower than those
named by either the house or the sen
ate. the conference committee Is hold
ing what is regarded as a trump card
in reserve. This provides for the
preparation OF a conference report
putting hides ON the free list and re-
ducing the rates on shoes and other
leather manufactures.
The report, 1t is said, then will be
presented to President Taft with the
statement that the conferees had not
been able to muster sufficient votes
to assure its adoption and 1t would
deyolye upon the President TO secure
the necessary support of the program.
In the event of failure, according to
promoters Of this suggestion. the con-
ferees would submit a report placing
. small duty on hides and the House
would be asked to get the necessary
votes In the House to insure the pas
sage Of such a program by that body.
Obnoxious as such plan would be
to most of the ,conferees, 1t Is said to
have been suggested in an serious
ness. Few OF the conferees believe
that 1t will be incumbent upon them
to resort to such tactics, however. for
all of them realize that the criticisms
usually heaped upon members who OPP
pose the administration view, make
men hesitate to combat the Presidents
will. On that account II Is generally
believed that the compromise giving
cheap rates on shoes and other manu-
features Of leather In return for free
hides will be adopted.
Program L. Outlined.
The program on which the conferees
are working, 10 as follows:
Hides free as provided by the House
against the Senate rate Of 10 per cent.
I'D yalorem.
Sole leather five per cent. the same
as in the House bill. as against the
Senate rate of 10 per cent.
Dressedsupper leather Ia per cent
es against is per cent. in both the
house and Senate bills. p
Boots and shoes ten per cent as
against Is In the House bill and 40
per cent. In the Senate bill
saddlsry and harness twenty per
cent. as against IS per cent. in the
NtsAss esAt $3.50 W HN->~s " - SS-
According to Senator Warren. the
story that beef packers are engaging
extensively in the tanning business
and will be the principal beneficiaries
of duty on hides has been used by
the free hides lobby In mapufactur-
ing sentiment against the protection
asked by the cattle Industry. He sub
mitted figures to Senator Aldrich to
be used in refuting this argument.
Mr. warren declared that the three
largest packers in the United States
annually tan i.sss,000 hides, which he
said Is only seven per cent. Of the en-
tire domestic production.
Eenators who were entrusted with
the task of canvassing the Senate re-
ported that It would be impossible to
adopt a report providing for free
hides. These senators conferred with
some Of the House leaders and were
informed that under present cqndi-
tions 1t Is Just as Impossible 70 pass
. report through the House without
free hides.
Hold Rules for Report.
According to the leaders tonight the
plan is to complete the conference re-
port before presenting rule to the
House providing for the reduction of
the shoe and leather duties below the
House rates.
1t is also desired tndC Representa-
tive Payne shall have ample opportun-
fly to prepare an exhaustive state
ment which will be presented to the
House with the conference report.
This viii require two or three days
and on that account 1t is likely that
no effort will be made to get q rulc
through the House tomorrow. when
the House may adjourn until Thuras
day.
The Philippine tariff section was re-
opened today at the request of Pres
ident Taft. An amendment was adopt-
ed yesterday providing that goods
manufactured in the Philippines
must be wholly OF ingredients grown
or produced in the islands In order to
be admitted free to the United StateS
The President took the poeltion that
this amendment would sttfle Inanufae-
ture In the islands.
General Clarence r. Edwards, chief
of the bureau OF insular Affairs. call.
cd on several OF the copfercee and
urged that an amendment be adopted
providing for free admission when not
more than twenty per cent. OF sucn
goods were composed of foreign mate
rial. The suggestion was adopted.
steps were taken toward the final
disposition Of the wood pulp and prtut
paper schedule, although 1t Ii undet.
stood no rates were definitely fixed.
Representative Mann Of Illinois.
who was chairman of the special
House committee appointed to mako
a thorough study of the print paper
situation was called In to explain the