Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-30
TARIFF AGREEMENT REACHED.

$4,000 aOhEED1 EN hLhOAA
The Psyne-Aldrich tariff bill stands
completed. An agreement on all dis
puted points was reached yesterday
afternoon aud ct 4:55 o'clock the con-
fsrees report was signed by the republic
can conferees. 1t will 60 to the House
today and be voted on by that body Oh
Saturday. The Senate will begin con-
sideratiOn OF the MEASURE, IS agreed 10
by the conferees, on Monday.
Halted by the mandate OF President
Taft, the tariff conferees were compelled
to turn back and revise their rates on
lumber aud gloves 10 q communication
to Senator Aldrich aud Representative
Payne, the president demanded that the
high rates on gloves as 6xed by the
House and the high rates on lumber as
fixed by the Senate, should not be made
a part of the conference report.
After struggling over these questions
throughout the entire day the confelees
surrendered to the presidents view and
signed the report.
There was no opportunity to cc'mpro-
mise on gloves. The president ? aid the
rates must not be advanced hey Ond the
figures named by the Senate bill, which
are the same as the existing duties, ex'
cept for the fact that schmsEehen gloves
were reduced by the S uaby from Size
dozen to 81. % Although the House
cOnferees insisted daring the greater part
of the day that these rates would en-
danger the passage OF the conference
report through the House, they never
theless we're adopted.
On lumber some concessions were
made, in spite Of the fact that the pres
idenfs instructions we're complied with
to the letter. Rough Lumber was made
dutiable at 81 Is per 1000 feet; finished
on one side, 81 rs; finished on two sides
or one side plsned and tongued and
grooved, 81. Is; finished on three sides,
S2.52!, aud finished on four sides, 81. go
To couciiste Senators Piles and Jones'
the conferees adopted the Senate rate o.
so cents Thousand on shingles instead
of the House rate OF 80 cents.
In view of the action of the conferee'
in putting hides on the free Dst con
cession also was made to the cattle in
dustry yesterday by taking tallow of thu
free list, where II had been placed By
the conferees, and restoring it to thu
dntiable list. Tallow had been p ut oil
the free list by the House, but the actor
OF the confertes today makes it dntiabl
at cents per pound.
The rates on hosiery we're fixed by 10
creases of about 20 per cent in grace
valued at 81, 81. so and s. q dozen pairs
This is an Increase over existing rates
but q material decrease from the ad
vsuces made by the House. On 81
other values of hosiery the Dingley rates
which had been re-enacIed by the Sen
ate, were retained. This action, tn
conferees believe, WAS in conformity vii
the spirit OF the presidents request.
The democratic members were in tn
conference chamber less than an hour
At the outset Representative Griggs
speaking for his associates, said tina
they were not disposed to delay pro
ctedings. He suggested that If the re
publiclDs would consent to pct cotto
bagging on the free list they would sho'
the utmost celebrity in bringing the con
ference report to vote. Many of tn
conferees we're disposed to grant thi
request, but Representative Mccall, {
Massachusetts, protested vigorously o
the ground that it would iDjure th
manufactures in his state which tur
out cotton begging. go emphatic wei
his objections that 1t WAS seen thu
agreement would be delayed il sue
action we're attempted.