The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-07-16

strengthen the. White House conferree,
in their demand that the lower rates Q
the House be substituted for those i'm
posed by the Senate.
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AT noon following the passage of the
bill by the Senate, the House met and
after an hour and thirty minutes debate
adopted resolution which sent the bill
to conference forthwith, the vote BY
which that was accomplished being IT'S
to Isl. Of course there were the usual
loud cries of protest from the Democrats,
the same wall against the precipitancy
of the House which they invariably EN-.
plov and which is so lacking in sincerity
that many of the minority are wholly
unable to maintain straight faces as their
colleagues beat the air and illuminate
against the same course as the House
adopted in the case Of the Wilson bill.
when the Democrats enjoyed an ample
majority. The Republicans have become
so accustomed to the course of the Oh.
position that it occasions them no con-
Germ and they pursue the even tenor of
their way with the calmness and com.
placency of steam roller.
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There was just one small hitch in the
operation and that was behind closed
doors. Representative Payne, as chair
man of the Ways and Means committee.
asserted his right to select the conferrees.
The Speaker, ignoring all precepents, re
fused to recognize the right of Mr.. PAYNE
and made up the House side of the con.
ference committee to suit himself. The
result is that the conferrees are mostly
''stand patters" including Repre- sentative
Townsend of Michigan and Calderhead
of Kansas, both representing the highest
type of protectionist and neither of whom
would have been chosen had Mr.. PAYNE
had his way. The fact is that Mr.. Payne
is himself too strongly disposed toward
downward revision to suit the Speaker
who seemed it wise to offset Mr.. Payne's
downward revision tendencies with two
extreme stand patters."
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The tariff bill was sent to conference
about 3:3op. nj. and at $50 the conferrees
held their first meeting. 1t consisted
only of an informal discussion of the plan
OF procedure. 1t was decided to meet
daily at 10 a. III. IN the large room in
which the Senate Finance committee
framed their substitute. The session will
be almost continuous, probably lasting
from 10 in the morning until far into the
night By working at this speed it is
expected that their work can be COM
pleted within ten days and most Of the
members of Congress look for final ad-
journment not later than July I'd. The
Democratic members of the conference
committee were informed that further
presence would not be required until the
Republicans had reached an agreement
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The President, after taking his family
to his summer home at Beverly, Mass.
and attending the Tercentenary Cele-
bration Of the discovery of Lake Cham.
plain, returned to the White House to
await the completion of the tariff bill and
to council with the conferrees He Is
disguised With the tinkering to which
the corporation tax amendment was sub
jected in the Senate and will exert his
influence to have it rewritten so as to
eliminate the Clapp, La Follettee and
other amendments Mr.. Taft brought
word that Mrs. Taft had so far recovered
her health as to make il possible for him
to announce definitely that he would
make his long projected western trip.