The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
HIDES HOLD
TARIFF
BATTLE RACES AROUND
TARIFF ON SHOE
MATERIAL.
Indications Point to Free Entry,
With Lower Rate on Products
Question as to Whether Con-
ferees Can Reduce Duties on
Which Houses Agreed.

Washington, July 26-The hide
question was settle and unsettled Sat-
urday, and, while there seems little
doubt that eventually hides will go on
the free list of the new tariff bill, the
contest over their status cannot be con-
sidered as closed None of the cues
tions made prominent through Presi-
dent Taft's interest in them was set
tied, although the conference was in
strict executive session all day.
Sunday brought no cessation of
President Taft's tariff activities. His
conference with the house and senate
tariff leaders covered practically the
entire day.
The president admitted frankly to
some of his callers that the situation
was not all that could be desired. but
expressed the hope that another "a
hours would straighten out the tangle,
and that the report of the conferees
would be presented in the house on
Tuesday. It is also hoped at the
White House that the congress may
adjourn the last of the week Presi-
dent Taft has not receded in any way
from his demand for free hides as
Underlying the whole principle of down
ward revision.
The indications are that the con-
ference rates upon the important gus
lions still in dispute will be as fol-
lows:
Probable Final Duties
Hids and oil free.
Lumber, rough, 1925 thousand
feet, with proportioate differentials
Coal, As cents a ton, without the
house reciprocal claus
Iron ore, Is cents ton.
Print paper, 49, so ton.
Practically one full week has been
coupled by the conferees in an effort
to settle these questions. Most of the
time has been devoted to hides. This
subject is complicated by statements
coming from boot and shoe interests
that they are ready to agree to sub
stantial reduction on leather goods if
hides are put on the free list. These
interests apparently felt sure there
could be no reduction on boots and
shoes below the Is per cent advalor-
EN-, the house rate.
President Taft stated to number of
his callers that he would insist upon
a reduction to at least 10; per cent
advalorem, with proportionate de-
creases on the rates of other leather
goods. Reports reached the conference
room late yesterday that Speaker Can
non and Parliamentarian Kinds had
decided that it would be out of order
for the conferees to adopt rate lower
than adopted by either branch of con-
gress.
Advocates of potected hides declared
that there must be a popotionate reduc-
ton on leather to offset the abolition
of the duty on hides, if their votes
were to be counted in favor of the con-
ference report This statement came
from such men at Senators Warren and
Smoot. They said the same views
were held by others, including Sena
tors Carter and Heyb
AS result of the declaration of the
men interested in protected hides,
some of those who are looking for an
ealry adjustment of the tariff differ
ences were filled with CONSERVATION.
Lead Man Also "Crouchy''
Some of the Western senator's are
said to be greatly dissatisfied with the
action taken by the conferees in de-
creasing rates on lead and it's products.
1t was said it would take very little
to induce them to vote against the
conference report.
Mr.. Aldrich was of the opinion that
the conferees could reduce rates below
those fixed by either house without
the adoption of concurrent resolution.
A canvass will be made to ascertain
whether such resolution can be adop-
ted.
Pump Water for e, 900 Acres
Seattle, July 24.-Headquarters of
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