Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-28
Senafe IoBIameIf
 Programme Fails
OIL AND HIDES FREE. COAL 4s
 CENTS A TON.
PRINT PAPER ss.5o AToH
Tariff confsrsss Meet This Morning to Wind Up Their Lsbsrs--Tsft's Five Big Questions Still Open. {

Washington. July 27.-From the best information obtainable tonight 1t ap- pears that the house has won it's bat tie for free hides and oil and increased rates oh gloves and hosiery, in return for surrender to the senate on iurh- Der, coal. iron ore and print paper.
 Some Schedules as Arranged. .s,
 The rates on these schedules as they have been tentatively arranged pend- ing the acceptance by both houses of the programme for a reduction on the duties on manufactures of leather be- low the rates fixed by the house, ars as follows:
 oil free; hides free; coal 45 cents a ton; print paper s3.50 ton: iron sre, IS cents ton; lumber, rough, s1.b0 a thousand feet, one side fpished s2, two sides finished s2.25, three sides fn- ished. which may include longitude and grooving, $2.65 1-2, foursldes fin- ished, which, may include tongued not exceeding IA inches in length, which is the standard length. Ex- ceeding 14 inches. s5 cents per dozen is added for each inch. This rate does not apply to the schmachen, or cheap gloves, on which the senate rate of SIPS per dozen pairs is retained. Hos- iery, valued at s1 or less per dozen pairs, 70 cents. as against the senate and existing rate oI 50 cents. On values up to the s2 the rate is slightly in excess of existing duties and D shading below the rates fixed by the house. On the highest grade the house and senate rates were identical.
 Although new oaths of secrecy were taken by every member of the con ference committee before today's ses- sion was adjourned 1t is well under stood that the foregoing rates repre- sent the understanding that has been reached on all the subjects which en- gagged executive attention during the last few weeks
 The senate's Victories.
 The chief victory won by the sem ate was the retention of its duties on lumber. Likewise a victory was won by the senate through the acceptance by the conference committee of a rate of s3-50 ton on print paper, instead of the s2 rate fixed by the house.
 There seems to be no doubt tonight that the house leaders will be able. to put through a rule permitting the con ferees to make reductions in the rate on manufactures of leather in addi- tion with the programme arranged In conference yesterday. Et Western Senators Still Oppose Free
 Hides. .5..,.t s.l
 If there is any danger sof the pro- gramme failing, the trouble Is in the senate. Senator AIdrich talked with number of the western sefators to- day, and some of them still or~use putting hides upon the free list under any circumstances. 1t is generally understood, however, that the western senators feel that Mir. Aldrich did all he could to continue protection for the cattle industry and that enough 6f them will vote to support the pro- gramme for free hides and reductions from the house rates on leather and leather goods to insure its adoption by the senate.
 Winding Up Their Labor. s.s
 The conference will meetS again at 10 a. m. tomorrow to wind up their labors. Every member said tonight that none of the five big questions which engaged the attention of Pres ident Taft has been closed.