Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-30

points was reached this afternoon and at 4.55 D. m. the conferees' report was signed by the republican conferees.
 It will go to the house tomorrow and be voted on by that body on Satur- day. The senate will begin consider ation of the measure as agreed to by the conferees on Monday.
 conferees Surrender to Taft.
 Halted by the mandate of President Taft. the tariff conferees were com pelled to turn back and revise their rates on lumber and gloves. In accom-
 munication to Senator .Aldrich and Representative Payne, tht president demanded that the high rates on gloves as fixed by the house and, theS high rates on lumber as fixed by the sen ate should not be made a part of the conference report.
 After struggling over these ques- tions throughout the entire day, theS conferees surrendered to the presi-i dents view and signed the report. The' report will go to the house tomorrow at noon and will be ordered printed, The house may be called to meet al. ten o'oclock on Saturday, for it is tho intention of the leaders that the re-- port shall be pushed through in one legislative day. Probably a week will be required to dispose of the confer- ence report in the senate.
 When the conferees fixed lumber and glove rates yesterday by shading very slightly the higher rates on each, they were so certain that the president would consent to the arrangement Chat notices we're sent to the democr attic members of the conference committee to be present at ten o'clock today to approve or disapprove of the confer ence report
 The president had other ideas of what the rates should be and he ex- pressed them very forcibly in 5. let ter. He said that lumber should not be more than s1.25 per thousand feet for rough, with the differentiafs fixed by the senate on finished lumber. He declared also that the senate rates on gloves, which are the same as the Dingley rates and much leAis than the house rates, would have to be adopted in order to obtain his endorsement.
 Not content with issuing an injunc- ton against high rates, on these arti-- cies, the president specified That hides must go on the free list and the house rates on boots and shoes alnd other of leather reduced. Ho- siery. too. he thought should be re- duced below the house raj es. which we're adyanees over the Dfpgiey du- White Houae conmunicatiq n to Con- Tes ferees. :
 It was not until after the democrat ic members had assembled that the White house communication was re- seiyed at the conference chamber. Hurriedly opening the envelope, Sem itor. Aldrich read the presid ent's mis- live and called his republican associ- ttes to an adjoining room. The con- Vents of the letter were discussed at Iome length and it was decided that lhe minority should be informed that The conference report had not been Advanced to stage where 1t could be Iubmitted to them for their judg-
 nent. Senator Daniel and Represent ltive Griggs- of Georgia exhibited some annoyance at having been called into lession prernaturely. but Senator Bai-
 ey had scented trouble for the ma lority and advised his as sociates to go
 n' peace.
 Minority Hold Little Conference of
 Their Own.
 After the democrats hald reached tfie corridor outside the corf ference cham Der, they held little lconference of heir own. The republicans were crit
 cised,. but Senator Bailey again came to their defence by calling attention to the fact that if the democrats were In power ard were charged with the responsibility of making a tariff bill they would not want any republicans to help thenl. The minority was fur ther notified by r Representative Champ Clark being called back to the chamber. He was given a copy of the bill as the -conferees intend to. report it, except for the ~Saedules discussed by the president 1ni his letter. The democrats then wenk into session. Not Disposed to Delay Proceedings.
 The minority members were in the I conference chamber Hess than an hour. At the outset, Representative Griggs, speaking for his assloeiates, said that they were not disposed to delay pro- ceedings. He sug g'ested that if the republicans would consent to put cot ton bagging on the free list they would the conference report to vote. Many of the conferees were disposed to grant this request, but Representative Mc- Call of Massachusetts protested vig- orously on the grotind that it would injure the manufactories in his state which turn out cotton bagging. So em- phatic were his objections that it was seen that agreement would be delayed I if such action were attempted.
 seurrying to Get a Final Word. The republican members continued in session after the democrats left the chamber. There followed one of the busiest scenes witnessed about the corridors of the senate office building during the three weeks the debate has been in conference. Scurrying to and from the chamber were senators and members of the house vieing with rep resentatives of special interests to get a final word'' with the conferees.
 Late in the day Representatives Fordney and Calderhead went to the White House and from there to the office of Speaker Cannon and then back to the conference chamber.
 capituIation of Speaker Cannon.
 Later they coBferred with a number of northwestern senators who were in- terested in the lumber question. After their activities without the conference room Speaker Cannon was seen hurry ing down the main corridor The door to- the conference room was thrown open and he was permitted to enter without delay Speaker Cannon has been one of the chief supporters of the house rates on RlOves. He said he believed these rates were necessary to stimulate manufac- lures in women's gloves.
 When the speaker concluded his visit to the conference chamber he ,lnllrried down the corridor without stopping. One of the waiting newspaper core srofdents asked him if the eonferees '%o " ~s,~ ,,rt s.A,,,arr,> ar e< +k> ,.,rsar- /