The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-08-04
BILL WILL GO TO HOUSE TODAY
AND TO THE SENATE ON
MONDAY.
TAFT WRITES COMMITTEE A NOTE
Taft Wins Victory on Lumber and
Gloves-Letter Does the Work.
McCumber Loses on Grains and
Dlngley Drawback Re-enacted.

WdSulHSlOL, July OU.-1 uc COOIcT
ence report on the Payne-Aldrich-T Taft
tariff bill is completed. 1t represents
a victory for the president in the
schedules on which he fought hardest
lumber. hides and leather, gloves
and hosiery. While the victory does
which the western members of the
house and senate went into the tariff
fight, it represents the actual defeat
of the high tariff forces in some of the
schedules on which they had "stood
pat" with the greatest vigor.
Nothing short of the special letter
which President Taft sent to the con-
ference committee yesterday morning
could have forced that body to agree
to $1.25 lumber and the lower duties
on gloves. The Democratic members
of the conference had been called in
and were going over the report with
the Republicans when the letter from
the president, demanding lower duties,
arrived. They were forthwith elected
from the room, while the Republicans
once more set about the task of ad-
justing differences to meet the presi-
dents views.
A copy of the report went to the
Democrats and they are now analyz-
ing 1t. They have waived their right
to "a hours for its consideration and
everything points to the introduction
of the completed report in the house
at noon today. Chairman Payne, of
the house conferees, is preparing a
statement on the report which will be
given to that body when the report is
made.
Rhodes Loses Battle.
J. E. Rhodes, of Minneapolis, and
others prominent in the fight for high
lumber tariff, after consultations with
Mr.. Fordney, Of the conference COM
mittee, stated that the lumber tariff
would not be put below $1.40. They
insisted that the lumber forces were
strong enough in the senate to beat
the bill if the lumber went down to
$1.25. Even at that moment, however,
the rate had been fixed at the figures
demanded by the president.
That the bill will go through the
senate seems certain. The president
is expected to give the conference re-
port his endorsement and that en-
dorsement will mean that he will give
his support. The far western senators
have been partially notified and in
place of the $150 rate on lumber that
was traded to them Tuesday for their
hide duty, they were finally given
an increase from 81 to $500 on lead
ore. This may help to placate some
Mr.. Aldrich would not have agreed to
the conference report unless he had
been sure of the adoption of the re.
port in the senate.
The glove duties, under the further
influence of President Taft's demands,
went tumbling back to the senate
rates yesterday. The section was re-
drafted by putting in the Dingley
rates. Hosiery was reduced material
1y, but on the common grades, those
that sell at from 81 to 50 per dozen,
wholesale, the rate is still 20 per cent
increase over existing laws. Hides
remain ON the free list, and shoes and
leather goods at the reduced rates
which the president insisted must be
put in the bill.
The attitude of the northwestern
members and senators to the bill is
largely a matter of conjecture at lne
present time. Senator Clapp is out
spoken against it and it is believed
that Senator Nelson has seen no rea
son to change his attitude toward the
measure. Senator Cummins and Sen
ator Bristow, of Kansas, say that they
see nothing in the schedule to induce
them to withdraw opposition to the
measure. Senator Dolliver is appa
rently of the same mind.
In the house, however, the situa
ton is not so easily Analysed Con
gresham Tawney would not commit
himself on the bill. He did not wan,
to accept the $1.25 rate on lumber
but in view of other reductions made
! in the report, and the declaration O.
the president that this was the hes
reduction that could be secured as
compromise between the two houses
is considered likely that he will sup
port the report if it bears the approva
and Endorsement of the president.
| Congressman Stevens said that h,
would not commit himself on the mat
ter until he sees it.
! On the drawback, specific informa
ton is not yet Obtainable, as to til,
exact changes that have been made il
the Dingley schedule. The Dingle
drawback is re-enacted, but Their
have been some changes, The Nc
Cumber amendment, prohibiting
drawback on wheat, has been stricken
out, and in cutting it out there is som
question whether the conference ha
not alone eliminated the prohibition
against a drawback on oilcake.
Great Northern Agent Promoted.
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