The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-08-06
Called Back by Taft Conferees Re.
considers the Schedules.
Sign the Report.
Agree on THE DISPUTED POINTS
surrender to Presidents Views and
Republicans Sign The
Report

Payne-Aldrich tariff bill tonight
stands completed, an agreement on
all disputed points was reached this
afternoon and at 4:55 p. m, the con-
ferees report was signed by the re-
publican conferees. 1t will go to
the house tomorrow and be voted on
by that body on Saturday. The
senate will begin consideration of
the measure as agreed to by the con-
ferees on Monday.
Halted by the mandate of Presi-
dent Taft, the tariff conferees were
compelled to turn back and revise
their rates on lumber and gloves In
a communication to Senator Aldrich
and Representative Payne, the Presl-
dent demanded that the high rates on
gloves as fixed by the house and the
4lSh rates on lumber as fixed by the
senate should not be made a part of
the conference report.
After struggling over these ques-
tons throughout the entire day the
conferees surrendered to the presi-
dents view and signed the report.
The report Will go to the house to-
morrow at noon and will be ordered
TO be printed. The house may be
called to meet at 10 o'clock on Sat
urday for it is the intention of the
leaders hat the report shall be push
ed through in one legislative day.
Probably a week will be required to
dispose Of the conference 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 presi-
dent would consent to the arrange
ment that notices were sem to the
democratic members of the confer
ence committee to be present at 10
o'clock today to approve or disap-
prove of the conference report.
The president had other ideas
OF what the rates should be and he
expressed them very forcibly in a
letter. He said that lumber should
not be more than $1.25 per thousand
teat for rough, with the differentials
fixed by senate IN finished. He also
declared that the senate rates On
gloves, which are the same as the
ninS,,ey rates anG much less than the
house rates, would have to be adopt
ed in order to obtain his endorse
ment.
II vas not until after the democrat,
a. members had assembled that the
White House communication was re-
G Ned at the conference chamber.
Hurriedly opening the envelope, Sem
ator Aldrich read the presidents
missive and called his republican as
sOciates to an adjoining room. The
contents of the letter were discuss
ed at ome length and it was decid-
ed that the minority should be in
formed that the conference report
had not been advanced to a stage
where it could be submitted to them
for their judgment. Senator Daniel
and Representative Griggs exhibited
some annoyance at having been call
ed into session prematurely, but
Bailey had scented trouble for the
majority and advised his associates
TO go in peace.
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
bill has been in conference. Hurry
ing to and from the chamber were
senators and members of the house
with representatives of special inter-
est to get in a final word with the
conferees.
Later 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.
Later they conferred with a number
of northwestern senators who were
interested in the lumber question,
After their activities without the con-
ference room, Speaker Cannon was
seen hurrying down the main corri.
dor. The door Of the conference
room was thrown open and he was
permitted to enter without delay.
When the speaker concluded his
visit to the conference chamber, he
hurried down the corridor withou,
stopping. One Of the waiting news
paper correspondents asked him il
the conferees had finished.
81 am MOI a member of the confer
ence committee. How do l know"
responded the speaker. His reply
however, was %garnished with certain
emphatic expressions which gave II
considerable weight. The speaker
wore the unmistakable air of a mar
who had capitulated before a superior
force.