The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-27
HIDES PROGRAM
MAY Be DROPPED
WESTERN SENATORS WANT RE-
DUCED DUTIES ON LEATHER
GOODS.
THEN HIDES TO Be FREE
Conferees Want Power to Adopt
Lower Dutiec On Leather Goods
--Aidrich Says This is
Only Way Out.

Washington, July &C.. Hides will be
put on the free list il boots and shoes
and other manufactures Of leather
are reduced below the rates fixed By
he house bill. unless the advocates
n free hides are able to carry out
this bargain the whole program Is n
be called off,
decision to this effect was
reached by the tariff confereas today
The CO. terees adjourned tonight I'M
| Ill J. q. m. tomorrow. but the house
members will assemble half an hour
2arl!er in order that they may Law
plans for executing their part cf the
| agreement. 1t Is expected that they
will have a repor from the house
| eaders as to the possibility Of pass
ing rule conferrng inrlsdictiog
! pon them to agree to lower rates on
Gather than those named In the
| louse bin
Aldrich has baformed the senators
from the northwestern states that he
will not consent to the abolition d,
The duty on hides unless fhere Il !
material cut in the rates on boots
shoes ana other leather goods.
| In no other way, 30 said, can he
get the votes recessary for the alcp.
ton OF the report N The senate If it
carries free hide, Senators from
cattle raising states have Insisted
that the only way the consumers can
get any beReiiis from thc rcrlnval Of
| protection on hides viii be BY corra-
spo ding reductions ON boots and
'hces and harness
The Rhode Island senator's views
coincide with this statement. II. for
my reason, parliamentary or other.
wise anything should occur to upset
The plan TO give the conferefs iur.s-
llction to adopt rates lower than
these named by either house the
conference committee is holding in
'eserve what is regarded as its trump
ard. This provides for the prenara.
| ton Of conference report putting
lides on the free list AMI reducing
| the rates on leather ma ufacturos.
| the report, 1t Is said. then world be
| PRESENTED 10 President Taft with n
| statement that the conferees had moi
zen able to mustr sufficient votes ia
| assure its ABORTION and II would de-
volve on the president to procure the
| necessary support for the program.
| III the event Of failure. according n
the promoters of this suggestion the
conferees would submit n renort
placing small duty on hides and
the house rates on leather. The nrasi.
dent would be asked to get the necs.
sary vots In the house to insure tho
passage Of such program by thai
body. II is believed however thar
there is small probability of carrv,n,
out this plan.
senator Warren said today that the
Wester- senators world not be ranrs.
'eatins their states If they were ~
onsent to the abolition of the dntv an
hides in the interest Of the manufac.
;urers of leather goods. unless tbesa
manufacturers are compelled 10 con.
.rde lower rates on leather products.
while the western senator's take ,aa
position that the removal Of the lutv
IN hides would be iniurious +, tho
cattle business. some CT them saw
they VIII withdraw their protests he.
cause Of the insistence Of the Or 81.
leht' II reductions are made ali alcng
the line In the leather scehdule
ne HTgpFQNa
ierees are workicg is: Hides free
rs provided by the house. against the
nate rate Of ~ per cent al valorpm
Sole leather Eve per cent. same as
IN house bin. as against tn senate
rare Of iiiteen ner cent dressed ripper
eather, seven and a ahlf per cent. as
against fifteen per CO { in both the
mouse and senate bills. boots and
shoes. ten per cent. as against fifteen
IN the house bill and twenty in. the
7enate bin. saddlery AID harness
twenty per cent as against thirty.flva
N the house AID fcrty in the senate
bill.
senators who car yasSed the senate
reported today that it world he I'm.
possible t. adept a repor; proyi1ing
Tor free hides. The house leaders
ieciare that under the present conu.
'i'hs It is just as impossible to psss
, repcrt through the house without
free hides
According to the leaders tonight
he plan is to complet. the eonfsr
nee report before presenting a r1,le-
o the house providing for reluc.
uo7 Of leather duties belsw the
house rates and. that the conference
report viii be submitted 10 the house
on the same day the rule is adoptea
IN order that the action OF the house