The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-26
Broader latitude. of course, will pre-
vail in the senate.
Aldrich and Payne Quarrel.


AIdrich and Payne Quarrel.
Bitter words between Senator Aldrich
| and Representative Payne just before
the close of an hours session of the
tariff conferees last night are reported
\ to have followed an attempt by Mr. Aid
rich to compel a vote on a motion to
make hides dutiable at ~ per cent.
nalf of the existing rate The session
was adjourned Until 2:3O p. m: today
with the hide and leather tariff still
unsettled.
From the variety of reports concern
irg the incident, none of which can be
confirmed UnquaHfiedly, it appears that
the senate leader was anSered because
of Payne's frequent statements that the
country and the president were in sym
pathy with the action of the house in
putting hides on the free list, and
that he did not purpose to be governed
by what a majority of the conterees
thought A formal motion, fixing IN
per cenr as the rate to be fixed on hldes
was made. At that time Mr.. Payne Is
reported to have said he could not con-
sent to a vote. He declared the sentl-
ment of the country favored free hides
and referred to the presidents express
sions.
During a forenoon session the con-
ferees discussed the parliamentary
situation, but last night the motion
was renewed.
position with increased emphasis. Mr..
Aldrich is reported to have upbraid-
ed Mr.. Payne for his 'obstinacy and |
to have said that he was tired of
dictotorial methods" to defeat the will
of a majority of the conferees. Mr..
Payne was unrelenting.
When it was seen that nothing |
could be accomplished Mr.. Payne'S
signature being necessary for the |
making of a report, the conference |
adjourned.
Taft Hard at Work.
Sunday brought no cessation of /
President Taft's tariff activities. His |
conference with house and senate |
leaders covered practically the en-
tire day.
The president admitted frankly to |
several of his callers that the sitUa
tion was not all that could be desired, /
but expressed the hope that another
"a hours would straighten out the /
tangie and that the report of the
conferees would be presented in the
house on Tuesday next 1t is also
hoped at the White House that con-
gress may adjourn by the last of the
week.
President Taft has not receded in
any way from his demand for free
hides, regarding free hides as under
lying the whole principle of down
ward revision.
A compromise duty of seven cents
"a reduction from fifteen cents un-
der existing law-would be of no ben
eft. according to the presidents
1utelY free there can be no reduction
on boots. shoes and other manufac-
tured articles of leather. The presi-
dent, it is said, has been deeply i'm
pressed by the representations that
have been made to him by the leather
interests to the effect that under the
protection of the prohibitive fifteen |
cents duty, the leather and shoe man
ufacturers are at the mercy of the
four or five big meat packing con-
Germs of the middle west. The preSi-
dent on the other hand. it is declared.
has not been much impressed by the
a arguTn entS Of western senators that
free hides will be followed by a de-
mand for free wool. Hides never
we're protected until the enactment
of the Dingley law. The presidents
chief concern is as to hides. The
other schedules apparently are being
worked into acceptable space. ac-
rording to his information. and once ! ,
the free hide and reduced leather | :
goods program has been agreed upon I
the end of the fight is in view.