The Detroit times., 1909-06-24

tween the laws passed an tue nous"
and In the senate All paragraphs or
sections which are identical are not
subject 10 any change. ~ however,
the senate bill copains any amend
meht TO any paragraph-n any rate is
higher or lower IN the senate bill
that rate becomes the subject OF adj
JustmCnt
FIX Disputed Schedules.
Disputed schedules can 0e arranged
finally in any way which Is satisfac-
tory 90 a majority OF the conference
committee, providing only that the
final report OF the committee is ap
proved IN the senate ana the house
TO illustrate: IL the house hIl
fixes the duty on wool al 90 per cent
OF the value OF the product. and the
senate bill increases the duty TO I,
per cent. the conference committee 1:
tpeEbound- adjust the difference a
some point between the two figure!
90 and rs. II may finally decide I,
have the duty AT IS or 100.
Much has been said about the pos
sibility or revising the tariff down
ward after the bill gets 20 confer
euCe. There are several reasons VII,
there is no possibility OF this happen
ing. one very good reason Is the fac
that all the Republicans and severa
OF the Democratic mem pers OF th'
committee ale in favor OF revising tns
tariff upward \ glance At the mem
bership OF the conference committee
Is all that is needed 10 confirm int
statement
A sull better reason why no substan
! tal revision downward can take place
after the bill gets 10 conference is be
cause - per cent OF the schedules vii
not DC open TO any change in the con
! ference committee They are the old
Dingley rates unchanged An analysis
! Of the senate bills shows that on the
basis OF the value Of goods imported
the senate bin shows IS per cent 'oi
7 increase in duties OvVT rthr| DinsteF
| bill ana 10 per cent Of decrease over
the duties Of the Dingley bill Al
changes must. OF necessity, be con,
fined 10 this 25 per cent II the tariff.
schedules
The wal changes IN tho bill will be
those which affect general legisla-
ton. such as viii be worked by drop
ping out the inheritance TAX and the
yitalizing clauses OF the tariff COM
mission paragraph
To Serve Big Interests.
on the other hand, there will be
some horse-trading done Mr.. Aldricn
has some corporation intere sts which
he expects 10 serve behind the close &.
doors OF the committee room very
much as he served the sugar trust
when he was a member Of the confer
ence committee In 1892 At that time
he succeeded in increasing the duty
on refined sugar one-tenth Of | per
cent above the duties recommended
By the senate and the house-an
amount which equaled a revenue on
81. OO0 600 a year added 20 the profits
OF the sugar trust ever since. In re
turn for this the sugar trust has
helped him in his campaigns tt
Rhode Island.
From the consumers point OF view
the conference committees alterca
tons in the tariff law are not 10 oe
conten plated with feelings OF either
hope or JOY. Senator Aldrich has been
very anxious 10 get the bill advanced
/ 20 the conference committee stage
| and one Of the arguments used q
grease the tracks is the rather humOr
Gus statement that when the bin
reached the conference. President Taft
would probably put forth his long-ce
layed intervention and secure val
liable concessions in the way OF down
ward revision in the interest OF tn,
consumer
There should not be any misunder
standing on this subject What Pre-
tsant Taft does not do at the presen,
time will not be done.