Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
LBy Associated Press.l

"1 ASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Iarlr
w legislation has been delayed
" again by the hide and leather
question, and the conferees were CALLED
together once more today. Western
senators will compel further changes
in the hide and leather schedule. These
senators complain that the leather
schedule as arranged by the conferees
with the approval of the president is
unfair to the states interested in pro-
tected hides. 1t was agreed that some
action must be taken to concilfate them
if the conference report is to be adopt
ed.
without thought of serious obstacles,
Senator Aldrich caused the report TO
be taken up today as soon as the SEN
ate met. AS is usual, the senate leader
and his associates moved about to as
certain whether there had been any
change of sentiment. They were not
long in learning that the charge that
there was a Joker" in the leather
schedule had upset the comfortable
majority they had previously counted
on for the adoption of the report.
The westerners claimed that they
had been led to believe that all boots
and shoes of leather were to be dutia-
BILE at 10 per cent and that all harness
was to be dutiable at 20 per cent. 1t
now appears that the conference re-
duction in leather rates applies only to
articles manufactured in chief part of
the class of hides that are to come in
free. The reduction would not apply
to shoes the uppers of which We're
made of calfskin or to harness the
most valuable part of which was made
of calfskin.
Western Senators Angry
Western senators were extremely bit
ter in their condemnation of the COM
promise They said they had been
fooled, that the president had been
fooled and that the trick played on the
consumer was nothing short Of bum
combe.
Senator Aldrich went to the White
House shortly after noon. Several 9TH
er senators had preceded him there.
All of the White House visitors said
the president declared the language
used in the conference report was not
a Joker" and he had understood the
phraseology employed had been neces-
sary to meet the situation.
AS soon as the chairman of the
finance committee returned to the cap
itol he called a meeting of the con-
ferees. The call included the house
as we'll as the senate conferees.
After Mr.. Taft's talk with Mr.. Al
drich it was announced there were
number of errors in the bill which it
would be necessary to correct. Sew
eral or those errors are in the maxi
mum and minimum provisions.
AS to changing the duties on shoes.
the president is quoted as having said
that if the reduction to 10 per cent
could be made to apply to all shoes,
whether made of dutiable hides or not,
he would be more than pleased.
Agreement as to free hides, how
ever did not go that far.
Considers Bill Immediately
Convening today at 10 o'clock, the
senate Immediately began considera-
tion of the conference report upon the
tariff bill. Only seven or eight sem
ators were in their seats, and of them
only one, Hughes of Colorado, repre-
scented the Democratic side of the
chamber. By the time the reading
was we'll under way a number of the
senators had taken their seats. All
gave close attention to the report
The reading clerk running over the
was interrupted by SEN
ator Hepburn. 1.-THE clerk has made
no reference to the maximum and min
imum provisions" said the Idaho sem
ator, addressing the presiding officer.
HE has omitted the cotton sched-
u1e," declared Mr.. Clapp.
ut is obvious at least twenty pages
have been turned over without read
ing" commented Mr.. Culberson, join
ing the two Republican senators in in
sisting on a careful compliance with
the rules. The reading clerk protest.
ed that he had read all, but his pro-
test served only the purpose of call
ing out a rebuke from Mr.. Hepburn.
1t was evident there was a situa-
tion on" and it was soon made plain
that it was the intention of some of
the senators, both insurgent Repub-
lican and straight Democrats, to have
read every word of the long report,
which meant great delay.
Tries to Find Intentions
"What does it all mean?" was asked
of one of the 'insurrectionist" Repub-
licans.
"It means" he replied "lf this bill
becomes a law it will not go beyond
the next election"
"How are you going to insure the
result?" was the inquiry.
"By ventilation" was the reply.
Much depends on what Brown,
Burkett and Crawford of the ''insur-
gents" and Carter, Warren, Clark and
Dixon of the range" senator's would
do. BY this time nearly all the senators
had taken their seats and the reading
was resumed, as those who declared
themselves in favor of the reading of
every word of the report apparently
paid no further attention to 1t.
Regarding the exclusion of the Demo-
cratic members of the conference, Mr..
Daniel said a peculiar fraud had been
on both houses of congress.
GaIIows and Grave Near
"This country stands at this moment
between the gallows and the grave"
declared Mr.. Daniel in commenting on
the methods of the majority Il hope
mercy may be sought and may be i
found. ] charge that the senate is APP
in the control of lynch law"
Mr.. Daniel also charged bad faith in
the action of the committee in signing