New-York tribune., 1909-07-27
HIDES PUT UP TO HOUSE.
To Be 4sh5ed to Vote for Reductions
on Shoes and Leather.
TBy The Associated Press ]

WASHINGTON July 26~Hides viii be put on the
free list IL boots and shoes and other rDanufact-
ures of leather reduced below the rates fixed
by the House bill. Unless the advocates Of free
hides able TO carry out this bargain, the whole
programme is 10 be called of. A decision TO this
effect Is said 10 have been reached by the tariff
iSoafeFrses to-day
The conferrees adjourned tonight until Il a m.
Tomorrow, but the members Of the House viii as
senble half hour earlier in order that they may
Say their plans for carrying out their part Of the
II ngreeu1ent II Is expected that they viii have a
report the House leaders TO the possibility
of passing a rule conferring jurisdiction them
10 TO lower rates on leather than those named
ssn the House bill
Senator Warren said to-day that the Western
sEenato-s would not be representing their states il
!zhey TO consent TO the abolition CT the duty
icn hides n the interest Of the manufacturers OF
isf1oax and other leather goods, unless manufact-
i>11e-s IN New England and other Eastern states
iz-e compelled 10 concede lower rates leather
irrodncts While the Western Senators take the
frosition that the removal the duty hides Will
lhe INJURIOUS TO the cattle business, of them
lssy they VIII withdraw their protests because of
fthe insssterce Of President Taft, If reductions
sn6de all along the line in the leather schedule.
According to Senator Warren the story that beef
packers engaging extensively in the tanning
business. and VIII be the principal benefciaries of
q du.r On hides has been used by the free hide
sobhy'' IN manufacturing sentiment against the
t,rofection asked by cattle industry
Ernstte6 figures to Senator AlGrich TO be used in
-efutins this argument. Mr.. Warren declared that
1he three largest packers in the United States an
fruaiy tsn 1ss2.ooo hides. which he said. is only
per OF the entire domestic production He de-
MED that the beef packers able 10 control the
aeather market
The plan, as reported tonight, is 10 complete the
conference report before presenting a rule the
House providing for the reduction of the shoe and
leather duties said that the conference
port viii be submitted the House the day
the rule is adopted, I'm order that the action of
the House shall not result in pressure on the con-
ferrees by those interested in the leather schedule
II Is also desired that Representative Payne shall
have ample opportunity to prepare an exhaustive
statennent. which will be presented TO the House
with the conference report. This viii require two
three days. and that II is likely
that effort viii be made TO get a rule through
the House tomorrow. The House may adjourn to-
morrow until Thursday.
The Philippine tariff section reopened to-day
a. the request of President Taft. An amendment
adopted yesterday providing that goods
facfared in the Philippines must be wholly OF in
gre6eufs grown o produced IN the islands in order
20 be admitted free the United States. The
President took the position that this amendment
o-id stife manufacture in the islands General
Clarence r. Edwards, chief Of the bureau OF in
susr affairs. called several of the conferrees and
urged that amendment be adopted providing for
free admission when not more than % per cent of
gGch goods were composed Of foreign material. The
suggestion adopted.
The conferFees disposed Of many matters over
which there 0 controversy, but which needed
final consideration TO perfect the phra seoogy end
rrzke certain that there ambiguity. Among
these were number OF administrative features.
There also a number of rates fixed on certain
articles OF minor importance which been left TO
various conferrees for investigation recomren-
daton.
Nhile-no rates have been fixed positively on coal,
oil 5anlber, hosiery. gloves. print paper or iron
ore. the conferrees have given enough consideration
these subjects 20 know that Il would be possi-
bic 10 dispose of them I'm one brief session. 1t
ves aznouncod tonight that OF these subjects
would be CLOSED until the conferrees are ready to
act o. All of shem IL is generally understood that
vote will De taken these questions Tomorrow
u Announced that IL action Is taken all the
confsrees win be pledged not 70 dvuge the confer
ratee n a5vrnce OF The presentation Of = re-
Dor. to the House