The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-27

ana reducing the rates on shoes and
other leather manufactures
Inc report, 1t Is said then wouI1
De presented to President Taft With
the statement that the conferees had
not oeen able TO muster sufiiccnt
Notes TO assure Its adoption and would
deNolNe upon the president to procnre
the necessary support for the program
In the event Of failure the coD(orcos
would submit report placing a small
duty on hides and the house rates on
leather.
Few of the confcrees believe II was
incumbent upon them to resort 10
such tactics.
Senator Warren said the Western
senators will not be representing
their states II they were to consent
to the abolition OF the duty on hilea
in the interest of the manufacturers
OF shoes and other leather goods IN.
less manufacturers are compelled a
| concede lower rates on leather pro
ducts. While the Western senator's
take the position that the removal cl
the duty on hides will be iniuriou.
10 the cattle business some of them
| because of the inslstence OF President
Taft, II reductions are made all along
the line in the leather schedule.
The program on which the con-
| ferecs arc working Is as follows.
Hides, free as provided by the
house, against the senate rate of Is
per cent ad valorem.
Sole leather, five per cent, the same
as in the house BILL as against the
senate rate OF Is per cent
| Dressed upper leather seven and a
half per cent, as against 10 per cent
in both house and senate bills.
| Boots and shoes, 10 per cent, as
| against 10 per cent In the house bill
and 90 per cent in the senate bill.
Saddlery and harness. 20 per cent
as against 50 per cent In the house
bill. and 40 per cent In the senate
bill.
According to Senator Warren, the
story that beef packers are engaging
extensively In the tanning business,
and Will be the principal beneflciaries
OF the duty on hides has been sued
by the free hide lobby" In manufac-
turing sentiment against the protec-
! ton asked by the cattle industry. He
submitted figures to Senator Aldrich
to be used in refuting this argu-
ment
Senators entrusted with the task OF
canvassing the senate, reported today
that 1t would be impossible 10 adopt
! report providing for hides The
| senators conferred with some of the
| house leaders and were Informed 1t Is
| just as impossible TO pass report
| through the house without free hides,
This information was reported to
/, the cOnferees and convinced them it
would be futile to pass any more time
trying to agree unless concessions
were made to cattle interests.
1t is desired that Representative
Payne shall have opportunity TO pre-
pare an exhaustive statement which
will be presented to the house with
; the conference report. This Will re-
Quirc two or three days and IL is likely
, that no effort will be made to get a
rule through the house tomorrow.
The Philippine tariff section was re.
opened by the conferees at the re-
quest of President Taft An amend
ment was adopted yesterday providing
that cigars from the Philippines must
he OF only lntegredients grown or
produced in the island In order 10 be
admitted free TO the United States.
The president took the position that
this would stine manufacture in the
islands.
General Clarence r, Edwards, chiet
of the bureau of insular affairs, called
on several OF the conferees and urged
that an amendment be adopted provid-
ing for free admission wnen not more
than 20 per cent of such goods were
composed of foreign material
The suggestion was adopted.
The conferees took steps toward the
final disposition of the wood pulp and
print paper schedule, although 1t rs
understood no rates were definitely
fixed
II has been officially reported that
a duty of $375 a ton would be agreed
to on print paper.
1t is expected vote on coal. OIL
lnmber. hosiery, gloves and print pa
per and iron ore will be taken tomor-
row.
If action is taken all of the con
forces will be sworn not to divulge
the conference rate in advance oil
the presentation of report 10 the
house,