Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-03
HIDE QUESTION
AGAIN BLOCKS
TARIFF ACT
SENATORS FIND
JOKER IN CONFERENCE
Appeal to President Brings
Scant Satisfaction to Re-
caIcitfantS, ConfereeS Hur-
riedIy Called Together,

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IBy Morning journal special Leasea wir.I
Midnight White House Conference
Washington, Aug An important
conference ON the mriff situation was
held at the white House tonight be-
tween the president and Senators
\ldrich aud crane Tn7 senators lef,
at midnight. brt refused to state what
| decision II any had been reached,
Washington Aug 2-Tariff legis-
huon has been delayed again by the
| hide aud leather question and the
conferees were called together once
more today Western senators vii
compel further changes in the hide
and leather schedules. Those senators
complain chat the leather schedule as
arranged by the conferees with the
approval al the president is unfair TO
states Interested in protected hides 1t
| was agreed that some action must be
taltcn to eonciliate them II the confer
ouce report is to be adopted
Without thought OF serious ohsta-
clcs senator Aldrich caused the report
| to be taken up today as soon as the
senate meets As is usual. the senate
! leader and his assistants moved about
| to ascertain whether there had been
any change Of sentiment Thev We're
not long in learning that the hargr
that there was Joker in the com
promise on the hide and leather ques-
| t,, / h.s tfrit 40 "a
previously counted for the adoption of
the report
The westerners claimed they had
boon ted to believe that all boots and
shoes OF leather were to he dutiable at
10 per cent and that all harness was
to br dutablc at % per cent
/ When tho conference report was is-
sued. II appeared that the reductions
lupplicd only to articles manufactured
in chief part OF the class OF hides
which were to be made free of duty.
The reductions aWould not apply t"
shoes. the uppors of which were made
of calf skin or to harness, the chtet
value Of which was calf skin
Western senators were extremely
bitter in thcir condemnation OF the
compromise They said they had
been fooled. that the president had
bccn fooled and that the trick played
ON the consumer was nothing short OF
! huncombe. Finding that the western
crs was not amcnnbo to argument
some of the senate leaders and disslt-
isficd members hurried to the White
IIonsc. There an were informed that
the president had not been fooled
| lie was reported to have told all OF
| his callers that ne fully understood the
character of the compromise II was
declared by the conferees that their
course was necessary from parma
mcntarv standpoint. To have reduced
Lam boots and shoes. they said. would
have compelled re-suhmission "i
the question to- the house.
when senator Aldrich returned
from the White House he called ses-
sion of the conforces The western
senators were ushcrcd into the confer
cncc chamber sngly or in pairs. Aud
ionccs we're given to senators Hey
rurn. warren Carter sutherland.
provn Borah and bourne Invita-
tons had been issued to senators
Dixon. Burkctt and clarke of WNom-
ing. but they did not accept
Senator Aldrich and Representative
PAYNE declared the language em-
Moved n adjusting the hide contro-
ycrsv was not "joltcr.' An etioit
was made 10 reach an understanding
with the westcrners They SAID the
words had gone out over The west th"t
free hides had been given for cheaper
shoes and harness and that their con-
sntuonts would not he satisfied with
amy other bargain.
Senators Brown and Borah both h"'
letter. from the president bearing
upou the alleged Joker which theN
road The letter to senator Hori'h
was I'm response to one he had writ
ten The president asserted in TINS
letter that tho leather and hide sched-
mic as adopted bv the conferces was
us, as he had understood IT, He said
his understanding was that the reduc-
tior ON leather goods should he made
on those manufactures of III" hith"tt"
dutmbl, hides and should not include
manufacturers Of the hitherto iree
hides
In The Brown letter the president
Be- said to have added a rather sharp
criticism of legislators constantly tind-
ing ioltrrs Appeals were made L"
both senators Co support the confer
,ucr report
After the wcsterner- had departed.
tur conferccs discussed WAYS OF meet
ing the situation. Representatives. Nc
Cau opposed applying the low rates on
boots and shoes Co. products other
than those which would he affected
hv the abolition of the duty ON hides
Others argued that the wcsterners
had been embarrassed by the misun-
Outstanding Go such an extent that
they could not bc expected to give
their support to the report on terms
other than those generally understood
at the time II was agreed to make