Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-24
From Washington.
lCoreypondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. July "a.

ana the SentLet Hbu auJOuthncne
Congress within ten days is now believed
10 be within sight. August 4 is named
as the probable date when the special
session will come to an end. Whether
that prediction will be verified or not II
does seem certain that two weeks from
today will find the congressman BACK
home among their constituents. senator
Aldrich who found 1t impossible TO
brpp the work to conclusion last
pIght as be had hoped, is confident
that they will finish tc3ay. The bill
will be printed with all OF the chspges
that have been made by the conference
committee Gue tomorrow and Monday
the d. 4A.ic -nembers, who have
been .oasd from the meetings up
10 tn esent time, will be invited
to icl their republican colleagues
and lL,k over the completed Dill.
It will not make a great deal OF differ.
ence 1T tI,oy n ay happen to think OF
il. H., slize that objections from
lher II not receive much considers-
lion OH, at the some time, they want
the opportunity TO examine the measure
befo,, the presentation to the House and
Sept e so that they may formulate those
obi ciions and make their record clear.
The conference report will be submitted
10 tie ouse when it meets on Tuesday.
Pro not more than two days will
ma ,,3,,ved for its consideration and
ADOPT there. When 1t comes back
10 tue :, 1sts the indications are that
about 2 ~ l. will suffice TO permit the
democrats AID the republican progress
siyes to express their opinions o! the
Gill. They realize that the time for de
oate has gone by and that nothing could
be guined by a lengthy repetition OF
he arguments they have already made.
They will content themselves with ex.
pressing their approval or disapproVal
and then permit the measure to proceed
to its fual passage. Reports as to what
the action of the conference committee
sill be on the five "presidentisl Issues
continue to be conflicting. Both the
free raw material men and the ants are
claiming victory. 1t is, however, pretty
certain that the result will be cOmpro-
mise and the bes. information available
il that hides will be taxed ten per cent.
with leather ten per cent. instead OF ~
DER cent as in the present law, and boots
add shoes 10 per cent instead oil the
existing rate OF % per cent. Goal is
aid to have been fixed at 45 cents in
stead OF g. cents, the present rate, and
,here will be no reciprocity with Osnsds
whereby it might come 10 free. The
countervaiIing duty on oil will be taken
of Lumber will be made 81. % which
IL a split between the 81 rate proposed
Nv the House and 81 so as suggested by
the Senate aud reduction of 70 cents pei
thousand feet form existing law
Also the reduced rates of the Senate
bill on dressed lumber will be retained.
On iron Gre snd agreement has been
practically reached to reduce the rate oil
duty from 25 cents 10 10 cents per ton
% cover the difference in cost between
landing Cuban ores on the Atlantic
coast and the transportation OF western
ores to the Pittsourg markets. On cot
ton goods the House conferees have sue
ceeded 10 securing some reductions from
he Senate rates on the cheaper grades
IGloves and hosiery are still IN dispute
but it is predicted that the high House
rates on these articles will be cut down
somewhat. The internal revenue ts1
on snuff and tobacco has been increased
from six to eight cents per pound IL
accordance with the amendment adopted
oy the Senate at the instance OF Senate
Beveridge.
The drawDsck provisions have not ye
been finally decided upon but there i
not a great difference on this subject
Foreign yachts are to be taxed 81 pc
ION instead of 35 per cent I'D valoren
as proposed by the Senate. There ar
number of minor matters yet to b
disposed of but both the House and Sen
ate leaders agree that there will be D
difficulty, unless something unforeseel
arises during the day, to complete thel
report before the sun goes down tonight
According to the congressional caller
at The White House today, free oils an
flee hides are practically decided upo
by the conferees, and the contrast Just q
present is msinly over the cotton an
WOODEN schedules. Senator Borsh, G
Idaho, said that the conferees would b
, ready to report, be believed,o Monday
but ss the House does not meet mt
Tuesday, they will turn in their repor
on that day. During the morning th
president had tariff talks with Seua
tors Crane, Lodge and Garter, Vice
President Sherman, Speaker Cannon
and a number OF representatives.
Speaker Cannon predicts that Con
gress will adjourn on the 18th of Al
gDst," said ex-RepreseDtative Watson
J of Indiana, who dropped into to see tb
president, "and as he is q good prophet
| think that is a pretty good date to Ii
] to. The democrats in the Senate will b
I certain to talk ct least week" Senate
: B 9rah after his visit to the president an
after he had Joined in discussion wit
J Senators Lodge and Crane expressed tn
opinion that free hides we're practices
: certainty. he added that as soon IS III
couierees would sgree on the cotton an
wooden items their work would be woun
up. =.
PRECEDENT Taft has won ont 10 hl
fight for free hides. But in securing thi
| concession from the western eenatoI
and representatives who have been de
msnding a protective duty the easter
manufacturers of leather have also bee
forced to accept decided reductions i
their products. Sole leather will be re