Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-22
One of the Most Significant Political Bearing
Events in Countrys History
RAW MATERIAL DISPUTES UNSETTLED
Conferees will Have to Adjust Their Own Differences
Admit that They are Unable to Forecast the Outcome
President Realizes that the Time Has Not Yet Ar
rived to Call for Decision on the Subject

Washington, July 21.-The White
House dinner and conference at which
tariff conferees and the president $
closest advisers were brought together
tonight, in the effort to settle differ
ences regarding the tariff bill. ended at
11.3O o'clock, with the disputes over
raw materials no nearer adjustment
than they were before the dinner in
vitations had been issued.
Tariff Making is Trading.
Only one question was determined
beyond appeal, and that was that the
conferees will have to settle their own
differences. Pains were taken, how
ever, to convey the impression that
this decision Is not Indicative of any
absence of appreciation Of the presi !
dents efforts. 1t merely confirmed
whah the ''elder statemen" had assert
ed from the first-that tariff making is
trading, and the shrewdest dealer and
the strongest section is bound to get
the best Of the argument. That this
truism is responsible for the insurgent
movements in the house and senate
and party revolts in middle western
states does not alter the situation.
Outcome Cannot Be Forsecasted.
Briefly stated, the representatives OF
the house and senate practically ad-
mitted that they were unable to fore
cast the outcome. Senator Aldrich
spoke for the senate and Speaker Can
non and Representative Dwight, the
republican whip, for the house.
Mr.. Dwight spoke of the insurgent
movement organized by the anti free
raw material faction in the house,
but he was not ready to estimate the
strength of this element. Representa-
tive Payne expressed the opinion that
q conference report carrying free iron
ore. coal. hides and oil could be adopt
ed in the house, but he said that ne
had not canvassed the situation.
Senator Aldrich was very positive
in the opinion that such report
would fail in the senate, but he
thought there could be reductions made
in the senate. with perhaps iron ore
and oil transferred to the free list,
without endangering it's adoption.
Time to Call for Decision Has Not Ar
rived.
Apparently the president realized
that the time had not yet arrived to
call for decision on the subject OF
raw materials. 1t is stated that he
did not press the representatives OF
either house or senate for more definite
statements of the situation In the re-
spective branches of congress.
The Customs Court Discussed.
~ The customs court and the corpora
ton tax amendments we're discussed at
length. Most Of those present agreed
With President Taft that the customs
rourt should be situated in Washing
ton since il Is to be a court of ap-
seals whose decisions will be final.
1enator Hale dissented from this opin-
on on the ground that a large major
ty of the cases originate in New York
lrd the evidence is most readily avail
tble in that city Attorney General
Vickersham and Senator Root, who
rev the customs court amendment,
avored Washington rather than New
,rk as headquarters for the court.
The Corporation Tax. :
The discussion Of the corporation tax
dealt with the revenue 1t will produce
and the general effect Of the tax from
a political point Of view.
Adjournment Delayed.
Some Of the conferees said after the
dinner that no conference report would
be signed until both houses had been
canvassed as to the probability of it's
being adopted. No one can say how
much this will delay adjournment of
the tariff session.
NINETEEN DINERS WITH
PRESIDENT AT THE HEAD.
Table Spread on Western Terrace Roof
In Miniature Grove.