Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
When Adjusted Bill Can Quickly Be
Sent to President.
HOUSE MAY TAKE A TEST VOTE
Lower Schedule on Finished Leather
Goods Proposed.
NEBRAsKANs WITH PRESIDENT
Burkett and Brown are in Line with
the Policy of the Executive in
the Matter of Revision
Downward.
trrom a Staff correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, July 26-(Special Tele-
gram )-Free hides continues to be the
real stumbling block in the way Of an
agreement between the senate and house
conferees on the tariff bill. And strange
to say, Senator Hepburn OF Idaho is the
one recalcitrant holding out for a duty on
hides among western senators whose states
grow more hides by 100 per cent than does
Idaho. Western senators, and included in
that category are Smoot and Sutherland OF
Utah, Carter and Dixon of Montana,
Warren and Clark OF Wyoming and Borah
Of Idaho, will yield the question of duty
on hides II the boot and shoe manufac-
turers Of New England will agree to a
reduction of the duty on leather and
leather goods below the house schedule,
1t is understood that every one of the
senators mentioned, who have stood un-
alterably for duty on hides, will abandon
their position providing the manufacturers
of New England will submit to a cut on
finished product commensurate with their
concession. But Hepburn is stubborn, and
has been labored with not only by his
own delegation. but by the president. to
yield his objection in view of other favor
able schedules including lead, zinc and
wool, in which his state is most vttally
interested.
House May Vote on Schedule.
While on the face Of things but little
progress was made today by the conferees,
this one thing seems almost certain to
happen, that either by resolution or by
rule the house, when It meets tomorrow,
will be called upon to vote on a lower
finished product schedule affecting boots
and shoes than was contained in the house
bill. Fer several hours today Chairman
Payne OF the ways and means committee
had the boot and shoe schedule under
consideration with experts OF the Treasury
department and representatives of that in.
dustry with a view of shaping up a para
graph that would be acceptable to those
senators who have made fight against
free hides, and that resolution is expected
to be presented tomorrow to the house,
or later in the week should some unex-
its Introduction.
Nebraska Senators Consistent.
The Nebraska senators have been con- |
sistently supporting tho tariff on hides |
but are willing to accept free hides provtd-
ing suitable reductions are made on the
boot and shoe schedule. They have been |
closely in touch with the president in his
fight for substantial reductions and II the |
bill as now framed up shows decreases in |
the steel, wooden and cotton schedules |
from the senate BILL together with free oil, |
free iron ore, free hides and a substantial |
reduction on boots and shoes, as some
of the conferees predict, It would not he
surprising to find the Nebraska senators
ha
hands Of the president.
Depends on the shoe Men.
1t is expected the boot and shoe industry
will make q stubborn fight to keep the
duty on the finished product Should tho
command any considerable
following it is hard to predict when con-
gress will get away. Should the New
England shoe manufacturers agree to a
lower rate It iR believed the conferees
could reach an agreement in twenty-four
hours and congress adjourn by August l.
But there is seemingly no possibility of
this occurring.
Uncle Joe" Cannon made a bet today
that congress would not adjourn until Au-
gust Is, That may give an idea of the
situation tonight.
HinshRw Names Broas.
Congressman Hinshaw has named Philip
F. Bross Of Wahoo supervisor of the census
for the Fourth Nebraska district Mr.,
Bross is son Of Rev. II. Bross, a former
of the Grand Army of Ne. /
braska. He is a University OF Nebraska
graduate and late secretary of the repub-
lican county committee of Saunders county.
The senate today confirmed the nomina-
ton of Ferd Reichmann to be postmaster
At Dallas, s. d.
George NJ. Nattinger OF Omaha and r..
NJ Gillian OF Auburn arrived in Washing
ton today en- route TO the annual conyen-
Lion Of building and loan associations to
be held In Philadelphia this week.
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