Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31
FINAL AGREEMENT
MADE AFTER DEBATE
CHAIRMAN PAYNE PRESENTS RA
PORT OF coNFEREEs THIS
MORNING AND 1T WILL DOUBT.
LESS BE ACCEPTED INTACT.

washington, July 30.-Back one,
again 70 the place where it originated
the tariff bill accompanied by renor,
OF the conferees was today up for con.
slderation' in the house. There was
quite a full attendance on both sides
OF the house, while the galleries were
Wen filled. Under the rule the renort
Went over until tomorrow for printina
IN the Record The Republicans an.
plauded when Chairman PAYNE said
ne hoped to dispose of the report be
lore the house adjourned tomorrow
lie did not wish he said to cut IN
any debate unnecessarily. Not
single voice was heard In objection Ia
tne motion by him that for the purpose
OF giving ample time for discussion
the house shall meet tomorrow at IA
o'clock. =
aft Is Very Much Pleased.
PRESIDENT Taft expressed himself
today as immensely pleased with the
tariff bill as 1t finally was agreed %
by the conferees last evening. It Is
known he is not entirely Satisfied with
all of the bill. He told several Of hia
callers today 1t would be the greatest
miracle of the age IL the tariff hi,
could be designed SO that it would
| please everybody.
Pass Bill Saturday Nioht.
lt is the plan OF the Republican
leaders to pass the bill finally in the
house under rule Saturday nigh.
The senate will begin consideration Of
the bill Monday Southern senator's
threaten lengthy discussion of the
measure. They are incensed because
the conferees took jute bagging from
the free list and put 1t back under the
Dingley rate. This bagging is used on
cotton bales. 1t will be placed on the
free list by the senate without dis
] senting vote
The compromises on the bills effect
ed today were:
Lumber s1.25 per 1000 feet, instead
Of $1.5O.
Senate rates-or the old Dingley
| rates-on women's gloves and hosiery
instead of the high house rates.
The compromises were effected only
after President Taft had waved the
big stick" over the conferees and an.
nounced his ultimatum that, unless
such rates were agreed to, he would
not accept the tariff bill The presi
dents stand for the reduced duties
was made plain to the Republican con
ferees in a letter from the White
House. 1t caused the greatest CON
sternation among the conferees, and
for several hours it seemed possible
that no agreement would be reached.
| The Democratic conferees got tho
completed conference report Of the
Republicans last night, This report
Is unanimous. 1t was signed by every
Republican house member and by ey
cry senate member of the conferences
except Senator Cullom, who is absent.
| The Democrats received the confer.
ence report under pledge of conf.
dence not to make public statements
of changes.
| Champ Clark, Democratic house
leader will present to the house al
opposing statement on the report ia
| the statement to be made by Mr.
1 Payne. The latterS statement will be
lengthy. Actual consideration of ths
conference report is not expected to
begin in the house until Saturday.
Busiest Session.
| The Republican members continued
in session after the Democrats left the
chamber. There followed one OF tho
busiest scenes witnessed about the cor
ridors of the senate office building
Iduring the three weeks the bill has
been in conference. Scurrying to and
| from the chamber were senators and
members of the house vying with rep
resentatives Of special interests to get
a final word" with conferees.
Late in the day Representatives
Fordney and Calderhead went to the
| White house and from there to the
office Of Speaker Cannon and ther
back to the conference cham
Der. Later they conferred with num-
Der of northwestern senator's, who
were interested in the lumber question.
After their activities without the con-
| terence room, Speaker Cannon hurried
to the conference room.
/ Speaker. Cannon has been one of the
chief supporters of the house rates on
gloves. He said he believed these rates
/ were necessary to stimulate manufac-
ture in women's gloves.
Cummins Introduces Rate Bill.
Washington, d. O., July 30.--Sena.
tor Cummins yesterday introduced his
bill to remedy the defects Of the com.
modities clause of the Hepburn law
caused by the recent supreme court
1 decision. 1t was referred to the sen.
ate committee on interstate commerce.