Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-30
Express Themselves as Pleased by
Presidents Letter.
MAY VOTE FOR BILL
Iowa Man Not Yet Ready to Go on
Record.
UNCLE JOE Is OUT IN OPPOSITION
His Friendship for Littauer win
Lead Him to Oppose the
Effort to Cut Rate on
Gloves.
crrnm a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-"The yorld
loves a courageous man." said Senator
BuTkett today, when the contents Of the
letter written to the conferees on the tariff
bill by President Taft were made public
And have always said that President
Taft is at his best when thoroughly deter
mined" remarked Senator Brown.
These expressions size up the situation
today in Washington. for never was .
more brilliant coup executed than that Of
Mr. Taft in his open letter to the leaders
of the majority Of the conference on the
tariff BILL insisting that the rate on lum-
Der must come down; that rates on gloves
and hosiery must remain as passed by the
senate which are lower than the house
rates, and that the low rates must obtain
on boots and shoes, for otherwise free
hides would be impossible.
Senators Burlkett and Brown were over
joyed at the backbone shown by the presi-
dent, and in view of tho resolution Of
confidence passed by the late Nebraska
republican convention in the course pur-
sued by the Nebraska republicans in con-
gress the senators have no hesitancy in
saying that they will stay with the presi-
dent until snow flies rather than give their
satisfactory to Mr.. Taft.
Cummins and BrIstOw Disagree.
Senator Cumins of Iowa said to The Bee
correspondent that he could not indicate
what his final vote will be on the bill.
He did say, however, that II there was a
substantial reduction in the bill, as re-
ported by the conferees, and that it
seemed to him to meet with the demands
for revision downward, then he might sup
port the president in the brave fight he
is making to keep party pledges.
Senator Brlstow of Kansas, who was
present when Senator Cummins made this
statement, said: '"rhe bill as reported as
meeting the favorable consideration of a
majority of the copferees is worse bill
than passed the senate" he vehementlY
exclaimed,
"I can't agree with Senator Bristow in
those conclusions" responded Senator
Cummins. and then both senators walked
into the senate office building, gesticulat-
ing energetically and talking in loud tones,
Cannon Out for Littauer.
Everything is at sea so far as the house
is concerned over the new phase the tariff
fight has taken, for it has brought Speaker
SCannon into the fight in antagonism to
the presidents demands for lower duties
on gloves and hosiery. Cannon is years
long friend Of hucus Littauer glove maker
of Gloverville, N. Y, who has had pull
enough to keep In the measure until now
higher rates on gloves than are carried
in the Dingley bill.
With the removal OF the duty on hides
and the lowering of the duty on boots and
shoes, and SIPS qumber, there was a
rumor today that Senators Clark OF Wyo-
ming and Hepburn of Idaho would vote
against the conference report. Should
these reductions prove acceptable to Presi-
dent Taft, and he seems determined to
stick II out. It is thought Burkett and
Brown and Senator Crawford Of South
Dakota will vote for the bill, thereby set
| ting off any defections among the stand
patters."
Report VIII Go over.
1t Is believed that the house will not
take up consideration Of the conference
report until Monday as It may need all
that time to get votes enough to pass the
! measure with lower duties, and at the
same time agree to a cut in the duty on
boots and shoes One thing is certain
| Both senators and representatives are get
ting irascible. The houses are being d.
vided into groups favoring schedules af.
fecting particular districts, and so intense
may the feeling become that congress may
decide to stay on all summer.
Army Yet for Omaha
H. j. Penfold, chief pusher Of the Ak.
| Sar-Ben, sent a hurry call to the senators
today, asking IL IT is true that St Louis
had butted into the military game, and
that orders had been issued directing tn,
troops to &C to st. Louis from Des Moline.
instead OF to Omaha. Orders were recently
made for the troops in attendance upor
the Des Moines tournament 10 return by
practice marches to Omaha, in time 10
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