Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-30
President Sends Written ComInu-
nication to Tariff Committee
Advising Them of His Demand
for Reduction.
TAFT WILL INSIST
ON SENATE RATES ON
GLOVES AND HOSIERY
Democratic Members of Confer
ence Who Had Been Called In
to Meeting Remained Only 8
Few Minutes.


WASHINGTON, July 2s.-As a result
of the interview which members Of the
conference committee of the two houses
of congress had with President Taft late
last night, the president today notified
the conference committee in writing that
he could not accept a rate exceeding s1.25
on rough lumber and that he would Insist
upon the senate rates on gloves and
hosiery.
Instead of communicating his views to
individual members of the COMMITTEES, he
put them in writing and they were today
read to the conference. In polite, but
plain language. the president told the
conferees that he felt that the pledges OF
the party required this.
The transmission of the presidents
views re-opened all these subjects and
much doubt at once arose in the minds OF
the conferees as to when the end might
be arrived at. Mr. AIdrich told some OF
the Democrats that probably they would
not be summoned again before Saturday
or Sunday
DEMOCRATS WITHDRAW
The Democrats remained in the con-
ference for less than an hour and during
that time were given very slight OPP
portunity to participate in the proceed
ings. They discovered only that the Re-
| publican members were still in deep wa
| ter Some of them were displeased az
| being compelled to retire, but Senator
Bailey, who had gone out with the other
Democrats, proved a pacificator. Advis
ing mis- party collea CUES, he suggested
that the Republicans should be left to
I zn1VA
F! said, I'VE had the preparation OF tariff
bill on hand, we should insist upon maxi
/ ing IL after our own fashion. Why not
! let the Republicans do the same things
They have their troubles and we should
| let them settle them without our inter
| ference"
I The plan to have the conferences re-
port to the house tomorrow, WILL OF
course. fail through, and 1T seems now
quite probable that it will not be re-
ceived before Monday, If then.
| Senator Cullom, who had been sum-
mOned from Atlantic City, where he has
/ been in attendance at the bedside Of his
sick wife, was present at this mornings
meeting. He had been told by the COM
mittee that his presence was desired for
the purpose Of signing the conferences
| report.
| DEMANDS FREE HIDES.
mittee, the president reiterated his de-
mand that hides be kept on the free list
and that rates on leather and leather
| goods be shaded below the house figures,
as had heretofore been agreed upon.
In Diminishing Democrtic members
| of the conference, the Republican mem
bers vouchsafed no explanation TO them
other than that they had been called in
| ''prematurely."
There were Democratic suggestions
| that if an agreement was not reached
soon, congress should adjourn until
some time in the fall in order TO let the
Republicans get together.
The Republicans showed up in the
house today in great numbers, having
been notified to be present in anticipa-
| ton Of the conference report on the tar
| III. The report, however, was not FORTH
coming, and Mr. Mann (Ill.) promptly
moved an adjournment until tomorrow
In stentorian tones the Democrats set
up a series Of noes but the speaker.
in the midst Of the din, announced that
the motion had been carried. The house,
accordingly, adjourned.
The confrerees on the tariff bill
having completed their labors and
arranged schedule by which
the conference report VIII probably be
placed before the house tomorrow, and
before the senate on Monday, the tarin
builders are optimistic.
There is some doubt, however. whether
the conference rates on lumber and gloves
will prove satisfactory to President Taft.
The action OF the conferees on these two
schedules was the subject OF q confer
ence at the White House last night. The
president discussed the subject with
Chairman Payne and Representative BIC
Cali two of the house copferees, WIS
have been allied with the president In the
fight for downward revision of the tar
If
1t is understood the president made it
plain to his visitors that he was dis
pleased by the manner in which tbs
gloves and lumber issues were disposed
Of It is said he urged Messrs. Payne
and Mccall to continue their fight for
a lower rate on these commodities.