The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-29
TARIFF TiNkEUS
I COMPLETE TASK
COnferees Ready to Submit
Report.
LEADERS RUSH 10 TAFT


President Is Not ueoessful--West.
srn Senators Force Rate on Rough
Humber at $40 a Thousand Feet.
Print Paper Schedule Sure to Be
Opposed In House.
Washington. July 2s.--After work.
ing for nearly three weeks at what
proved to be one Of the longest and
most 'arduous tasks ever experienced
In tariff building. the majority mem
bers Of the conference committee on
the Payne-Aldrich bill brought their
iabors to sudden close. Without a
moments delay the senate and house
leaders whose names are carried by
the bill started away by automobile
with the intention of laying their re.
port before President Taft, who had
gone to Fort Myer to see what had
been intended to be the last official
flight of the Wright brothers in their
aeroplsne.
All day long the conferees had
struggled with the question of bring
ing down the house rates on gloves
and the senate rates on lumber to
figures they felt would meet with ex.
ecutive approval. In this effort the
conferees failed, and they appeared
10 appreciate the fact.
Lumber was made dutiable at rates
only little below those named by
the senate bill, and there was q very
slight shading from the house rates
on gloves OF good quality. Although
1t was not admitted by the conferees,
the general impression drawn from
the hurried trip to Fort Myer was
that Messrs. Aldrich and Payne had
been authorized bythelr colleagues to
such figures as could be agreed upon
with the president, insofar as they
came within range of what the lead
ers believe will be acceptable In the
house and senate.
Returning from the conference at
Fort Myer. Messrs. Aldrieh and
Payne seemed to be entirely satisfied
with the outcome of their mission,
although neither would discuss the
conclusions that were reached. 1t
was stated that the conference report
would be presented to the house
probably at noon Friday.
In view OF President Taft's utter
ances. senate and house leaders pre-
dicted that the conference rates on
gloves and lumber would not prove
satisfactory TO him. At the same
time II was recognized that condi-
tions were such that unless cnmpro-
misses were made by the confcrees II
would be many days before q report
could be made. It required a rollcall
as follows: Lumber, rough, Sl.40 a
thousand feet. The house rate was
81 and the senate rate $3.50. The
senate dinerentials were adopted,
making lumber planed on one side
dutiable at $l.90, two sides S215,
three sides s2.52A and four sides
$3.50. The senate rates on lath and
shingles, which were higher than the
house rates, also were adopted.
Just before the close of the session
the print paper schedule was re-
opened and the rate fixed at 1915 {
ton This is only 25 cents less than
the senate rate and $l.75 more than
the house rate. II is expected this
rate Will raise the Ire of the mem
bers OF the special committee of the
house which Investigated the wood
pulp and paper question, especially
as the chairman, Representative
Mann ull0 has announced that he
would not vote for the conference re.
port unless the 81 rate was retained
The conference rate Is $2.25 a ton
less than the existing rate.
!. II the report is laid before the
Mouse Friday, according TO the pres
.fent program, II will be printed aud
taken up ON Saturday. II is not be
lieyed the house will discuss Il more
than one day. II this estimate OF
time proves correct. the senate may
begin with the report on Monday. II
,,is believed that It can be disposed oil
next week.
h, Advocates of dollar lumber called
+. on President Taft and were quoted
as saying that he had said that il
the rate were fixed at more than
Sl.25 per 1000 feet he would not ac
cept the rates. When this report was
received at the capitol some OF the
Senators from the timber states de
'clared they would not permit the
adoption Of the conference report II
the lumber duties were forced down
to s1e5. Undoubtedly these threats
7 Influenced the conferees, for when
the roll was called by the two con
Ssrsnce committees the represents
tIyee 0f each branch gave a majority