Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-25
WAITING TO HEAR FROM CONGRESS
Both Houses Have Been Asked Wheth'
or or Not Authority Will be Given
for Considering Tariff Rates Lower
/. Than Those Fixed by Either-Hides
Settled or Unsettled.
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. L. c., July 24.-The
hide question settled and unsettled 10
dav and Will there seems little douDt
that eventually hides will fall among
the unprotected articles on The tarl'i
bill. the contest over their status can
not be regarded as closed. When the
confere Is adjourned .or lunch several
of them said that it had been decided
tina; hides should 20 on the free list.
Tonight the same conferees declare
that hides will be free, but mat ihe
question has not been decided Oihclai-
ly.
None of the questions made promi-
nent throughout the country by Presi-
dent Taft has Deen adjusted. Inc
ccnft rees expect to spend a large part
of Sunday in wrestling with the PROB
lens.
From a careful analysis CT state
ments made by senate and house lead
ers taken in connection with the att-
tude of President Taft, the indications
tonight are that the conference
rates upon the important questions
still in dispute will be as follows;
Hides. Tree; Gil, free; lumber, rough
SIPS per Zoo feet, with proportiona'e
differentials; coal, 10 cents a ton,
without the house reciprocal clsnse;
iron ore, Is cents a ton; print paper.
$40 ton.
Practically one full week has Deen
occupied by the conierees in an enort
to settle these qus stions. Assistance
has been given by President Taft. VINO
has done his utmost to compose dif-
ferences between senate and house
cCnferees.
Hides Give Trouble.
Most of the time has been devoted
to the discussion OF hides. This SUD-
ject was complicated by reason OF
statements coming from boot and shoe
interests that they were ready 10
agree to substantial reductions in the
duties on leather goods, if hides were
nut on the free list These interests
apparently felt sure that there could
he no REDUCTIONS ON boots and shoes
below fifteen per cent al valcrem, the
house rate. which is lower than the
senate rase, or existing law.
President Taft stated TO a NUMBER
of his callers that he would insist up
on a reduction to at least ten per cent
a.. valorem, with proportionate de-
creases in the rates on other leatn
goods. Advocates of protected hides
declared there must be proportion
ate reduction on leather TO Offset the
abolition of the duty on hides IL their
votes were to be counted upon 10
adopt the conference report. This
statement came from such men as
Senator Warren, who has ben one OF
the senate stalwarts or tariff matters
and Senator Smott the right hand man
of Chairman Aldrich in making UP
the senate tariff bill.
Causes CONSERVATION.
As a result of this declaration, some
of those locking for early Adjournment
Of tariff differences were filed with
consts rnation. Senator Aldrich was
appealed to by other confereeS to learn
what chance there would be for the
adoption of a joint resolution authoriz-
ing fhe conferees to adept rates on
leather goods lower. tn1n these fixed
by either house.
Some of the western senators are
said to he greatly dissatisfied with
the action taken t. the conferecs in
decreasing senate rates On lead and
It's products.
Senator Aidrich was of the opinion
that the conferees could reduce rates
below those fiUsd by either house
without the adoption e a concurrent
resolution. hut IL was pointed cot today
thar a point Of order might be raised
against such procedure being allowed
10 stand. Therefore canvass VIII
be made % the two boot. $ % ascertain
zheihcr a concurrent resolution cor
ferring jurisdiction 10 lower rates be-
low those fixed b. either house could
BE- adopted. Until this Information Is
a. hand il Is improbable that IN ques-
ton OF fixing Ct the duty on hides CT
leather viii be closed
Hale Wants PAGER Protected.
senator Hale Is mskinz a stubborn
sght Tor the retention Of the 81 a ton
rate on print paper FIX 4 by the sen
ate. lie has figured ont that the az
ferences between L.e cost q manG-
facfure In the United States and Can
ada. considering Transportation. labor
and all other chare 3. Is fully 1915 a
ten. u Is generally believed that the
latter rate viii BE- named by the con-
ference report
The senate conf rccs are insisting