The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-17

upon bill which will obtain the
votes of Senators La Toilette of Wis
consin; Bristow, of Kansas; Cum
Minis, of Iowa, and possibly Clapp of
Minnesota.
To greater or less extent Repub-
licans in the house from these states
will find themselves affected by the
attitude OF the senators upon the bill
as 1t shall finally be agreed upon.
And the senate votes first.
The point is made that it may be
possible, If the house conferees sue
ceed in bringing about substantial re-
auctions in rates throughout the
dutiable schedules. in line with the
rates Of the Payne bill, that ma
jority OF the "progressives" in the
senate will be inclined to stand by
their party and vote for the bill.
Where La Toilette Stands.
This question of party fealty is not
expected to apply to Senator La Fol-
lette. The Wisconsin senator is forti-
flying himself for the western CAM
paign against the Taft administration
and whatever tariff bill may be agreed
upon. by having prepared elaborate
tables showing the changes in rates
made by the senate and house bills,
compared with the Dingley law, and
Is calling particular attention to the
instances wherein the senate bill car
ries the rates on many items above
the rates of the Dingley law.
Mr.. La Toilette obtained from the
senate unanimous consent Yesterday
to have these tables printed as a
public document. 1t is said that the
Wisconsin senator expects the SEN
ate conferees to win on most of these
high rates, and that even in the few
instances in which the Payne bill in
creased the rates on items like
hosiery and gloves, the senate will
yield. thus making further additions
to the bill. as it will be completed for
final action, above the rates Of the
Dingley law.
The point is made, in connection
with the increases in rates made by
the senate bill. particularly above the
rates of the Dingley law on items like
high-finished steel, cutlery, razors,
umbrella frames. etc, that the senate
conferees find themselves in posi-
ton OF advantage over Chairman
Payne and his associates of the house
conference committee in that the
house recognized this principle of in
creased protection above the Dingley
law rates in dealing with cotton
goods. notably hosiery and certain
lines of American manufactured
gloves.
Payne and Hosiery.
one of the strongest arguments
made by members OF either the ways
nd
favor of rates of duty above the Ding
ley law schedule was that by Chair
man Payne in the house during the
passage of the Payne bill in urging
the adoption of the Payne bill sched-
ules, increasing the rates on hosiery
and gloves above the Dingley law du-
ties.
The finance committee members
played little game of tariff politics"
in dealing with the hosiery and gloves
items. They left the matter at the
Dingley law rate and no effort was
made in the senate to secure vote
on the subject. thus leaving the SEN
ate conferees in position to yield to
the demands of the house conferees
with respect to these items presum
ably in exchange for such increases
as the senate will desire to see made
above the Dingley law rate on such
items as those referred to above IN
the metal schedule.
1t is said that the conference yes
terday struck number of snags. not
only in the lumber schedule and the
unfinished parts of the metal sched-
ule, but also in the paragraphs of the
bill covering agricultural products.
The disposition of conferees upon q
bill of this nature to make trades
and bargains" upon particular para
graphs in exchange for other items
| or general principles affecting the
entire legislation is said to bs IT,
lustrated very plainly in the item sof
the agricultural schedule.
McCumber's influence.
Senator McCumber of North Dako-
ia, welded powerful influence as d
member of the finance committee In
securing increased rates upon items
in the schedule covering the products
of the farm. Mr.. McCumber was one
of the very few Republicans from The
middle western states who stood Dy
the finance committee upon the gem
eral rates of the senate bill. About
the only objection Mr.. McCumber had
to the finance committee program was
in respect to the duties on lumber.
Mr.. McCumber made vigorous ef-
forts as member of the finance COM
mittee to carry through a provision
for free lumber. He failed in this,
and naturally would have cause to
enter many objections in behalf of
western constituents against in
creases made by the finance commit
tee in other schedules of the bill.
That the North Dakota senator mace
no such objections is said to be due
to the fact that he was permitted
practically to fix the rates in the
schedule covering farm products. with
the result that he struck out all re-
ductions in rates made by the house