The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
STILL TALKING
ON The Tariff
That which is Taking Place at
Washington is Of Little
Interest Now.
.1aE DtloeRl1s STAY But VERY FEN MINUTES
Members Of Minority Party
Called to Give Views on
Tariff Changes.

Washington, July 28.-The ma
jority Of the members OF the con-
ference committee brought their
labors to a sudden close at six O'Clock
tonight, and Immediately went in an
automobile to Fort Meyer to submit
the report to President Taft, who
was watching the Wright asroplsne
tests.
All day the conferees struggled
with the question of bringing down
the house rates on gloves and SEN
ate rates on lumber to figures which
they felt would meet the exclusive
approval. but failed. Lumber was
made dutiable at rates little be-
low those named in the senate bill.s
and slight shading was made in
the rates on gloves.
After the Fort Meyer conference,
Senator Aldrich and Representative
Payne seemed satisfied with the out-
come, although neither would dis
cuss the conclusions reached.
1t is announced officially by DEM
ocratic members that a conference
would be called tomorrow. and The
conference report would be present
ed to the house probably at noon
Friday.
The Payne-Aldrich tariff bill hav-
Ing been completed by an agreement;
which was reached at Ave o'clock
this afternoon, the report was signed
by all Of the republican conferees.
The conference report will be laid be-
fore the house tomorrow and the
senate MONDAY. Thestariffe builders
are optomistic Of its passage.
Through written communication
the president advised the tariff COM
mittee that he will not accept q rate
exceeding $1.25 on rough lumber.
and that he will insist on the senate'sS
rates on gloves and hosiery.
The democratic members Of the
conference committee were called in-
to today's meeting. which had been
scheduled for 10 o'clock. but they
only remained until 1852.
The transmission Of the presi-
dents views to the conference COM
mittee had the effect of reopening all
questions which were involved In
doubt. and nov 1t is not known Just
when the end will be reached Al
drich told the democratic commit
tee that 1t was not likely that 1t
would be called upon again to. at
tend the meeting before Saturday or,
Monday.
Halted by the mandate OF Presf-
dent Taft, the conferees were com-
PEELED to turn back and revise the
rates oh lumber and gloves. Hides
will be free and the rates on shoes
and other leather products will be
reduced.
When the conferees fixed the lum-
iber and glove rates yesterday, by
shading slightly the higher rates
on each, they were certain the presi-
dent would consent, but President,
Taft had other ideas and expressed
them forcably In the letter sent to
the conference today. IN.
President Taft said that lumber
should not be more than a dollar
and quarter on rough. with the
senate differentials on finished lum-
Der. He also declared that the sem
ate rates on gloves should be the
same as the Dingley rates and much
less than the house rates. and that
these rates would have to be adopted
to obtain his endorsement. ne
also specified that hides must 60 on
the free list, and the house rates ON
manufactured leather must be great
ly reduced. Hosiery, he said, should
go below the house rates. a
After President Taft's letter was
received the busiest time in three
weeks ensued about the corridors OF
the capitol. Senators and congress-
men WED with the representatives Of
special interest to get final word
with the conferees. Speaker Cam.
non hurried to the conference room.
but when he came out he made GER
tain emphatic expressions which had
the unmistakable sign OF a man who
had capitulated before superior.
forces. &
ALI rates are fixed as President
Taft said, although certain minor.
changes were made in other sched-
ules to placate some senator's who
were affected by the changes In
sisted upon by President Taft. The
minority members Of the conference
were in session all the Afternoon.
They called in tarif experts to CONS
pare the new bill with existing laws
and said the experts had proceeded
far enough TO show them that the
new bill will be an increase Of from
one to three per cent over the ad
valorem rates Of the Dingiey law.
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