Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-04
PRESIDENT IS PLEASED
Democrats BiSpIeased With
Completed Tariff Bill.
Republicans Broke Into Applause
When Chairman Payne Pre-
sented the Conference
Report.

Report
Washington, D. c., July 30.-Enter-
ing upon it's last stages of considera-
ton by the H0 use. The tariff bill as
reported by the o.: 'a'e..s was submit
ted to the Hou e today by Chairman
Payne and ordered printed in the
Congressional Record. Discussion Of
the conference report will be gin at
ten o'clock tomorrow morning, the in
dications being that but day viii
sufficie for its adoption.
Binding twine is retained on the
free list Cotton ties are made dutia-
BILE at three-tenths of a cent per
pound and cotton bagging at six
tenths of a cent per square yard. On
Quebracho, the tanning extract, for a
stiff duty on which Senator Daniel
made such strenuous fight, the
House rates of half and three-fourths
of a cent per pound are retained,
which is almost all that the Virginia
senator asked.
There was apparent on all sides a
feeling of relief that the long drawn
out contest was about to come to a
close, even though it had brought its
disappointments and in many in
stances sadness and gloom.
The Republicans broke into loud
applause when Chairman Payne pre-
sented the conference report, as he
did minute or two after the House
convened. Under the rule it went over
until tomorrow for printing in the
Record. Again the Republicans ap-
plauded when Mr.. Payne said he
hoped to dispose of the report before
the House adjourns tomorrow. He did
not wish, he said, to cut off debate
unnecessarily. Not single voice was
heard in objection to a motion by
him that for the purpose of giving
ample time for discussion the House
shall meet at ten o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Three hundred and fifty of the three
hundred and ninety members were in
their seats when Chairman Payne
passed up to the Speakers desk the
bulky document which had occupied
the attention of Congress for four and
half months, and then the Republi-
cans broke out into loud applause.
Mr.. Payne will open tomorrow's pro-
ceedings with an exhaustive state
ment in explanation of the bill.
With the conference report out of
the way for the time being, the House
for nearly an hour and a half wran-
gled over some resolutions increasing
the clerical and laborer force of the
Capitol.
President Taft expressed himself
today as immensely pleased with the
tariff bill as it finally was agreed to
by the conferees last evening. 1t is
known that he is not entirely salts
fed with all of the bill, and he told
several of his callers today that it
would be the greatest miracle of the
age if tariff bill could be designed
that would please everybody.
Democrats had their first oppor-
tunity today to inspect the report of
the tariff conferees. They are indig-
nant over the determinations against
the South, and are ready to give ex-
preston to their views with respect
to the various schedules, which are
uniformly higher than those in the -ex-
listing Dingley law. Responding to a
unanimous demand on the part of
Senate Democrats, Minority Leader
Culberson has called a conference of
the minority senators tomorrow
morning, when a policy in opposition
to the conferees' report will be out
lined. In the meantime all absent
Democratic senators have been wired
to return to the city. The House
Democrast are helpless, for it is the
purpose of the majority to ram the
measure through without regard to
the minority
Senate Democrats will register
their strong and deep-seated opposi-
ton to the bill as reported by the
conferees. They expect to talk for
several days, and Senator Bailey goes
so far as to say they should remain
here a month at least registering their
opposition to the outrageous sched-
ules in the measure.
Senator Simmons said he was ready
to stay here indefinitely and fight to a
finish this measure, which discrimi-
mates so unjustly against Southern
interests.