Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
ALL DISCUSSION OF "NATiONAL
ISSUES. TO BE HELD IN
STRICT CONFIDENCE.
DIFFERENCES ON SUBJECT OF
HIDES SAID TO BE ALMOST
RRECONCILABLE.
IRON ORE EXPECTED TO MAKE
NEXT, MOST SERIOUS
TROUBLE.

washington, july "a WHlio ho
agreement was reported by the tariff
conferees yesterday on coal, lumber,
hides, oil, iron ore, cotton or wood
pulp and print paper, it was said last
night by the conferees after adjourn
ment, that the prospects of settling
these big questions today were ex-
cellent.
For a time yesterday it appeared
that these so-called national issues"
might be disposed of by the conferees
before the end of the days session.
However, when adjournment was
taken at D. M, it was learned that
matters under discussion were still at
issue Heroic measures were put
into operation yesterday in an eff
fort to compromise the differences ex-
listing .between the senate and the
house on the tariff bill and to carry
out President Taft's program for re-
duction of duties on raw materials.
All except the actual conferees were
excluded from the chamber, and it
was agreed that discussions leading
UP to the settlement of any of the
subjects Familiarity termed national
issues should be regarded as conf
Dental AS the question of hides is
giving the committee more trouble
than any other of the schedules that
have claimed the attention of the
president, it was discussed first. The
discussion had not proceeded far be-
fore it was developed that the diff
ferences between the two houses were
almost irreconcilable unless the duty
goods should be greatly reduced if
hides were to go on the free list.
Mr. Aldrich had reports from many
western senators protesting against
the removal of the duty on hides or a
reduction below 10 per cent. ad va,
lorem The only terms on which the
western senators would consent to the
reduction of the duty involved the
removal of the duty on leather goods.
The discussion turned upon the
amount of reduction the leather trade
could stand without serious injury.
Soon it was developed that the con-
ferees would have to confer with
their associates not On the conference
committee and, therefore, an adjourn-
ment was taken until today. After
the adjournment Senators Lodge ana
Crane and Representative Mccall, Of
Massachusetts, had long consulta-
ton with Mr.. Aldrich. 1t is not
known what understanding, if any,
was reached.
After the duty has been fixed on
hides and leather goods, little diff
Guilty is apprehended in reaching an
agreement to put oil on the free list
and in compromising upon a duty CT
about 45 cents ton on COAL $1.25 a
thousand feet on rough lumber, with
proportionate differentials, and about
SO ton on print paper. Iron ore is
expected to give more trouble than
any of these subjects except hides.
Many senators thought little objec-
ton would be made to placing iron
ore on the free list and this question
was generally regarded as good as
settled. Mr.. Burrows is making a
stubborn fight for the retention of the
senate rate of % cents a ton on iron
ore, and he is said to be confident he
will prevent the abolition of the duty.
The anti-free-raw-material 'insurg-
ents" of the house met yesterday.
There were only 81 members present
and although several speeches were
made no resolutions of protest were
adopted.
1t was announced that the in
creased rates of internal revenue tax
on tobacco, which were adopted by
the senate at the instance of Mr.. Bev-
eridge, would be accepted.
The conferees accepted the senate
amendment imposing duty of As per
cent. ad valorem on structural steel
purchased for use.