New-York tribune., 1909-07-15
uR.7ArTsAVEsBUREAU
,o,-sE TO YIELD on TAR
IFF COMMISSION.
,u;tt,c to Keep Faith 'oith Pres'-
s,rt on Corporate" Tar-c"l-
lem against Reducing maze
rr-on TIE Tribune Bureau. .

lined
tween tie -a,.ad the day for the tarlu com
tarin p'ii .,.to,gb formal action has ho' Oesi
rissloA oo,ference committee on liiiS Nue0
tsken os l" .,.or,- indication that Mr. Payne
ton, there .tn have to yield their op-
and his aSSOe- -,o-+ion of the maximum and
position '0 . che Senate bill which con-
minimum - , tariff commission or bu-
tsins tne co. the Presidents insistence
I is little doubt that the House ooilisile
-,s hold out for the elimination u = 10 -
Fou'a ~ =. she entering wedge Of scheme
..Ls away from the House "l n
i,s right 10 fix the rates ol u''s
hos never been friendly 10 the 'aIlh com
-, i5ea and his feeling IN this reearu -
- ~, his colleagues on the conference CUM
-, Sneaker Cannon and other proinlheii'
.,.hs-s of the House organization concur III
. r,,,.s view. and doubtless WOULD paVh MN
). President Taft were not so oelerliliieu
.tis session shall not close without the en-
- of some legislation authorizing the
.,ior of : tariff bureau or commission Inc
-.,.;,- taken bv the President is that It is ana
.r .o,t;n,,e 10 be impossible intelligently ana
-r.c,,v 10 carry out the party policy OF making
-. s,,,ies conform 70 the difference between the
=, of rroduction here and abroad, plus rea-
.h,o rroat until there is some method of
.,.e-raining those costs other than the eX parte
.,.ir,onv given by interested manufacturers at
tariff hearings"
The maximum and minimum clause was con-
sssra6 AT length by the conferrees committee
to-day. Mr Aldrich was able To convince the
House conferrees that the Senate plan is prefer
,ble to the House scheme, but the House con-
ferees were not willing TO accept the last clause
cf the senate plan. which reads as follows:
To secure information 10 assist the President
n the discharge Of the duties imposed upon MN
tr this section. and information which VIII ne
useful To Congress in tariff legislation and TO the
officers Of the government in the administration
n the customs laws. the President Is hereby
authorized to employ such persons as may be
required 10 make thorough Investigations and
examinations into production. commerce and
trade Of the United States and foreign countries
and all conditions affecting the same
APPROVED BY MANUFACTURERS
This provision has the approval Of officers Of
The National Association Of Manufa cturers and
other commercial organizations which have been
ursing the creation Of a tariff commission. It
vas subnritted 20 President Taft before II was
presented to the Senate, and received his un-
qualified support Mr. Payne was willing that
al necessary assistance should be given TO the
g-ssissnt 10 gather information which would
enable him properly 10 apply the maximum and
minimum provisions, but he maintained that
psrt Of the proviso which gives the President
vile latitude 10 cause Investigations to he made
as 70 production, commerce and trade here and
abroad savored Of 4 tariff commission which uI-
tnatsly might ursurp the tariff rights Of the
House
No session Of the conference committee was
held tonight Instead. Senator Aldrich and
Chairman Payne went 10 the White House
where they had q long conference with Mr.. Taft
The primary purpose of their call vas TO discuss
The corporation tax. but the tariff bureau ques-
non was an interesting and important part Of
ne conference. MIR Taft believes that il IS good
business as well as good politics to adopt the
iarif bureau plan. and Mr.. Aldrich agrees with
IN The Rhode Island Senator is as much op-
posed as Mr Payne TO an out-and-out tariff
sahmisslon which would have power to frame
iaiif bin 10 be submitted to Congress for rati-
naation- he believes. however that the proviso
u MS maximum and minimum plan viii have
aaiutary Influence in many ways. In the first
peee VIII meet the wishes Of the President
anu those who have been most active in de-
I@hohg tariff commission II viii give the
resident fun authority TO ascertain the facts
eo0at The tariff The uncomprornising position
me President on tilis question is now fully
-loeFs'ood by Mr.. Payne and it goes almost
'ia9ut saying that he VIII yield to the wishes
u lne administra ton.
since The corporation tax amendment
. AEst proposed there have been r,Irnors that
"ss 10 Be dropped, that it was TO be enas-
- W mat II was 10 be superseded bv the
-.'i'alce tax This recurrent rurnor WAS doing
7ss al the Capitol to-day, and was in gen
:, 'i'clIation in both wings 1t knocked tim
A. eie doors Of the conference committee.
vas not admitted The corporation tax
'OH mas not been discussed at length bv the
nut It Is 10 secret that it has few
"lehcs in the committee The House
ees nave INDUCED some hope thar II
=. eliminated in favor OF the inheritance
= ne senate conferrees DO not like either
pOiauon tax or the Inheritance tax bu+
s,s - heeping their faith with the President
-, convinced that there will he no serio,,s
,.m. - Soi'Ing this question Mr.. Pavne &c
VI ar. Tafts deep seated interest in the
1-oioh tax and is not inclined TO hold ont
~. hiat the leader OF his party regards as
H. e foremost provisions of the tariff hi1I
ne question vas gone over tonight at
and Payne. WIN 'i'ssiS' AIdilch
hD DRAFT EXPECTED TO-DAY.
-. expected that the revised draft of the
,orr-Hs VIII be received tomorrow from At
m ~. e'A Wickersham. From time to time
p-oh-s, f'osress Of the tariff negotiations the
no. oeinise Of the tax may be recorded br,
a1ios are most familiar with the tariff situ-
po-,,,o- a1'hoEity for the statement that a cor
pses,,.-. '1 agreeable in its letter and spirit tc
re,s-. an VIII be included in the conference
.- representative Boutell. one Of the House
eues,,.se discussed this and kindred tariff
shen Al me White House this morning
sen,,.-e.fr as Mr. Taft's breakfast guest.
q N. e1iloin. Of Illinois, one Of the members
tastie g.''ssenee .ae committee is not over-enthu.
pla,e5 the plan OF reducing the contem-
reasons ..pe ration tax fror to per cent II.