Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-26
center Of Interest Has Shifted
From the Capito to the
White House.
no,ccs Of senator AIlricl, and Rep.
payne Bcsieged to learn About
Reported Friction.

!. sureS the oele ~ WI a. - 49,
Il washington, July 90. In both senate
and house the anti-free hide element
rs making active preparations for vlg-;
orous resistance to any report from Il the
tariff conference committee which may
look to taking the duty off hides.
Northwestern senators and members
Of the house were at the Capitol early
today
The .'insurrection' members of the
house. as tho ant;-raw material fig Mt
ers are coming to be called, decided On
holding a meeting, which was called
q for II O'clock, but the senators VINO!
were making a fight along the same 'a,l1'
lines concluded to perfect their plans
BY means Of individual conferences
Z Most active among the workers on the
senate side were Senators Clark and AZ
warren OF wyoming Carter Of Mon
tana Borah of Idaho, and Sinoot OF
4 Utah. & M 4! s
FREE HIDES. FREE LEATHER.
In case the conferees bring in
Tree mae report the opposition VIII
resort,tol the tactic of dopting a reso--
lutionssof auth orizatto to the confer :.
leather and all leather goods on The
free list along with hi des. "a Il; i5
BY this course they count on obtain
ing all but one Of the Democratic
votes in the senate and all but four In
~ the house. IS. ss & 49,,
lower duties and while they would NOT
directly help the hide men by voting
10 put n higher duty on their product,
they would be willing TO force all me
4 duty off shoes. III
The hide men think that rather than
accept free leather and free shoes the
manufacturers and the conferees VINO
represent their views would be willing
to concede q duty on hides. Easts;
The lighting will he close in both
houses. - ii
In the senate there are 81 Republi-
# cans and 81 Democrats. Senator Me-
Emery, OF the Democratic column. Will
vote with the Republicans for protec-
ton. The other 80 Democrats are
counted on as favorable to free leather.
With these 30 votes as a starter. Il
would be necessary to get IL l3epubli-
can votes.
There are d bout 10 senators who will
go tosany necessary extent 70 prevent
the taking. Of duty off hides. They hope
to pick up six or seven votes from
among the so-called progressive SEND
tors who voted against the bill as 1t
passed the senate. Is
The free raw material men we're not
20 active today, but they We're none
The less determined. With the presl-
dent and large majority of the Re
publican members of both houses O.
Congress with them. they say that snc-
cess must come and they tell the In
surrectos' that they must either take
free hides now or soon be aSksd 70
take free wool In addition. 3
BILL IN CRITICAL STATE. n
Everybody appreciates that the tariff
u hillsis i'll n critical state and not even
its most enthusiastic supporters are as
hopeful over the outlook as they were
q week ago. 81 s.3 Is &,
Greatly concerned by reports OF fric-
ton between Senator Aldricha and Rep
lesentative Payne on the Sunday night
" session of tho tariff conference commit
tee, many members Of the senate and
house today besieged the Offices of the
two leaders In efforts to learn If posi-.
~ BILE what the outcome Is to he. At botf
Offices. It was stated that the i'll feeling
engendered by the attempt last night t.
compel a vote on mi liking hides tdutiable
Mt III per cent had not wiIered tbs
breach between the senate and house
lshed stories of the controversy,
Before the sessions of the conference
committee at 900 p. M today. Senator
Aldrich told all Of his callers there was
yet a chance to patch up all differ
ences so that a. report could be made
to the house tomorrow.
Practically all of the protected hide
senators were callers at Senator Aid
rich's office during the forenoon.
The senate leader had not given VI
hope of getting a reduction in the du
ties on shoes and other leather goods
below the rates fixed by the house l
hides are made free.
FROM CAPITOL TO WHITE HOUSE
With the tariff Sconferees at logger.
heads over hides and leather, the White
House this morning again became tn,
center of interest of the tariff fight
At the beginning of the day 1t was eS
pected that advocates of protected hide:
would devote a large part of the fore
noon to beseeching the president t,
stand firmly for material reductions OF
boots and shoes and other leather goods
IL hides are to be duty free
The conference committee will reas
semble at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon t
make further effort to reach al
agreement. The two sessions held yes
terday We're barren OF results, save TIL
clash which is reported to have oc
Cured between Senator Aidrich an,
Representative Payne, following TIL
nights session.
Until there has been some opportunlt
to study the temper of the house. It !
unlikel " that a rule will be brought 4
for the regulation of debate on the re
port Representative Payne will pre-
sent at length the house view OF tn