Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
Republican COnferees Suddenly
Wind Up Their Labors.
WILL CALL IN DEMOCRATS
Conference Report to Be Pre-
scented at Once.

Washington, July 29.-After work
ing for nearly three weeks at what
proved to be one of the longest and
most arduous tasks ever experienced
In tariff building the majority mem
bers of the conference committee on
the Payne-Aldrich bill brought their
labors to a sudden close.
All day long the conferees had
struggled with the question Of bring
ing down the house rates on gloves
and the senate rates on lumber to
figures they felt would meet with ex-
ecutive approval. In this effort the
conferees failed and they appeared to
appreciate the fact.
It was announced officially that the
Democratic members of the confer.
ence committee would be called into
session at once. It was said also that
the conference report would be pre-
scented to the house probably at noon
Friday.
In view of President Taft's utter
ances senate and house leaders are
predicting that the conference rates
on gloves and lumber would not prove
satisfactory to him. At the same
time it was recognized that conditions
were such that unless compromises
were made by the conferees it would
be many days before a report could
be made. 1t required a roll call to
fix the rates on lumber, which are
as follows:
Conference Rates on Lumber.
Lumber, rough, $1.40 thousand
feet. The house rate was 81 and the
senate rate $3.50. The senate diff
ferentials were adopted, making lum-
her, planed on one side, dutiable at
$1.90; two sides, $2.15; three sides,
$2.52k, and four sides, $3.50.
Gloves were made dutiable at rates
considerably in advance of the duties
fixed by the senate bill, which for the
most part were the same as the Ding
ley rates. The conference rates are
as follows:
Women's and children's gloves,
valued at not more than 81 dozen,
$3.50 dozen; valued at more than
81, but not more than S12 dozen, 81
a dozen; valued at more than S12
dozen, 35 per cent ad valorem! The
Schmaschen glove of sheep origin,
which is the cheapest skin glove man
ufactured, was made dutiable at 81
dozen. This is a heavy reduction
from the house rates, which made all
gloves dutiable at 81 dozen, and is
even less than the senate rate OF
$l.25 and the Dingley rate of $1.75
per dozen.
Glove Schedule Cut in Half.
The conferees adopted an amend
ment which cuts in half the cumula-
tive duties of 40 cents a dozen pairs
provided by the Dingley laws for
gloves of certain stitching or when
lined or finished In manner adding
to the ordinary value.
Senators Elkins and Scott Of West
Virginia and Clark of Wyoming en-
deavored to get the conferees to make
the rate of 46 cents ton on coal
apply to the short ton, which. it is
said, would make a difference of
about cents ton and operate to
advance the rate to the equivalent of
80 cents. In support of the suggest
ed change it was argued that Cana
da's duty on coal applies to the short
ton. The senators interested il get.
ting all the protection possible for
coal were not successful in their mis-
sion.
Just before the close of the session
the print paper schedule was re-
opened and the rate fixed at $3,75 a
ton. This is only Is cents less than
the senate rate and $1.75 more than
the house rate. It is expected this
rate will raise the ire of the members
of the special committee of the house
which investigated the wood pulp and
paper question, especially as the
chairman, Representative Mann Qll),
has announced that he would
Not Vote for the Report.
unless the 81 rate was retained. The
conference rate is 1925 ton less than
the existing rate.
In winding up the work of the ma
iority of the conference committee.
preliminary to submitting the result
to the Democrats for their stamp OF
approval or disapproval, the Republi-
can members did not reopen the
question Of hides and leather, oil,
coal or iron ore, which subjects were
closed previously.
There was some discussion, how
ever of the iron ore question. Sena-
tor Burrows made an effort to get
the rate fixed at 20 cents instead OF
is cents ton. Hides were left on
the free list, contingent upon the
adoption of the rule in the house
making legal the action of the confer
ees in going below the house rates in
fixing the rates on leather.
If the report is laid before the
house on Friday, according to the
present programme, it will be printed