Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-04
WILL CARRY OUT PROGRAM
No Amendment to Tariff Resolution
to Be Allowed.
REFUSES TO BE INFLUENCED
Declares That the Matter Could Not
Be Opened to Discussion of
Any More Subjects.

mere is likely to be some very hot talk in
lne Senate tomorrow after the adoptlon OF
'he tarin conference report upon the con-
current resolution correcting the boot and
shoe joker" 4 number OF senator's
nave their war paint on and will say
Things right out in meeting, they declare.
Many times today the question Was
asked whether the amendatorv resolution
mi'i oe pressed to passage or not, and upon
punt some statesmen professed to
o".ei 'aih rather cynical and pessimstio
opihions. Alleging TO have caught tho
'eauefs with aces up their sleeve in a
coid deal from the bottom of the deck
given the cattlemen. these pessimists
were keeping sharp lookout TODAY.
II was earnestly declared however th,,
'he amendatory resolution will come ,,op.
an right and that. in fact. il may \.
recessitated, regardless of the leather IN
eioeht' by an error to be corrected in
'iie maximum and minimum section.
amendments Desired by Senator's
senator Beveridge is very mucb d;so
pointed over the action Of tho oon,oa.
on the tobacco schedule and s.id go,
he would certainly Offer an .ma,a.
IN
the conference report a correction He
said the conferees had NOT only ras.oas
the provision authorizing tbe o;,,;na 80
coupons with tobacco, which no daci. rod
was absolutely for the benefit Of the -
Dacco trust, but had actually incre. sea
.ne nunoer OF fractional packages to be
authorized. which was detrimenfaI to tbe
revenues. ~ INC
senator Ciapp is very much in earnest
IN ms opposition to that part of the
corporation tax clause which exemnts
| iOiding corporations from taxation. and
| he will offer an amendment 10 Iii. anu i
| a correction " "i'e Al
senator Culberson wants to correct the
s.ie sspor, IT,, pS putting cotton bagging on the
/ Tree list. ana other democrafic sanata.s
have other amendments which tbev
wouio IKE to have written into fbe
report. All of these efforts will he
s;a a..ended with debate. it is said, IL per-
sisted in. and may cause a lon. s;.,;na
OF the Senate tomorrow.
DeI! amendment offered to the con-
| table. ''iu upon ths
Aldrich Turns Deaf Ear.
Many senators who would like to have
changes made in the conference renorf
| called on Senator Aldrich TODAY Will,
requests that he lend his influence to-
"dfu the acceptance OF such changes
| out uni1ormly he replied that the reso
| iution could not be opened up tn s,b-
Jects other than the leather schedule ana
lne necessary change In the maximum
ana minimum provision
An agreement has been entered ;,t.
| between Senator Aldrich and other Sen
ate leaders with leaders in the Hons
os winch the chairman of the finance
committee will undertake. tn defeat OH
the amendments mentioned. as we'll as
any other proposition which NAV be suh
Nllleu. IN accordance with this under
Standing, Mr Aldrich will announce at
/ the outset his intention to move To Law
upon the table all amendments to Tia
resolution he hopes that this action
| VIII deter all senator's from offerin,.
anlehdnehts. A motion To lay on the
table is not debatable, but anv sanatnr
having an amendment to offer may dis
! cnss the idea In advance Of Offering the
amendment. and thus get his views be-
fore the Senate.
May Threaten DELAY.
The outcome most feared by those who
want the boot and shoe Joker corrected
| is that these efforts at amendment NAV
threaten such delay as TO cause postpone
ment OF the amendatory resolution until
next session of Congress OF course in
would not affect the tariff bill for thar
will be passed and ready for the signature
! OF the President as soon as action. one
way or another, is taken on the amenda-
! tory resolution
current resolution first. but the request
was refused fatty
We don't intend 10 volunteer to put
any patches on our new breeches,'' was
the homely reply. IF you've ripped YOU.
pants We'll help YOU mend 'em, but you
start il first
! Mr.. Payne said today that he did not
anticipate any difficulty in getting the
resolution through the House. Some or
/ tho members of that body appreciate
! that there may be trouble i'm holding a
quorum. and they predict the postpone
ment of the adoption of the resolution
until next December
Pay of the Customs Court.
| The action of the conferees on the de-
ficiency appropriation bill in striking out
the salaries of the judges for the customs
court created by the new tariff act, was
explained to be due to desire on the
part of the House and Senate managers
to avoid further talk about tariff subjects
and fric- ion over the court.
Under the act creating it. the court is
not to be organized until ninety days after
passage. which brings the time close TO
the next NEE ing of Congress. when the
irritation over the tariff will have abatcd.
/, is thought, and provision can be made
for the court in the first deficiency ap-
preparation bill Of the next session
When the deficiency bill conference re-
port came up In the House this afternoon
and the item concerning the customs
court was under discussion, Mr.. Mann OF