The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-24
LEADERS MERELY AIR CONFLICT
ING VIEWS ABoUTtTHE .PREsI-
:.,- PSI DENTS BOARD.
DEMOCRATS WERE NOT PRESENT
Payne Says Free-Raw.MateriaI Plan
> Will Carry In the House.--Aldrich
" Positive That 1t Would Fall -
=: Through in the Senate.

Washington, July 22.-The White
House'dinner and conference at which
the tariff conferees and the presidents
closest advisers were brought together
in the effort to. settle the differences
regarding the tariff bill. ended with the
disputes over raw materials no nearer
adjustment than they we're before.
Only one question was determined
beyond appeal and that was that the
conferees will have to settle their own
differences. Pains were taken, how.
ever; to convey the impression that
this decision is not indicative of any
absence of appreciation Of the presi-
dents efforts. It. merely confirmed
what. the elder statesman" had as
serted from the first-that tariff MAX
Ing is trading and the shrewdest dealer
and the strongest section is bound to
get the best Of the argument. That
this truism is responsible for the in
surgent movements in the house and
senate and party; revolts in Middle
Westerns tates does not alter the sit
uation. ......
Briefly stated, the representatives Of
the house and senate practically admit
ted that they were unable to forecast
the outcome. Senator Aldrich spoke
for the senate and Speaker Cannon and
Representative Dwight. the Republican
whip, for the house. -; ~
Would Carry In House.
Nh. Dwight spoke of the insurgent
movement organized by the "anti-free-
raw-material,' faction in the house, but
he was not ready, to estimate the
strength of this element. Representa-
/ tive Payne expressed the opinion that a
conference report carrying free: iron
ore, COAL hides and oil could be adopt
ed in the house, but he. said that he
had not canvassed the situation.
| Senator Aldrich was very positive in
the opinion that such report would
fall In the senate, but he thought there
could be reductions made in the senate
rates with perhaps iron ore and oil
+ransferssd.t to the free nst=without an
dangering Its adoption, '5F
+ Apparently the. president realized
that the time had not yet arrived: to call
for decision on the subject OF raw ma
terials. It is said that he. did. press
the representatives OF either house OF
senate for more definite statements of
the situation in the respective branch.
es Of congress. 81
| In announcing. his. invitation to. the
:conferees to dinner the president fol
lowed the custom at the capitol Of in.
Gliding. within that term only the Re.
publican members Of the conference
committee All of these were present
last nightswith the exception Of senat.
or Cullom, of Illinois: who is detained
at Atlantic City. because of the. serious
illness Of his wife. From the senate
came Messrs, A1drich, Hale, Burrows
and Penrose. From the house were
Messrs. Payne, Dalzell, Mccall, Bou.
tell, Calderhead and F!ordney.
To meet with the conferees the presi.
dent had invited Vice President Sher.
man, Secretary. of Treasury Macveagh
Attorney General Wickersham, Speak.
er Cannon. Senator Crane, Senator
Root and Representative Dwight, of
New York, Republican whip" of the