The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-29
ALDRICH AND
PAYNE REACH
AN AGREEMENT
Tariff Bill. TOggIed Up and
Taken to Taft by the
Two IinkeTS.
DOWNWARD REVISION
IDEA LOST SIGHT OF
LUMBER BARONs AND GLOVE
MAKER LITTAUER SURE OF
THEIR GAINS.

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Washington, July 2S-The majority
members Of the conference committee
on the Payne-Aldrich bill brought their
labOrs to a sudden close at 8 o'clock
tonight. Without a moments delay
they hurried away by automobile TO
Fort Myer to submit their report to
President Taft who had gone to see
what had been intended as the last of
the flights of the Wright brothers
aeroplane.
All day the conferees struggled with
the question of bringing down the
house rates on gloves and the senate
rates on lumber to figures they felt
would meet with executive approval
but they failed.
Rates Kept Up.
Lumber was made dutiable ar rates
only a little below those named by the
senate bill. and there was a slight
shading from the house rates on gloves
Of good quality. Although it was not
admitted by the conferees, the general
impression was that Messrs. AldriCh
and Payne had been authorized by their
colleagues to incorporate i'm the report
such figures as could be agreed upon
with the president, In so far as they
came within range of what the lead
ers believe will be acceptable in the
house and senate.
Returning from the conference at
Fort Myer Aessrs. Aldrich and Payne
seemed satisfied with the outcome, ale
though neither would discuss the con-
illusions reached
It was announced officially that the
Democratic members of the conference
committee would be called into session
at 10 o'clock tomorrow. It was stated
also that the conference report would
be presented to the house probably at
noon Friday.
Duty on Lumber.
It REQUIRED a roll call to fix the rates
on lumber. which follow
Lumber. rOught. Sf.40 a thousand feet.
The house rate was s. and the senate
rate $50. The senate diferentials were
adopted. making lumber planned on one
side dutiable at Sl90; two sides. Sis;
three sides, S2,52ik, and four sides, $3.50.
The senate rates on lath and shin
giles, which were higher than the house
rates also were adopted.
Votes were taken on rough lumber at
S1.25 and at S150, but no agreement
could be reached except at the Sl.4O
rate for rough. with the senate diff
feTenuaIs on finished lumber.
Higher Glove Rates.
Gloves were made dutiable at rates
considerably fin advance Of the duties
fixed by the senate bill. which for the
most part were the same as the Dingley
rates. The conference rates follow:
Women's and children's gloves valued
at not more than 81 a dozen, $3.50 a
dozen. valued at more than 81, but not
more than SO a dozen. 81 a dozen; val
ued al more than So a dozen, IS per
cent ad valOrem. The schmaschen glove
Of sheep origin which fs the cheapest
skin glove manufactured. was made
dutiable at 81 a dozen. This is heavy
reduction from the house rates, which
made all gloves dutiable at S4 a dozen.
The cOuferees adopted an amendment
which cuts in half the cumulative dU-
ties of 80 cents a dozen pairs provided
by the Dingley law for gloves Of Ger
tain stitching OF when lined or fin
ished in a manner adding to the or
binary value.
Senator Elkins and Senator Scott Of
West Virginia and Clark Of Wyoming
vainlv endeavOred to get the cOnferees
to make the rate Of As cents ton on
coal apply to the short ton, which Il IL
said would make a difference Of about
5 cents a ton and operate to advance
the rate To the equivalent Of 80 cents.
Print Paper 1878 a Ton.
The print paper rate was fixed at
S3.75 a ton. This is only 25 cents less
than the senate rate and S1.15 more
than the house rate. 1t is expected this
rate VIII raise the ire Of the special
house committee which investigated the
wood pulp and paper question. Chair
man Mann Of that committee has an
nounced that be would not vote for
I the conference report unless the 81 rate
was retained.
The conference rate on paper Is I'D
a ton less than the existing rate.
Hides were left on the free list, con-