The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-26

country favored free hides and re-
ferred TO the presidents expressions.
During a forenoon session today the
conferces discussed the parliamentary
situation, but tonight the motion was
renewed.
Mr. Payne, It is said reiterated his
position with increased emphasis. Mr.
Aldrich is reported 10 have upbraded
Mr. Payne for his "obstinacy" and TO
have said that he was tired of die
tatorial methods to defeat the will
Of a majority Of the conferees. Mr.
Payne was unrelontlng
When 1t was seen that nothing
could be accomplished, Mr.. Payne's
signature being necessary for the
making of a report. the conferees adj
journed
The story of the intense feeling
leaked out through condolences given
by conferees to other congressman.
The house conferees continued in
session tonight. discussing the situa.
ton. Another conference, attended b.
Senators Warren and Clark OF Wyo-
ming, Sutherland. Borah and Dick was
held Earlier in the day Senators
Smoot and Carter had met their west.
ern associates. These senators decid-
ed that they would insist upon the
shoe men fulfilling their agreement 10
permit leather goods to go ON the free
list In return for like treatment OF
hides.
During the hearings before tho
house committee, boot ana shoe men
declare. they were willing TO have
their manufactures put on the free list
il hides were made free. When the
bill reached the senate hides we're
taken from the free list, where they
had been placed by the house, and
made dutlable at 10 per cent adva.
loren, as under the Dlngley law This
was accomplished after a hard fight
and the senators from states interest
ed in protecting hides declared that
they would be willing TO have hides
made free If boots and shoes and other
leather products were also made free.
I'VE want the boot and shoe men to
make good said Senator Warren at
the conclusion of the conference in
which he participated. They made
their bluff. now let them live up to
their agreement
Other senators expressed the opin.
Ion that President Taft would have no
more difficulty In greatly reducing
rates on leather than In putting hides
or the free list If he contends for tho
former with as much force as for the
latter
None OF the other controversies Is
thought to involve insuperable difficult
ties. When hides and leather Is got
ten out of the way the feeling is that
the other subjects could be disposed Of
within an hour II is settled that coal
Will be made dutiable at 45 cents a
ton, print paper at $S75 ton, iron ore
at 10 cents a ton. oil free, lumber at
SIPS or $1.50 n thousand feet with
the senate differentlals, and gloves
and hosiery at rates slightly under the
advances over the Dingley rate
The Philippine schedule was attend
ed to today with view to making
certain the prevention OF the use of
the Philippine islands to obtain free
admission to the United States OF
goods manufactured IN the islands
from imported materials. AS the bill
passed the house 1t provided for the
free admission Of all articles except
sugar and tobacco which were wholly
the SToWJn ana pIOuuCJ Oh luc 1Hlllp'
pine islands
In amending the Philippine section
the senate included articles manufac-
tured in the Philippines from materl-
ais which were wholly the growth Of
the islands or of the United States
The section was rewritten in confer
ence and inadvertently It was changed
SO that IL would include all articles
the growth. product or manufacture
of the Philippines without regard to
where the raw materials were pro-
duCed
The proposed change was brought to
the attention of Senator Brandagee
and he lost no time in presenting to
the conference his view on the sub.
joct He said that If the proposed
modification were enacted into law IL
would let into this country free OF
duty the raw material of the world,
provided it were manufactured In the
Philippines. The effect, Senator Bran
dagee said would be 10 encourage the
establishment of manufacturing Indus
tries in the Philippines to manufacture
raw materials imported TO the islands
from other countries. for the sole pur-
pose of introducing the manufactured
goods in the United States free OF
duty. The cOnlerees accepted this
view.