New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
HOUSE TARIFF CONTEST
SOME INSURGENTS YIELD.
Others Holding Oat-COncessiO's on
Rae Materials.
From The Tribune Bureau.I

yyoebtngton aTuIv 29-The raw material insur-
gents hauled down their flag to-day and became
the same dependable organization men they were
before the President announced his tariff pro-
grau1me After obtaining assurances from the con-
ferrees that their interests not to be treated
as ruthlessly as they feared many Of them de-
Clared to-day that they ready TO vote for the
conference report A committee consisting Of Rep
resentatives Gaines. Of West Virginia; Young Of
Michigan: Mondel, of Wyoming, and Kennedy. of
Ohio saw the conferrees this morning. and after
a short discussion returned 10 the House somewhat
encouraged. They said that the tentative agree
ment reached by the conference while not consid-
cred satisfactory, tolerable and they would
stand by It. This agreement. they assert includes
duty Of 20 cents On coal. 81 % on lumber and
of duty iron ore. with hides still
in the balance Oil, they understand, Is to go ON
the free list. No more meetings are scheduled, but
Representative Gaines has been authorized to call
them together in further action Is necessary.
While these have fallen into line the other
insurgents" beginning to say that the Presi-
dents programme is not being carried out. They
find great comfort in Senator Cummins's statement,
and insist that at least twenty men will vote
against the tariff bin
Representative Martin Of South Dakota. after n
two hours conference with Messrs. Devries and
Sharretts. the experts who have assisted the
Finance Committee IN framing the Senate bill. still
remains convinced that the cotton schedules are
too high. He insists that the Senate bill makes
the entire schedule is ubiquitous" lie had long
conference with Representative Payne to-day. and
asserted that the chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee agrees with him that the duties too
high Mr.. Martin IS undecided 20 whether he
will attack the conference report the floor or
make his hardest fight while the bill is still IN con-
ference and then abide by the result.
Probably the most uncertain delegation in the
House Is that from Minnesota. Most Of its mem
bers are In quandary 10 how they shall vote,
They say Il is impossible to reach n decision until
the conference report Is made, but now, when
they have a good idea the general tenor of
the bi. they seem absolutely undecided. one OF
the most influential members Of that delegation
said to-day that he could not vote for the confer
enCe report unless II openly approved by the
President. He pointed out that the action of Sen
ators Nelson and Clapp IN voting against the Sen
ate bill had been received most favorablv Min
nesota and any member Of that delegation in the
House who votes for the bill could not survive the
storm Of public indignation I'm his state unless
President Taft makes II possible for him TO DO
It was learned today that six insurgents from
i"wa-Representatives Hausen. Hubbard Woods
Good Kendall and Pickett-have decided TO follow
the lead Of Senators Cummins and Dollver. that
their votes VIII be a clear indication Of how their
Senators VIII vote