Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-27
REPORT ON PROPOSED RULE TODAY
~ plan to Give Conferees Jurisdic-
ton to Reduce House Schedules
Falls Through, Then Action VIII
be Taken Anyhow and President VIII
be Called Upon to Secure support

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 70
Hides will be put on the free hsI
if boots and shoes and other manu-
features of leather are reduced below
the rates fixed by the house bill. IN
loss the advocates of free hides are
able to carry out this bargain, the
whole program is to be called OH.
A decision to this effect was reach
ed by the tariff conferees today
The conferees adjourned tonight I'M
til il a. m. tomorrow, but the mouse
members will assemble half an hour
earlier to plan for executing their part
of the agreement
1t is expected that they Will have
a report from the house leaders as
TO the possibility of passing RUE
comforting jurisdiction upon them 10
agree to lower rates on leather IMAM
those named in the house bill.
AIdrich Stands Firm.
Senator Aldrich has informed sena-
tors of the northwestern states that
he will not consent to the abolition Oh
the duty on hides unless there Is
material cut in the rates on boots,
shoes and other leather goods. Sena-
tors from cattle raising states insist
that the only way consumers can get
any benefits from the removal OF the
protection on hides will be by CORE
sponding reductions in the duties on
boots and shoes and harness.
If Cor any reason, anything should
occur to upset the plan to give the
conferees jurisdiction TO adopt rates
lower than those named by either
house. the conference committee Is
holding what is regarded as trump
card. in reserve
This provides for the preparation Oh
q conference report putting hides OH
the free list and reducing the rates
On shoes and other leather manu-
features
Up to the President.
The report it is said, then wouiu
10 presented to President TAFT anc
il would devolve upon him to secure
its support. In the event of failure
the conferees would submit a report
placing a small duty on hides ana 'he
house rates on leather.
Few of the conferees believe that
81 will he necessary to resort to sucn
tactics however, for all Of them reaiize
that the criticisms usually hesped up
on members who oppose the admins
tration view make mCh hesitate 10
combat the Presidents will. On thai
account il is believed. the compromise
giving cheaper rates On shoes ana
other manufactures Of leather in re-
turn for free hides will be adopted
The program on which the con-
ferees are working is as follows:
Hides free. as provided by the
house against the senate rate OF 10
per cent ad valorem.
Sole leather Eve per cent. the same
as in the house bill as against the
senate rate Of IS per cent
Dressed upper leather seven and a
half per cent as against IS per cent
IN beth the house and senate bills
Boots and shocs ten per cent as
sgainst Is in the house bill, and y
in the senate bill
saddlery and harness 20 per cent
as against IS per cen; in the house
biH and forty per cent IN the senate
bill
Beef Packers IS Tanners
According 10 Senator Warren. the
story that beef packers are engaging
extensively IN the tanning business
and win b. the principal bcnchciarie'
Of a duty on hides. has been used
BY free hide lobby in manufacturing
sentiment against the protection ask
% by the cattle Industry
Tie denied That The beef packer;
are able to control the leather mar