New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
CLASH In CONFERENCE
Continued from first page.

+b.,- v,,rl;nrnass +o favor free hides. provided
leather and shoes were placed on the free ilst
The conference lasted nearly two hours anu
in theA main was harmonious, althousH -
understood that Mr.. Borah was not en'liuS
astic about anv reductions on WOOL hldes' luih-
ber lead.
Aptitude OF .rNsURGENT" SENATORS.
# was decided rot to take formal action until
.,,. oor,,o,oroo renort ia presented Those pres
emf at the conference were Senators Cumhlhs
apd DolIiver Of Iowa; Nelson and Clapp' or
Minnesota. Brown and Burkett, of Nebraska;
Rristow of Kansas; Beveridge, OF Indiana'
Crawford of South Dakota, and Boran' Oh
Idaho. 1t Is generally believed that II the con-
ference committee reports a bill whlch meets
the genuine approval of President TAFT not 10
exceed five of the Senators named VIII vote
against its adoption.
One of those present at the conference VINO
would not allow his name to be used said:
1--WE felt better at the end of our session than
we did at the beginning. Some OF us were or
the opinion that reducing duties or placing raw
materials on the free list would not help con-
suners and that in confnng his efforts to raw
materials the President had drawn the country
attention from the more important matter OF
getting genuine downward revision of the tarir.
After going over the whole situation, some or
us thought the President doing the best ne
could, all circumstances considered. The IN
surgents do rot desire to shoulder the respon-
sbility of two or more years Of the Dingley
rates We reached no conclusions to-day, but
after the conference report is ready and we see
just what the new bill is to be, we will meet
again.
After the conference. Senator Doiver said;
The Republicans who were unable to vote for
the pending tariff bill when it passed the Senate
have been greatly pleased and encouraged by
the efforts of the President to change the char
acter of the measure by the exercise of his in
fuence with the conference committed 1t is
our earnest hope that he viii be successful In
securing real revision.
1T Is evident from what he has said through
the rress that tho President seeks not only -
Tsduce the duties certain so-called raw ma
terals. but to moderate the high rates upon
manufactured articles
IF he should succeed in placing only few
materials upon the free list. leaving the textile
schedules and other schedules equally objection
able substantially unchanged. tho result would
he a one sided revision. out Of which little good
would come - the general public 7 earnestly
hope that such a situation may be avoided
AN "INSURRECTION" ABAH-DONED
DESPITE tho Presidents firm attitude and the
determination of Representative Payne n OBJ
tain compliance with the Presidents wishes,
certain or the extreme tarif members Of the
House held a meeting to-day at the Capitol at
which they seriously considered the advisability
of trying organize insurrectiou against
the conference report After discussing the
possible outcome Of such a step for some time.
they decided that It would he impracticable. and
finally resolved to confne their efforts TO wait
ing on Mr.. Payne and begging him to obtain
duty of not less than 40 cents on coal ~ cents
on hides, and anything he get on crude
petroleum and iron u Is hardly necessary
to add that their petitions to Mr.. Payne will
prove about as effective as was their meeting.