Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22
Pres. Taft Credited with Bring
ing House Leader Payne into
Submission.
MANY SCHEDULES ADJUSTED
outics Generally Lowered from the
senate Rntes-proGrcssive Repub-
leans Will Issue statement
To-day-StronE Opposition
to Free Hnw Materials

washington. July ol.-Better progress
,os made to-day by the tariff conferecs
han on any day since the really trouple-
,ono disputes were reached. When the
tonferocs adjourned before noon yester-
aay it WAS feared tina further efforts to
adjust the differences would be unavaiI-
Ing until after the White House dinner
Tonight. After the discussion of raw
materials early to-day schedules Werc
taken up, however. and many paragraphs
were settled without any renewal of hos
tilities.
President Taft is given credit for the
friendllness of the dove of peace when
lowered over the conference chamber to-
day. 1t developed that after Senator
Allrich and Speaker Cannon poured their
troubles into the ears of the executive ne
ordered out his big touring car and i'm
meliately after dinner last night drew
w in front of Mr.. Payne's home. soon
the chairman of the House ways ana
means committee was seated beside the
President and the car was despatched to-
ward country roads. What they said Will
never be known but Mr.. Payne made no
objections to-day to the taking up OF sub
Jects not involved in the White House
program concerning raw materials.
BEFORE schedules were taken up the
coaforees discussed briefly what report
cDeld be made at the conference nigh
II was evident that the Senate and House
..uferoes were still far apart.
THE SCHEDULES SETTLED.
The entire zinc schedule was then ad-
nuetcd. Scelter was made dutiable at
IS cents per pound which Is a reduction
--.. A. .o.ot ,o.a re 1 10 rentc md an
rcrease from the House rate of l cent.
An Of the Senate differentials were
a7oNted. Zinc In sheets will be dutiable
If "a cents, and sheets coated or plated
with nickel or other metal at two cents.
The House rate Of one cent for old and
worm out zinc fit only to be enanu-
,actured, was adopted.
The Senate conferees reced-d from their
amendment doubling the House rate Of
J cents n pound on s~alicylic acid.
Tungsten ore, which is used in the
manufacture Of ferro alloys. one Of the
-hiof component parts in the manu-
lecture Of tool steel and stee; parts of
automobiles, was made dutiable at 10 per
cont. al valorem instead OF 10 per cent.
as fixed by the Senate,
The lead schedule and the products Of
= Aad were disposed Of. The House made
ltHu uutlhnIt at one anu bHt mail
\cohts n pound and tho Senate passed
lspecifcally for lead dross. lead bullion
and pig lead at . Is cents a pound.
This rate was reduced by the conferees
To two cents, ana as a result one-eight
Of n cent was removed from the Senate
rates on all of the paint derivatives.
Lemons will pay a duty of one and one
half cents a pound. the Senate rate. This
is an increase of one-quarter of n cent
over the House rate and one-half cent
over the Dingley rate. The window
glass schedule was settled by slightly re-
ducing the House rates, which We're
higher than the Senate rates on the
cheap grades in all sizes. The new rates
We're not made known.
WILL DEFEAT FREE HIDES.
Senator Borah made an effort by talk,
ing with supporters Of dutiable hides tc
effect an agreement by which hides may
he put on the free list. He said pre-
%Iiously that the plan he had 10 sugges,
had been originated by President Taft
with whom he had breakfasted. Indica-
tons are that a combination will be af.
fected with the democrats TO defeat the
Borah plan.
Progressive republican senators decided
at a meeting to-day to issue n statement
outlining their position on downward re
vision. Senator Cummins has been in
yited to take breakfast with Presidenr
Taft tomorrow to discuss the attitud,
IF the Insurgents and therefore 1t wa.
decided to withhold the statement unit
tomorrow.
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