The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-07-30
ConfereeS Put Hides on Free
List and Cut Lumber
CONFERENCE REPORT signed
ROUGH LUMBER SCHEDULE IS
SIPS - RATES ON HOSIERY
FINALLY REDUCED - HOUSE
WILL RECEIVE REPORT TO-DAY
AND SENATE MONDAY.

Washington, July 3O.-The Payne
Aldrich tariff bill last night stooc
completed, an agreement on all dis.
puted points was reached YESTERDAY
afternoon at Ass, the conferees report
was signed by the republican confer.
ees. 1t will be voted on by the house
today. The senate will begin con-
slderatfon Of the measure as agreed
to by the conferees on Monday.
| Halted by the mandate of President
Taft, the tariff conferees were com
PEELED to turn back and revise their
rates on lumber and gloves. In a
communication to Senator Aldrich and
Representative Payne, the president
demanded that the high rates on
gloves as fixed by the house and the
| high rates on lumber as fixed by the
senate should not be made a part of
the conference report.
After struggling over these ques-
tions throughout the entire day the
conferees surrendered to the presi-
dents view and signed the report. The
report will go 70 the house tomorrow
at noon and will be ordered to be
printed. The house may be called to
meet at 10 o'clock today, for it is the
intention of the leaders that the report
shall be pushed through in one legis-
lative day. Probably week will be
required to dispose of the conference
report in the senate.
Lumber Rate Fixed.
When the conferees nxed lumber
and glove rates Thursday by shading
very slightly the higher rates on each
they were SO certain that the presi-
dent would consent to he arrange
ment that notices were sent to the
democratic members of :he conference
committee to be present at 10 O'clock
conference report.
The president had other ideas of
what the rates should be and he ex-
pressed them very forcibly in letter.
He said that lumber should not be
more than $1.25 per 1000 feet for
rough, with the differentials fixed by
the senate on finished. He also de-
clared that the senate rates on gloves
which are the same as the Dingley
rates and much less than the house
rates, would have to oe adopted in
order to obtain his endorsement.
Not content with issuing mandate
against high rates on these articles,
the president specified that hides
must go on the free list and the house
rates on boots and shoes and other
manufacturers of leather be reduced.
Hosiery, too, he thought should be
reduced below the house rates which
were advanced over the DINGHY duties.
1t was not until after the democratic
members had assembled that the
White House communication was re-
ceived at the conference chamber
Hurriedly opening the envelope Sen
ator Aldrich read the presidents
missive and called his republican as
sociates to an adjoining room. The
contents of tine letter were discussed
at some length and 1t was decided
that the minority should be informed
tlnat the conference report had not
been advanced to stage where 1t
could be submitted to them for their
Judgment. Senator Daniel and Rep
resentative Griggs exhibited some an
noyance at having been called into
session prematurely, but Bailey had
scented trouble for the majority and
advised his associates to go in peace.
Republicans Busy.
The republican members continued
in session after the democrats left
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