The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-07-16

TARIFF BILL GONE
TO CONFERENCE.
Women's Stockings May Ul-
timately Defeat It.
Wo)lel Goods and Gloves Other
Articles Over Which Long
Battle Is Expected.

Washington, July 10.-Cheaper cot
ton and wooden goods and cheap ho-
siery and women's gloves-the for
mer demanded by the House and the
latter by the Senate promise to be
among the most stubbornly fought
questions in the congressional confer
ence on the tariff bill.
At least that is the way things ap-
peared at the close of the first days
session. There was a great deal of
speculation to-day among leaders in
Congress who are not parties to the
conference as to what will be done
with these items
Many members expressed the opin-
ion that the House would yield ON
cotton and wool, and the Senate on
gloves and hosiery in compliance with
the protectionists idea of standpatism.
If this should be the outcome 1t is
predicted that vigorous protests would
be heard in both the Senate and House
from advocates of downward revision.
Some members went 80 far as to say
that an effort would be made to re-
ject the conference reports in the
event of such a glazing instance Of
upward revision.
The effect of amendments to the
cotton and wooden schedules IN the
House was a very material reduction
of the existing duties. The Senate
restored these by decisive vote.
On the other hand the House ad-
vanced the rates on hosiery and wo-
mems gloves far above the duties fix
ed by the Dingley law, and the Senate
declined to accept the increase.
Eliminating amendments relating to
the phrasology of the bill it is point
ed out that there are less than 400
amendments that represent opposing
views.
Few members of the conference
committees are willing to place the
time necessary for the completion
of the bill in conference at less than
ten days Notwithstanding the large
number of purely verbal amendments.
Some of the conferees place the
probable length of the conference at a
fortnight or more. In support Of their
view they point to the fact that the
Senate put in the bill an entirely new
maximum and minimum provision, the
corporation tax amendment, provision
for the establishment of a Customs
Court and a new administrative act.
covering a multitude of questions not
raised in the House
In addition to all these new features
the senate struck out the House
amendment for the imposition of
Federal inheritance tax and its new
drawback feature.
Questions of so much Importance
cannot be disposed of in day or
week" said one of the conferees to-
night.
Then there are host of changes
in import taxes that will take time.
guess we will be locked up in this
building for two weeks at least"
The corporation tax amedment has
not been considered by the. conferees in
any way. Nevertheless 1t was predicted
in Congressional circles tonight that
the proposed tax on the net earn
ings of corporations would be reduced
in conference from per cent, to- !
per cent.
THAT has been suggested said Sen
ator Aldrich when asked concerning
the report that a reduction would be
made in the tax. ..A
1t was reported also. that the cor
poration tax provision may be elimi-
mated and the House inheritance tax
provision restored to the bill. but no
confirmation of this story could be
had nor could its origin be traced.