Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-30
GIVES FORMAL NOTICE THAT LUM-
Der, GLOVES AND HOSIERY
MUST COME DOWN.
REOPENS THE CONTROVERSY.
Presidents Views Are Read at Confer
ence and All Signs of Early Agree
ment Are Up in Air.
FOLLOWS WHITE HOUSE VISIT.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July %
AS result of an interview which mem
bers of the conference committee of the
two houses Of Congress had with Presi-
dent Taft late Wednesday night, the
PresiG ent today notified the conference
committee IL writing that he could not
accept a rate exceeding $1.25 on rough
lumber, and that he would insist upon
the Senate rates on gloves and hosiery.
When the Presidents visitors pre-
scented the compromise figures on lum-
Der, gloves and hosiery. which had been
agreed upon 10y the committee, he took
their memoranda, saying he would give
it more deliberate consideration than he
could at that time bestow upon it.
Views Read to Conference
Instead of communicating his views
to individual members of the committee,
he put the views in writing. The COM
munication was read to the conference
today. In polite, but plain language,
the President told the conferees that he
felt that the pledges of the party re
CURED this
The transmission of the Presidents
views had the effect of reopening all
these subjects and much doubt at once
arose in the minds of the conferees as
to when the end might be arrived at.
Mr.. Aldrich told some of the Demo
Gratis that probably they would not be
summoned again before Saturday or
Sunday. Other members expressed
even more doubt as to the length of time
that would be required to reach an I'M
Outstanding.
Senators Are Tenacious.
Some Of the senators are exceedingly
tenacious in their views in favor of a
high duty on lumber and it was very
difficult to get them to yield anything.
There IS some apprehension that there
will be great difficulty in bringing them
to the Presidents views. On the other
hand, it is declared that it would be as
difficult to get through the House a
$1.4O rate as it would be to get through
a rate of $50, and the firm stand taken
by the President has had the effect Of
stiffening the determination of the low
lumber element.
The Democrats remained in the con-
ference for less than an hour and during
that time were given very slight oppOr-
tunity to participate i'll the conference.
They discovered only that the Republic
an members were still in deep water.
Some of the Democrats expressed dis
pleasure over being compelled to retire
from the conference room. One of them
said he did not know whether it was
better to walk out than to be thrown
out. Senator Bailey, who had gone out
with the other Democrats, proved Il
pacificator. Advising his party col
leagues, he suggested that the Repub-
licaEs should be left to solve their own
difficulties. IF" he said, Eve had the
preparation of a tariff bill on hand, we
should insist upon making it after our
own fashion. Why not let the Republic
ans do the same thing? They have their
troubles and we should let them settle
them without our interference"
No Report on Thursday.
The plan to have the conference re-
port submitted to the House tomorrow
will of course, fall through. and it now
seems probable that the report will not
be received before next Monday. if then.
Senator Cullom, who had been sum
moned from Atlantic City, where he has
been in attendance at the bedside of his
sick wife, was present at this mornings
meeting. He had been told by the com
mittee that his presence was desired
for the purpose of signing the confer
ence report
In his communication to the commit
tee the President reiterated his demand
that hides be kept on the free list and
that rates on leather and leather goods
had heretofore been agreed upon.
In dismissing the Democratic mem
bers of the conference, the Republican
members vouchsafed no explanation 9TH
er than that the Democrats were called
in 'prematurely'
'In view of the fact that this is the
second call we have received" said one
of the Democrats, ut strikes us that our
Republican friends finding it difficult
to determine where they are at
Congress Might Adjourn.
There were Democratic suggestions
that if an agreement was not reached
soon, Congress should adjourn until some
time in the fall to permit the Republic
ans to get together.
The President says that if his terms
are accepted. he will exert his influence
in both houses of Congress to have the
conference report accepted, but that if
these various schedules are not adjusted
III accordance with his suggestions he
would feel called upon to reject the bill
when sent to him.
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