The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-30
The TARIFF
CONFERENCES.
Some Of the Obstacles Mem
berS Of Committees Found.
TRYING TO AGREE ON HIDES.

The Questions Of Principle involved
Census Supervisors to Be Appointed
The Coming Rivalry Over soma
Seats In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cos
sip.
Washington, July 2S.-[Special. M
item in the tariff bill has stirred III
more of rumpus among the sena
tors and Representatives than that re
lating to hides. 1t is a principle rather
than the amount of money involved
that has caused such feeling over a
duty or placing the article on the free
list as was provided for in the Payne
bill as 1t passed the house. Hides
We're on the free list in the Wilson
tariff law, but when the Dingley bill
was passed a duty was imposed and
the senate this year in its handling OF
the measure restored that duty. Only
about 100000 annually is produced
from the duty on hides. President
Taft has insisted right along that they
must be made free in accordance with
his policy of free raw materials. But
he also contends that the products
from hides also should be reduced con-
siderably before the bill is finally
! patched up by the conferees. There
has been wonderful amount of
switching on the part Of senators since
the president took his stand on the
] Ct1nSfinto ~ hi1AS rhnrn
been more pickering over hides than
some of the great schedules in the bill
such as cotton, wool, the metals and
several others.
Appointment of Census Supervisors.
The first big batch of appointments
that may be looked for will be the
census supervisors. They are likely
to be announced shortly after the ad-
journment Of congress, and there is
much activity among congressman to
have their favorftes recognized OF
course the great bulk of these posi-
lions will go to Republicans. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Democrats are to be
permitted to name some, but these will
be chiefly in the southern states in
which there are no Republican con-
gressmen.
Interest In Corners Candidacy.
Word comes from Alabama that Gov.
ernor Conner is going to make the race
for United States senator next year,
and that in order to comply with the
new constitution of his state he will
resign as governor one year in advance
of the primary so that he can legally
enter the contest This bit of political
gossip has excited interest in Washing
ton because Governor Conner has been
bitter foe of railroad and other cor
porations and the supreme court up
held laws which he had passed through
the legislature of Alabama to regulate
and reduced rates on the hines passing
through the state the highest court
setting aside an injunction granted the
railroads by a federal district Judge
If Governor Conner succeeds in break.
ing into the senate it viii be over the
political dead body Of Senator John
Hollis Bankhead, who is printing him.
self for a hot fight with view of
holding on to his seat
Where Mistakes Are Serious.
Extra care is to be taken this yeal
to guard against mistakes when the
big tariff bill is enrolled and sent up
to the White House for the signature
of President Taft. In times past mis-.
takes have been made which caused
not only serious trouble in carrying out
the law, but made 1t necessary for con.
gress at the next session to straight.
en- out the tangle. The omission of
even comma may change the entire
elect Of a paragraph. Work for the
enrolling clerks is exceptionally oner
Gus this time for the reason that the
senate made so many changes in the
tariff bill after it was passed by the
house.
Appropriation For Brussels Exposition.
II begins to look as if this session
OF congress will come to an end with
out any appropriation being made TO
nave the government of the United
states properly represented at the in.
terhatonai exposition to be held at
brussels next year, the date Of the
opening being early in April. The
mousse mad an item Of $4,000 in the
urgent deficiency bill, but it was ruled
out on point Of order, as under the
law such an item did not properly be.
long IN that measure. Unless the sen.
ate can ind a way out OF the diff.
Guilty there is no hope. Belgium Is n
heaVy customer commercially of the
United States, and as the Belgians had
hne exhibit at the st. Louis exnosi.
tion IN 1904 they undoubtedly will con.
sidhr that they have been slipbtad
oadly II the United States fails n
have an exhibit at their exposition.
A Game Sport.
Congressman MEX Longworth SON
ln-law Of former President RooseroI,
took advantage Of the lulI here in Loo
islatiVe circles TO spend weed, AZ a
bathing beach. When Nick COT hooi-
TO Washington he was a sight 70 be-
hold. The sun had literally cootad h,s
bald head. and his face was as rod os
a boiled lobster. In that condition be
played on the baseball nine organized
by the Republicans Of the house 20
defeat the Democratic nine. the game
resulting In a victory for the Demo
Gratis in the large score OF % TO Ia
CHARLES W. ARTHUR