Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-30
HALTED BY PRESIDENTS MANDATE
Majority Members, After Calling In
the Minority, Have to Turn Back
and Revise Downward Rates on
Gloves and Lumber-Daniel and
Griags Annoyed.
(8y Associated P-ess.)

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The Payne Aldrich tariff bill today
stands complete. An agreement on
all disputed points was reached late
this afternoon and the conferees re-
port was signed by the Republican
conferees. II will go TO the house TO
morrow and be voted on by that body
on Saturday. The senate will begin
consideration of the measure as
agreed to by the conferees on Mon
day.
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
communication to Senator Aldrich and
Representative Payne the President
demanded that the high rates on
glove as fixed by the house and the
high rates on lumber as fixed by the
senate should not be made part OF
the conference report.
After struggling over these ques-
items throughout the entire day, the
conferees surrendered to the Presi-
dents view and signed the report.
The report will go to the house to-
morrow at noon and will be ordered to
be printed The house may be called
to meet at ten O'Clock on Saturday.
for it is the intention of the leaders
that the report shall be pushed
through in one legislative day. Probab-
ly week Will be required to dispose of
the conference report in the senate
When the -conferees fixed lumber
and glove rates yesterday by shading
very slightly the higher rates on each.
they were SC certain that the Presi-
dent would consent to the arrange
ment that notices were sent to the;
Democratic members Of the confer
ence committee to be present at ten
o'clock today to approve or disapprove
of the conference report.
President Sends ForcTbfe Letter.
the President ha1 other ideas %.
what the rates should be and ex
pressed them fOrcibly in a letter to
the tariff conferees today. He said
that lumber should not be more than
s125 per 1,000 feet for rough, with.
the differentials fixed by the senate on
finished lumber: He declared also
that the senate rates on gloves, which
dit INT SItsit 40 INT lJtlElCl fdltc
and much less than the house rates,
would have to be adopted in order to
obtain his endor ment.
Not content IN issuing an injunc-
ton against high rates on these ar
ticles the President specified that
hides must go on the free list and
the house rates on boots and shoes
and other manufactures of leather
reduced.
Hosiery. too, he thought should be
reduced below the house rates, which
were advances over the Dingley rates.
II was not until after the Democrat
&c members had assembled that the
White House communication was re-
ceived at the conference chamber
After its contents had been discussed
by the Republican members. the min
crity members were informed that
the conference report could no; yet
be submitted to them.
Daniel and criegs Annoyed.
Senator Daniel. Of Virginia. and Re-
preventative GrigEs. Ct Georgia. ex-
hibited some annoyance at having
been called into session premasurely.
but Senator Bailey advised his as
sOciatcs to 70 IN peace. The Demo-
Gratis then held a little conference Of
their own The Republicans were
criticised. but Senator Bailey again
came to their defense by calling at
teniion to the fact that II the Demo
Gratis were ia power. chaged with the
responsibility 90 making a tariff bill
they wosld not want any Republicans
20 help them
Later Representative Clark. Of Mis-
souri,. was given COPY Of the bill as
the confcrccs intend 10 report IL. cx-
cept for the schedules discussed BY
the President in his letter. The Demo
Gratis then went into session.
The minority members were in the
conference chamber less than an hour
Representative GrigEs. speaking for
his associates. suggested that II the
Republicans would consent g. put cot.
ten baEginE on the free list. they
would show the utmost CELEBRITY IN
bringing The conference report 70
vote. Many n the coufcrces wcrc
dispcsed e. grant this request. but
Representative Mccall. u Nsssachu-
scffs. protested on the ground hat
Il would iniurc the manufactures in