Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-27
NOTHING DOING.
INCOMPETENCE.
COMMITTEE
HIDE QUESTION MAY BE
PUT UP TO president 7
Report May Be Formulated and
Given to Mr. Taft With Invit-.
alton That He Procure the.
Votes TO Pass it.

by Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington, July 16.-Hides Will
be put on the free list if boots and
$ oes and other manufactures Of
lea. er are reduced below the house
rates. Unless the advocates of free
hides an x able to carry out this bar
gain, the whole program is to be
called of.
A deciei~ to this effect was
reached by tariff conferees today.
The colft IS adjourned tonight
until ! a. m morrow, but the
house members assemble half an
hour earlier in o. they may
plan for eVecutin thc!r part Of the
argument 1t is expected that they
win have a report from the house
leaders as to the possibility of pass
ing rule comforting iuriso tion upon
them to agree to lower rates on
leather than those named in the
house bill
Senator Aldrch has informed SEN
ators from northwestern states that
he will not consent to free hides un-
less there is a material cut in the
rates on boots and shoes and other
leather goods. In no other way he
said, can he get the necessary votes
in the senate.
If anything should occur to upset
the plan to give the conferees juris-
dicton to adopt lower rates the con-
ference committee is holding what is
regarded as trump card in reserve
This provides for conference report
putting hides on the free list and re-
ducing the rates on shoes and other
leather manufactures.
The report, it Is sdfd, mon would be
presented to President Taft with the
statement that the conferces had not
been able to muster sufficient votes TO
assure its adoption and it would de-
volvc upon the president to procure
The necessary support for the pro
gram. IN the event of failure the
conferecs would submit report plac-
ing small duty on hides and the
house rate on leather.
Few of the conferoes believe that
it will be incumbent upon them to
resort to such tactics, however, for all
realize that the criticisms usually
heaped upon members who oppose
the administration view, make mon
hesitate to combat the presidents Will
ON that account it is generally be-
licycd that the compromise giving
cheap rates on shoes and other manu-
facturcs Of leather in return for free
hides. win be adopted.
The program on which the confer
ecs are working is as follows:
Hides, free, as provided by the |
house against the senate rate OF J. |
per cent ad vaIorem
sole leather per cent, the same
as in the house bill, as against the |
senate rate Of Is per cent.
Dressed upper leather seven and a |
half per cent, as against i per cent
il both the house and senate bills.
Boots ana shoes. 10 per cent, as
against Is per cent in the house bill |
ana 20 per cent in the senate bill
Saddlerv and harness 20 per cent |
as against 80 per cent in the house
bin and 40 per cent in the senate
hin
Senators entrusted with the task OF
the senate rcppl pllcd today |
that if would be Impossible to adopt |
, rpport rroviding free hides These
serotors conferred with some of the
bo,,so leaders and were informed it is
i,st ,s imnosfhle to pass report
tbrough tbn u ,lts. without free hides
mi. iurorn,rior was commun-
,atrd to fine confer es and convinced
tbcn, II vould be futile to waste any
more time trying to agree unless con-
were made to cattle inter
.t, In tb, form of reductions on
Io,tber
II desired that Representative
po,ne ebaf have opportunity to pre-
,sre am extensive statement which
,,il1 ba nreseptcd TO the house with
"a. ,.onrarenca rerort This will re-
miro tvo or three DAYS and on that