The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-10
WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRMAN FAVORED SELECTION IN
 ORDER OF RANK
For Committee on Conference
Congressman Known to Be In Favor of Free Lumber and Free Hides and That's Why the Speaker Passed Him Over in Max
 ing Appointments-Con of Real Tariff Bill Now Under Way, Republicans Excluding Democratic
Special from United Press.)

Special from United Press.)
 Washington, July 10.-With the
 meeting of the Conference committee
 today the construction of the real tar if bill was placed under way. The Republican members of the committee
 assembled in room in the Senate conference building. In accordance with the polite notice given them yes terday, the Democratic members did not come around. As they had not expected to be invited to the meetings they are not disappointed. When the Dingley bill was in conference the Democratic members of the committee were barred out and when the Wilson
 bill was in that stage of progress the Democrats kept the Republican con- ferees outside the door until the deed was done.
 Great importance attaches to the work of the conference committee be- cause the result of its deliberations will be the real tariff law. : When a conference report goes to the Senate or House it must be adopted or reject can be made. Members who stren- uously oppose certain features of a bill are usually content to stand on the record made in the proceedings and will not vote against an entire meas ure as represented in that conference report because they do not like certain parts of it.
 There will be a substantial group of Republicans, however, in both branches of Congress who will vote against the tariff bill, but practically none of them has any hope of bringing about it's de- feat. The men in charge are the most skilled legislative veterans in Congress and have had experience in hundreds of Congresses in the muster ing of support for contested bills.
 There is much talk at the capitol to- dnv of differences hRfWPan Sneaker Cannon and Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means committee over the appointment of the House conferees. Payne favored the selection of the Re- on the Ways and Means committee. That would have given Hill, of Con- necticut, a. place ons the conference committee. Hill is for free lumber however, as was Needham of Califor- mia, and the places were given to Fordney of Michigan, and Calderhead of Kansas. Fordney is probably the highest standUpatter in Congress and is especially strong for a generous tar if On lumber. Calderhead comes from a catt1e-growing region and is for a tariff on hides. So that these ap- cates on two important schedules.
 Both Payne and Aldrich demOnStrat- ed in the preparation of their bills that they were not averSe to working lWolVe or 1lIL0en nOuIS d Qdy duu some such experience is in prospect for the committee. Aldrich is credit ed with the hope that the work may be completed in a week. but the gen eral expectation is that it will take two weeks.
 The corporation tax provision of the Jill will be rewritten. One of the changes to be made will exempt hold ing companies on the ground that an assessment on them would be double taxation and might result in the Su- preme court declaring the entire tax unconstitutional.
 The morning hours at the White House were consumed in tariff dis cusssion between President Taft and members oe both Houses of Congress. all the statesmen were anxious to get the Presidents views on the pending measure and although they were reticent about quoting the | Executive they were unanimous in de- 1 claring that he would insist upon the | passage of a bill that would fulfill the | party pladgeS. l
 The list of Senators who visited the l President were: Lodge, Dupont, Fay | or, Frazier, Smoot, Smith of Michi- | gan, Warner, Burton, Wetmore, Hep | ourn, Bulkeley, Brandegee, Crane, | Stephenson and Jones. The l were: Humphrey, and 1 Smith of Iowa; Smith, of Michigan; | Norris, Wilson. Foster of Illinois; oConnell, Needham, Dwight, Olcott, 5cOtt ana 6rOuSSaTu
 Attorney General Wickersham ar lived at the Department of Justice to- day after a. weeks outing, two days earlier than expected. It is under stood that he has been called here by he President to take a hand in the re- drafting of the corporation tax to the tariff bill. He lrew the proposed amendment but the made by the Senate have not oeen altogether pleasing to the admin stration. it is said.