Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-09
The Tariff Bill.

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The Tariff Bill.
Washington, d. O., July 9.-rbe
tariff bill entered today upon its third
stage.
Having passed the House and the
Senate separately, With hundreds OF
changes made by the latter, it now goes
to conference.
The Senate members OF the conference
committee, appointed late last night
after the final passage of the bill by that
body, are Messrs. Aldhch, Burrows,
Penrose, Hale and Cullom republicans,
and Daniel, NJ )ney aud Bailey, demo.
Gratis. The republican members OF the
conference committee, as selected by the
House leaders, subject to ratification by
the House ut its session today, are:
Messrs. Payne, Dalzsll, Mccall, BOUtell
and Calderhead. From nov 90, 1t is
expected that President Taft, who re-
turns from his Lake Ohamplsin trip this
afternoon, will take au active part in the
shaping up Of the measure. He has de-
clined to interfere in the matter of
schedules, during the progress of the
bill through the House and Senate. He
will now, however, work with the men,
bers OF the conference committee in the
hope that they may report back the sort
of bill that he Csn approve. Senator
Aldrich will probably be the medium OF
communication between the conference
room and the White House.
The president will be in effect mem
Der ex-oficio of the conference commit
tee, and 1t is expected that il the COM
mittee should get tied up on any of the
important schedules, he will act as ref.
cree.
Notwithstanding this arrangement,
a long and determined fight is expected
before the bill is 6pally disposed Of
The republican insurgents in both House
and Senate have not yet removed their
war paint. they say today that they
are going to insist on revision downward
even if it takes all summer. They will
! fight for the reductions from the Ding
ley Law made in the House that we're
not approved by the Senate, and for the
reductions made in the Senate from the
schedules 10 the Payne bill. The con-
ference committee, 1t should be noted,
cannot make any new rates. 1t can
only approve or disapprove rates made
10 either House and report its findings
back for action by the two branches.
| The votes OF tho insurgents, Mr. Bev.
eridge declares, should be considered as
a notice that a great group of states de-
mands that the conferees stand by the
respective reductions made in the House
and Senate. Leading downward Tevis-
ionisis" of the House, say that they will
stand solidly for the reductions made 10
the Payne bill, particularly those on the
the Decesssries of life and free raw ma
terials.
| There was considerable uDfavorsble
comment among members OF the House
today over the sction of the Senate, at
the instigstion OF Senator Aldrich, In
appoinling conferees on the bill before
returning the measure to the House.
Mr.. Aldrch claims that his course
was justifisble aud was taken merely to
save time.
| The first meeting OF the conference
committee will probsbly be held to.
morrow morning 10 the rooms of the
Senate finance committee. The Senate
organization leaders think that ter
days will be ample within which th'
two houses may compose their differ
ences, but some of The House members
OF the ways and means committee sug.
geat that 1t may take three weeks.
Because Of the wide differences in the
rates in the two bills, and the interjec'
ton by the Senate of a number of new
subjects like the customs court, the maxi.
mum aud minimum, the corporation
tax, and the new internal revenue tax
on tobacco, etc, 1t is a foregone con-
clusiou that concessions will have to be
made on both sides. 1t is possible, IS
has been suggested, that some OF the
higher rates inserted by the Senate
we're purposeiy put by Mr.. AIdrich for
trading uses.
On some of the most important items
be will be able to 20 into the conference
with such a showing as to the situation
In the Senate as may compel the acep-
lance of the Senate rates.
There are over 800 changes made by
the Senate in individual rates snd 1t ia
upon these that the concessions will
probably be made. Senator Aldrich has
announced that he would rather lose
almost auy other feature of the bill
than one which involves the maximum
aud minimum feature. 1t Is certain
therefore that be will make a stiff fight
to retain that intact.
The weight of influence of President
Taft hiss been thrown 10 favor Of the
acceptance Of the corporation tax as
passed by the Senate and 1t IS believed
that there will be little fight in the
conference committee on that subject.
Explosion of Dynamite.
Detroit, Mich, July 9.-One child