Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-28
NOWORK TOMORROW
Tariff Conferees Reach Basis
of Final Agreement.
OIL AND HIDES DUTY FREE
Rate on the Cheaper Grades Of
Gloves Is Reduced.
HAS FIFTY VOTES IN SENATE
In the House Some Opposition Is
Threatened Against the
Lumber Schedule.

i The tariff conferees reached basis OF
| final agree ment yesterday evening on the
/ items in contest between the House and
Senate. The agreement will be presented
| in the House for ratification tomorrow
/ after a special rule has been adopted
| prohibiting a point of order being made
| against certain reductions In manufac-
| tured leather.
! The agreement is said to command the
support of fifty votes in the Senate, as
surfing adoption of the conference report
in that body. Several western senators
will probably vote against free hides. but
they will not be in number sufficient to
defeat the report. In the House revolt
is threatened against the conference re-
ports rate of s1.5O on lumber. instead of
81, demanded by the House. A compro-
mise at $1.25 is likely.
The principal items of the agreement
| as follows:
| Oil-Free.
/ HideS-Free.
/ Goals cents a ton.
Print paper-S3.5O ton.
/ Iron ore-15 cents ton.
Lumber-Rough, $3.50 thousand feet;
one side finished, 81; two sides finished.
1925; three sides finished, which may In
clude tonguing, growing, $26212; four
| sides finished. &c.
| The Glove Schedule.
| Gloves, 81 per dozen pairs, not exceed
| ing fourteen inches in length which is
the standard length Exceeding fourteen
inches. 50 cents per dozen is added for
| each inch. This rate does not apply to
the Schmaschen, or cheap glove, on which
I the Senate rate of 81 25 per dozen pairs
is retained. The latter rate is a reduc-
ton from the Dingley rates. but the
House rates accepted on the higher
grades of gloves represent heavy in
creases over existing duties.
Hosiery. valued at 81 or less per dozen
| pairs. 20 cents. as against the Senate and
| existing rate of so cents On values up
to 50 the rate is slightly in excess of
| existing duties and a shading below the
rates fixed by the House On the high
est grades the Senate and House rates
were identical.
Care Taken in Phraseology.
That extraordinary care must be taken
with the phraseology of tariff legislation
in order to avoid incongruities was
brought home to the conferees yesterday
| in a forcible manner. The illustration
was in connection with q House pro-
vision, as follows:
That all articles Of foreign manufac-
ture or production. which are capable of
being marked. stamped. branded or la
beied, shall be stamped. branded or la
beled in legible English words. In a con-
spicuous place that shall not be covered
or obscured by any subsequent attach
ments or arrangements, SO as to indicate
the name Of the maker and the country
of origin
,ys~l>~ to-
the making of cheap watches. watch
dials and other articles of manufacture
of similar character. The Senate linn
tied the provision by making 1t apply
specifically to such articles as it was
intended to cover.
Members of the House conference COM
mittee contended for the adoption of their
provision and one of the Treasury experts
was called in to explain its effect. Picking
up a celluloid doll the expert said: Now
here is an article that may be used as an
example. This doll is intended to be
dressed. and obviously the mark must be
placed on the head. The hair would OBJ
scure the markings If placed on the back
of the head, so the most natural place to
put it would be on the smooth forehead,
like the brand of Cain.
made by Rubens in Italy"
Now I will give another example.
Everybody, / take it, desires to see ].
Pierpont Morgan's collection of old mas
tiers brought into this country. Under
this provision each would have to be
abeled conspicuously across the front
with the name of the maker and the place
of manufacture. For instance, one might
see on the face of one of these master
pieces in oil, faring label, made by
Rubens In Italy,"
1t is understood that the requirement
will be restricted something after the
manner that would be accomplished by
the Senate amendments