The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-23
Belief That Conference Report
Will be Considered
THEN in BOTH HOUSES
Taft's Dinner Beneficial. Better Under
standing All Around.--Free Hides
Issue Still Serious Stumbling
Block Before Committee.

Washington, July 2s-Following on
the conference at the Waite House last
night the indications about the Capitol
yesterday were favorable for an early
report from the tariff conferees. 1t
was given out from high sources that
the report might he completed Satur-
day. This would result in its considera.
ton in congress Monday. It is expected
the Republican conferees win be able
to finish their work by tonight, but il
win be necessary 10 submit the report
to the full conference committee, in-
cIuding the Democrats--and this will
carry the matter over one day longer.
Something approximating to the pro.
gramme Of the President win be evolved
by the conferees, according to the best
information. Many conflicting reports
were ahoat as to the result Of the meet
ing at the White House Wednesday
night. But the most reliable statement
was that the discussion had not been
in vain, and had resulted in advancing
the bill in the direction Of enactment.
II was said the President laid before
the conferees and other guests his pro
gramme substantially as he laid IL be-
fore the House opponents Of free raw
materials who appeared before him the
other day. He said he saw no reason
why free hides, free oil, free iron ore,
with low duties on lumber and coal, and
reduced duties on leather and shoes could
not be obtained. In turn he was told
what the difficulties were IN the House
and Senate in the way Of getting his
programme through He was told es-
peeially that he could not get free hides
through the Senate The best Of feeling
prevailed II Is declared
Senator Cummins Of Iowa, one Of the
Senate insurgent leaders, breakfasted
with the President, and laid before Mr..
Taft his views as to what ought to be
done in the way Of downward revision.
He took the position that reductions on
raw materials were not adequate, and
that unless there were reductions on
manufactured goods also be could not
vote for the conference report. 1t il
learned that Mr.. Taft in a general way
shares this view.
The conference set to work yesterday
to try to work out the bin IN light Of
what Mr.. Taft had said Wednesday
night.
The eonferees have decided that the
customs court should be established in.
Washington instead Of New York.
An effort was made at Wednesday
nights dinner, it is said, to have Presi-
dent Taft agree to a two. years limi-
tation Of the corporation tax. and he de-
elined 10 do 30 This matter was gone
into at the time the tax was suggested.
and it was then decided that no time
limit should be placed upon the meas
ure. Certain adherents Of the income
tax who voted for the corporation tas
as substitute would not have lent their
support to the measure with the time
limited to two years. The President
proposes that these senators shall be
protected.
Speaker Cannon put stick in the
spokes Of the administration wheel again
yesterday afternoon BY giving out that
he thought it impracticable to put
through reduction which would per
nit reductions in leather goods and
shoes below the House point This is
looked on as equivalent to trying to
block free hides.