The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-27
IN
conference
ON FREE LIST
ethe Duty Is Taken OFF Hides
" Senate viii Insist Upon
Lower Leather Rates.
,rrInN DEPENDS UPON
WHAT THE HOUSE DOES
.rrvFNT IMPROBABLE TO-
-, WESTERN SENATORS
nav DEFEAT FREE HIDES.

n, +hs free list if boots and shoes
,-rsr manufactures of leather are
- bsIoe the house rates. Unless
-5r,rsfa- of free hides are able to
- - out this bargain the whole thing
tsnba called OIL
decision to- this effect was reached
- tariff l0uferees today.
~ conference adjourned tonight IN
~ no. tomorrow, but the house
lbs will assemble half an hour
----I.r I'm order that they may plan for
.rs,rtfng their part of the agreement
y, e axpected they viii have a report
.-,m r6s house leaders as TO the posi-
-rtr If passing q rule comforting juris-
4.-m mon them to agree to lower
--tss an leather than those named in
tfs house BILL
UItimatum Of AIdrieh.
Senator Aldrich has informed sen8-
---e from northwestern states that he
TN not consent to free hides unless
,.s-a is material cut on the rates on
5--+s and shoes and other leather goods.
n no other way, he said, can he get
the necessary votes in the senate. Sen
a.a-s from embarrassing states have in
ssad that the only way consumers can
7-- benefits from the removal of the
protection on hides viii be by CORE
rr5ug reductions III the duties on
bots and shoes and harness. The Rhode
Island senator's views coincide with this
statement.
Nauything should occur to upset the
1.sr TO give the conferees jurisdiction
70 adopt lower rates, the conference
committee is holding what is regarded
as trump card in reserve.
This provides for a conference report
putting hides on the free list and reduc-
hg the rates on shoes and other leather
manufactures.
viii Put It Up to Taft.
TIE report it is said. then would be
presented 60 President Taft with the
statement that the couferees had not
b5aI able to muster sufficient votes to
as5Tsits adoption, and ii would devOlve
upon the president to procure the neces-
2y support for the program In the
T7H, Of failure the conferees would
submit a report placing a small duty on
hides and the house rates on leather
Few Of the c0nferees believe it win be
Incumbent upon them TO resort 10 such
ss,ls
senator Warren said the western SEN
a,os would not be representing their
states If they were TO consent TO the abb
ollon Of the duty on hides in the in
'sr5st Of the manufacturers of shoes
ana other leather goods. unless manu-
-acIlreTs are compelled to cOncede low
p rates on leather products While the
western senator's take the position that
.as removal OF the duty on hides will
Dc Injurious TO the cattle business,
some Of them say they viii withdraw
lei protests, because Of the insistence
% President Taft if reductions are
MADE all along the line in the leather
Program Of Conferees.
TIE program on which the conferees
az working is as follows.
Hles' free, BIS provided by the house,
lsa-sL The senate rate Of IS per cent aG
Ja.uem.
SUE leather 5 per cent, the same as
-7 mousse ollr as against the senate
rae OF Is per cent
dressed upper leather. 7-s per cent, as
sens. ..5 10 per cent I'm both the house
and senate bills
s, o3-ls ana shoes. 10 per cent as
s'---sl 10 per cent I'm the house bill and
"a cent Doe the senate bill.
.--.=ly and harness. % per cent, as
T71-.Sl DO per cent in the house bill and
z" cent m the senate bill.
,-,-. .-l-s 10 Senator Warren, the
sy..-- --al leei packers are engaging
In yly in the tanning business. and
+.., os ne principal beneficiaries of a
w.. q. mlas. has been used by the
, hide lobby" i'm manufacttlrine
h. N 5-l against the protection asked
sr-,- 5 cattle industry. He submitted
rf-.--S 10 Senator AIdrich to be used in
--Ag this argument.
senate Won't Have Free Hides.
a --.-.2rs entrusted with the task of
.zs+ ts7 The senate, reported today
ra-,-- would De impossible to adopt 2
ANY, -. providing free hides. The SEN
'-ss--- .---i-aa with some of the house
.r-1ss.,.--- .- We're informed it is Just as
7frr-,.. -' pass a report in the house
-g Tree hides.
O. tbs ..II.LL2lFnaton was communicated
ro-.5 ...-7.57s and convinced them il
,rglr- w. futile 90 pass any more time
u75s y. e-iea unless concessions wers
n TO the cattle interests.
psrrs'.t -ssrel that Representative
an arb,--.. .aF7 opportunity to prepare
1-sss-.-. -.F. statement which will bf
5l,a --- To the house with the confer
1r-ss . 5.I. This will REQUIRE two O.,
viii b- s. and it is likely that no effort
l5rss MADE t1 set a rule through the
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