The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-30
The Tariff Must be Revised
Downward
LOWER RATES ON GLOVES
Hosiery Lumber Demanded-He Calls
Attention to the Party's Pledge.
Threatens Veto if conferees
Disregard His Wishes.

Washington, July 3o.-The Payne-Al
drich tari1 bin stands completed. Al
agreement on all disputed points was
reached yesterday afternoon and at 4'5l
p, m. the conferees' report was signed
by the Republican conferees.
1t viii 60 to the House to-day and
be voted on BY that body on Saturday
The Senate win begin consideration Of
tho measure as agreed to by the con-
ferees on Monday.
Washington, July s0.-As result Of
the interview which members Of the CON
ference committee Of the two Houses
OF Congress had with President Taft
late Wednesday night, the president yes
terday notified the conference committee
in waiting that he could not accept a
rate exceeding SIPS on rough lumber,
and that he would insist upon the Sen.
ate rate on gloves and hosiery.
When the presidents visitors present
ed the compromise figures on lumber
gloves and hosiery, which had been
agreed upon BY the committee, he took
their memorandum, saying he would give
it more deliberate consideration than he
could at that time bestow up it.
Instead OF communicating his views
10 the individual members Of the com
mittee, he put them in writing and they
we're read yesterday to the conference
IN polite but plain language, the presi.
dent told the conferees that he felt the
pledges Of the party required this.
The transmission Of the presidents
views had the effect Of reopeniug all Of
these subjects and much doubt at once
arose in the minds Of the cenierees as
to when the end might be reached Mr.,
Aldrich told some Of the Democrats that
probably they would not be summoned
again before Saturday OF Sunday 9th
r members Of the conference expressed
even more doubt as to the length Of
lime that would be required to reach an
understanding.
( Some Of the senator's are exceedingly
tenacious in their views in favor Of 4
high duty on lumber and az II was very
difficult to get them to yield anything,
there il some apprehension that there
viii be great difficulty in bringing them
to the presidents views. On the other
hand, it is declared that It would be
al difficult to get through the House q
sl.4O rate, as it would be to get through
rate Of sl.50 and the firm stand taken
BY the president has had the effect Of
stiffening the determination Of the low
lumber element.
The plan to have the conference re.
port submitted to the House to-day will,
of course, fall through and it seems
now probable that It win not be re-
ceived before next Monday. if then
Ia his communication to the commit
tee the president reiterated his demand
6at hides be kept on the free list and
that rates on leather and leather goods
be shaded below the House figures, al
has heretofore been agreed upon.
There were Democratic suggestions
that if an agreement was not reached
soon Congress should adjourn until some
time in the fall to permit the Republ.
cans to get together
The presidents letter has created a
considerable sensation among The con
ferees. The exact terms Of the letter
gave not been given out, but it Il regard
cd as an nltimatum from him and is in
terpreted a. meaning that # his terms
are not copied with, he win veto the
Bill when it reaches him.
After giving the figures which he Is
willing to concede on lumber, gloves,
hosiery, leather and leather goods, he
states that be has given much eonsidera.