The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-24
NO AGREEMENT
YET REACHED
BUT conFEREEs ON THE TARIFF
BILL EXPECT TO DO MUCH
TODAY.
MANY PROTESTS HEARD
From Western Senators On Placing
Hides On Free List-Say Leathsr
Goodc Must Be Reduced
Other MATTERS.


Washington, July 23.-Whfe no
agreement was reached by the tar.ff
conferees today on coa', lumber.
hides, oil, iron ore, cotton or wo d
pulp and print paper. il was said
night by conferees after the adjourn
men that the prospects of settling
these big questions tomorrow wee
excellent.
For time today 1t appeared that
these so-cal.ed mat onal issues
might he disposed OF by the conferee5
before the end OF the days sessi n.
However. when adjournment was
taken at p m. ii was learned that
the matters UNDER disf ussion were
still ar issue. Heroic measures were
put into operation today in an effort
to comrrlmise ths dlffersnce exist
ling between the senate and house on
the tariff bill and to carry cut Presi,
dent Taft's program for a reduct on
of duties on raw materials.
Outsiders Excluded.
All except the rctral con e ees
were excluded from the chamber and
1t was agreed that the discus ns
leading to a settlement cf any OF thu
subjects familar,y termed national
issues should be regarded aas con.
'fdential. As to the questi of lde5
which is giving the commit es more
trouble than an other of the schcd-
uIes that have claimed the att nj lon
of the presiden'. It was discu d
first. The discussion had not pro
ceeded far before 1t was developed
that the differences between the two
houses We're almost irrseonci liable
unless boots and shoes ard other
leather goods should be greatly r..
duced II hides were to go on the free
list
Western Senators Protest.
Alirich had reports from many
western sena ors p OF sting against
the removal OF duty on hides or re-
duction below 10 per cent ad valo EN-.
The only terms On which the western
senators would consent to consider
the abolition Of the duty, Involve
the removal cf the duty on leather
goods.
The discussion turned upon the
amount of reductions the leather
trade could stand without serious in
jury. Soon il was developed that the
conferees would have to confer with
| their associat not On the confere-
ence committee and therefore an all
iournment was taken until tomorrow.
After the adjournment Sena ors
Lodge and Grain asd Representative
Mccall of Massachusetts h2d log
consultation with Aldri'h. II is II {
known what understanding, If any.
was reached.
After the dirty had been fixed On
hides and leather goods little din,
Guilty is apprehenled In reaching an
agreement to put oil on the FIRE list
and in comprom sing on a du'y OF
, about IS cents a ton on coal. 81 25 a
thousand feet on rought lumber. WITT
proportionate diffo> initials. and alb ut
So ton on print paper Iron ore f.
, expected to give mcce trorb'e than
any Of these subjects except hides.
Many senators thought little of the
objection placing iron ere on the
/ free list and this question was gen.
orally regarded as being as good as
settled. Burrows is making a stub
bern fight for IT., retention Of the
senate rate OF % cents tol on iron
ore ard he is said to be confident
that be will prevent the abo'iii OF
the duty.
/ insurgents Meet.
! The anti-free raw mate ial 'in-
surgents" of the horse met tcday.
There was only - members present
and although several speeches wtre
mad no resolutions OF protst were
adopted It was announced today
Concluded on Sixth Pssel