Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-24
Tariff Schedules Discussed Be-
hind Locked Doors With Even
Committee Clerks Excluded
From Deliberations,
LOBBYISTS IN VAIN SEEK
NEWS FROM CHAMBER
Excellent Prospect Of Agree
ment Between Warning Inter
eStS Today Is Latest Rumof
From Scene of Conflict,


IBy Morning journal Special iease9 Wheel
Washington. July 23.--While no
agreement was reached by the tariff
conferces today on coal, lumber,
hides. oils, iron ore the cotton sched-
ule, or wood pulp and print paper. Il
was said tonight by the conferees
that the prospects of settling these
big questions tomorrow we're excel
lent
For time It appeared that these
so-caned national issues might he
disposed of by the eonferces today,
hut the discussion was not finished
should the conference complete its
work tomorrow 1t would be imposs-
lille TO report 1t before Tuesday. as
the house Which. under the rules,
must receive the bin first, adjourned
today until Tuesday
Heroic measures were used today
in an effort to adjust differences be-
tween the senate and house on the blu
and to carry out President Tafts pro-
gram for reduction of duties on
raw materials An except the actual
conferoes were excluded from the
chamber and II was agreed that the
dis, ,ussions should be regarded ~
confidential An the conferees said
tonight that the feelings entertained
for each other we're more pleasant
than they had been for many days.
When Arthur d. shelton. clerk of the
finance committee, and William n.
Payne. clerk OF the house ways ana
means committee, were excused from
the conference IL was understood that
votes would be taken on all of the
subjects IN dispute before adjourn
ment As the question of hides Is
giving the committee more trouble
than any other it was discussed first
The discussion had not proceeded far
before it developed that the differ
cnces were almost irreeonciliablc un-
loss boots and shoes and other leather
goods should be greatly reduced II
hides were to so on the free list.
senator AIdrich had reports from
many western senators protesting
against the removal of the duty on
hides or reduction below 10 per
cont ad vnlorem The only terms on
which the western senator's would
consent to consider the abolition of
the duty involved the removal OF the
duty on leather goods. 1t is under
stood Mr. Aldrch said the hide inter-
osts and the shoe interests must get
together and make concession II an
was To hc reached
soon IT was developed that the con-
rorocs would have to confer with as
sociatos not ON the committee and an
adjournment was taken.
Senators Lodge and Crane ana
Rcpresentative Mccall of MasS'chu-
sotts had a long consultation with
senator Aldrich As a result II would
,e no surprise If an agreement IS
reached tomorrow substantially re-
lucing the duties on hides and all
leather goods
After the duty has ben fixed on
,idcs and leather goods little difticultN
IS apprchendcd in reaching an agree
nent to put oil on the free list ana
N COMPROMISING upon a duty ot
,hout a. cents a ton on coal, Sl.2'
bousand feet on rough lumber with
differentiais and rate
If about SO a ton on print paper
Many senator's thought that little
Injection would he made to placing
ron orc on the free list and this
was generally regarded as
rood as settled Senator Burrows,
however. is making stubborn fight
'or the retention of the senate rate
If % cents ton on iron ore and ne
q said 10 he confident of success IL
& difficult to predict the outcome.
News that tho conferces had eN-
.uded clerks Of the committee ana
yera irving to reach decisions on the
mportant items in dispute caused
.onfusion among the herds Of lobby
SITS in the corridor leading to the
conference chamber.
Representatives Of special interests
,sed. without success, every sort OF
,rtfui dodge in their anxiety 10 learn
something of the proceedings. Sew
rial times the voices of the conferees
.ounded through the wallis NJ high
,itch that ihdicatcd anything hut har-
nonv. and this added to the excite
mont.
The anii-free raw material "insur-
gents" 81 the house met today. There
we're only twcnty-seven members
present. and. although several
speeches were made. no resolutions
NJ protest were adopted.
The cotton schedule was considered