Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-07-19
COMPROMISE ON
TARIFF BILL
Speaker Cam on
Has Conference
With President
SENATE ATTITUDE IN DOUBT
Duty on Hides Will Be Made
Bone of COMBINATION
in Upper House

IN upper Rouse
Washington, ID. c., July 19.-The
conference Committee on. the tariff
bill, this morning, agreed to accept
the Senate corporation tax amend
ment as drafted by Wickersham, Root
and the President. Speaker Cannon
and Representative Dwight this morn
ing held conference with the Presi-
dent regarding the votes which the
President has agreed to deliver to
pass such bill as the conferees have
promised the President to produce.
The President admits no doubt of
sufficient votes in the House to pass
such a bill but it is said that the at
titude of the Senate gives him con-
cern. Free hides seems to be the
subject of worry at the White House
but this is expected to be smoothed
over by compromise. Speaker Can
non said today that trading on the ig-
norance of the tariff of the public,
certain dealers and manufacturers
are going to raise prices regardless
of anything Congress might do. He
says the general talk of increases all
along the line will give an opportuni-
ty to put up the prices to the "ulti-
mate consumer"
No Action Yet.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., July 19.-No ac-
tion was taken today by the Senate
committee on judiciary on the pend.
ing matter Of confirmation of the ap-
pointment of Hon. M. c. Mechem to
be member of the territorial SUI
preme court, although both President
Taft and Attorney General Wicker
sham have returned all the papers to
the committee with favorable COM
ment.
Tariff Battle Nearing End.
Washington, July 19.-The Republi-
can conference committee is near the
end of it's deliberations on the tariff
bill and it's report probably will be
completed late this week. How long
it will take the Senate and the House
to pass finally upon the work of the
conference committee and what will
be the ultimate fate of the measure
as whole is the subject of varying
conjecture, but the general impression
is that the report will be adopted by
Congress and will reach the president
early next week.
Most people here expect that Presi.
dent Taft will sign the bill. He has
caused furry in Congress, by issu.
ing what amounted to an informal
message to Congress reiterating his
conviction that the Republican plat
form meant, and the sentiment of the
people demanded, modified down
ward tariff revision.
Probably the five subjects which
have received Presidents Taft's per.
sonal attention, iron ore, coal, oil,
hides and lumber-will be taken up by
the cOnferees first. There are nun.
ber of paragraphs which cannot be
disposed of until rates are determined
for the subjects named. Proceeding
upon the assumption that iron ore and
oil will be placed upon the free list
and that existing duties on coal. hides
land lumber will be materially reduc
ed, the conferees are preparing amend
ments on artices related to the fore
going raw materials.
Outside Of questions receiving the
personal attention of President Taft
the greatest difficulty anticipated re-
lates to the wood pulp and print paper
schedules. On account of the state
ment of Representative Mann, chair
man of the special committee which
investigated this whole subject and re-
ported rates to the House, that he
would vote against the conference re-
port unless views Of his committee
were recognized, conferees have de
layed disposition of this schedule.
The House rate on print paper was
liked at 81 ton. The Senate rate is
$4 a ton as against the existing rate
of Sc a ton. The general impression
is that the Senate conferees will offer
to compromise with the House by
agreeing to accept a rate of 49,
The paragraph affecting women's
gloves, on which the House advanced
the existing rate, is among those on
which action has been deferred. The
Senate conferees are holding out for
an amendment restoring the Dingley
rates. A compromise has been sug-
gested which puts such as schen
gloves on the free list. This is the
cheapest gloves manufactured. They
retail at about rs cents a pair and it
is said the effect would be to reduce
this retail price to about 50 cents a
pair. The compromise contemplates