The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

tinued in session after the Democrats
left the chamber. There followed
one of the busiest scenes Witnessed
about the corridor of the senate Of
nee building during the three weeks
the bill has been in conference.
Scurrying to and from the chamber
were senators and members of the
house, vying with representatives of
special interests to get a final word
with the conferees. Late in the day
Representatives Fordney and Calder
head went to the White HoNse and
from there to the Office of Sneaker
Cannon and then back to the con
ference chamber. Later thew Non
senators who were interested IN the
lumber question. After their ac-
tivities without the conference room.
Speaker Cannon hurried to the con-
ference room. Speaker Cannon has
been one of the chief supDOrters Of
the house rate on gloves. He said he
believed these rates were necessary TO
stimulate manufacture in women's
gloves.
When the speaker concluded his visit
to the conference chamber he hurried
down the corridor without stopDine.
One of the waiting newspaper CORE
spondents asked him if the confere as
had finished. Il am not a r1ennhe,- of
the conferences committee How do I
know?' responded the speaker. His re-
ply, however, was garnished with car-I
tain emphatic expressions which gave
1t considerable weight. The speaker
wore the unmistakab1e air of a man
who had capitulated before a supetI0.,
force.
There was no opportunity to comp 20
mise on gloves. The president said the
rates must not be advanced beyond The
figures named by the senate bill. which
are the same as the existing duties OK
cept for the fact that Schmaschen
gloves were reduced by the senate from
81. rs dozen to $1.25. These rates were
In lumber some concessions were
made in spite of the fact that the
presidents instructions were complied
with to the letter.
Rough lumber was made dutia5Ie at |
s1.25 per thousand: finished on one side
s1.75; finished on two sides or one side
planned and tongued and grooved s215; |
on three sides $2.52h and fin |
shed ON four sides $3.50.
To conciliate Senate Piles and |
Jones, the conferees adopted the senate |
rate of so cents a thousand on shingles |
instead of the house rate of 80 cents.
IN order to obtain the support of Sen
ttor Hepburn the industries of whose
state had been assaiIed through the
abolition of the duty on hides, the re-
1uction in the duties on lumber and
he reduction in the differentiaI on pig
cad in bars. the latter schedule was
'econsidered. The senate fixed the rate
IN pig lead at 21s cents per pound but
his was reduced in conference to 2
'ents. In view of the dissatisfaction of
he Idaho senators, this subject was re-
'pened and a rate of 2h cents a pound
N pig lead in bars was restored.
In view of the action of the cOnfereeS
n putting hides on the free list, a con-
ession also was made to the cattle in
ustry by taking talloW off the free
ist, where it had been placed by the
Onferees, and restoring it to the duti-
BILE list. Tallow had been put on the
rec list by the house, but the action
f the conferees makes it -dutiable at
u cents per pound.
The rates on hosierFNe were fixed by
Increases OF about 20 per cent in grades
-alued at 81. $1.50 and 81 a dozen pairs.
'his is a material decrease from the
dvances made by the house. On all
ther values of hosiery the Dingley
ates. which had been re-enacted by
he senate, were retained. This action,
he conferees believe, was in conform
ty with the spirit of the presidents re-
uest
The minority members of the confer
nee committee were in session most OF
ne afternoon. They had called in a
lumber of tariff experts in order 10 ]
the conference bill with exist
lg laws. When their session auJouIt-
d it was announced that the experts
ad proceeded far enough to show th2t {
he new bill will be an increase from L s
o 8 per cent over the ad valorem rates
f the Dingley law ,e, {
AS a final act of caution the tariff {
1nferees assembled early today and
viewed their work They desired to
axe certain that in the confusion at {
nding the last few days sessions mis- t
kes had not crept into the report. No I
rors were discovered except a few 7
lat did not affect rates These were 8
,rrected easily and before noon 1t was Z
,nonnced that the Payne-Aldrich bill c
as in shape for its second voyage '
rough the house and senate this time
the form of a conference report /
AN ANXIOUS TIME. Y