Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-30

held a little conference of their own
The Republicans We're criticized, blu,
Senator Bailey again came to theii
defence by calling attention to the fact
that if the Democrats We're in power
and were charged with the responsible
ity of making a tariff bill. they would
not want any Republicans to help them
The minority was further Modified by
| Rep. Champ Clark of Missouri being
| callc6 back to the chamber. He was
given copy of the bill as the conferees
intend to report it, except for the
schedules discussed by the President
In his letter.
The Democrats then went into ses-
sion.
The minority members were in the
conference chamber less than an hour
At the outset Representative Griggs.
speaking for his associates, said that
they were not disposed to delay pro-
ceedings He suggested that if the Re
pubicans would consent to put cotton
| bagging on the free list, they would
| show the utmost CELEBRITY in bringing
| the conference report to d vote Many
of the conferees We're disposed to grant
| this request but Representative Nc
| Cali of Massachusetts protested vigor-
oHsly on the ground that it would in
| jure the manufactures in his state
which turn out cotton bagging So en-
phatiC were his objections that it was
seen that agreement would be delayed
if such action were attempted.
The Republican members continued
in session after the Democrats left the
chamber. There followed one 0f the
busiest scenes ever witnessed about the
corridors of the Senate office building
during the three weeks the bin has
been in conference. Scurrying to and
from the chamber were senators and
members of the House vieing with rep
resentatves of special interests to get
final word with the conferees.
Late in the day Representatives
Forrney and Calderhead went to the
White House and from there to the Of
fee of Speaker Cannon and then back
to the conference chamber. Later they
conferred with a number of North
western senator's who were interested
iii the lumber question After their ac-
tivities without the conference room.
Sneaker Cannon was seen hurrying
down the main corridor The door to
the conference room was thrown open
and he was permitted to enter without
delay.
Speaker Cannon has been one of the
chief supporters of the House rates
on gloves. He said he believed thSe
rates were necessary to stimuat manu-
facture in Womens gloves. Former
Representative Littauer of New York,
the largest manufacturer of gloves in
this country. is warm friend of the
Speaker. He has urged for number of
years that the rate on Women's and
children's gloves be raised in order to
encourage manufacture in the United
states. The House rates, SO the leaders
| say. were adopted at his suggestion.
| When the Speaker concluded his visit
| to the conference chamber he hurried
down the corridor without stopping
One OF the waiting newspaper cores
| nondents asked him if the confereeS
| had finished
Il am not member of the conference
| committee. How do | know" RESPONDED
me Speaker
His, reply however, was garnished
WITH Nccrtaln emphatic expressions
which gave t considerable weight The
Speaker were the unmistakable air of
a man who had capulated before a su-
pcrior force.
The President said the rates on
| gloves must not be advanced beyond
the figures named by the Senate bill,
| which are the same as the existing du-
| ties except for the fact that selma
schen gloves were reduced by the SEN
ate from s1.75 q dozen to SIPS. AL
| though the House Conferecs insisted
| during the greater part of the day that
| these rates would endanger the passage
| of the conference report through the
| House. they nevertheless were adopted
| On lumber some concessions We're
made. in spite of the fact that the
| Presidents instructions were complied
| with/to the letter. Rough lumber was
| made dutiable at SIPS per thousand
| feet: finished on one side, $1.75 finished
| on two sides. or one side planed and
tongued and grooved s2.l5; finished on
| three sides, s.. 521a. and finished on four
| sides $500.
| To conciliate Senators Piles and Jones
| the conferees adopted the Senate rate
| Of 30 cents a thousand on shingles in
| stead of the House rate of 40 cents. In
| order to gain the support of Senator
| Hepburn the industries of whose state
F! had been assailed through the aboli-
II ton of the duty on hides the reducing
in the duty on lumber by the reduction
in the Gifferential of pig lead in bars
II the natter schedule was reconsidered
The Senate fixed the rate on pig lead
H at az cents per pound. but this was
4 radiIced in conference to two cents II
view of the dissatisfaction of the Idaho
senators this subject was re-openet
today and a rate of 2k cents pound
on pig lead in bars was retained. Ii
i Continued on Page Twelve.)