The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-16
THE TARIFF BILL
UNDER FIRE NOW
THE HOUSE IS WORKING OVER
THE SENATE AMENDMENTS
THESE HOT DAYS.
THE WORK is EXTENSIVE.
The Upper House Made over Eight
Hundred Changes, Which Must Now
BE Fought Over.

Bearing the scars of SAT amend
ments. placed there by the senate, the
Payne tariff bill found its way back TO
the house, exactly three months to
day from the time 1t was put through
by that body. Its reception was hailed
with mingled feeling of Joy and dis
appointment by the members on both
sides, who, in response to summons
from their respective leaders, turned
out In great force.
Cheaper cotton and wooden goods
and cheaper hosiery and women's
gloves - former demanded by the
house and the latter by the senate
promise to be among the most stub
bornly fought questions in the con-
gressional conference on the bill. At
east, that is the way things appeared
at the close of the first days session.
Many express the opinion that the
house will yield on cotton and wool
and the senate on gloves and hosiery
in compliance with the protectionists'
idea of stand-patism.
Two sessions of the conIerees were
held Saturday. The first began at 10
a. m. and continued until lis p. m.
A recess was taken for luncheon last
ing until 2:30 o'clock, when the after
noon session was begun. II was
agreed that these hours shall continue
through the conference. The after
noon session lasted until nearly G
O'clock
When the session closed for the day
the conferees had passed through the
chemical and earthenware schedules
and more than half way through the
metal schedule.
The adjustment of the differences
between the house and senate will not
prove so serious a task as is indicated
by the large number or amendments
More than 200 of the amendments
consist of changing the phrase "as
provided by sections one and two OF
this act to read "as provided by this
section" These changes were made
necessary by the action of the senate
in consolidating the dutiable and free
lists and making the maximum pro-
vision the second section of the bill.
Nearly 300 other amendments relate
to phraseology over which there will
be no dispute whatever. Eliminating
these it is pointed out that there are
less than 400 amendments that repre-
sent opposing views.
Few members of the conference
committee are willing to place the
time necessary for the completion Of
the bill in conference at less than 10
d>ys, Notwithstanding the large num-
Der of purely verbal amendments.
Some of the conferees place the prob
able length of the conference at a
fortnight or more.
Questions of Importance cannot be
disposed of in a day or a week." said
one of the conferees tonight.
The corporation tax amendment has
not been considered by the conferees
in any way Nevertheless It Is pre-
dicted in congressional circles that
the proposed tax on the net earnings
of corporations will be reduced in
conference from per cent to 1 per
cent.
THAT has been suggested" said
Senator Aldrich, when asked concern.
ing the report that a reductions would
be made in the tax. He said he could
not say what would be done. II was
reported also that the corporation tax
provision may be eliminated and the
house inheritance tax provision re-
stored to the bill, but no confirmation
of this could be had.