The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-30
SENATOR ALDRICH
AND Serene PAYNE
VERY MUCH At OUTS
BOSSES or THE TWO HOUSES
FAIL TO AGREE ON THE HIDE
SCHEDULE.
ALICE BICTATORIAL METHODS
Differences May Be Exaggerated IN
or5sr to Get Credit for Yielding
The Boot and Shoes Question rs
Up.

WASHINGTON, july 26.-The tariff
deadlock has held tenaciOusly over
Sunday. President Taft has been IN
almost hourly touch with the confer
ees. He is having a most trying ex-
perience. So vexatious has the night
become. that he realizes the danger
of alternating the West and of greatly
widening the breach between the two
factions OF his party
BITTER words between Senator Al
drich and Representative Payne Just
before the close of an hours session
of the canferees Sunday night are re-
norted to have followed an attempt
on the part of the former to compel
a vote on a motion to make hides du-
table at ~ per cent, half of the ex'
listing rate. The session was adjourn
ed until 80 ,. m. today.
From the variety of reports concern
inc the incident. none of which can be
confirmed unqualifiedly, it appears
that the Senate leader was angered by
frequent statements made by the
House leader that the country and the
President were in sympathy with the
action of the House in putting hldes
IN the free list, and that he did not
nurpose to be governed by what ma
ioritv Of his conferees thought about
the nuestion. A formal motion fixing
~. per cent. as the rate to be fixed on
hides was made. At that time MT.
PAYNE is reported to have said that
no could not consent to the taking of
a vote. He asserted that the sent'
ment of the country was IN FAVOR Oh
free hides, and referred to the express
sions of the President on the subject
The motion was not pressed.
During the forenoon session Sun
dav the conferees discussed the parh-
amentary situation, but Sunday night
the motion was renewed Mr.. Payne
is said to have reiterated his position
with increased emphasis. Mr.. Aldrich
is reported to have upbraided Mr..
Payne for his "obstinacy,' and to
have said he was tired of dictatorial
methods" to defeat the will OF major
ity Of the conferees Mr. Payne was
unrelenting.
When it was seen that nothing
could be accomplished, Mr.. Payne's
signature being necessary for the
making of report, the conference adj
journed.
The story of the intense feeling ex-
hihited leaked out through condolences
given by conferees to other members
OF Congress.
There seems little doubt that the
differences in the conference commit
tee are being purposely exaggerated
in order that the one side or the oth'
err may appear to be yielding much
more than is actually, the case when
the final agreement is reached. For
instance, everyone knows that Sena'
tor Aldrich is for free hides, but he
appears in the conference committee
as the champion of the Is per cent.
rate The President reiterated his
determination to have free hides in
the tariff bill. But for this reitera'
ton and the fact that it is likely to
be about all he can claim by way OF
victory, many believe that the Senate
conferees would abandon their tenta'
tive decision of a couple of days ago.
Then the outcome might be the House
rates on boots and shoes and leather
and a low rate of, perhaps, 71a per
cent. on hides
There has been more wrangling
over the parliamentary status II
rate of 10 per cent. on boots and
shoes should be agreed upon. Speaker
Cannon was with the conferees for
while. The House parliamentarlan,
Asher C. Kinds, accompanied him to
the Senate Office building. Mr.. Can
non was asked whether he would sus-
tain a point of order were 1t raised
over a rate of 10 per cent on boots
and shoes for the reason that 1t was
below the rate that either House had
voted. He is said to have Informed
the conferees that ne would be com
PEELED to sustain such a point Mr..
Kinds thinks way around the diff
Guilty could be found in special rule,
which would confer authority to up
hold violation of the regulations
governing conference. 1t is conceded,
however, that such q programme
would be unwise if it can possibly be
avoided.
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