Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
FIGHT YET RACES;
RATES NOT FIXED
Conferees Meet in Session
Again This Morning With
important Schedules
Still Open.
HOPED REPORT CAN GO
TO PRINTER THIS EVENING
Western Senators May Vote
Against Probable Agreement.
PRESIDENT PUTS ON CLAMPS
Compromises. Frowned Upon ana,
Declared Impossible 2 Week
Ago. Are Now Found Abso-
luteiy Necessary to Unite
Warning Elements.

The e0nferecs did not come to an
agreement yesterday ON the tariff bill,
today at 10 o'clock.
From a careful analysis Of statements
made by Senate and House leaders, taken
in connection with the attitude OF Presi-
dent Taft. the indications we're last night
that the conference rates upon the i'm
portant questions still in dispute will be
follows:
Hides, free.
Oil. free
Lumber. rough. SI..:, u tnousand feet.
with proportionate different;ais
Coal, 10 cents ton. without the House
reciprocal clause.
Iron ore, II cents a ton.
Print paper. 1915 ton.
Fight Centers on Hides.
The hide question was settled and un-
settled Yesterday, and while there seems
little doubt that eventually hides will fall
among the unprotected articles on the
tariff bill. the contest over their status
eonferees adjourned for luncheon several
of them said that It had been decided
that hides should go on the free list.
last night the same conferees declared
that hides will be free. but that the ques-
ton has not been decided officially.
None of the questions made prominent
throughout the country by President
Taft-s interest in them has been adjusted,
although the conferees have been in the
strictest sort of an executive session since
noon Friday.
Pressure From White House.
With the prospect of the conferees
ultimately agreeing upon free hides as
the outcome of yesterdays efforts of
the free hide advocates with the Presi-
dent at their head. President Taft was
assured of having won on the bulk of
his contentious for free or lower dutied
raw materials. Senators Warren and
Snoot held out to the last against free
hides, and yesterday afternoon were
threatening 70 vote with the insurgents
against the conference report. 1t was
necessary for the President to make a
personal appeal TO these senators to yield
their convictions in behalf of harmonious
action on revision-downward bill.
Senators Warren and Smoot had the
sympathy of their colleagues. even
among those who were forced 70 in
sist upon free hides These two sena-
tors have been indefatieabie workers in
behalf Of the general schedules sup
ported by the finance committee. and
they have felt all along that they would
he given by the conferees the protection
on hides which the finance committee
recommended and the Senate by a de-
etsive vote indorsed.
Senator Alirich vas thus placed in a
atost embarrassing p-cdicament. being
besougilt upon the one hand by the
President 10 stand for free hides, and
81 the same time mindful OF the desire
o. the western senators and apprcciative
OF their efforts N behalf of the finance
committees bill.
This Made It Worse.
Senator Narren's unhappiness over
the prospect OF free hides was accen-
t1tted by the spectacle OF Senator Bur
rows securing need of protection on
lis article of raw material--iron ore
which in the original program was
slated for the free list
Another western senator voiced dis
satisf;tctiop with the conferaes' forth
coming report. Senator Nelson OF Min
Ilesota sent word 10 the Senate con-
fcrees tha. he would vote against the
conference report II it provided duty
on lumber in excess of 81. AS the
agreement contempIates s1.e5 lumber,
Senator Nelson will be called upon to
make good his threat.
Senators CIapp. Doiliver, Bristow. La
Toilette and Cummins are not pleased
with the extent of the reductions on
the general schedules of the bill. and
they will. it is thonght, vote against
the report.
All Week on Raw Materials.
Practically one full week has been oc-
oupied by the conferees in an effort to
settle the free raw material questions
Most os the time. as already stated. has
been devoted to the discussion OF hides
This subjec. was complicated by reason
OF statements coming from boot and
shoe interests that they We're ready to
agree to substantial reductions In the
duties on leather goods If hides were put
on the free list These interests ap-
rarently felt sure that there could be
no reductions on boots and shoes below
l. per cent ad valorem, the House rate.
which Is lower than the Senate rate, or
existing law.
Ills callers that re would insist upon n
reduction to at least 10 per cent ad
Nalorer. with proportionate decreases i'm
the rates On other leather goods. This
complicated the situation, and as a re-
suit there were many conferences upon
that phase OF the subject.
Lower Rate Not Possible.
Reports reached the conference room
late yesterday that Speaker Cannon and
ParliamentArian Hinds had decided /,
would be impossible for the conferees Il
adopt rate on boots and shoes lower
than the rate adopted by either branch
of Congress.
Advocates Of protected hides declared
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