The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-04
AFTER THEY'D FIXED It
Republicans Called In Democratic
COnfereeS on the Tariff.
GRIGGS WANTED FREE BACGINO

DuC d massachusetts Member Said Tt
Would Hurt Cotton Mills of His
State. and Republicans Turned
Down the Georgian. Lumber Duty
of SIPS Thousand and Hides
on Free List.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Payne-
Aldrich tariff bill tonight stands
completed. An agreement on all dis
puted points was reached late this
afternoon and the conferees' report
was signed by the republican confer
ees. Halted by the mandate of Presf-
dent Taft the tariff conferees were
compelled to turn back and revise
their rates on lumber and gloves. In
a communication to Senator AIdrich
and Representative Payne the presi-
dent demanded that the high rates
on gloves as fixed by the senate
should not be made a part of the
conference report.
After struggling over these uues-
lions throughout the entire day the
conferees surrendered to the prest-
dents view and signed the report.
Taft Didn't See 1t.
When the conferees fixed lumber
and glove rates by shading very
slightly the higher rates on each
they were so certain that the presi-
dent would consent to the arrange
ment that notices were sent to the
democratic members of the confer
ence committee to be present at 10
O'Clock today to approve or disap-
prove OF the conference report. The
president had other ideas of what
the rates should be, and expressed
them forcibly in letter to the tariff
conterees. He said that lumber
should not be more than $1.25 per
thousand feet for rough, with the
differentials fixed by the senate on
finished lumber.
Specific i'm Demands.
Not content with issuing an in
junction against high rates on these
articles the president specified that
hides must go on the free list. and
the house rates on boots and shoes
and other manufacturers of leather
reduced. Hosiery too, he thought.
should be reduced below the house
rates, which were advances over the
Dingley rates. 1t was not until after
the democratic members had assem-
bled that the white house commune
cation was received at the conference
chamber. After it's contents had
been discussed by the republican
members of the committee the DEM
ocratic members We're informed that
the conference report could not yet
be submitted to them.
Democrats Annoyed.
Senator Daniel of Virginia and
Representative Griggs of Georgia ex-
hibited some annoyance at having
been called into session prematurely,
but Senator Bailey advised his assoc
ciates to go in peace. The demo-
Gratis then held little conference of
their own. The republicans were
criticised but Senator Bailey again
came to their defense by calling at
tention to the fact that if the demo-
Gratis We're in power, charged with
the responsibility of making a tariff
bill, they would not want any re-
publicans to help them.
Jim Griggs Makes Suggestion.
The minority members were in the
conference chamber less than an
hour. Representative Griggs, speak
ing for his associates, suggested that
II the republicans would consent to
put cotton bagging on the free list
they would show the utmost celebrity
|, in bringing the conference report to
vote. Many of the conferees were
disposed to grant this request, but
Representative Mccall of Massachu-
sets protested vigorously on the
ground that it would injure the man
ufactories in his state which turn out
cotton bagging. So emphatic we're
his objections that it was seen agree
ment would be delayed if such action
was attempted
Some Concessions ON Lumber.
On lumber some concessions were
made in spite of the fact that the
presidents instructions were COM
piled with to the letter. Rough lum-
Der was made dutiabIe at S1.25 per
thousand feet; finished on one side.
Sl.75; finished on two sides, or one
side planned and tongued and grooved,
S2.15; finished on three sides,
$2.521 u, and finished on four sides,
$1.9O