Evening journal., 1909-07-12
HARD WORK ON
TARIFF BILL
Interested Persons Trying to
Secure Changes In The
Schedules
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
IN SESSION TO-DAY
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, July 12-Knowing
that the tariff bill has reached its last
stage OF construction, representatives
of manufacturers and producers in
every line of business, affected by the
schedules, are here in force seizng the
last opportunity to secure modifica-
tions. or working hard TO retain the
advantages already written in the
measure.
The hotels and boarding houses Of
the town are filled with these interest
ed parties and. although yesterday was
"a day of rest so far as committee work
on the bin was concerned, il is safe TO
say that the ten Republican members
who are engaged in composing the Diff
ferences between the House and SEN
ate bills-preparing the real tariff In
fact-had a busy time with these sup
plicants.
The conference committee, or rather
the Republican members met at 10
O'Clock this morning to continue their
labors. and with the expectation of sit
ting continuously until late in the
evening. with brief recesses for lunch
con and dinner. The metal schedule
was taken up where it was left off on
Saturday and it is expected that this
long and important subject will be
disposed of before the day is over, with
the exception of a few contested para
graphs.
The most important of these is the
very first, which puts a duty of %
cents on iron ore. which was put On
the free list by the House. The pres
ent law includes a tariff of forty cents
per ton on this article. The House
conferees stood out manfully Satur-
dav for free ore and win not give NJ
without a fight. II is expected, how
ever. that the Senate will win out, al
though it is possible that the rate
may be reduced somewhat below q
cents.
Lumber, sugar, tobacco, agricultural
products, and spirits and wines arc
the next schedule in order On the
first of these. there will be long
fight. The House cut the Dingley
rate Of 50 per thousand feet TO 81, ane
the Senate raised this to $l.50. but
made some decided decreases in tho
House rates on dressed lumber. The
House conferees will probably accep
thc latter. but they are going TO maxi
a stiff demand, for political reasons
for the retention Of the 81 rate on IN
rough stuff. The Senate conferee
win insist that it would be impossible
10 secure the adoption Of that rat
i'm the Senate. and the chances ar
that there will be a compromise rat
determined upon.
There are only one or two compar
atively unimportant amendments to b
considered in the sugar and Tobacco
schedules, and they will not take NOR
than a half hour to dispose Of. Nor
there expected to be much difficult
in reaching an agreement on tn
numerous changes in the agriculture
schedule. and that on wines. The com
lnittee will then be up against the cot
ton schedule. where the Senate sub
stituted specific for ad valorem rate'
and admittedly raised the duties o
the more costly varieties Of cotto
goods.
The administrative sections. includ
ing the maximum and minimum. I'll
corporation tax. etc, will not be take
ND until the dutiable list and the fre
list have been disposed Of 1t
thought likely that this stage may b
reached by Wednesday.