Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-05
PRESIDENT TAFT
CALLED A HALT
Told Conference Committee Their
Rates Were Too High
WOULD NOT APPROVE THE BILL
An Entire Change Of Program Was
Then Found Neeessary--Have re.
duced Rates to Meet PresI-
dents Wishes.
WOULD NOT APPROVE THE BILL

II
Washington, July SO.-The Payne
Aldrich bill stands completed. An
agreement on all disputed points wal
reached and at 4;55 p. m, the con
ferees report was signed by the Re
publican conferees. 1t will go to the
house today and be voted on by that
, body on Saturday. The senate VIII on
Monday begin consideration OF the
measure as agreed to by the conferees
The senate session may consume 81
Of next week.
Halted by the mandate Of President
Tat, the tariff conferees were com
PEELED to turn back and revise their
rates on lumber and gloves.
When the conferees fixed lumber
and glove rates by shading very slight
| " the higher rates on each, they were
90 certain that the president would
consent to the arrangement that no
tees were sent to the Democratic
members Of the conference committee
to be present at 10 o'clock to approve
or disapprove Of the conference report.
The president had other ideas OF
what the rates should be and he ex-
pressed them very forcibly in letter.
He said that lumber should not ,be
more than SLIPS per thousand feet for
rough, with the difrerentials fixed by
the senate on finished lumber. He de-
clared also that the senate rates on
gloves which are the same as the
Dingley rates, and much less than the
house rates would have to be adopted
in order to obtain his endorsement.
The president also specified that
hides must go on the free list and the
house rates on boots and shoes and
other manufactures Of leather must be
reduced. Hosiery, too, he thought
should be reduced below the house
rates which were advanced over the
Dingley duties.
It was not until after the Democratic
members had assembled that the
White house communication was re-
ceived at the conference chamber.
When Senator Aldrich read the presi-
dents missive he called his republi-
can associates to an adjoining room.
The contents Of the letter were dis
cussed and It was decided that the
minority should be informed that the
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vaned to 4 stage where II could be sub.
mltted 10 them for their Judgment.
The Repnblican members continued
in session after the Democrats left the
chamber There followed one of the
busiest scenes witnessed about the
corridors of the senate Office building
during the three weeks the bill has
been in conference. scurrying to and
from the chamber were senators and
members Of the house talking with
representatives OF special interests to
get a final word" with the conferees.
Later in the day Representative
Fordney and Calderhead went to the
White house and from there, to the
once Of Speaker Cannon and then
back to the conference chamber. Later
they conferred with number Of north
western senator's who were interested
in the LUMBER question, After their
activities without the conference room.
Speaker Cannon hurried to the con-
terence room.
Speaker Cannon has been one Of the
chief supporters Of the house rates on
gloves. He said he believed these
rates were necessary to stimulate
manufacture In women's gloves.
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