Evening star., 1909-07-18
Wight VETO MEASURE
OR DENOUNCE AND SIGN
Executive Friendly But Positive al
White House Talk.
PUBLIC STRENGTHENS HAND
Expressions of Approval Determine
Taft to Persist in Demand for
Revenue Measure Such as
Party Promised.

Tariff conferees had busy day yes
terday and made considerable progress.
At the conclusion Of the last session
of the day some of the leaders were
inclined to the opinion that a final ie-
port may be made to the House and
Senate by Friday or Saturday of this
week.
The authorization of a Panama bond
issue. the corporation tax. completion
of the wool schedule, a dip into the
cotton schedule and cleaning up OF
some odds and ends of schedules formed
the days work.
free or reduced rates OF duty ON raw
materials. Nearly ever member Of the
conference ON the tariff bill conceded
this yesterday. s54e
The indications are that when the
new tariff bill becomes law the rates
on the articles which the President de-
sired TO come in free will be as fol-
lows:
iron ore, 1TSb NpEcSChI TdtSs ~ SSheo
per ton).
OH. free (now protected by counter
vailing duty.
Hides. 7h per cent ad valorem (pres-
ent rate. 15 per cent?.
Coal. 40 cents per ton (present rate,
81 cents).
Lumber, probably s1.25 on rough.
with Senate rates on finished. This
would be material reduction through
out the lumber schedule.
President Makes Good.
When the conferees transferred to the
Presidents shoulders the responsibility
of putting raw materials on the free
list it was not believed he would meet
with success in bringing about a
changed sentiment in relation to these
articles. For several days, however.
members of Congress have been going
to the White House, and not a few of
them came away convinced that the
President was right In insisting that all
Of these articles could stand lower
duties.
1t was not believed he would be able
10 put 1uIuDCI vi CodA oA SiAo
free list But it was acknowledged that
any reduction in rates of the pending
bill on these articles would amount 10
an administration triumph.
In effect, the President was told by
the conferees that If iron ore, oil. hides,
lumber and coal were put on the free
list or the rates reduced below the fig
ures adopted In the Senate he would
have to get the votes" 1t vas reco6-
hn hla tn
put hides, lumber and coal on the free
list IL the conference report was to be
adopted by the Senate Neither was II
believed rates on these articles could
be reduced.
Change of Heart in Senate.
That q change Of sentiment had taken
place I'm the Senate In the matter ri
free iron ore and free oil was a matter
of common gossip about the Capitol
yesterday. 1t was stated just as con-
fdently that the Is per cent ad valorem m
rate ON hides would have to be cut In
half, although some opponents to the
proposition of putting hides on the free
list are still hopeful Of retaining n rate
high ms 10 per cent.
Coal at 40 cents ton, it was declar-
cd. would prove satisfactory to every
section except Wyoming, which fears
that the industry in that state may be
ruined by cheap Canadian coal Two
railroads are now building from north
western states to Canada which will tar
the Canadian coal fields.
Senator Clark and Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming are protesting against
any reduction from the present rate OF
~ cents a ton. in psite of the fact that
the Senate adopted a siXty-cent rate. 1t is
understood that the forty-five-cent rate
If adopted. will provide for no change IL
,he existing rate OF L. cents ton or
slack. but that the Elkins amendment
providing that this rate shall apply only
10 natural slack, shipped as such at the
mines. viii be accepted.
Taft Dictates for Philippines.
President Taft will win another decided
victory in the Philippine free-trade pro
vision. The subcommittee which has beer
considering this section has decided Il
permit the free admission of 10000 0Ot
citars annually. as requested by the
PRESIDENT, instead OF 100000. as would
De ADMITTED under a Senate amendment.
adopteo Al the instance of Mr. La Fol.
iette.
IL Is expected that the Philippine sec-
hon. AS approved by the subcommittee
VIII De adopted by the conferees Monday
IL provides for the free admission q,
5UUV pounds of wrapper tobacco and
l,oU,Vo pounds of filler tobacco and
100000 tons of sugar
With the exception of rice and tha lin,
tation placed upon tobacco and sugar al
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