Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-26
NOT ABLE TO AGREE
0NCOTT0N FUTURES
Congress Conferees Likely to
Refer Items to Next
Session.

That the cotton futures section of the
tariff bill will be eliminated and the
whole matter be put over to the next
session Of Congress was the prediction of
one of the tariff conferees today. follow
ing the tariff conference. Although the
conferees previously had reached an
agreement to report disagreement on
this section to the two houses, the mat
ter was opened up again in conference to-
day. 1t is said the Senate conferees
showed a desire to recede from the SEN
ate amendment. but that the House con-
ferees are resisting them. They declare
that members of the House. particularly
those from the south. insist upon having
a vote upon this proposed legislation.
It was predicted that the disagreement
as originally determined upon. would be
reported to the House and Senate: that
the House would adopt n compromise
similar to the Smith-Lever proposition.
and that the Senate would refuse to agree
to this. Then a plan for postponing leg
islation on cotton futures probably would
be submitted and adopted by both houses
Duty on Hats and Bonnets.
During the conference this morning the
duty on hats and bonnets was fixed at
45 per cent instead Of at 40 per cent ad
valorem. The conferees have also agreed
to % per cent specific rate on silk par
TALLY manufactured and not further adj
yanced than carded silk, and silk VOLS.
The prospects for reaching final agree
ment on the tariff bill before tomorrow
did not appear to be good.
However, rather than have the dis
agreements over the tariff delay, the
final enactment of the tariff bill, the
Senate will recede from the cotton fu-
lures amendment, 1T became known on
good authority today. That amendment
appears to be the one causing the great
est trouble to the conferees.
Views Of the President.
President Wilson favors a law that
would stop cotton speculation, if to the
detriment of the cotton farmer but his
advisers in Congress have told him that
the law cannot be put through at this
session unless there is to be long de-
lay for the tariff bill. The proposition
can come before the next Session is
the suggestion made to the President
Altogether the outlook is not good for
the cotton futures amendment. owing TO
the fight over 1t, and the desire OF all
concerned to have the tariff bill signed
by the President
CO01efeeS In OeaulOCh.
After finishing up all but about a half
dozen Of the points of difference between
the Senate and House the tariff bill con-
ferees ran into another deadlock and ad-
journed last night with the conference re-
port still incomplete.
There were rumors of strong opposition
to the report that might develop In the
A1,< !, ram yfae INC
had not been taken into the conference
that worked out the details of the meas
ure.
II such opposition appears 1t probably
would take the form Of point of order
against the report on the ground that IT
contains matter inserted without author
ity by the conference committee. In sew
eral instances the conferences have
changed provisions in such way that
some members Of Congress claim new
legislation has been added to the bill. The
conferees insist, however, that they have
acted wholly within their authority, and
democratic leaders do not anticipate any
marked delay in action on the report.
Senate Wins Point.
The Senate conferees won out yesterday
in their fight against the 'anti-dumping
clause" which would have assessed an
extra duty against goods dumped into
this country at reduced prices The SEN
ate agreed to drop the amendment In
serted In that body requiring rectifiers to
nav for the stamps used on packages OF
distilled spirits filled by rectifiers or
whole sale liquor dealers.
The plan to report the tariff bill from
conference with q disagreement on the
cotton future tax. 1t was learned. has the
OF proSi6pnf Wilgnn-