The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-25
ON CLARKE AMENDMENT OF TARIFF BILL REGARDING TAX
 ON COTTON FUTURES.
DISAGREEMENT is REPORTED
Senate Members Will Not Stand For Change in the Clarke Amendment. House and Senate Win Be Left to Fight if Out.

Washington Sept 24.-The tariff bill conferees today came 10 a final disagreement over the proposed tax on trades in cotton futures.
 T. was found impossible to agree either on the Clarke amendment adopted by the senate or the com promise known as the Smith-Burle- son plan. After conference at the White House participated in by the president, Senator Simmons and Rep resensative Underwood, and a long debate in the conference, it was de- cidad 10 report a disagreement to both houses of congress.
 The conference report on the rest of the tariff bill will be completely harmonious when the measures ge- back to the senate and house. 1t will be accompanied by a report that no agreement could be reached on the so-called Clarke amendment inn posing a tax of 30 cents per bale on cotton sold for future delivery but not delivered
 r. was predicted tonight that strong movement in behalf of the compromise plan that has received general endorsement from southern senators and representatives would be started as soon as the disagree ment is reported.
 The compromise would compel all contracts for future cotton delivery to specify government grades, and would compel delivery of cotton to be at that grade or close to it, the difference to be settled at .he pre- vailing commercial prizes.
 This plan, modelled on the bill Of Senator Smith of South Carolina and perfected by Postmaster General Burleson, Representatie Lever, Sena- tor Hoke Smith and others. has the strong support of several of the house conferees.
 The senate conferees could not consider any modification of the Clarke amendment" said Senator Simmons tonight. The senate had not only adopted it but had re-af- firmed it's support of the provision when it was referred back to eau cus,'
 As a result of the conference with President Wilson the committee also settled finally today the foreign policies involved in the tariff bill. The most important developments were:
 Agreemen. on the per cent tariff rebate on goods brought in Ameri- can ships with a provision that it should not affect countries with which the United States has treaties prohibiting such discrimination.
 Detea. of the retaliatory tariff pro visions of the senate that would au- thorize the president to assess extra tariff duties on certain articles from countries discriminating against the United States.
 Defeat of the anti-child labor law provision that would have excluded foreign goods made by child labor.
 The house provision excluding con vict-made goods was retained
 It is understood these decisions met with the approval of the presi- dent and were made only after their full effect on foreign relations had been considered. The agreement to drop the retaliatory section of the bill will make it unnecessary to pass any supplementary legislation continuing existing trade relations. The bill will retain the provision giving the president authority to negotiate reciprocity treaties as this section has been endorsed by both houses.
 From seven to ten countries will be exempt from the discriminatory effect of the provision designed to aid American shipping. There is at pres ent, however, no treaty with Great Britain that would prevent the giving of a per cent rebate on British goods brought to this country in American-owned ships and other i'm portant countries also would be af fected.
 A hearing was given to Representa- l tive Palmer by the conferees tonight on the "anti-dumping provision of the house bill, which the senate struck out This would impose an extra duty on goods dumped on the Amer ican market at cut prices. The conferees agreed to the amend ment of the senate removing restric tons on the manufacture of denatureC alcohol so that farmers will be able to make this product. The proposed | free listing of denatured alcohol was 1 dropped. The senate provision for 6 | joint congressional committee to de wise the methods of administering the | tariff was stricke nout.
 | The conferees adopted the senate amendments covering the smelting oi ores in bonded warehouses, and ac | cepted the provision admitting Pm