Arizona republican., 1913-09-25
Find It Impossible to Arrive
 at Unanimity on Proposed Tax on Trades in Cotton Futures and Will So Report
CONFER WITH
 THE PRESIDENT
Report on the Balance of the Measure Will Be Com pletely Harmonious When 1t Gets Back to House and Senate
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 24--Tarlit conferees late today came to Q final disagreement over the proposed tax on trades in cotton futures. They found it impossible to agree either on the Clarke amendment, adopted by the senate. or to compromise on the smith Lever Burleson plan After conference at the White House, par ticipated in by the president, Senator Simmons and Representative Under wood. and a long debate in the con- ference committed. it was decided to report a disagreement to both houses of congress.
 The conference report on the bal- ance of the tariff bill will be com- pIetely harmonious when the measure gets back to the house and senate. It will be accompanied by a report of no agreement on the so- called Clarke amendment imposing a tax of fifty cents on bale cotton for future dellN- cry. but not delivered.
 It was predicted tonight that strong movement in behalf of the compromise plan which has received the general endorsement of southern senators and representatives would be started as soon as a disagreement IS reported
 The compromise would compel all contracts for future cotton to specify the government grades: compel the delivery cotton to be of that grade, or close. and differences be settled at the prevailing commercial prices This plan. modelled on the bill of Senator smith of South Carolina. and perfected by Postmaster General Burleson, Rep rescntative Lever, Senator Hoke Smith and others. has the strong sup port of several of the house conferees-
 As result of the conference with the president, the committee also set tied finally the foreign policy involved in the tariff bill. The most important developments were an agreement on five per cent tariff rebate on goods brought by American owned ships. a provision that should not affect coun- tries with which the United States has treaties prohibiting such discrimina- ton.
 The defeat of the retaliatOry tariff provision of the senate that would tra tariff duties on certain articles
 
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 The defeat of the antf-child labor provision that would have excluded foreign goods made by child labor. The house provision excluding convict made goods as retained.
 IL is understood these decisions met the approval of the president and were made only after their full effect on foreign relations was considered.
 The bill will retain the clause giv- ing the president authority to negoti- ate 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 provisions designed to aid American shipping. At present, how ever. there is no treaty with Great Britain that would prevent a five per cent rebate on British goods brought to this country in American owned ships. other important countries would also be affected
 Hearing was given Representative Palmer by the conferees tonight upon the anti dumping provision of the house bill. which the senate struck out. This would impose an extra duty on