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Show WES WILL LIKELY " GO 0HFBEE LIST a$Iontest Said (o Be Virtually a't$f Settled, Although Not Yet MM Finally Closed. 1Inferkes will renew "im labors during sunday Xfpcreasc in Rate on Lead and vmt Its Products Has Aroused Western Senators. ind,befv' ' t r. liiJ- Special to The Tribune. v lafigf: WASHINGTON, July 2-1. v andSE Western members of tho senate quifjtf nrc preparing to put up a linnl y tUftr flcbt to retain the fluty on y nunF hides, regardless of eurrout be- t fa-rap- lief that tlio conference commit- f'tW tee will report the house provi- y &rn&)fc ?on putting them on the free v Wfv lis amI tMat ll,is actlon 1S " VS" taken at the insistence of the dIo'ktK president. Senators Warren, t:Jiit. Carter and Borah arc leading in -r er. Ttefv tho light, first to prevent the ouplfAl conference committee from ro- 4- TtVfeK porting free hides, and second,? -I UsHh " "nablc to accomplish this, to haj'iK naVl1 tno senate reject the con- y r-nfk ference report so far as it re- ! it'ilki 1''ltos ,0 hides. The wostern n- jK- nien have canvassed tho senate -I- mllftfk and believe they can muster inar5)K--enough votes to reject the re- v hh port if it nhould provide for r oi') trco hides, and send the item v exfrt Y bad: to conference in the hope r wigk ' that a compromise giving not. taudHK c"5 lMan 10 i)pr cont 'iuty cou' d IbT-l,; reached. Tho e.Tiected aid I- dt'drV t0 tn's wcstorn interest from 4 icri5v SfTwtor Snioot has not materinl- -! Ar 'ZC( aiu ne iippiirontly has had v CDftSirr'- " '"flt10'"- w'ith tho conference i- S: committee with which ho has been so closely identified. 'T. M k (WASIUNGTON, .liilv 2-1. Tho hide 'l&fiwtioit was settled" and unsettled to- uv, and while there seems little" doubt , hat ceutially hides will fall among niuB l?c unprotected articles on the tariff 'rtJi'V iill, the contest over tho status cannot, 'QgV' regarded as closed.. When the con-if con-if jjyij 'orees adjourned for luncheon, several bi:if them said that it had been decided hat hides should go on the free list. jglXonight the same conferees dqplarc u-pcWiat hides will be free, but that the inidjjucstion hns not been decided ofli-iffenlly. ofli-iffenlly. JJngtNonp of the questions made promi-leiHStcnt promi-leiHStcnt throughout the 'ountr' by Presi-r Presi-r jilijnt Tart's interest in them has been no5W;nstrd, although the conferees have ""iSnjlpCoit j ii strict executive session since wiOpou yesterday. The adjournment lo-YaSSt'Kh lo-YaSSt'Kh v;ns 1,nt'l 10 o'clock tomorrow. tMfIjthc conferees expect to spend a large ?auUrt 0f Sunday wrestling with these rSkSroblcms. iWMJ! Probable Rates. ia,VtiTl;r indications are tonight that the .li-hjjfi' ference rates upon tho important WlucMuns still in dispute will be ns fol- 'ijjlliif free. "iiujWGil. free. hiJ1iiiinber, rough, $l.2n a thousand feet, With proportionate differontinls. ital JCoal, cents a ton, without 'the JMyu reciprocal clause, usjilroii ore, 1.1 cents a ton. 'fi jlVuit paper. $:1.75 a ton. Cljjjltl'racticallv one full week has been x0t "pif n by the conferees in an clVort ltP?'V SHf'1, thePp questions. jffflpt of tho time has been' devoted jjNojliq. I'.'"'' es. This subject was complicated oaj$jy reason of statements coming from , J&$01 a,1( si,(,( interests that they wero I 'ivjciiilv to agree to substantial reductions i;iwtho duties on leather goods, if hides wjre put on the free list. These- in- .JSRts'hppnrputly felt sure that there r Si15''' 'H' ,,() reductions on boots and - -S U"'S hi'ow in per cent ad valorem, fitl w Taft Demands Reduction. int$$r'le,(lf,m 'J'aft stated to a number of )urp?Ls' ca,lf rs that ho would insist upon a Cl3rtjte,ut,on to at least 10 per cent ad t lPjT? with proportionate decreases, vcrJtothe rules on other leather goods. This lu ft' i'rillPr eomplieatPtl the situation, to t'M'Orts reached the conference room rPDt-1'??4'0,. ldn.v that Speaker (,'nnnon and :,v , '"rliainentarian Tlinds had decided it pC f"ld be impossible for tjie conferees j,,5 g. dopi a rate on boots or shoes lower .ftfjoan the rate adopted by either branch ..vj&H congress. v,,eatos of proloeted hides de-Vfi'ifi de-Vfi'ifi nrod t,mt lher0 must be :l proportion-if proportion-if hf" ,rf dui Hon on leather to offset the nre-?1 ltlon of ,,K' dul' 011 nitlos if their UYiH to l)e counted uiion to adopt f'jSSJIie conference report. This statement SJfiine trnm such men as Senntor War-4t!3Wn War-4t!3Wn a,,d Scator Smoot. Thcv said si in-ilffllr in-ilffllr r Vows wort hold i' olcra including fiS'Jators (aru'r a,l(1 Hovburn. aL'As.n 105,1,1 oC the declaration bv the ,p;(5Ron interested in protected hides, which Jfn,ll,n'tcfl nl,n8t to an ultimatum, some nrWR-i t,,?8 wll ,aru looking for an early s9JBffiJwtmcnt of tariff diCfercnccs were titSl Wcst Not Satisficd. fajpSoniP of tho western senators alreadv tiiml1' l- 10 !,p, Krc:il,y ilissatibfiod witli -.Bi"e sietion taken by tho conferees in 0f!.ecreasing neuate rates on lead and its j5rp.luet8. H was stated that it would jVirtST1? vrr-v, hul lo induco them to vote vta"181 lho conference report. T&n?UTT A'drich w:,s 1 the Pini" 'iJS the conferees could reduce rates iSStTi,?'? i ri0'1 hr cithor ho,,so wita "iBitin. 'aPlion of a concurrent reso--Stni ,owever, a canvass will be tiSw thi two-"oi"cs to ascertain rSit -her .a .roncurreut resolution, con-jOffil"!1,? con-jOffil"!1,? 3"?lwtion to lower rates bo- fWwJ hy m,,ur h0U9e' w SjIron ore was taken up at tho after-ggfeoi, after-ggfeoi, , .session today, but t,u rate was not - Clr A report that the conferees lmil i;POroca upon a duty of 20 cents 5 accepted as trie by acSSnS ami ttlM'S t'ontinucd on l';.gt. Two. HIDES AY ILL LIKELY (JO ON FREE LIST Continued From Page One. representatives from states interested in the iron ore question. Differences of Opinion. Some of the conferees said tonight, however, that they did not think the rate would be above- 35 cents a ton. Senator Hale is making a stubborn fight for the retention of the $! u (on rate on print paper fixed by the senate. Little consideration has boen given thus far to lumber, coal or oil. The senate sen-ate conferees are insisting upon $1.50 011 rough lumber, while the house mem- - - ,V4 bers say tlicy will hold out fori lumber. i ,rSi Coal, it is said, will be made diitia & at -15 eonls a ton. It is settled tliatT reciprocal free trade provision adob by the house will bo eliminated a &f that oil will go on the free list thro" ft the rejection of f ho countervailing fi provision adopted by the senate f The glove and hosiery schedu which wore matoriallj' increased byi tfJ house over tlie Dinglcy rates, rem r"""" unsettled. ji Senators Aldrich, Hale, "Burrows?! 8 Penrose had a two hours' confor H with President Taft at the m K House tonight. Kg The conference lasted until niidnii B but among thoso who look part it H nothing would be divulged as to H mm had been accomplished. f H |