Show UTAH'S SENATOR IS GIVEN 16 HONORS DONORS Smoot t Chosen to Represent Senate in Conference With House on Tar TarIff ff Bill I Washington ashington July 5 It It p practically has been decided that Senator Smoot will be one of the Senate conferees upon the tariff bill Though he was but recently made a member of the finance I committee and stands next to the foot of the list of Republicans Republic Republic- ans in seniority it is the wish of the leaders that he be selected select select- ed a conferee and this will be done The honor comes to Senator Smoot unsought and there is no sentiment about it I Senator Smoot has been chosen b be because because be- be cause of his familiarity with some somo of or orthe the most Important qu questions questions ques ques- s- s In connection with the tariff such Buch as lead sugar silk W wool ol and tobacco and his services In the conference con cnn terence ference committee are needed In order or or- dor der that ho may bo be placed upon the conference committee three Republican I can senators who outrank him in seniority must bo be pa passed over oer and it has bas been arranged that this Is to 10 bu bo done They are Lodge of Massachusetts Cullom of ot Illinois and MeCum McCumber ber of or Nort North Dakota All All- three are willing to renounce tho the honor In order that thu t the Senate may have the tho benefit of Senator Smoots Smoot's services upon the committee committee committee com com- and tho the arran arrangement ement has haR been effected amicably to all aJl concerned Theother The Theother other Republican conferees will be Aldrich Aldrich Al- Al of ot Rhode Rhoda Island Halo of Maine Penrose of ot Pennsylvania and Burrows of Michigan The Tho Democratic con con- I f forces will bo be D Daniel ante o of Virginia r con j Money l Texas of Mississippi and Bailey of I Senator Smoot today held a hearing at which the representatives of tho the cigar and tobacco trade made their arguments on tile the proposition to o rah do tho Internal revenue tax tox upon to- to bacco The senator has prepared rd an n amendment upon this point which he will report to tho the Senate Senat tomorrow Representative left lett vaster vester- yesterday day for Utah having been called ailed to Salt Lake upon important business Ho Ito will return to Washington at once In order to bo ho there to vote oto upon the fht tariff bill Tho The resolution which Mr Howell has had passed b by tho the House authorizing L the war department to furnish cots and und tents for tho the use of the tho Grand Army encampment in Salt Lake In August was today passed liv by tho the Senate Tho The war department submitted an un unfavorable report upon tho the resolution resolution tion but Senators Smoot and land used their influence with tho the committee on military affairs and secured se- se se e- e cured the passage 0 of ot the resolution In tho the taco face of oC the adverse report of tho the Var war department f r r r t. t j j |