The Daily Sentinel

WINNING HAND HELD BY TAFT
President's Corporation Tax Accepted by Conferees and Speaker
Goes to See the President
ALDRICH AND CANNON LOSE OUT
[By Associated Press.]
Washington, July 19. At the afternoon session today of the conference committee of the two houses of congress on the tariff bill the committee agreed to accept the senate's corporation tax amendment. but this agreement was not reached until after the provision had been rewritten and many changes made therein. drafted by the attorney general
Before returning today to the routine work before them the members of the conference were told by Senator Aldrich that the administration's new draft of the corporation tax provision had been completed and could be submitted to the conference at any time.
[By Associated Press.]
Washington, July 19. Speaker Cannon and Representative Dwight of New York, the republican whip of the house, had a conference with President Taft today regarding the votes which the president has undertaken to deliver to the conferees on the tariff bill in support of his wishes.
The president desires a downward revision on nearly every schedule of the old Dingley law and but a small duty, if any, upon raw materials.
Free hides seem to be the principal subject of worry at the White House; but even this difficulty is expected to be smoothed over by some sort of a compromise, or perhaps the imposition of a nominal duty.