New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-21
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PAYNE IN DINGLEY'S PLACE.
NEW CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
SPEAKER REEDS SELECTION OF THE NEW.
YORK CONGRESSMAN GENERALLY
APPROvED-OTHER vACAN-
cIES FILLED
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Washington, Jan. 20.-Speaker Reed to-day
put end to the speculation regarding the
Craftsmanship Of the Ways and Means Commit
tee by appointing Mr.. Payne. Of New-York. to
the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Dingley.
This carries with II the floor leadership OF the
majority. At the same time he filled the vacan-
cles in the minority representation on the Ways
and Means and Rules committees caused by the
retirement Of Mr.. McMillln by appointing Mr..
Richardson. OF Tennessee. to both places. Mr..
Crumpacker. OF Indiana, was appointed on the
Census Committee.
The promotion Of Mr.. Payne to the chairman-
ship OF the Committee on Ways and Means will
be generally regarded by his colleagues and as
sociates in the House OF Representatives as one
eminently fit and suitable to be made. He is
not only the senior and ranking member OF the
committee but has been one OF its most in
dustrious, able and useful members for nearly
ten years. He was one Of the trainers Of the
Tariff act Of 1890 and one OF the sturdest op-
ponents Of the Wilson-Gorman act OF 1894, az
well as of the various ''popgun" bills brought
forward when Mr.. Springer was chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee In the LID Con-
gress. In the LIVth Congress he and Chairman
Dingley toed together to perfect and put
through the bill to simplify and correct faults
and abuses in the administration OF the customs
laws as they did In the present Congress in
framing the Tariff act of 1897 and the War
Revenue act of 1893, and there no member
Of the committee on whom the late chairman
leaned with greater confidence or whose ability,
knowledge and judgment he more highly
esteemed The chairman OF the Committee on
Ways and Means is the parliamentary leader OF
the majority in the House Of Representative
place for which Mr.. Payne is we'll qualified
and admirably fitted by his knowledge Of parlia-
mentary law and precedents and his long expert
ence in Congress. as well as by his hrmness and
courage and his fairness. keenness OF perception
and reasonableness.
A PLACE CLAIMED BY NEW-ENGLAND.
There is another vacancy in the majority OF
the committee The death Of Mr. Dlngley has
left as the only New-Eng!and member Mr. Rus
sel Of Connecticut. who. it may be noted in
passing. is one Of the strongest. ablest and most
useful members OF majority composed OF ex-
ceptionally brilliant men, such as Payne,
Dalzell, Hopkins Grosvenor Russell, Dolliver.
Steele, Johnson, of North Dakota Evans and
Tawney. New England naturally claims the
right to the vacancy, and considerable pressure
has been brought to bear in behalf Of the ap-
pointment Of Mr. Mccall, of Massachusetts,.
Against his selection some objections have
been raised. especially among some OF the
strongest and most active advocates OF the
tariff act Of 1897, commonly called the Dingley
law. They recall and quote a speech delivered
by him In the House Of Representatives when
the bill was under consideration, in the course
OF which he severely criticised several OF the
schedules proposed, and subsequently adopted.
especially the relating TO wool and manu-
factures of WOOL which he regarded one i'm
posing excessive and unreasonable rates OF
duty. In the same relation and for the same
reason he criticised the tariff act of 1890, and
also submitted some other observations which,
in the opinion Of many OF his party associates.
were calculated to encourage the opponents OF
the measure Mr.. McCall's friends. OF course,
contend that he Is sound and consistent ad-
vocate OF protection. and point to his votes as
proof.