The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
Democrats Win Out,
WAR REVENUE BILL GOES
TO CONFERENCE.
Payne Was in a Bad Fix and
the Most Graceful Way Out
of it Was to Turn Against
the Republicans and he Did.

the Republicans and he Did.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. = AS
far as could be learned, today
was the first occasion when a
chairman of the Ways and Means
Gem mittee cast his vote with the
minority and defeated the mem
berS of his own party.
Chairman Payne did this today
when the bill for the reduction
of the war revenue was under
consideration, and thereby hangs
a tale of heartburnings and sore
ness that will require great di-
plomacy to heal. Naturally the
Democrats are elated beyond
measure. as they have every
right to be. Starting with only
seven members Of the committee
to ten Republicans they beat the
Republicans and if the war taxes
be reduced at this session it will
be due solely to the action of the
Democratic members of the Ways
and Means Committee. The os.
tensible reason for the Republi.
cans opposing the bill as it came
from the Senate was that by sub
stituting for the House bill an
entirely new measure the Senate
was treating the House with dis.
respect and usurping its prerog-
atives in regard to the framing
of revenue bills.
4 previous consultation be.
tween the Republican mem bers
of the committee showed that
they were equally divided on the
subject of reporting the bill and
asking for conference. As
stated in the Sun this morning,
it was expected that the bill
would simply be reported to the
House and any request for a con.
ference must come from the Sen
ate. That would substantially
mean the death of the bill.
TIE VOTE CAST.
In order to make sure of the
sense of the majority this morn
ing another conference was held
prior TO the meeting of the Ways
and Means Committee. Repre-
sentative Grosvenor offered a mo-
ton to report simply a non cur
renee. Representative Payne
suggested that the House ask for
conference. \ vote was taken
and it stood 3 to ). those voting
for the conference being Repre-.
Sentatives Payne, Hopkins,
Steele, Long and Babcock, and
those opposed Representatives
GroSvenor, Dalzell, Russell,
Tawney and Mccall. 1t was sup.
posed the Payne proposition was
lost and the Republicans would
vote solidly to report the bill
without asking for a conference.
With this understanding the Re
publlcans entered the committee
room. Scarcely had the bill been
taken up before Representative
Grosvenor offered his motion of
non concurrence. Meanwhile the
Democrats had agreed to insist
upon a conference and Repre-
sentative Richardson, the minor
ity leader, moved to ask for one.
The Republicans said that the
House had been insulted and out.
ragged.
81 admit that we have been in.
suited in parliamentary sense"
said Mr., Richardson; Il admit
our privileges have been usurped
in parliamentary sense" he
continued, "but l still think the
bill should go to conference. -
The roll was called on Mr.. Rich.
ardson's amendment.
FIRST HINT OF A SPLIT.
When Mr.. Hopkins name was
called he answered "present. -
This was the first intimation that
Mr.. Grosvenor and his supporters
had that there was a possibility
of a division in the Republican
vote. All the other Republicans
voted against the conference un.
til Mr.. Psyne's name was called.
when he too answered present.
The vote then stood: Favoring a
conference, Richardson, Robert.
son, Swanson, Mcclellan, New
lands, Cooper and Underwood.
Democrats; opposed, Dalzell,
Grosvenor, Russell, st ele,
Tawney, Mccall, Long and Bah.
cock, Republicans-2. BY this