Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-21
His Attitude of Defiance Causes Dead.
lock in Conference.
INSURGENTS HOLD SESs
Raw Material Representatives So
licit Aid of Democrats.
TO DEFEAT ADMINISTRATION
Struggle over Schedules is in Choatic
state, and Air of Conference
is Charged with
Electricity.

was today transferred bodily from the .
capitol to the White house. Deadlocked
because Of the attitude Of Representative
Payne, who apparently has become con-
vinced that he is in the minority, the con-
ferees abandoned the usual afternoon sss-
sion. Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon
repaired to the White house post haste to
consult with President Taft, literally TAX
ing the tariff bill with them.
What happened at the White house be-
tween the president and the senate and
house leaders is a sealed book. When
Messrs Aldrich and Cannon returned to
the capitol they minimlzed differences that
had aroused bitterness in the conference
room, and insisted that nothing unusual
had occurred. Senator Aldrich said that
tomorrow would find the conference com
mittee again at work and he expected that
by night, when all of the conferees were
to be entertained by the president at din
ner, most ofsthe problems apart from those
receiving the personal attention Of the
president would have been solved.
Trouble In Committee Room.
Nevertheless, there has been trouble be-
hind those closed and guarded doors that
shut the public fpom the room where the
tariff bill is being constructed. Some say
that the differences between Senator Aid
rich and Representative Payne was taken
| such form that progress is impossible un-
| less the president has influence enough to
compel harmony.
This story is denied by both of the princi-
! pals 1t is noe denied however, that ther
was a clash yesterday between Representa-
tive Payne and Representative Fordney of
Michigan.
From a creditable source 1t was learned
| that a crisis was reached when an effort
| was made late yesterday to vote lum-
! Der. Mr. Payne protested and argued that
| such a move would be unfair to the pres
ident as this was one of the subjects
practically submitted to him for adjust
ment provided he could get votes enough
in the two houses to adopt compromise
rates.
| AIdrich Backs Fordney.
III we cannot Agree. lets settle the ques-
ton by voting on the question" Mr.. Ford
ney is reported to have suggested. 1t ia
reported also that Mr.. Aldrich acquiesced
I in the proposal.
That Mr. Payne had little part in Sc.
lectng the conferees to represent the house
in the conference is well known. Mr.
Payne made recommendations that were
ignored and the speaker made his owr
selections. Mr.. Payne is said to have com
planned to some Of his friends at the time
that the conference committee had beer
packed with high protsctionists, anC
that Senator Aldrich had been able tC
WELD more influence with the speaker thar
bad he as chairman of the committe
which prepared the house bill.
When Mr. Fordney, who had been placeC
on the conference committee regardless o
the fact that he is the Junior republican
member. said Lets vote" Mr.. Payne pro
tested with a vehemence that startled hi
associates Some one said that the major
ity should rule. The remark, it is de
clared, came from one of the senate mem
; bers Of the conference, and 1t incensed Nj
Payne still more
!, Reads Riot Act to AIdrich,
Mr.. Payne told Mr. Aldrich that he ooult
vote the senate members of the conferenc
, II he chose, but that he could not volt
the house members so easily. Full OF wrath
e he told his house colleagues that it wa
a their duty to stand up for the house bill
e and to yield only after every possible ef
$ fort had been made to win. He intimate
s that some of the house conferees had bee
n too ready to agree to increases made b.
g the senate.
Unless the house members intend t
stand by the house bill, there is no use &
( trying to vote on these matters" he said
AS parting shot Mr., Payne is reporte
d to have said that he would not sign
conference report merely because a ma
jority OF the house republican conferee
had agreed to II. With his coat tail
e furlsd about him, Mr.. Payne stalked an
d grily from the room.
After Mr.. Payne had departed the othe
: conferess predicted that rufflsd feeling
:, would be ironed out over night. So
= appeared when today's session opened, N
y reference was made to the disturbano,