Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-07-27
REP. PAYNE
IN REBELLION
REFUSING TO BE LED BY AID.
RICH, HE FLYS INTO RAGE
AND LEAVES MEETING.
WANTS FAITH KEPT WITH TAFT
Deadlock Is the Result and Other
Leaders Seek Balm at White House.
High Tariff Republicans In Panic
and Insurgents Arc at Sea.

Washington, July 21.-The tariff bill
was hoisted above the chickering's Of
congressional conferees and trans
ferred bodily from the capitol to the
White House. Deadlocked because Of
the attitude Of Representative Payne.
who apparently has become diseased
with the growing conviction that he
is in the minority, the conferees
abandoned the usual afternoon SEES
sion. Senator Aldrich and Speaker
Cannon repaired to the White House
post haste to consult with President
Taft. literally taking the tariff bill
with them.
What happened at the White House
between the president and the senate
and house leaders is sealed book.
When Messrs. Aldrich and Cannon
returned to the capitol they minim-r
ICED the differences that had aroused
bitterness In the conference commit
tee and insisted that nothing unusual
had occurred.
Clash Over Lumber Vote.
From a credible source 1t was
learned that q crisis was reached
when an effort was made to vote on
lumber. Mr.. Payne protested and ar
gued that such a move would be I'M
fair to the president. as this was one
Of the subjects practically submitted
to him for adjustment.
1t is not known just how the lumber
schedule was brought up In confer
ence. It sufhces that 1t was under
discussion, and an agreement between
the conferees appeared to be impossi-
BILE.
III he cannot agree. let's settle tho
question by voting on the question"
Mr.. Fordney Is reported to have sug-
gested. 1t Is reported also that Mr..
Aldrich acquiesced in that proposal.
When Mr.. Fordney, who had been
placed on the conference committee
regardless of the fact that he is the
junior Republican member, said Lets
VOTE" Mr.. Payne protested with Q
vehemence that startled his assocd.
ates. Some one said that the major
ity should rule. That remark, 1t is
declared, came from one of the senate
members of the conference and 1t In
censed Mr.. Payne still more.
Payne Leaves Conferences.
Mr.. Payne told Mr.. Aldrich that he
could vote the senate members of the
conference II he choose, but that he
could not vote the house members so
easily. Full Of wrath, he told his
house colleagues that it was their
duty to stand up for the house bill
and to yield only after every possible
effort had been made to win. He In.
ferees had been too ready to agree to
increases made by the senate.
AS parting shot Mr.. Payne said
that he would not sign a conference
report merely because majority of
the house Republican conferees had
agreed to it. With his coat-tails furl.
ed about him, Mr.. Payne started an.
grily from the room.
A conference of the progressive Re
publican senators was held immedi
ately after the senate adjourned
There were present: Senators Nelson
Clapp. Dolliver, Cummins, Burkett
Brown, Beverage. Bristow. Crawford
and Borah. All except Mr.. Borah
voted against the adoption of the sen.
ate bill. Senator La Toilette was not
In the city. An effort was made to
agree upon some program. but after
"a discussion Of political exigencies
and conditions in the senator's re
spectiye states. it was stated that al
of those present could not vote
against the conference report If it IL
framed so as to meet with the presi
dents approval.