The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21
OVER
TARIFF BILL
PAYNE LEAVES ROOM IN HUFF
All Differences Over Tariff Ex-
pectcd To BE Adjusted at Dinner
Given by President Taft.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The tar
ih bill today was transferred bodily
from the Capitol to the White House.
Deadlocked because of the attitude o,
Representative Payne. who has APP
parently become convinced that he Is
in the minority, the conterees apan-
doned the usual afternoon session.
Aldrich and Cannon went to the Whitc
House to consult with President Tart.
taking the bill with them. What hap
pened between President Taft and the
senate and house leaders is a sealed
book. When they returned to the
Capitol they minimized the differences
that had been aroused in the confer
ence room and insisted that nothing
unusual had occurred.
Aldrich said that tomorrow would
find the conference committee again
at work an dhe expected by night,
when all the conferees arc 20 ne en-
that most of the problems will be
solved. Nevertheless there has been
trouble. Some differences between
Aldrich and Payne have taken sucn
a form that progress is impossible I'M
less President Taft has influence
enough to compel action. 1t is not
denied there was a clash yesterday
between Fordney and Payne.
From a credible source it was
learned that the crisis was reached
when an effort was made late yester-
day to vote on the lumber schedule.
Payne protested that such move
would be unfair to President Taft, as
this was one of the subjects pracjIc-
ally submitted to him for adjustment,
provided he could get votes enough IN
the two houses to adopt the com
promise rates. Fordney wanted to
settle the question by voting, and ii
is said Aldrich acquiesced. Tina,
Payne was ignored by the speaker in
the selection of the conference com
mittee is known, and it is said Payne
complained that the conference com
mittee is packed" with high protec-
tionists
When Fordney said Tets vote
Payne protested with venemence
that startled his associates. Someonc
said the majority should rule and
this. it is declared, incensed Payne
still more. Payne told Aldrich that
he could vote the senate members of
the conference if he chose but ne
could not the house members SO
easily. Full of wrath he told his
house colleagues it was their duty 20
stand up for the house bill. Payne
is reported to have said he would not
sign the conference report merely
because the majority of the house re-
publican cOnferees agreed to it. Then
he stalked angrily from the room.
The twenty-three republicans of the
house who called on President Taft
recently to plead for him to recede
from his position in favor of ray ma
terials were considerably alarmed
when they learned or Chairman
Paynes action. The possible action
of the house democrats interested
them greatly. 1t is said if Taft and
Payne were successful in obtaining a
conference report carrying out the
free raw material program, a large
number of the minority would be
found supporting the twenty-four re-
publicans if they decided to vote
against the conference report The
conference of the progressives was
held today. The meeting lasted nearly
two hours There was a disposition
to criticise Taft for not issuing MS
statement earlier.