Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-21
PAYNE SHOWS ANGER
Bolts Out of Tariff Conference
Room.
THREATENS NOT TO SIGN
All Because He Is Determined on
Lower Rates.
BACK FIRE" FROM THE HOUSE
Progressive" Republican Senators
and House Factions Hold I'm
portant Conferences.

The stage of apparently irreconcilable
differences between the House and Senate
tariff conferees, which always comes
some time during the consideration of a
tariff measure, was reached yesterday,
when Chairman Payne of the House COM
mittee left the conference in high dudgeon,
threatening to withhold his signature
from the conference report if it did not
contain more reductions in rates.
Mr.. Payne's anger was accentuated by
the fact that he has been subjected to a
back fire" from his own House con-
ferees. who have upon more than one &C.
casion shown disposition to regard favor
ably the Senate's high rates. He read
his colleagues a lecture on their disaf-
lection before he left the conference
room, 1t Is said, and minated plainly
that even if he were outvoted he would
not yield.
MIR. Paynes irritation is said to be in
creased by the fact that he started into
the conference with the conviction that
the ground had been to certain extent
cut from under him by the substitution
OF Mr.. Calderhead and Mr.. Fordney on
the conference committee for the two
men in line of seniority.
Aldrich Makes for White House.
When the conference broke up with
Mr.. Paynes departure Senator Aldrich
rounded up Speaker Cannon and proceed
ed to the White House to tell his woes
to the President. Upon their return they
were disposed to conceal the extent OF the
friction occasioned in committee by Mr..
Payne, and prophesed that he would get
over his huff by today and that all would
be smooth sailing after tonight's confer
ence at the White House.
Mr.. Payne's position in the conference
squabble was that he stood by the spirit
of the House and the demand of the
President for lower rates, and that he
was being "cut under by the high pro-
tectionists. He does not put Speaker
Cannon IN that category, however, il Is
understood.
There was a general lining up Of antag-
onistic factions in both House and SEN
ate yesterday afternoon. On the one
hand the republicans In the House who
are standing out for duty on hides,
coal, iron ore. oil and lumber took alarm
at Mr.. Payne's violent attitude. and
gathered late in the afternoon to count
noses and fix up their fighting line.
"Progressives" Confer.
The progressive republican senators held
a conference during the afternoon to
consider their position. There were
present. Senators Nelson. Clapp Dolliver.
Cummins, Burkett. Brown, Beverage.
Bristow. Crawford and Borah. All ex-
cept Mr.. Borah had voted against the
adoption of the Senate bill. Senator La
Toilette was not in the city.
An effort was made to agree upon some
program, but after discussion of politi-
cal eSigences and conditions in the sena-
tors respective states it was stated that
all of those present could not vote against
the conference report if 1t is framed so
as to meet with the Presidents approval
Not all O.. those who voted against the
bill in the Senate will vote against the
conference report.
Dolliver Explains.
After the conference Senator Deliver
said
1.-The republicans who were unable to
vote for the pending tariff bill when 1t
passed the Senate have been greatly
pleased and encouraged by the efforts OF
the President to change the character
of the measure by the exercise of his
influence with the conference committee.
1t is our earnest hope that he will be