The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
New Yorker Given Ovation
by Associates on the
Floor.
BILL IN COMMITTEE
TWENTY-ONE DAYS
Lower Duties on Commodities TO
the Value of S4,978,OOo, 900
Consumed by People.
By !. c. WELLIvER.

After twenty-one days of strug-
gle, the conference committee to-
day reported to the lower house its
agreement upon the Aldrich-Payne
tariff measure.
With almost every member in
his seat, with half the membership
of the Senate on The floor, and with
the galleries crowded by a distin-
guiShed company, including diplo-
mats, high officials. the wives of
legislators and officials, and diStin-
guished visitors, the House received
from Chairman Payne, of the Ways
and Means Committee, The long
awaited report.
There was a great ovation for the
chairman when he arose to an
nounce that the work was COM
pleted and he vas ready to lay it
before the House. A vainer man
by far than Mr.. Payne might have
been thrilled with the tribute that
was paid.
PERSONAL TRIBUTE.
It was in very large part per-
sonaI. too. Everybody in the
cheering clapping multitude knew
that the chairman Of Ways and
Means had made himself the
largest figure in the conference.
Everybody knew that he had been
the right hand Of the President
and the spokesman of the great
body of public opinion which had
been sadly disaffected with the bill
which passed the Senate. And
While there was rather a vague
notion of exactly what results had
been achieved in conference, yet 1t
was known that, under the leader
snip OF ray ASs tA4o COALCA OitS0 AaA
made a long list Of concessions to
the insistence of the President and
the demand of public opinion for
larger measure OF real, down.
ward revision.
II was manifestly a proud mo-
ment for the veteran chairman Of
Ways and Means as he stood to
survey the cheering multitude. The
House was on its feet. ali parties
and all factions uniting in the re-
ception. The galleries huttered
With handkerchiefs waved by the
women in fluffy whiteness who
had braved the heat TO see the
Historic sight. 1t was several min
utes before the chairman was al
lowed to proceed with his state
ment.
But One Outcome.
The temper of the House and the com
ment of Senators and Representatives OF
all shades of opinion made clear very
early shat there was only one possible
outcome: the acceptance of the confer
ence report by both Houses and the
approval OF the measure by the Presi-
dent. There is no disposition, in any
quarter to delay or fiIibuster. Congress
is worn out. and knows the country is,
too
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sion in the House which is possible
under the present administration OF that
bodys rules The bill will probably go
to the Senate in time to be taken under
consideration Monday. and general ex-
pectation is that it viii have passed
and become law under the Executive
signature by the close of the next week.
The overwhelming fact about the re-
ception given the conference report was
the general qualification Of all con-
cerned. Some. indeed. were more
pleased that the conference had finished
its task than they were with the work
accomplished; others felt that the con-
/ ference had vastly improved the mea-
sure There were some disgruntled and
disappointed statesmen, who saw their
/ special interests sacrificed in the cause
/ of peace and compromise; and Of these
/ the hide statesmen were the most dis
/ affected. But, swept before the great
wave of qualification over the compile
/ ton of the task. there was little chance
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