Arizona republican., 1910-05-21
THE HOUSE $
 SENSATION t Was Sprung By Mr. Ames
 Of Massachusetts AN ATTACK ON MR. PAYNE
Whose Attention He Has Not Been Able to Engage In Canadian Reciprocity Project. New Workers Reply to Charge

Washington. May 20-A sensation
 was sprung unexpectedly in the house
 late today by Representative Butler
 Ames. republican member from
 Massachusetts, when he obtained the floor for five minutes and proceeded
 to read a series of letters that had passed between himself and Repre- sentative Sereno Payne. chairman of the ways and means committee and the republican floor leader He scored Mir. Payne in strong language
 The letters concerned q resolution introduced in the house March 3l by MT. Ames. advocating that negotia- tions be opened with Canada tu es- tablish closer commercial relations
 The resolution was referred to the ways and means committee and the author charged that Mir Payne re- fused to allow the committee to con slider it. although he (Ames) pre- scented a petition favoring il signed by seventy-seven republican members.
 "On three separate days ap- preached your august person and asked verbally and politely for a hearing by your committee on my resolution" said MT. Ames in one letter. TO my first request you ar rogantly insisted that As far as you could find out. no one wanted the resolution and il was not good po- litical sense Believing your lack of courtesy was eXcusable and you were unable to understand or appreciate that many republican members of the house not only wanted the resolution adopted. but who. not Vet having lost all touch with the present desires of the party and the country gener- ally, did believe the resolution to be good political sense. I went to the unusual labor or circulating pe- tition which enclosed"
 Continuing. the letter says the pe- tition was signed by seventy-seven republican members. but Mir. Payne had given il no consideration. IL was recoueted that its author had seen a letter dictated in his presence by President Taft and addressed to MT Payne favoring the resolution. It re- cited that MT Ames had twice spoken to Mir. Payne about the presidents letter and Mir Payne told him that
 us 'TdN it SD TtldJlOnS Wltll the president were such that Payne knew when he wrote such letter the president did not want the resolu- ton
 After expressing surprise that the petition of seventy-seven republican members should be disregarded. Mir Ames' letter continued: Your whole attitude has so lacked in common courtesy and a proper sense of pro- priety that l feel forced to make this written protest. Your letter if free ly translated. should be interpreted 10 read. The desires of many re- publican members and the public be 
 Tt is just such hide bound intol- erance of the desires and rights of others that is forcing members to advocate against their better judg- ment a committee on committees in the house to purge the house of such misuse of power. Ii is such domina- tion and disregard of public desire that is fostering the movement of not only in the house. but also the widespread insurgency with which we are now face to face
 When Mir. Ames had concluded. Mir Payne said he had informed MT Ames that he believed the president should take up the Canadian nego- tiation. and after that it would be time for congress to act. Continu- ing. he said: Now. I stated that to the gentleman. not with my hat in my hand. but as politely and suavely nnnl1 I did ayhihif contempt of the gentleman. who l is to be the next senator from Massachusetts. if he gets votes enough. l did not do anything of that kind. but l treated him kindly"