The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-12-29
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COMMISSION
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Chairman Payne Assures R1e1l
deslIei Satisfactory Ness n
UNDERSTANDING REACHED
President Receives Delegation - n
troit Lawyers in References to
Eastern District Of Michshn
Judgeship Arranging for
Dinner to Nathan straus.

Washington, Dec. 29.-That there
will be tariff commission bill intro
duced in the house which will be sat-
isfactory to the president was the
assurance given by Serene E. Payne.
chairman of the house committee on
ways and means, as he left the white
house yesterday.
| Mr.. Payne said that he called upon
1.-THE president on his own Initiative
to talk over the tariff legislation. He
said that they had conferred for
more than half an hour, and that
lthey had reached tentative under
standing as to the measure which
Twill be reported out OF the house
committee when congress reassem-
Ibles. W
The details OF the proposed meas
lure we're not outlined by Mr.. Payne
He would not even say when he
expected his committee to make
report, but he did say that The be-
llieved a bill would be reported
(which would become a law"
This is the second visit Mr.. Payne
has made to the white house within
the last two weeks to talk over =
permanent tariff commission. II
was reported after the first visit that
the president had told the house
ehairmaniin good, plain Engiizh that
the administration expected support
and not opposition to Its tarf4 con-
mission plan -
| Understand Each Other Now.
i Yesterdays conference indicates
that a complete understanding has.
been reached as to the bill which
viii be reported out of the house
committee and that action on Il will
result during the short session.
A delegation OF Detroit lawyers
called to see the president in the
interest OF Judge F. L. Brooke, OF
the Michigan supreme court, whom
they want appointed to succeed
Judge Swami, Of the United States
district court, for the eastern dis
trict of Michigan.
| Those In the party were Judge w.
L. Carpenter. Harrison Greer. c. D..
Joslyn. Edward Lightner, George b.
Yerkes, State Senator Guy l. Miller.
and State Senator John Mackay. They
were cordially -eceived by the presl-
dent. but no assurances were given
the visitors as 10 the presidents at
titude.
Henry W. schloss, chairman of the
committee OF New Workers which is
now arranging a dinner In honor OF
Nathan straus. called TO invite the
president TO be present. This dinner
will be given on January 81 In New
York. and according to Mr.. straups.
will be attended by some OF the most
important people in New York.
Prominent Committeeman.
Among those associated with Mr..
Schloss on the committee are Theo-
dore Roosevelt, August Belmont. viii
liam s. Bennett. Andrew Carnegie.
Lloyd c. Griscom, william r. Hearst.
and Bourke Cochran. The president
did not say whether or not he would
accept the invitation.
Representative Prince. Of Illinois.
chairman Of the house committee ON
claims. was invited to the white house
yesterday by the president to talk over
the omnibus claims bill. which was
referred TO Mr.. Princes committee
inst before the house adjourned for
the holidays. The president Impress
cd Mr.. Prince with the importance Of
getting some action on the biil before
March 4.
He said that there we're too many
meritorious claims In the pending bill
to have II killed or serious enlascuIat-
II ed.