Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-11
sEREN0IE. PAYNE
DIES SUDDENLY
IN WASHINGTON
Noted Congressman and Au-
thority on Tariff Ends Ca
reer Of Nearly Thirty Years
as Member Of Lower House,

Washington. Dec. Representa-
tive Serene T.. Payne Of New YORK.
died suddenly Of heart failure at his
apartment here at i1:l5 o'clock to-
night.
Mr.. Payne had retired TO. his room
apparently in robust health. Tie telc-
phoned the apartment house clerk
about ! o'clock. asking that phy-
aiclan be sent for. When the clerk
reached the room the Congressman
was dying, and life was extinct be-
fore the doctor arrived.
Mr. Payne who was 7 years old
lived alone and at midnight his body
10y waiting for the coroner without
friend or relative near. His wife dicd
three years ago and no one could be
found tonight who knew the address
Of his only son.
Members of congress who had seer
Mr. Payne on the floor of the mouse
this afternoon cheerfully active as us
ual, knew nothing OF his death TOT
more than an hour.
Long Public Service.
A representative from New YORK
in every congress since 1888, except
one. MIR, Payne was chairman OF me
ways and means committee ana re-
publican floor leader In 1g09-10, and
directed the drafting Of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill He WAS born az
Hamilton. n ". June 20, 1913, anu
educated at Rochester and Colgate.
Sic practlced law and was district at
torney OF .cayuea county and In 1888
was elected a member OF congress
from tho Twenty-sixth district
Later his district was the Thirty
first and finally he represented the
Thirty-slxth. He was a delegate a.
many republican national conventions
and In 1898 was appointed a membel
of a Joint high commission TO nego'
tate d treaty with Canada. He has
made his home ut Auburn, n, r., Tor
years. though most OF his time was
spent in Washington.
Foremost Tariff Authority.
Az one OF the foremost tariff au'
tnorities In congress Mr. Payne was
notable figure among the republican,
of the house long before he becam
chairman of the ways ana means com.
mittee and framed the original Of the
republican tariff doctrine which stood
until repealed by the Underwood law
When the democrats gained contro
of the house four years ago, Mr.
Payne was succeeded as republican
leader by Representative Mann, @
Illinois, who had been one of his lieu
tenants during the tariff fights.
The New York representatives, how
ever. did not give up his activities a
a party chief. During the underwood
tariff debate he made one of tn
notable speeches of the session AM
| he was heard on the Panama toll ex
emption repeal bill and many of tn
| important ISSUES in the present con
gress His age was beginning TO tel
however. and of latenhe had not In
frequently dozed quietly In his chai
/ for few moments at a time during
day1 session.
Respected by Opposition.
Though always at odds POLITICAL
with Speaker CLARK and Democrat
Leader Underwood. both of them ha
for him q very high opinion and pei
sonal regard.
The congressman leaves a son, WI
Payne, who has been associated wit
him In the ways and means commute
work from time to time for years. u
was the ranking minority member
the ways and means committee an
last met with That committee when
,ras called together by Chairman VI
derwood in october to be photo
grabbed in moving pictures
The body will be taken TO New Yor
state to the home city which at II
Hast election returned him to cor
lgress with a comfortable majority a
ter "a vigorous campaign
Committees will be appointed T
both houses Of congress tomorrow
attend the funeral
The coroner announced late Y
night that Mr.. Payne died from hea
failure, superinduced hy arteri'
|scierosis and complication of q
ganic troubles,
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