The Washington times., 1914-12-12
WILSON TO ATTEND
/. SERVICES FOR PAYNE
Congress Tribute to Be Most
Impressive Paid by House
Since 0ingIey Funeral

Not since Congressman Dingley died
r. 1893 has the House Of Representatives
accorded TO one of its departed mem
bers the tribute it intends TO pay to-
morrow over the body Of Serene T..
Payne.
Seldom is the chamber OF the House
the scene of funeral services. The hall
was last used for this purpose on May.
(. 19l2. but even that occasion lacked
the impressiveness and dignity planned
Tor tomorrows ceremonial. On the date
named funeral services were said for
Congressman Amos J. Cummings of
New York. a legislator of long service
and distinction. The obsequies, however,
were attended officially only by the
Senate and House
When Congressman Payne is honOred.
however, every department Of vast
EoveTnment-the executive. the judicial,
the legislative, and the military-will be
represented.
President To Attend.
The committee in charge Of the fun
ersl expects the attendance Of the
President and his Cabinet. the justices
OF the Supreme Court of the United
States, the Diplomatic Corps, the ad-
niral of the navy, the chief Of staff OF
the army. Senators and Congressman.
A section of the Marine aBnd and
special choir will furnish music.
The brief religious service tomorrow
viii be under the direction of the blind
chaplain of the House. the Rev. Henry
y. Couden. ON another day Ihe SEN
ate and House members will eulogize
Mr.. Payne.
When services are held for Mr. Payne
tomorrow at II O'Clock, admission to the
floor and the galleries of the House will
be by card only.
Indicative of the general sorrow felt
over the sudden death Of 1.-THE father
Of the House" is the statement of
Speaker Clark in tribute to the public
career of one Of the most interesting,
and at one time powerful. figures in
public life. The Speaker says:
Il was profoundly grieved and shock
ed by the sudden and unexpected death
of Serene E Payne.
Leader In Tariff Fight.
I have served in Congress with him
for twenty years, and was on the Ways
and Means Committee with him for six
years During two years OF that time
] was tho top DcmOcra, N tlIat conf
snittee- OF course. We engaged in many
q controversy, always in kindness and
without any cloud on our personal
friendship
" &C Tic democrat on the
committee when his bill was passed.
and led the fight against it; il was a
battle royal, and, while the Republic
ans had a large majority in the House,
neyertheless We managed to amend his
bill IN a few important particulars.
lie was a man of vast learning par-
tlcularly on the tariff. He participated
IN I'VE revisions of the tariff From
my standpoint, his bill as il loft the
house was much better bill than the
one finally adopted, and his bill. even
as u left the House, was not as good
q blu as he would have made II had
he had carte blanche
DE was a man OF splendid ability
hno IN MS prime was a very handsome
man ] have always believed and
know now that his tremendous labor ~,
mat tariff bill. both in the COMMITTEES
ana on the floor of the House. sapped
MS vitality. With his magnificent
physlqle he ought to have lived to a
Enjoyed Work For Minority.
He seemed to get a great deal Of
pleasure out Of his services in the mi
nor1ty since have been Speaker II
was the first time for years tbs. no
had been in a position TO attacl, the
opposing forces. Up until the time we
carried in the House in 1910, the Reoub-
bcsns being in power. of course his
whole business was 10 defend somebody
or something. especially the tarih.
PERSONALLY. he was a very lova5Ie
man. He had vast store Of nifoIma-
lion and "reminiscences, and while in his
public speaking he never told an anec-
cote, in private conversation he was 4
very sEillful hand in that exceedingly
difficult art. He is the most distin-
Euished man that has died while
member of the House since Governor
Diagled died.
The House is doing everything that
81 knows how 10 show tts hI-h appre-
cation of him. The fact that he was
tho father Of a great tariff hill gives
linn prominent place in history. He
served thirty years in the House. WIS re
elected for two more years. and was at
Tho time Of his death the titular father
90 the House.
1t is not overstatinE the case TO say
that his death is a great loss TO the
House and to tho country"
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