New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
FUNERAL in HOUSE
FOR SERENO PAYNE
Lower Branch of Congress
to Pay Its Highest Tribute
to Dead Member.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE House
paid its highest tribute 10 a dead mem
Der to-day. when il adopted A resolu-
tion to mold funeral services over the
body of Representative Serene l..
/ Payne in the House chamber at II
o'clock on Sunday. The resolution in
vites the President, his Cabinet, the
Justices % the Supreme Court, the
members of the diplomatic corps, the
admiral Of the navy and the chief OF
staff Of the army 20 attend. The House
committee in charge expects these high
officials to be present, and, in addition,
/ the members of the Senate will assem-
bic in the hall OF the House TO join in
the usual ceremonies.
The Marine Band and a special choir
will furnish music for the occasion.
Not since Representative Dingley died.
in 1889, have there been services of
this character in honor OF the memory
Of a member o. the lower body.
On Sunday, MAY Z. 1902, Represent
alive Amos J. Cummings, Of New York.
was memoraliZed while his body rested
in front of the Speakers rostrum. The
funeral service for Mr.. Cummings, how
ever. was less pretentions than that
now being planned as a tribute TO Mr..
Payne. Only the Senators and House
members represented official circles az
the Cummings funeral.
It is singular that Representative
PAYNE should have offered the resolu-
ton in the House for the special ser
vices in honor of Mr.. Cummings. The
sudden death of Mr.. Payne last night
also brought wildly 20 mind his ac-
tion in the House on Tuesday, when he
announced the death of Representative
r. A. Merritt. jr., of the Empire state.
Except for brief reference 70 pend
ing District of Columbia appropriation
Dill late yesterday, Mr.. Payne's ar
nouncement OF the death OF Mr.. Mer-
rift was his last official act.
Roth the Senate and House ad-
iourned soon after they convened to-
day. following the announcement OF the
death of "the father of the House
Each body appointed a committee to
escort the body 70 Auburn, y. Y. on
Sunday night, and a large committee,
of which Mr.. Fitzgerald is chairman,
will perfect the details Of the funeral
here.
Indicative Of the general sorrow felt
here over the death OF the veteran leg
islator is the tribute of Speaker Champ
Clark, who said;
Gle is the most distinguished man
that has died while a member OF the
House since the death Of Governor
Dingley. The House is doing every
thing it knows how TO show its appreci-
alton of him. The fact that he was the
father of a great tariff bill gives him
a permanent place in history. IL IS not
overstatng the case to say that MS
death was a great loss to the House
and TO the country
Chairman Tanner OF the Republican
State Committee has appointed the fol-
loving members of the committee to
attend the funeral services for Repre-
sentative Serene Z. Payne: Charles II:
Belts. of Lyons; Charles 5. Hoyt, OF
Dundee; Norman J. Gould, OF Seneca
Falls: Frank A. Eldredge, Of Auburn;
Edward Dixon, of Hall; George W. Aid
ridge. of Rochester; Fred B. Parker, o;
Elba; Fred W. Hammond, Of Syracuse;
Elmer Sherwood, of Odessa; Myron A.
Stranahan. of Oswego, and Charles Is.
of RuE2lO