Show congressmen preparing for the fray washington the democratic members of the ways and means committee met friday and began consideration of the payne tariff bill and prepared for the contest on the floor of the house nothing of a definite character was agreed to no lestric res tion alon has been placed upon the lican members of tile the committee which would prevent thern them from offering amendments to thol thoi bill although the measure represents the views of tho the majority of the republicans on the tariff framing committee |