Show DEMOCRATS WIN A POINT SECURE republican AID IN WAYS AND A ND MEANS COMMITTEE washington feb g the special meeting ot the ways and means committee today for the purpose of acting upon the revenue bill resulted au something of a surprise by the adoption biot a submit ted by the minority through depre richardson ot tennessee tor a disagreement to the sona te amendments in bulk and requesting a conference with the senate this was an amendment to the majority resolution wiloh did not provide for a conference with the senate the republican members had been oa conference but apparently had fixed upon no exact mr grosvenor of ohio pro gramme farst moved to report the bill back to toe house with a disagreement to the senate amendments and sir aon followed with his amendment adding the request for a conference the vote on the richardson amendment waa first taken all of the republicans voted against it except aayne and who simply voted present would have defeated the amendment had not mr babyock changed his negative vote to present this left a tie emch was broken when mr payne who had recorded as present changed to the affirmative thus carrying the amendment the voting was accompanied by good badinage oad inage the effect ot the committees action it concurred in by the house will be to bring about a conference for the final adjustment of the differences between the two houses |