The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-11
Democrats Plan to Adopt Measure
as i Comes from IN Barking
Committee Before tie
End Of the Week
FICHT ON AMENDMENTS
COMING TOMORROW
Battle viii Be Wased On ''AgricuI-
hral Currency Preuidsni Fa-
vOrs Separate Bill 70 Provide
Farm Credit System
Telegram by United Press,

Telegram BY United Press,
Washington. Aug. li House Demo.
Gratis began the currency caucus today
and adoption before the end Of the
week Of the c.eGss-Owen bill as ap-
proved by the house banking commit
tee is planned The real fight is ex-
peeted tomorrow upon the agricul
tural currency amendments Of Repre-
sentatives Ragsdale and Henry 10
make warehouse receipts for cotton.
corn and wheat the basis Of emergency
currency Strong support for this
amendment from the southwest Is cer-
tain but the leaders predict that the
amendment viii suffer defeat on tsa
ground Of party regularity
The president favors an agricultural
credit system by separate legislation.
The president has been assured byY
Ills advisers in congress that tie nea.
sure can be passed in the house With
out material change, and he has not
altered hls purpose to insist upon cur
rency legislation at the present special
lesssion.
The house caucus was awaited with
keen interest because OF tho anticlpa
tiou Of the determined effort to dsias
consideration Of the CURRENCY reform
and to make irnportauk changes in the
IbHl
The efforts Of the president and Ser.
rotary NeAdoo to align sentiment in
the senate in support Of Immediate
currency legislation have been less
successful than in the house. How
ever, If the Democratic leaders sue
coed in lining up strong majority ia
the house caucus in support Of the Bin
and secure the approval Of the mea
sure without change, it is hoped the
effect upon the senate will be TO in.
duce reluctant Democratic members to
agree to Immediate legislation.
The chief fight is expected to cen
ter about the amendments favored BIZ
Representatives Henry Of Texas
Neely and others for agricultural eur
rency8 based upon warehouse receipts
for wheat, corn and cotton. unsuccess.
ful efforts were made by the advocates
OF this plan to have it indorsed 81 lhr
president and Secretary McAdoo Since
then the leaders in the movemens
have been organizing support for thelf
amendments among house Democrats
and win go into the caucus with e
strong following
A fight viii be made to have the
caucus thrown open 10 the public. the
advocates Of agricultural currency be.
+ lievine that publicity would greatly
strengthen their fight. This contest
and that for amendments to prevent
interlocking boards Of directors in fla.
tlonal banks are expected to be the
storm points in the CAUCUS.
Secretary AEcAdoo has added con
siderable strength to the presidents
/ currency reform movement BY his con.
= ferenees with bankers and his efforts
: to relieve crop moving suingeneies.
Administration leaders hope that X
the amendments proposed by the hank
I ers last week TO the reserve SECTIONS
+ Of the bill are adopted, much Of the
opposition now evidenced to immediate
currency reform, win be withdrawn
While the banking bin is thus thresi
to the front at the beginning Of the
week, it will not displace the tariff il
the activities oi the congresslona
: week. The senate has reached some 3
+ the most important sections Of ihl
Is tariff revision bill; and WITHIN thl
Is coming week that body IS likely Il
re find itself III the midst Of fights 9Ye
le the sugar tariff agricultural product
y and the possibly the woolen seheduI'