The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-14
Talk Takes Up Time,
and Little Is Accom-
plished.
CAUCUS IS CALLED
TO DISCUSS PLANS
Some Way Must Be Found to
Speed Work of Congress-Pro-
posed That Recess Be Taken
After Tariff Passes Senate
and Currency Gets
Through House.

Washington, August l3-Discussion
OF the agricultural schedule and the
proposed free listing of wheat in par
ticular enliv~rcd the tariff discussion
to-da! in the Senate. Senator Gronna-
OF North Dakota, proposing, in lieu
Of free wheat. duty OF S cents a
Dushcl
action on the amendment was de-
ferred. owing to prolonged debate, a
tact which again aroused Democratic
leaders Ito 4 realization Of the neces-
sity for some action 10 speed UP con-
sideration ot the measure If possible.
To this end, a Demo cratic CAUCUS has
oeen called FOR to- morrow. when plans
for e%peditine the bill will be dis
cussed. and proposal Will be made
Tor an agreement that a recess of Com
gress be taken until November !. af-
ter the passage Of the tariff bill in the
Senate, and the currency bill in the
House. This. some Democrats assert.
would induce Republicans TO cut short
discussion OF the tariff. and would al
SO overcome all Democratic opposition
TO currency legislation at the special
session.
Sunie MS Reciprocity.
Debate on the free listing OF wheat
came Ia climax late in the day,
when Senator Borah. Of Idaho. refer
the Democrats have proposed. assert
ed IL was the same as Canadian reel
procity passed by the Republicans to
the betrayal OF the farmers OF the
country.
we have heard a great deal OF dis
cussion" said Senator Borah, about
the disposition Of the present incum-
bent OF the White House to enforce
mis- tariff ideas upon Congress. l am
- lnr tir7x-
say that IL the Republican Senators
had voted their convictions when Ca
madam reciprocity passed this body.
there would not have been ten votes
for It on this side OF the chamber
That was a disaster. ,reacherous
betrayal OF as loyal q constituency as
q great political party ever had. Now
We have the same principal as reci-
procity embodied in this bill 1t does
not impeach the Democratic party of
inconsistency as II iinpcachcd US, but
l believe II Will have the same effect"
RevertinG 70 England for an illus
tration Of what free trade has done for
the farmer. Senator Borah presented
statistics TO show that in 1856 there
were 3.l26,00o acres in wheat in Eng
land and only $4,000 acres at the pres
cnt time; l.S77,o00 acres in barley in
1866. and s6,s00 acres at the present
time. This ratio continuing, Senator
Borah asserted, would mean the "ulti-
mate destruction of the British en-
pire."
Duty to Encourage Farmers.
SO long as the people are crowding
10 the cities and those congested CEN
tres are becoming deplorable day by
day, II is the duty OF the American
government not only through this leg
islation. but in every other way TO en-
courage the people to enter the agri-
cultural field. am in favor of paying
bounty. If necessary to encourage the
agricultural industry"
Senator Williams declared that he
did not want TO see the American gov
ernment rob the poor in order to en-
rich the rich landlords. He believed
and hoped the result OF the free listing
OF farm products would lower the price
or bread and meat and open the farm :
ers eyes to the fact that the Repub-
lican party had been fooling them
about the virtues of protection for
years.
That the Democrats are treating the
farmer unfairly was maintained by
Senators Gronna. Clapp. Borah, Bris-
tow Smoot Sherman and others who
Participated In the prolonged debat tc
on wheat. Senator Williams in charge
OF the agricultural schedule and SEN
ator ShiVely. OF Indiana. defended the
purpose Of the Democrats to put wheat
on the free list. Against the argu-
ment of unfair discrimination for the
farmer made by the Republicans. they
placed the assertion that never was
there greater 'humbug' than the
Republican claim OF protection of the
farmer.
Wheat Tariff HumbuE.
The American farmer" said Senator
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