The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25
Adjournment Follows An
 Agreement That Cotton Relief Legislation Will Come Up at Next Session
SOUTHERNERS YIELD WHEN ALL HOPE FOR
 RELIEF IS GONE
Alabama Delegation Divided on Question, But Are Anx- iOus to Get Home-Extra Session Predicted

Washington, October 24.--(Special.) Through the equalization of even the belligerent radicals among the con gressmen from the cotton states, Con- gress today was enabled to adjourn and the session was closed at { o'clock this afternoon. according to the official record. By government thermometers the House adjourned at 3:22 o'clock and the Senate at 3:27, but the clocks in both chambers had been set ahead and each pointed to as the gavels fell in the respective chambers.
 Ihat Congress will be reconvenel in extraordinary session about Noyember zo, was firm belief expressed by Rap resentative Henry In a speech, in which he said he had inside information shot such was President Wilson's intent Both Henry and Senator Hoke smith sang their swan songs. while Senator White gave a clear explanation of the reason for consenting to adjournment Whieh he had the power to prevent. Then firm to the last he voted "No- when the resolution for adjournment was put to the final test
 Alabamians Vote No on the House side Representatives Burnett. Abercrombie and Heflin arose to be counted with the noes" while Representatives Blackmon and Don't were counted in the affirmative. The roll was not called In either branch lest the absence of 8 quorum be do- voloped. And in refrainlng from ds nandins roll call or raising poins of no quorum the cotton statesmen negatively recorded their acquiescenee to the adjournment,
 As a matter of fact the good feeling which eventually made possible the agreement to adjourn was generated by | Representative Blackmon, who on the assembling of the House at noon ob- tained five minutes In which to make a few remarks.
 "It is evident" said Blackmon to the House. more especially to the members l from the south. Tt Is evident that we are not going to get any federal aid for the cotton producers. Tho country realizes that we arc not going to put through any bill for $500. 900 900 or for $25V. .000.000 to go exclusively to the cotton people. and I have known that for sometime. The farmers of the south know that Congress is not go- l ing to do 1t, and yet we sensible men are keeping Congress from adjournirs. We are spending money here by re maining--and it is the money of thu farmer that we are spending.
 Going Home | ''l am going homo this afternoon. l (Great applause.) The people of the l. vNx f4t. l hnfR ---their tried. true and sincere friend and I am not afraid to face them. No 1 member of this body, nor any other man, can go into my district and con vince my people that I am not .heir friend
 aBut I am not a four flusher' Most of the people in the south now are giv- Ling us the laugh I am going home-- going this afternoon
 whcreat arose Judge Adamson of Georgia, and said:
 1 'I want to say to the gentleman from the Fourth district or Aian nama, II yon get to the Fourth district of Georgia ihelorn do. just tell 'em I am coming. ] too"
 1 Applause and laughter followed Rlackmon's and Adamsons speeches and lthn House took recess until o'ciock to enable the members from the soutn lto hold a conference At the same time l the Senate took u recess till 2:3O Tor | the same purpose. The conference was held and the equalization was arran9eu. | On the House reassembling, Henry asked unanimous consent for series CT [ t,,ree-day recess periods. but Rainey oI rl,nois objected, although saving in . ramarks that the north already was De-
 ginning to feel the effects of the cotton crisis.
 we from the south are not all agains. | cdiournmeni.. said Representative smaii ! of North Carolina. 1 "Ail are who really want relier' re- torted Henry but many murmurs or oss- sent arose from southern men
 | Reads Short Address
 Then Henry read short address 10 the House and the resolution Tor adjourn
 u,ent at o'clock was passed. o6 to 2S,
 ard tho House took recess till 3:l5. on
 motion of Mr Underwood who had pre-
 scented the resolution.
 , After uoke smith had addressed the II Senate for half an hour. Senator White took the floor
 , etor White, although do not intend to carry my opposition to the point of forc- t ing continuous or prolonged session by
 suggesting the absence of a quorum If !, believed, or even thought, that insisting
 on a quorum would secure for my people
 legislation on the important subject oi relief, would insist.
 'The situation in the south is SO ap- palling that fear the effect of the ad' ,ournment of Congress may have there As long as Congress Is in seasion the
 reople of that section have some hope
 and that hope may induce them to with : hold their cotton from the market n ' they would do that some relief miGhl , fellow. It is now a contest hetwoan m
 producers and consumers and VIC kn0N that with every passing day the amouH , of cotton iu belnG reduced and the np1n' ners are getting nearer the end of tho1 supply, and If we could hold our cot1cQ r we would get relief.
 ! But fear that when wos ad5o0rn hor| ? win depart from that ssctiOn aN4 t1Q|