Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-18
Five Democratic Cotton State
Senators Form Coalition
With Republicans to Defeat
Measure.
LEADERS APPEAL FOR
PARTY SOLIDARITY
Action of Upper House Pre-
SageS Adjournment of Con-
greSs Early Next Week
With Program Complete.

isy MORNING. IousrsL srscist tHAsrn wlRai
Washington. Oct. 1.-THE admin
istration war revenue bill. levying
approximately 500, GOO. 600 addition
al taxes to meet the emergency caus-
ed by the war in Europe. was passed
by the senate tonight 80 to %, after
southern democrats. In coalition with
republicans of the senate. desperately
fought to indefinitely postpone con-
sderation of the measure because
cotton relief legislation had been de-
cisively defeated.
Determined Fight Made.
Democratic leaders, by "A supreme
effort In the climax Of the cotton
night, gathered their faltering forces,
and spurring them on with eloquent
appeals for party solidarity. defeated
the coalition. I'm Its move to indefi-
nitely postpone action. 80 to 20. SEN
ators Clark of Arkansas, Smith OF
Georgia, Smith of South Carolina,
Vardaman and White, were the dem
ocratic senators who fought to the end
voting with the republicans to post
pone action. This would have killed
the bill for the present session OF con
gress
Pleas for Regularity.
Despite urgent pleas of Senators
Williams. Stone, Shively and James,
who demanded united democratic
support for democratic measure
fostered by the ADMINISTRATION. these
five southern senators under a storm
of oratnrical denunciation, persisted
to the last ditch In their determina-
iion that the bill should contain some
cotton relief provision.
Presages Adjournment.
The enlivening contest that marked
the passing Of the bin foreshadowed
the end of the long drawn out ses-
sion of congress, which has kept flags
flying over the capitol almost con
for the past two years. The
tax bill will go to the house on Mon
day and will be sent 10 conference.
An agreement on the measure be-
tween the two houses probably viii
be reached by the middle of next
week.
Vote on Party Lines Nearly.
The vote on the revenue bill fol
lowed party lines with one exception.
Senator Lane of Oregon. democrat,
voting against it. Immediately after
its passing the senate on motion Of
Senator Simmons insisted upon It's
and asked "a conference
with the house. COnferees named
were Senators Simmons, Williams,
Stone. MeCumber and Clark of wy
oming.
Cotton Amcndmcnt Defeated.
The cotton relief amendment pro-
posed by the senators from the cotton
states. were defeated by vote of -
10 40.
The amendment provided for an is-
sue of $3.50, 0,000.0 of three-year,
per cent government bonds, In denoin-
nations of $40, 500. $50 and 500 to
be used to purchase, from producers
i've million bales Of cotton at Aol
more than ten cents pound lhN
)f one half cent a pound on all cot
on grown and sold in 1916, and If nee
essary tax Of one cent Il pound Oh
he 1917 crop would be levied to re-
pay the government the bonds and az
expenses incident to the handling OF
he cotton
Those who voted for the cotton re-
lief amendment We're;
How the Vote Stood.
Republicans Borah. claDp and
tones.
Democrats-Clarke. Ark; Culber-
son, Fletcher, Lane, Lea. Lcnny. Mar
inc, Myers. Overman. sheppard, Sim
mons, Shields. Smith, Ga, Smith, =
=: Thornton, Vardaman, White ana
Williams
gressive--Poindexte
Twenty-one democrats voted against
|. They were
Ashhurst, Camden. Hitchcock, Lee,
Nd; Hughes, James, johnson. Kern,
-.ewis, Martin, O'Gorman, Pomercne,
Shafroth Shively, stone,
swanson Thomas, Thompson, Walsh
md West.
Another Amendment Killed.
An amendment proposing $500,
100, 600 bond issue to be used BY the
secretary of the treasury in stabiliz-
ng the price of grain during the Eu-
'opean war, proposed by Senator Nc
lumber, was voted down
The amendment would have author
zed the secretary of the treasury 70
prohibit or allow the importation Of
trains to ensure the stabilizing pro-
.ess
The amendment of Senator over
nan. appropriatlng $65. 5.963,59S to pay
o the southern states the amount col
ected as tax on cotton after the civil
var, was defeated IA to A.. tn
amendment would have repaid the
,otton tax on condition that the states
oaned 1t to cotton producers on their
product
Tense Hours In Senate.
Tense hours in the senate followed
he announced determination early In
he day of southern democrats to
make an effort TO hold up action on
he war revenue bill should the cot
on amendments be defeated. Admin
stration leaders, and even President
wilson, were notified of the situation.
Postmaster General Burleson went 10
he capitol and was eloseted with sew
raj of the leading southern senators
Who were planning to coup. His In
luence and that OF others was said to
ave prompted some Of the senators
o change their minds.
After the cotton amcndments had I,