The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-16
F|L|DUSTER NOW
BREWING IN HOUSE
SENATOR SHEPPARD WILL WAGE
STRONG FIGHT TO MAKE CON-
Il GREss FACE PROHIBITION.
DlSCUSTED AT CAUCUS
SLATE PREPARED FOR DEMOCRATS
CAUSES UNREsT-cARTER GLASS
AMONG LEADERS OFF THE
IL
FIGHT.
DlSGUSTED AT CAUCUS

WASHINGTON, May 15.--Insurgency
is threatening congress and there are
signs that a militant half dozen Demo
crats-among them Representative
Carter Glass of Virginia. chairman OF
the house banking and currency com
mittee: A. F. Lever. of South Carolina.
chairman of the committee on agricul-
ture; J. willard Ragsdale, of the same
State. a member of the banking and
currency committee and Senator Nor
ris Sheppard, of Texas, may maniDu-
late such a we'll planned filihuster that
the administration slate will be smash :
ed into fragments before the present
session ends. Add to the list of those
named Representative Wfngo, or Okla
homa- who. also. is listed In the fill
buster class and the leaders in the
movement have been named.
Here is what the trouble is about.
The administration does not want a
long legislative campaign spread out
before the people now, believing that
the country has had enough Of con-
Eress for the time being. II does not
desire any action at this time on cot
ton futures or rural credits, two sub
tects which are close to the hearts OF
many Southern congressman, When
the edict from the White House that
there must he no action on these mat
fGfH now reached Inc democratic eau
Gus Tuesday night there was an up
rising. so to speak. among those who
have been clamorinR for rural credits
and cotton futures action. They re-
sented the action Of the president in
taking a stand against these matters.
and, as result. insurgency is the or
der OF the day.
Chairman Glass States most emphat-
icaliv that he will not accept as fnal
the action of his colleagues In caucus
that the program for the remainder
OF the session should be limited TO
antitrust legislation and the regular
appropriation bills He believes that
congress. in spite OF the wishes OF the
white House, will enact some kind of
rural credit legislation almost in1me-
diateiy.
Representative Lever. although much
disappointed AT the action Of the eau
Gus. Is working among his colleagues
In the effort TO create sentiment
which VII demand action nov on
his cotton futures bill.
The position of Mr. Glass is that the
federal reserve act responds In large
rteasaFe 70 tine suggestion made by
Tie presi teHi far rural credits legis-
lvst9et IN SIS fa4@ mortgage pro-
= Oh R3g@e il affords facilities
aaaouaS{H5 ~ more than s55A 600, 0oa.
bile ta 80 reaiscouut provisions IT
rrvre t-1~rftt frrt1ttrw ---- Y
gives peculiar privileges 10 the agrt-
cultural Interests bE extending the
r4atusIrH - rates aua bits fer agri-
cultural Purposes - SIX months an
cont RAIDS tiaelton Ia n3uety dsy ms
turify rs Applied ta commercial and
indue,r}al paper
Mr. Nangc and h]s colleague from
South Carpi}na Ny EaEsdsle. 70 fur
ther thar NJ Glass They believe
there should hc rural credits hill
separate and alone from hatevef may
hs the result ~ the newly enacted fed
eral reserve Law They want quick
action on rural credits FOR The farmers
ef she coustT> who are suffering. they
declare. because the eShoThitant end
excessive rates % interest they ara
made To fay frr their loans
tn the senate. senator Sheppard ia
preparing - lead eEbt for prohibit
tlou. Thousands of good Democrats
all over the country. he maintains,
demand that congress look this i'm
rettant question sayafeiY in tire face.
Il Is time To stop naGdlinc the situa-
stcp he also claims with long handled
tnREs. whatever the resuli of action
on the pat Of congress- now might be
10 the Individual members voting
either for or aeainst p national pro-
hfhition law His is the most difficuit
part Of the present plan TO force action
or other than tire administration slatee.
There may he rural credits leEisia-
tcn and there likewise. may be ae-
ton on cotton futures. but IL is more
than apparent to those who follow
legislative matters closely and who
keep a finger on the congressional pulse
that there will be no prohibition leg
sslation now. IL indeed, at all any
time In the near future. 1t rs a dam
gerous position either way Ii is view
"a and none know this better than the
congressman themselves.