Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-18

4 been defeated, however. Senator Hokc
smith. of Georgia. declaring that the
senate has defeated measure vastly
more important than the war revenue
bill" moved 60 lay that measure on
the table Senator BRYAN, OF Florida
made the point of order that the mo-
tlon was out OF order because the SEM
ate had agreed yesterday To hrlng
about final disposition OF the bin to-
night. Vice President Marshall sus-
ltained this point OF order senator
Nardaman, of Mississippi then moved
that the senate indefinitely postpone
lactlon on the war revenue bill This
motion was held to be within The spirit
Of the unanimous consent resolution.
Lecture hN Williams.
The roll ean was about 10 be tnkeo
when Senator John sharp Williams, of
Mississippi. himself a champion OF the
cotton bond amendment, arose and
arraigned his colleagues.
From position in front ot the DEM
ocratic seats h faced the southern
senators and spoke with feeling de-
clarine that responsibility tor the wei
fare of the entire country would rest
upon them III their effort should sue
coed
gf there he democrats here said
he. "Who in this threatening hour To
the government will now Join hands
with the opposite party to dcfeat thls
necessary revenue legislation, the re
lyponsihlitv will rest upon them, Do
vou believe the democratic party VIII
hermit five or six gentlemen 20 stulltN
The party and starve the treasury 10
YOU imagine YOU can win anything for
your cause hy that2 | warn YOU that
YOU cannot II you attempt to hold
up the best Interests OF the entire ma
/ tion In order 10 get assistance Va an
effort for aid that already has heen
denied by an ovcrwhelmlng majority
of the senate prophecy that YOU VIII
be tired OF your position after It has
been before the country a few weeks.
Selfish Interests Criticized.
1T is not a wise thing for few mon
Ito overturn the fiscal policy OF their
marty. 1t is still less wise for them 20
hold up the needed revenues Of their
country. The country viii Justify
proper opposition from the republi
can party to democratic issues, but Il
will not justify playing mere politics
I with the Delilah that cuts off the dem
ocratc SIMPSONS hair This union
may win but / believe there Is pa
triotism enough on the republican side
TO prevent IT,
senators Clarke, Of Arkansas, and
Vnrdaman. of Mississippi, strongly de-
Tended their position Senator Nhrda-
man declared he wished to DO moth
/ ing To starve the treasury, hut II the
United states Is going To lay the heavy
hand of taxation on people groanliis
with indigence and poverty II can
( lay II upon my people with my CON
sent.
/ Wants Relief for South.
Senator Clarke said he believed the
government should discharge Its OBJ
4 legations and one of them was to the
cotton farmers OF the south. The mat
ter Of providing revenue, he said.
ne did not believe was the paramount
I issue of the hour and he wished to re-
main In Washington until some rellel
/ for the south could he enacted.
Senntor Stone. OF Missouri. appealed
to what he termed the "recalcltfant
democrats" whom he asserted had
lagreed In party conference 10 vote LOT
I the war revenue bill.
IF these reoalcltrant democrats
said Senator stone ARE going to re-
pudiate the action of the democratic
conference and undertake to defeat q
measure which they were pledged TO
support, and shall succeed in their ef-
fort. we shah stay here until some
thing else Is done To relieve the abnor-
NAL and unexpected pressure upon
the treasury
Letter From southern Banker.
Senator pomerene criticized some
Of the democratic senators for refer
ring to their effort AZ one Of sectional
interest and asked what the leglsa-
lures of the cotton states and the
banks had done to aLd them. Tie read
la letter from a southern banker 10
other bankers, urging them to 'hbso-
ilutely shut down on any more loans.
now Is the time for calling In and not
putting out loans.
An amendment proposed by Senator
Poindexter which would have suhsu-
ltuted an Increased income tax for the
tax on telegraph and telephone mes
sages and on freight. was laid on the
table by vote of 36 to l6.
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