The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-01
HENRY COTTON PLAN
IS FIRST MEASURE
0N HOUSE CALENDAR
Business Will Proceed Next
Week as Though Adjourn
ment Was Overnight
LIST OF THE BILLS
WHICH ARE PENDING
So Called Radium Bill Will be Next
in Order After the Disposition
of Henry's Cotton
Relief Bill

Washington, November so.-(Special.)
| Although "A days will have interviewed
between the adjournment of Congress on
October "a and the opening of the regu-
lar session on December Z. the House
the intermission had lasted only over
night and the proceedings will be taken
up exactly where they were dropped.
Following the chaplains prayer and the
reading of the journal. the first order
will be a vote on Representative Henry S
motion to recommit to the committee on
banking and currency bill for the
| amendment of the federal reserve bank
ing law, with instructions to the COM
mittee to amend by adding to it Henry s
plan for cotton relief legislation
The Henry amendment which he seeks
| to have tackled onto an administration
measure, provides that the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall deposit $3.50. 200, 900 in
banks of the cotton and tobacco states
| to be loaned on warehouse receipts OF
| those staples. On the closing day OF
| the last session the previous question
/ was ordered on the motion to recommit
| with Instructions. but a quorum was not
-
! When the motion to recommit Is dis
posed of in the coming session, the qlies-
| ton then will be on the third reading of
| the Senate bill for amendment of the
banking law, after which one motion to
recommit the bill will be In order.
Radium Bill Next
Following the disposal of this item, the
so-called radium bill seems to be in or
der a resolution adopted September 28
providing that this measure shall be held
and recognized to be privileged, as are
bills from standing committees of the
House now privileged under the rules of
the House. A maximum of four hours
will be allowed for debate on the radium
bill, half to be controlled by Representa-
tive Foster in favor of the measure, and
| half by Representative Howell, opposed
| to It, When reported from the commit
tee of the whole, the previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the bill
and amendments to final passage, without
intervening motion. except one motion to
recommit.
In the meantime, however. 1t is expected
that one or more of the appropriation
bills will have been introduced and rules
probably will be brought In to make these
special orders for speedy consideration
and passage. The appropriations commit
tee has been at work for sometime on
various measures and at least two or
three will be ready when Congress gets
together.
On House Calendar
Among the important bills which have
been reported favorably by House COM
mittees and are pending on the calen-
dar are the following:
To authorize the carrying Of mail by
aeroplane. etc.
Providing for compensation of clerks
of United States district courts
To provide for and encourage the pros
pecting, mining and treatment of radium
bearing ores. etc.
Canadian fisheries treaty bill.
For the appointment Of six vice ad-
mirals.
Medal of honor bill
To provide compensation for employees
Of the United States suffering injuries
or occupational diseases In the course
OF their employment
To provide for stock raising homesteads.
To create the coast guard by combining
the life saving and revenue cutter serv-
ice.
To provide for the establishment and
maintenance OF mining experiment and
mining safety stations.
To authorize the Secretary of Agricul-
ture to establish uniform standards OF
classification for cotton, etc.
To authorize the Secretary of Agri-
culture to license cotton warehouses.
To purchase and operate merchant ves-
sells in the foreign trade Of the United
States.
To regulate the wages OF mechanica