The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-23
Leaders Lose Control Of Situa-
ton and Expected Adjoun-
ment Last Night Fails
Smith Leading
Fight For Cotton
he Threatens to Hold Body In
Session Indefinitely Unless
Legislation Is Passed Pro-
tecting South in Emergency

Washington, October ga
President Wilson and the Demo-
cratic leaders lost control Of
Congress- today. failing In their
efforts 10 force an Adjournment
mt o'clock this evening. As a
result Congrcss now flnds itself
confronted with situation which
has resulted In the defeat Of leg
islaCon that the President and
the Federal Reserve Board have
deemed essential to the strength
enfnG Of the finances Of the cOun-
try. So important was this leg
fsiHtf0n regarded that Chairman
Glass. OF the House Banking and
Currency Committee. exprcsscu
the fear HAT its failure might
result I'm further delay 10 the es-
tablishmcnf Of the new banking
system.
FurtherEi orc, Congress is face to
face with q fl.busier let BY group
of discounted Southern Democrats,
which tar@atcNs 10 prclong the ses-
sion indefinitely. Democratic leaders
said 'oa.ga. that taey expected an
arrangemen. would NJ made for ad-
l.nrnn.sns tomorrow. hut ii was &C
knowIedgeu that neither the House
nor the Senate has quorum left in
WASHINGTON. and considera BILE doubt
was expressed whether sufficient
humber could be called back. at least
IN the House. TO pass the adjournment
resolution IL any OF the instruction
lists raise point OF order.
Senator Hoke Smith and ather
E1nthfrn Democr who are Leading
the fight for legislation to relieve the.
cotton planters insisted tonight that
they were prepared TO carry on their
.ssihuster indefinitely and resort to
other obstructive tactics prolongsng
the life OF Congress until aid Is ex-
tended to the South. They insist on
Il Eislatioa which will help esrs for
the cotton crop until the present
emergency has passed.
Tails Under Humiiiating Cfrc,im-
stances.
The Democratic plan to adjourn at
+ o'clock failed under humiliating cir
rumstances for Presiden. Wilson and
Leader Underwood. The President
had gone TO the Capitol TO sign the
final bills of the session. and the
Heuse had passed resolution set
Ling .he hour for adjournment. The
PRESIDENT. when 1t became apparent
that the revolt of the Democratic
has hat and returned TO the White
Ifouse.
To make the situation worse many
III the Democratic leaders were In
eiined to hold the President himself
responsible for the bungling OF ad-
journment plans. The President wrote
= letter to Representative Henry.
leader OF the cotton members of the
HOUSE. without the knowledge of Mr.
Underwood and other responsible
Democratic leaders. Henry and his
followers and the Southern Democrats
IA the Senate used this letter as a
means OF reyfving their fight for cot
ton legislation.
the entire muddle has caused more
feeling ana deeper humiliation in the
democratic ranks than any incident
that mas occurred In a long time
The BILLS that have failed In spite OF
the urgent wishes Of the President and
the Federal Reserve Board for their
enactment were the one increasing the
amount OF loans which reserve banks
might make on commercial paper
rom 20 to 100 per cent OF their unim-
paired capital and surplus. and an
other which permits the member
hanks 70 keep their reserves with the
geoeraI RESERVE Banks instead OF In
their own vaults. The latter measure
was Decorated to assist In mobilixinr
the reeesves permitting OF concentra-
don IN twelve csnters instead Of being
scattered through \ largo number Of
hanks.
Rreoldnn1 Goes to Capitol.
President Wilson went to tho
Capitol this afternoon when notified
hy his party leaders that CONGRESS was
feady 70 adjourn and waited in the
reddenfs room ct the Senate while
the nlibuster, lod by Senator smith
went on In the chamber Tho situa-
tion was unprecedented. Tho fiibust-
er started In the middle Of the SEXTON
when Senator H0ke Smith made an
lmpasstoned plea for tho passage of
the cotton warehouse BILL the bill re-
1attng to ressi yes and the measure au-
thOt1dng hanks to Issue emergency
notes up TO 100 per cent on CONNER
dial pApsf.
ssnalsr Smith insisted these msas-
Hrea were necessary to save the South
r1arsd that the end justified the
nneans. and he stubbornly resisted the
aotreAttes OF his colleagues on the
Democratic side. At one time the was
revonue bill was In danger. Senator
smith declared that the face Of the
var revenue bill w9s small matter
When compared with, the legislation
FOR the rslisf Of the people OF the
Mouth.
anxious concerning the war revenue
|Aill ana whom they saw the iiiibuster
npmi1o tAay hurried the msasurs
Through tho senate, taking the cotton
Uenakors unaWares. who had planned
KS hold up. But once thsough the
HOUSE and Senate the hlu WAs sub
|11ctod 10 pitfallx 1t passed the House
|before noen and get through the Sen
~ n the Middle Of the Afternoea, but
It ~ - - sisned Arst W thu speaker
- ~ Heaee and afterwards hy the
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