The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-24

COMPROMISE MEANS BEING con.
SlDERED IN CONJUNCTION
WITH REVENUE BILL.
mouse Agrees tn Take up Lever Ware
house Bnl and Glass Measure to
validate Agricultural Papcr-Bittcr
Attacks upon Proposal to Issue

Washington. Oct. 2O.-with a com
promise cotton relief proposal unde,
consideration I'm the house and joint
conference committee at work on thu
war tax bill. the tangled Legislative
situation cleared slightly today and
hope of adjournment of congress b,
saturday again was felt.
Cotton forces In the house, which
had been holding up the revenue bill
to force cotton relief legislation, gave
way when the house rules committee
reported u special rule for considera.
tion OF the Lever cotton warehouse bill
and the Glass bill authorizing the ac-
ceptanco OF 100 per cent commercial
paper as n basis for federal reserve
currency. The rule carried a spe-
ciai amendment to the Glass bill to
authorize the secretary of the treas
nry To deposit I'm cotton and tobac-
CO States s250.oO0,00 of 2 per cent.
government notes maturing January 1.
1916.
With the understanding that this
proposal was to be considered In the
house the cotton States representa-
tlves allowed house leaders to send the
war revenue bill to conference. The
house and senate conference imme-
diately began q session which ran
well into the night and in which all
of the undisputed sections Of the bill
were agreed on.
The cotton relief plan met with op-
position as soon as II appeared In the
house. When the rule was called up
. point Of no quorum by Representa-
tive Buikeley Of Ohio held up further
business for three hours while the
sergeant-at-arms struggled to round
up enough members to do business
When quorum was obtained Rep
resentativc Mann and other Republi-
cans and Representatives Glass and
Bulkeley on the Democratic side de-
nounced the cotton amendment vigor-
ously.
Another tieup came when an effort
was made to end debate on the rule,
Representative Glass insisting that a
quorum should be present. A roll
call disclosed only 16S members and
the house finally adjourned.
An effort will be made to bring up
the cotton proposal tomorrow al
though under house rules Wednesday
must be devoted to consideration Of
the calendar.
Representative Payne. attacking the
cotton proposal. declared that IF ev-
cry part Of the country In distress as
q result of the war Is to be helped
from tho federal treasury no $780,
100000 will suffice. " The relief of
the South. he asserted, was a private
matter and should be left to private
resources. Benks. he said. already
had started n scheme to raise $780,
100000 for the relief of the South.
Representative Mann favored the
Lever bill and the Glass bill. but as
serted that the proposed $3.50. 00O. 900
section should not pass.
lie declared that the human mind
should be able to find some remedy
for the danger and protect the South"
The plan was supported by Repre-
sentative Hardwick of Georgia. who
asserted that congress was trying to
do for the South what the treasury
department often had done for other
parts OF the country. He asserted
that the secretary of the treasury
under this and previous administra-
tions frequently had deposited gov
ernment funds In banks In various
sections to meet pressing contingen-
cies.
At the conference on the revenue
bill tonight. the disagreement between
the two houses was reduced to three
important particulars. The house
conferees stood out steadfastly against
the senate amendment adding 20 cents
a barrel TO the additional tax OF 80
cents which the house bill originally
levied on beer. They also vigorous
ly opposed the senate proposal for a
tax OF cents a gallon on rectiied
spirits. and insisted that the tax Of
two cents a gallon on gasoline. written
into the bill by the house which the
senate eliminated. should he restored.
Several hours Of conference failed
to bring agreement and the confer
ecs recessed until tomorrow.