New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
Expurgated Account OF
Debate on Cotton Be
tween Heflin-GOrdOn.
DEMOCRATS ASK u. ).
FOR S5OO,OOO,O 1000 LIFT
prepare to Camp Here II you
Don't Help Southern Grow
ers," the Threat.
From The Tribune Bureaul

Wosbing,on. Oct. "A threat thaI
contbcrn Democrats will not permit an
adjournment of Congress until they
have exhausted efforts for the reliel oi
co,ton growers was made in the House
late to-day by Representative he"'"' y,
Alabama. who soon afterward enSageu
IN verbal war with Representative Tor
don. and Ohio Democrat, on the moor
immediately following adjournment
Each legislator "cussed' freely toi-
lowing Mr.. Gordon's ultImatum tna'
''you arc not going to put any OF 'n"'
- corn tassel currency legiSIa''o"
through here :. rov,
Renrosentative Henry, who IS now
"insurging" for legislation Tor tne CO
ton growers, and who wants the lre"o
urv ia advance S50o,000,OOO on inc
South's crop, contributed to Democ,"',
ic dissatisfaction to-day when nc laiu
before the President MEMORANDUM
showing how Secretary McAdoo shou'u
nrocced in the present crisis ana res
cue the South from via otHy VI
BANKRUPTCIES soon to cnsue.
The Uenm-Gordon near hgnt ioi-
lowed a rrdues. submitted by Mr.. het-
lin that he have forty minutes 10 as
cuss the cotton situation next MoHuay'
81 object" shouted Mr.. Donovan
Connecticut Democrat. Pm gong TO
object to all these requests 10 lain
This Congress ought TO adjourn.
You'll haze no Adjournment unti
some Of US have chance TO tax aDou'
the cotton situation" retorted Mr. heI
lin. you might as well prepare 70
After adjournment the Albanian
walked over to upbraid his Connect
cut colleague. Mr.. IIchin observed
that H. i'll became a Democrat from
New England 10 throw obstructions IN
the way Of saving $l,00O,OOO,OOo cot
ton crop. when Mr.. Gordon. OF ONO,
clucidated his opinion in blank prose
as above reproduced, Mr.. Helm re-
Piled: 49,,
Mr.. Donovan sidestepped.
of a. a corn tassel currency
scheme, and you know it, repeated
Mr. Gordon.
yes and anybody who says that -
Il - fool" reiterated Mr.. Helm.
That's about all | want TO hear OF
that" rctorted the Ohio member.
you'll hear a sight more If you
ytick around 81 little while" said Mr..
lIehin.
"Oh. -.. - said Mr. Gordon, moving
toward the cloakroom.
Blanks VII be supplied on appIica-
ton.
Representative Reilly, of Connect
cut. sought to aoothe Mr.. Hetlin with
the assurance that Mr.. Donovan nigh
have Withdrawn his objection if nc has
boon given A moment for reflection.
House leaders arc still attempting 20
work out a pact for adjournment by
October 10, and word from the Senate
to-day was encouraging for an early
getaway o. the southern recalcltrants
can be whipped into line.
Nr. Henry, IN his memorandum y
the President said that "the Secretary
Of tho Treasury could announce that
within one week be will deposit IN the
national banks throughout the South
several hundred million dollars ana
very largely dspcl the gloom overhang-
ing the Southern States because of the
Frustrated and paralyzed cotton mar
kct"
He cited a. a precedent the Ohio
Indiana floods, in March, 1913, "wher
largo sums were dispatched TO Dayton,
and all national banks there were des-
ignatcd as repositories