The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-13
seek COTTON AID
FROM CONGRESS
SOUTHERN REFRES ENTATlVES
WILL MAKE ONE LAST EFFORT
TO GET FEDERAL HELP.
One Plan is TO Curtail Appropriations
For Next Year and Devote 100000
600 to Handling Crop.

Washington, d. c. Oct. IL. Mem
bers of congress from cotton growing
states today determined to make an
other supreme effort before adjourn
ment to obtain legislation intended to
alleiate cyonditions in the cotton in
dustry resulting from the curtailment
OF European markets by the war
| Democratic senators from southern
states blocked an agreement to vote
on the war tax bill Thursday when
they determined to attempt to add an
amendment calculated to aid cotton
! growers. The amendment probably
win be submitted tomorrow and will
afford an opportunity for a vote on
the issue Southern senator's, it was
learned, do not propose to filibuster
on the revenue bill but they do want
an opportunity to vote on a proposal
for relief of their constituents, wheth.
er it should carry or not.
Tonight southern senators met at
the home of Senator Hoke Smith, OF
Georgia, to discuss the situation
Among proposals discussed were the
| following:
EuI7tailment of appropriations for
the coming fiscal year to the amount
of 100000 600 and utilization of this
amount to help carry the cotton crop
and to make advances upon cotton.
Sale of undisposed canal bonds to
be utilized for the same purpose.
Issue of $225,000, 600 of three year
4 PER cent government bonds in de
nominations of $40 and up for the pur-
chase of five million bales of cotton
to be held by the government until
Jan. /, 1916 The bond issue proposal,
it was suggested, should be accom-
panied by an excise tax on producers
of $40 a bale on all cotton produced
next year in excess of five bales per
plow
| In the house today representative
Henry Of Texas served notice that he
proposed to try to force a vote tomoI-
row on the project for an issue of
$225,000,000 in currency based on cot
| ton and tC1acco warehouse receipts
He introduced a resolution for a
drastic rule TO give the plan right OF
way. Mr.. Henry also sent a reply to
the letter of Secretary McAdoo to him
against the proposed legislation. He
suggested that the secretary had the
right to deposit moneys in the south.
ern national banks "in any manner
you deem equitable to the extent OF
the funds in your hands or that may
be supplied you by congressional &C.
ton"
i Representative Hardwick of Geor,
gia, who talked with the president to-
day, introduced bin proposing the
issue and sale of all Of the Panama
canal bonds heretofore authorized at
| four per cent instead of two per cent
| interest and for the deposit of the
proceeds in the national banking assoc
Citations and state banks in the cotton
and tobacco belt.
Mr.. Henrys rule which he wants
1.-THE rules committee, of which he is
chairman to report favorably is an
omnibus proposal for immediate con-
sideration of the cotton currency bill,
the senate bill to license cotton ware
houses, a senate bin to amend the
national banking laws and house bills
to amend the federal reserve laws,
each bill to have one hour general
debate, thirty minutes for amendment
and then vote.
Mr. Henry's reply to Secretary Nc,
Adoo which he Intellectually sought
to have the house print in the con
gressional record, says there is no
chance for the government to lose a
penny on cotton and tobacco,
You should join us and help to get
legislation to sell the Panama canal
bonds and issue us notes, he wrote
Restrain the banks, hold them III
leash and prevent their further infla-
tion of the currency which is not
reaching the farmers this year"
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